Hi, I'm Cole, a recent graduate from Northwestern University with a combined BS/MS degree in Mechanical Engineering. I'm interested in robotics and embedded systems.
Robotic Finger
Designed and manufactured a 3-DOF, N+1 antagonistic tendon-driven robotic finger, capable of exerting over 100N of force at the fingertip
Electronic CVT System
Designed and built an electronic continuously variable transmission (eCVT) for a Baja SAE off-road vehicle, implementing position sensing, motor control, and PID-based actuation.
Acoustic E-Skin Research
Developed PIC32 firmware for an acoustic electronic skin, then continued the project through PCB bring-up, transducer testing, and 3D-printer-based force experiments to evaluate touch localization from reflected waves.
QuackTrack Robot
Designed and prototyped a robotic duck toy to detect and follow a person useing websockets to send an image to a server for processing with real-time motor control via a PID loop with an IMU, to achive smooth and responsive motion.