In the summer of 2015 I interned on the mechanical team of Astrobee at the NASA Ames Research Center. I mainly contributed to the design, prototypes, and tests of the robot’s docking and propulsion systems.
An Astrobee coming in to connect to its docking station
The Astrobee design from various viewing angles. At one point in my internship I performed computational stress tests in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of the robotic arm.
I also interned at NASA Ames in 2013, when I put my skills in Computer Aided Design (CAD) to use in helping two mechanical engineers on various design projects.
The Animal Enclosure Module (AEM) for the ISS. I updated drawings of the AEM to be compatible with a new CAD software NASA Ames had transitioned to.
A Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet. I created the layout for a gas supply and measurement system to fit one of the underwing pods. It is used in testing atmospheric composition.
I created drawings for a camera system mounted on this Learjet that is used in Earth science experiments.