Projects

Here are some of the projects I have been working over the semesters. I have used CAD to model a Reuleaux Machine. I also worked with a team to design a peristaltic water pump and a gimbal camera system.

On Cornell Rocketry, I designed and manufactured a piston separation system to separate our rocket at an apogee of 10,000 ft.

Piston Separation System

I designed a piston separation system that separates the booster and airframe section of our launch vehicle at apogee. The mechanism leverages a small pressure vessel that ignites black powder under extreme pressure and a spark ignition. This project streamlines the assembly procedure while reducing the energetic requirements of the rocket.

Features: Steel system manufactured using CNC for piston housing and lathe for the pistons. Actuated using RRC3 altimeter.


Reuleaux Machine

Peristaltic Water Pump

The slider-crank mechanism is designed to convert linear motion into rotary motion and vice-versa.I designed this using Fusion 360. 


This was a group project with five others and myself. We designed and manufactured a peristaltic pump that can transport 1 liter of water to a height of 1.5 m. A peristaltic pump, or a roller pump, uses positive displacement to pump fluid.

Features: Laser cut acrylic plates, mill and lathe parts