Analytical. Creative. Driven.
I design unique solutions
Since 2010, I have designed and built robots.
My insatiable curiosity drives me to master each project I take on.
⇁ Skills ↽
⇁ Bots ↽
Ultimate Ascent
I designed, prototyped, and built multiple components including:
- Disk loading, storage, and firing mechanism
- Designed and tested contoured wheels to maximize static friction for climbing the pyramid
- Pneumatic bi-stable shooting angle
- Modeling elastic deformation of a frisbee.
Rebound Rumble
CAD, manufacturing, and testing of:
- Ball pickup and elevator assembly
- Closed-loop controlled shooter RPM with tachometer measurement informing motor power adjustment.
- Belt tensioner
Total re-design to lower center of gravity in 3 days.
Aerial Assist
I designed, tested, and constructed:
- Winch mechanism to retract elastic shooter
- Housing to retain ball while normal to the firing direction.
- Designed pneumatic quick release mechanism
- Ball pickup testing and iteration.
This bot could automatically retrieve stray balls.
3D Printing
See how I have designed some objects to be 3D printable.
Patrick Curran 