Paul Titchener
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      • Principles of Engineering: Robotic Flowerpot
      • Design Nature: Crab Toy
      • User Oriented Collaborative Design: The Gearhead Garage
      • Mechanics of Solids and Structures: Bridges
      • Principles of Engineering: Custom Servomotor
      • Design Nature: Hopper Toy
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      • Software Design: Genetic Algorithm for Proportional Control
      • Real World Measurements: Chameleon Cube
      • Modeling and Control: PWM Phototropic Servo Controller
    • Physics/Math>
      • Dynamics: Trifilar Pendulum
      • Modeling with Probabilities: Bit Error Rates
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    • Robot-X Sonar Mounts
    • 3D Printer Design
    • CNC Router
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In this project, I worked with a team of two other students to create a custom servomotor from a motor and a potentiometer that would respond to a position command from a computer interface. I designed and fabricated the mechanical system, which consists of a custom made gearbox that links the motor, the potentiometer and a pendulum to simulate a load. The housing is milled from a block of 6061 aluminum, and delrin bushings were pressed in to support custom made shafts for the bearings and load. 
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