ENGINEERING

PROJECTS DELIVERED

I have a wide range of practical skills in electronics, mechanical engineering and software from design to production, test and delivery.

Robotics
• Walking robot (1st year degree team project). Transistor controlled, wired PC interface, mechanical design.
• Walking robot (BEng project). 12 DOF robot with servo controlled legs, ultrasound range-finding, digital compass, autonomous navigation, RF remote controller. Awarded UK Tektronics Engineering Prize.
• Line following robot mouse. PIC microcontroller controlled, IR and colour sensors, featured on local BBC News as part of a schools competition.
• Robot football. Mobile robots that represented the UK internationally. I re-designed and miniaturised the motor, sensor and comms. boards using surface-mount components.
• Maze solving robot. PIC microcontroller controlled, sensors, motor controller. Developed as a commercial kit for schools.
• Robotic survey vessel to survey UK coastal waters. With onboard side-scan sonar, GPS, Wireless WAN, chemical sensor pod and winch.
• Development of lunar rovers for the Surrey Space Centre

Medical
• Implant controller and wireless power transmitter for a bone distractor implant
• 16-channel electro-tactile stimulator. PC controlled FES stimulator with array of sensory stimulation electrodes
• Vibration feedback device. For haptic feedback, potentially for stroke patients
• Real-time gait analysis software. The first biomechanical application using real-time data from the Qualysis motion capture system
• Dynamic Vestibular Acuity Test for Guy's and St Thomas' Physiotherapy Department
• WiiFit Balance Assessment Widget, for Guy's and St Thomas' Physiotherapy Department
• Direct cable input for neonatal ABR test, for the St George's Hospital Newborn hearing screening programme
• Thermoluminescent dosimeter prototype for TRUEInvivo Ltd

Other
• Air quality measurement system for the Global Centre for Clearn Air Research, UniS
• Logic Tutor for the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, UniS
• Reaction time box for School of Psychology, UniS
• Wind Tunnel development of the aerothermal and environmental flow tunnels
• Electric ducted fan development for the Centre for Aerodynamics and Flow
• Design of lunar surface tribology, orbital assembly and planetary rover labs. for the UK Fair-Space Programme in collaboration with 3|10 studios
• Software: Data aquisition, EMG, metronomes, filtering and gap filling apps. for various MSc/PhD students

 

 

 

SKILLS

I am mostly self-taught and will pick up and learn any tool needed for the task, whether it's a new piece of software, technical widget or a JCB

 

Software and Programming Skills in rough order of proficiency
• Windows (from v 2.1 to date)
• Microsoft tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Visio, Access, Onenote)
• LabVIEW (from v 7.1 to 2020) - preferred high-level language
• Embedded C compilers for PIC and Atmel microcontroller families
• Assembly languages for PIC and Atmel microcontroller families
• Proteus Virtual System Modelling, Electronics Workbench and Autodesk Eagle (Electronics CAD)
• Visual3D and Qualisys Track Manager (Motion analysis and biomechanical modelling)
• GitHub, VPNs, VNC and other general networking tools like wireshark etc
• Case tools, Endnote Reference Manager
• Matlab (Simulink and Stateflow)
• Microsoft C, Ada, Basic, Python, HTML
• MathCad, Derive and SPSS (maths and stats packages)
• LINUX and DOS
• AutoCAD and ProDesktop (Mechanical CAD)
• Currently learning Dreamweaver for web design - needs practice!

Electronics Design, Development and Repair Skills
• Analogue and Digital circuit design - more confidence with digital
• Microcontroller systems design (PIC, Atmel, 68000, 8051, Arduino, Raspberry Pi)
• Bluetooth, RF, RS232, SCI, I2C, TCP/IP, DC and stepper motor control, wireless power transmission, real-time data logging
• Medical instrumentation, design for electromagnetic compatibility, GUI design and human-computer interaction
• PCB Design: Through-hole, surface mount and multi-layer board design with Proteus or Eagle
• PCB Printing: Wet etching with FeCl, milling and drilling, lacquers
• PCB Assembly: Very confident soldering, de-soldering, use of heat guns, ovens, pick and place
• PCB testing: Own PC-based oscilloscope, familiar with current clamps etc

Mechanical Craft Skills gained from a traditional toolmakers apprentice
• Turning and milling (mannual and CNC)
• Mechanical fitting incl agricultural machinery
• Sheet metal work, bending and welding (oxyacetylene and arc)
• Surface treatments (anodising, poweder coating)
• Grinding, Jig boring and Gear-cutting
• Heat Treatments (hardening etc)
• Laser sheet metal cutting
• Conventional and NC/CNC planning and operation
• Forging (dabbled)

Craft and DIY Skills
• Woodworking, residential plumbing, mains electrical installation
• PAT Testing and the management of PAT testing systems
• Ground work
• Painting, decorating

Space Design
• Workshop, office and laboratory layout and design
• Project management using the RIBA Plan of Work (Royal Institiute of British Architects). For example: