PCB designs
Custom R/C controller and battery pack
Designed to teach PCB design to novices, this PCB features simplified off-the-shelf design, both through-hole and surface mount components, and from-scratch lithium battery pack.
Custom test bed for underwater glider
This PCB serves a different role than my typical work. It acts as an intermediate design step and a starting point for teaching a single student how to design PCB’s.
Rapid PID test platform
The design of this PCB includes design features that aid in the rapid discovery of PID tuning parameters. It is also designed to teach novices the basics of PCB design and soldering
Modeling, data analysis, and visualization
Cross-section stress visualizer
In this project, I wrote a MATLAB script that generates a GUI in which a user can change common loading conditions on a cantilevered beam and observe the full stress state as determined by the cubic root of the 3D Mohr’s circle. The GUI also plots the von Mises stress state for comparison
Kinematic analysis and animation of a double-toggle rock crusher
I wrote a script that analyzes and animates the full kinematic cycle of the rock crusher mechanism. It also updates the CAD package in Solidworks to mirror the current design.
AGMA gear stress solver
This MATLAB project generates a GUI that allows a user to change different gear design parameters including number of teeth, pitch, material, etc. The output shows the results of the analysis recommended by AGMA.
Joran Booth, Ph.D. in Mech. Eng. 