University Projects

Below are a few projects from my classes at Georgia Tech, including my minor in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering Advance CAD elective, and senior capstone project.

Furniture Studio | Dining Table based on Atlanta Community

As the final class of my Industrial Design minor, we had a studio course focused on furniture. I worked toward the theme of “community,” specifically around Atlanta. With this in mind, the thought of people coming together led me to build a dining table. The material is wood from the south, heart pine. More specifically, the pieces used in the table are old floor joists reclaimed from a demolished building on Morehouse University campus. Reminiscent of brick homes, the joists cut to size and laid in a alternating brick pattern, each slab laser etched with a unique symbol. These symbols were inspired by a survey conducted via interview and the Atlanta subreddit where participants were asked “What image best describes Atlanta?” Responses ranged from trees and peaches to a platypus and Rubik’s cube. The table is still in use today and can be found in my dining room.

Capstone | Reconso - Nano Satellite

For our senior capstone project, a team of five engineers and myself worked with the campus nanosatellite club RECONSO, which stands for RECONnaissance of Space Objects. Their mission is to develop a nanosatellite that detect and track foreign objects in the size of 1cm-10cm in low earth orbit. The scope of our capstone project was to help design the 6u cubesat component layout, ensuring structural and thermal stability from launch through the duration of its time in orbit.

Tesla Model S | Modeling and FEA in Siemens NX 10

ME 4041 is the advanced CAD class for mechanical engineers. Two teammates and I took on the task of recreating a Tesla Model S in Siemens NX10. Using front, rear, and side views, we built surfaces of the car section by section, panel by panel. Once the surfaces were compete, we performed to types finite element analysis: impact analysis to recreate crash tests performed per Euro NCAP standards, and fluid flow analysis to investigate the geometry that gives the Model S its notably low drag coefficient.