Saturday, May 28, 2016

Reading and Storing Sensor Data

This Python script was written to read data from a Honeywell HMR2300 magnetometer, graph the incoming data, and store it as a CSV file.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Helmholtz Cage

This is a preliminary design for a 18 cu. in. Helmholtz cage. A Helmholtz cage is a three-axis version of a Helmholtz coil, with square coils rather than round coils. 

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Note to Mobile Users

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Automated Circuit Breaker Replacer

This machine is designed to automate the replacement of 200-kg circuit breakers with a two-minute cycle time. For this design, an autonomous forklift design was not allowed.

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Helmholtz Coil Track System

Helmholtz Coil Track System

The track system and carriage.
The research lab I'm currently working for has a one-axis Helmholtz coil, which was originally built to test magnetometers. A Helmholtz coil pair, in theory, produces a uniform magnetic field along the axis between the two coils. Therefore, to test a magnetometer, there needs to be a mechanism to move it axially between the each coil.

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Assembly


I am part of BU's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) club. This club provides the mentoring and resources for small teams to build, design, and fly their own UAVs. Starting in September of 2014, my team has planned and built the structure of what will become a working UAV.

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Weatherstation - Project Overview

This entry is a quick overview of how the weatherstation operates. Previous posts go into more detail about how the device was programmed and constructed.