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Inspired by GRACE, I petitioned my advisor to let me design and build a miniature gliding robotic fish to test algorithms in a laboratory setting. Building the robot, I utilized my skills in computer-aided design, electronics, and PCB design. In addition, I wrote interface software to control the robot and simplify the process of implementing the algorithms I designed for my research and algorithms that future students may write. After completing the original prototype, I was able to pass some of these skills along by mentoring two undergraduate students who had been given the task to replicate my original design with a few modifications I suggested.

miniglider_internals

miniglider_internals

IMG_20200911_180458767

IMG_20200911_180458767

IMG_20200919_153542281

IMG_20200919_153542281

SwimTest

SwimTest

Scan from 2022-01-27 05_07_25 PM

Scan from 2022-01-27 05_07_25 PM

IMG_20211128_160350493

IMG_20211128_160350493

setup2

setup2

setup1

setup1

GlideWingSet2

GlideWingSet2

FlatDive (2)

FlatDive (2)

quickFlap2

quickFlap2

quickFlap1

quickFlap1

FlatDive

FlatDive

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