Physical product design
End-to-end product development experience with a focus in human factors, mechanical design, and systems analysis
Drive system for a 22’ stage revolve
Client
Stanford Dept. Theater
Year
2019
Materials + Fabrication
Wood, sourced mechanical components
Exploration of possible solutions utilizing a Creative Conners Stagehand system to drive a 22' turntable, or other stage scenery, like a lineset or truck. Conducted an engineering analysis of required parameters, CAD drafting, and FEA analysis, including schematics of custom parts, and a BOM of stock components.
Fabrication for an electronic hand tool
Class
Stanford ME 103: Product Realization
Year
2020
Materials + Fabrication
Milled Aluminium
Designed, drafted, and produced a lighting wrench with an internal continuity tester that can be used to check the status of lighting instruments while focusing. Internal assembly contains parts milled from bronze and laser-cut from acrylic.
Laser cut gel slider
Class
Stanford ME 102: Foundations of Product Realization
Year
2019
Materials + Fabrication
Laser cut massonite and acrylic
Designed, drafted, and produced a CAM-slider mechanism capable of introducing gels in front of a MR-16 Birdie light. It was inspired by more advanced color scrolling systems, and while this product would be too large to use as a practical gel-scroller, it is a useful teaching tool in demonstrating the theory behind subtractive color mixing.
Ergonomic ice cream scoop
Class
Stanford ME 115B: Product Design Methods
Year
2020
Materials + Fabrication
3d CAD Render
Team of three, we redesigned an ice cream scoop utilizing a human factors approach. Our final result allows users to comfortably engage all fingers on the handle and minimizes wrist extension, shoulder abduction, and elbow elevation.
Automated airline taxi system
Class
Stanford ENGR 21: Engineering of Systems
Year
2018
Analyses
Stakeholders and values, quality function deployment (QFD), system hierarchies, failure modes
Conceptual project to develop a viable autonomous taxi system — from pushback to a takeoff — for commercial aviation.
Airline seat concept work
Class
Stanford ME 101: Visual Thinking
Year
2019
Materials + Fabrication
Foam-core prototypes, storyboards and hand-renderings
Created a concept for a redesigned premium economy seat that allows under-seat storage of larger carry-on luggage as a means of freeing overhead bin space