CAD
SolidWorks Model: Stradivarius Violin
When given the chance to select whatever I wanted to model for the final project of my undergraduate CAD class, I did what I always do - I decided to take on one of the most challenging object possible. While most of the class modeled relatively simple objects (i.e. a birdhouse), I pushed myself to take on the complex curving surfaces of a Stradivarius violin. This enabled me to master some of the most difficult modeling techniques that SolidWorks (CAD software) has to offer. I may not have the most extensive CAD portfolio, this violin should demonstrate that no CAD challenge is beyond my abilities.
Final Assembly
Stress Analysis: Stress on the neck resulting from string tension.
Exploded View
Violin CAD Drawings
Senior Design Project: Wave Energy Converter
Below are some more samples of my CAD drawings from my Senior Design project, for which my team was tasked with designing a device capable of converting the kinetic energy of Lake Michigan waves into electricity (called a “wave energy converter”, or “WEC”). Designed to generate enough energy to power a single family home along the lakeshore, my team’s design was awarded 2nd place in the green technology/renewable energy category at the 2015 UIC Engineering Expo.
Other
Fog Diffuser - I modeled this fog diffuser and had it 3D printed to use with my experimental setup while studying the fog-harvesting Namib Desert beetles as a graduate student at UIC.