https://www.shaktishaligram.com/engineering daily 0.75 2019-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554262684670-HVAUF711G9RNB98E7Q3W/Screen-Shot-2018-11-26-at-3.04.04-PM.png Engineering - So Many Sensors! Technical Description https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554262427955-99MP7WBKCH4NK6URATS1/ezgif.com-gif-maker-10.gif Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554262799576-O9O4QM5A1ROZIE57P696/Screen-Shot-2018-11-26-at-3.03.47-PM.png Engineering - Sample Interaction Loa uses a state machine that switches states based on feedback from the user. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554406507623-HPTWRB066SOWUUR58RU8/SawBlaze_s8.jpg Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554407156855-N22XEPWT6AX9OA989O2H/ezgif.com-optimize.gif Engineering - Special Sauce Our tires are resistant to punctures because they’re not filled with air! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1557428433584-E3NS0R6DQVKFCIV2TJ5X/WhatsApp+Image+2019-04-21+at+16.54.39+%281%29.jpeg Engineering - Damage Control Quick and effective repairs are critical for success https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554406923898-1ISV889DGV255YGY7WWV/image-asset.jpeg Engineering - Back to the Grind Welding tank armor takes a lot of time and patience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554419387822-C8M5DS0PITCMK22DO2Z7/IMG_0279.JPG Engineering - The Lonely Moving part Here lies the sole moving part in this assembly. It’s a standard reed valve from a Yamaha RX 100 motorcycle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554414827335-VM0NTHI65I4J2A51GHBR/Puls1Motor_en.gif Engineering - Pulse jet Engine A jet engine that contains only ONE moving part! It achieves continuous combustion through a pulsing movement of hot gases, hence the name. I built one of these to mount on a RC plane. Unfortunately, it ran way too hot and would melt or burn any chassis we could make on campus. 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554419355008-7HHS7067V8OUY3YY2D6A/Engine%2BCloseup.jpg Engineering - Essentially a Tube The beauty of the design lies in the simplicity. The V1 buzz bombs used the same kind of engines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554419451877-Y4PJ9TNOOIRU224L36AJ/IMG_0540new.jpg Engineering - Too Hot The gasket between the valve and the combustion chamber caught fire. The video below shows the moment it caught on fire. Watch out for undergrad-me in shorts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554435076350-Q48WKCD3CC024EAH9XEH/image1.png Engineering - Let our powers combine… Processing and Arduino make a formidable team. The advanced graphical processing capabilities of Processing greatly expand the capabilities of a vast set of peripherals for Arduino. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554422573113-L99NBZM80BMHC33JD7ZA/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gif Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554435107178-6JJOYIJUJK7SEI5SI1YT/image2.png Engineering - The State Machine The state machine is the brain behind the game. It’s an essential part of any interaction and one of the most valuable concepts I learned through this project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554405654863-N21PNW8ZKUHQRK4Q6VB6/P80823-105531.jpg Engineering - Wire Discipline Fitting so many wires in a tight shell was a big challenge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554405942866-FQKDYJK9PBYNQC6FK1O1/P80823-105603.jpg Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554405937413-1J83CHQ8XTI80YZO84TN/P80824-165711.jpg Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554405995044-DXSVKEM6CKYGGSIKB9UD/P80824-165749.jpg Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554405944683-L2Z2Z3E4EKH8YMYSWGOD/P80824-165754.jpg Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554405952997-ZFNEX1BYOS6Z5DQH9TWF/P80824-165801.jpg Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554406235457-PVRK1EP33SM2SJ9X6ZSO/P80824-165811.jpg Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554405806683-SS68DDCOQK7SQZDXE8F9/P80824-165556.jpg Engineering - Quick and Dirty The initial models were made of plastic and foam for quick testing of forms and ergonomics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554436788791-5OHR1896HQJ18ZKQEVK9/image6.png Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554436813396-N2XMLXF3TNI17N7DOZ41/image24.jpg Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554435793665-YZZ42Y7DH7G1E5TFJXES/P80823-105603.jpg Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554435939148-X1IB8FAG2WZLG5FXTAYH/Puls1Motor_en.gif Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554435876908-54H5Y0OPGD5OGDHMRQSO/SawBlaze_s8.jpg Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554435822105-IU5WONOO0MADA666CQO4/Screen-Shot-2018-11-26-at-3.04.04-PM.png Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554435977306-XB0J33UFZH9H4BD4A9CC/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gif Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554436214455-5VE7PK9STY1D7DT3KOR2/_DSF1657.JPG Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554436618402-RJAS0PGAVK8RXQ29WGKY/image37.jpg Engineering https://www.shaktishaligram.com/interests daily 0.75 2023-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554759369718-EG0HMWJM210FSWW9DM2T/Binary+star+in+big+dipper.JPG interests - 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National Coverage We rode the airwaves for a few weeks while this story did the rounds on national media https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1553398994135-CX84KAMXNDN249N98K7Y/IMG_20170211_123043.jpg Drones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554601388474-JB8ED8QA6W9D36AAVTXA/IMG_20170211_101838.jpg Drones - Ground Zero Just like the movies, we tracked paw prints near the corpse and followed them to find the tiger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554599035776-MRFL1U4GNBGW7KG3OBL7/IMG_20170211_142708.jpg Drones - Aerial Support Flying in the dusty and hot parts of India is a challenge in itself, even without the presence of tigers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554769940922-HT4CJNKALQUAUUHBZTV6/IMG-20161128-WA0003.jpg Drones - Railway Lines Designed and executed flight missions to collect data to reduce deaths on the Mumbai local train tracks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554604549964-LQHQZAJHXKDWJU7PEY5Z/IMG-20161024-WA0013.jpg Drones - Power Line Inspection Led multiple projects for collecting RGB and IR data for transmission line inspection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554769899547-GLL56ZWJ4XHZ1VW52IXB/maxresdefault.jpg Drones - Agriculture Inspected farms using specialized Near Infrared cameras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554604622044-QRM3GWJD19ZKIZIXKEVC/3EOmmbmy_400x400.jpg Drones - Aerial Robots I built and tested an aerial robotic platform for the Design Lab at MIT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554604056494-M2GZMB3KWDFHNL9SHVJ6/IMG_20161007_160549.jpg Drones - A Slew of Inspection Projects Pre-flight check during an asset inspection project in India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554753250596-H91G8MUQ6CE4FUA9Z1XC/Infographic.png Drones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554601734540-7L9JY8A01VK9AL40NVY5/_20180124162157_4.JPG Drones - The Platform We used the Parrot Mambo for it’s versatile payload options and native interface with MATLAB https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1553397839213-63XWMTLGB0BA8YMDONKM/IMG_8743.jpg Drones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1553398092213-6UT99TSV45349FWF4N4I/12240228_10153132036067273_169219852881069749_o.jpg Drones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554439261797-FTSXOJGDGAD36O7CNBNW/Parrot-Mambo-Minidrone-Review.jpg Drones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554438322931-JNCKPPJ08T1UA4UOH7YC/IMG-20171006-WA0002.jpg Drones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554437864214-YQD75PZCTA3G6K8XH0M6/noun_Tiger_1519101.jpg Drones https://www.shaktishaligram.com/design daily 0.75 2019-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1553911172986-DWFGJYLJNNBKWDH0XG5V/Shakti_Portfolio_Page14.jpg Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1553911222734-EHSOD7XT8TT78OVMYA9V/Shakti_Portfolio_Page15.jpg Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1553911381667-8AJ4EZR6SF5M598MWXOB/Shakti_Portfolio_Page17.jpg Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1553911295619-1L7W3MF9PV521SNFZTSI/Shakti_Portfolio_Page16.jpg Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554322806007-6476MIFP27F2SD1FY56E/image4.png Design - Material Choice We tried several materials including vinyl discs and PCBs, before settling on aircraft grade birch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554322736358-VFOBEE6527YLCAMKX9S2/image3.gif Design - Design Iteration The final design took over 30 iterations! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554322698247-AUZNYL3931YR75XW2G5D/image1.gif Design - Extensive testing We tested several shapes to arrive at the optimum configuration with three sides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554328588722-JSPH801UOO27NDQN5AK9/image3.png Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554323659410-NMLTRY9YKAHKM2BZYJ2J/render1.jpg Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554322897333-5O69KSVBL8ONX8P6KI0N/25299745_529298867433052_1172087989167913605_o.jpg Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1554323714944-A3P28P78XLN9P2X6Q23T/New+Doc+6_1.jpg Design https://www.shaktishaligram.com/about daily 1.0 2023-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c93c73934c4e2ba51585901/1553728840275-8R9HKWP1DV36ZN57YQPU/DSC_0046_Original.JPG About If you photograph a balloon a fraction of a second after it’s popped, you get something like the image here.