Shaun F
- Research Program Mentor
MS candidate at University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
Expertise
Mechatronics, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science
Bio
I am mechatronic masters student at the University of Pennsylvania. I finished my undergraduate degree in physics December 2020. I will have a Bachelors of Physics and a Masters of Mechanical Engineering by December 2021. Professionally, I have done research in fluid dynamics, l investigating the effect of viscoelasticity on lubrication forces. I have also had various jobs that have involved an intense degree of coding, this includes my time as a Digital Scholar where I designed back end frameworks for websites that solved social justice issues. I am currently doing research in compliant robotics under Professor Sung at the University of Pennsylvania.Project ideas
Computational Physics
Learn how to do calculus numerically and use this power to simulate and solve real world physic problems. We can go over the basics of numerical methods and apply topics to solve real world physical systems ! We can model such things as a nonlinearized version of a pendulum, collision between solid masses, or some basic finite element analysis Prerequisites or Learn quickly: Coding, Intro Physics, Calculus Nice to Knows: Linear algebra and Differential Equations
A basic mobile robot
Using an Arduino based microcontroller we can design a simple robot to accomplish a simple task. Depending on the student's mathematical maturity and coding expertise we can develop a mobile robot that acts semi autonomously to follow a wall, line follow, or detect objects in its vicinity. Prerequisites or Learn quickly: Coding , Electronic Circuits Nice to Knows: PID control and Cad
Robotic Arm/ Hand
Using a microcontroller and servos we can build a tension system that simulates a human arm. We can design several ways to actuate this tension system either with a physical controller(i.e some potentiometers or physical strength) or through software (via a website or GUI). Prerequisites or Learn quickly: Coding, Some Electronic Circuit, Intro Physics Nice to Knows: Intro Physics and Cad