Project Breakdown

• Designed a complete competition robot in Autodesk Inventor with 90+ custom components, managing tolerances, clearances, and subsystem interfaces
• Fabricated Delrin and polycarbonate components via CNC and laser cutting, and machined steel axles using drill press and hand-finishing tools
• Designed piston-actuated mechanisms including a color-sorting system and a goal-rush arm to improve autonomous and match performance
• Developed and tuned a sensor-driven autonomous control stack using PID and odometry with custom distance-reset logic for repeatable positioning
• Implemented a localization system using four distance sensors and dual tracking wheels (horizontal and vertical) for field-state estimation
• Led a six-person engineering team and validated 10+ autonomous routines through competition, finishing 10–0 at Worlds, placing 3rd of 80+ in the hardest division

Technical Stack

• Autodesk Inventor (CAD)
• Delrin & Polycarbonate Fabrication
• Laser Cutting & CNC Machining
• Steel Axle Machining (Drill Press)
• Pneumatic / Piston Actuation
• C / C++
• PID Control
• Odometry & Tracking Wheels
• Distance Sensors (x4)
• Autonomous Systems Integration

References

• Github
• YouTube
• Instagram
• Match Footage