Palouse Robosub Club
Solid Works model I designed to ease the installation, repair, wiring, access of electrical components. I also aimed toward creating more pleasing aesthetics.
Other side of Electronics Bay.
Palouse Robosub Project
In college, I was an active member in the Palouse Robosub Club. This is an organization made up of multiple groups all with one goal: build an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) that will be entered in the yearly international AUVSI competition in San Diego CA. The sub must be able to autonomously complete multiple tasks and abvoid certain obstacles.
I designed a new Electronics Bay located on the bow. The goal of the new electronics bay was to have easier access to electrical components, require less wiring, and effectively mask/hide wiring for aesthetic purposes. I was in charge of electronic bay design, fabrication, component location, and determining wire length. I had to take into account the white/random noise effects. I had constant communication between the electrical and computer science team to determine all the necessary electrical components, if they possessed potential to have white noise interference, and discuss any new changes in components. It was fairly difficult at first, as I was using slack to do all of my communication. It turned out to be much easier to just schedule meetings and discuss these topics face-to-face. I also gained experience in making effective metal fabrication drawings, and performing cautious design in large assemblies. I have also designed a fixture for the reed switches using Solid Works. I fabricated them using 3-D printing.