NASA'S GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER INTERNSHIPS
During the summers of 2014 and 2015, I held paid internships with NASA contractors at Goddard Space Flight Center. Under the supervision of the Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office (SSCO), I worked on robotic development projects with a team of other interns.
STINGER GHAFFARIAN TECHNOLOGIES (2014)
I worked with a team of interns to develop self-contained robotic arm units for use in outreach demonstration events. By incorporating microcontrollers and Raspbery Pi computers into the base of existing robotic arms, we were able to program them to work with a variety of controllers, including Xbox and Wii remotes.
I personally wrote code in order to incorporate a small touchscreen into the base of the arms. The GUI I programmed allows the user to toggle the device from operating between each of its 4 control systems (Xbox remote, Wii remote, Cartesian, and Reverse kinematics).
I personally wrote code in order to incorporate a small touchscreen into the base of the arms. The GUI I programmed allows the user to toggle the device from operating between each of its 4 control systems (Xbox remote, Wii remote, Cartesian, and Reverse kinematics).
LUSA ASSOCIATES (2015)
I developed a robotic simulation of two free-floating objects in space. Normally, the industrial robotic arms in the robot lab at Goddard are used to test collisions and momentum transfer of satellites in space. The system I worked on developing uses two carts that glide on an air rail. Attached to the carts are a linear actuator, force sensors, quadrature encoders, and micro-controllers that measure the impact of the carts. In order to do so, I taught myself C++. I also modeled all of the circuitry in Solidworks so that the center of mass of each piece could be found in order to align the center of mass of each cart with the rail.
When I wasn't working on the above project, I was helping build the infrastructure for a robotics lab on campus. I set up computers, server banks, and miles of cabling.
When I wasn't working on the above project, I was helping build the infrastructure for a robotics lab on campus. I set up computers, server banks, and miles of cabling.