"AS AN ENGINEER, IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT A THING, AND THAT THING DOES NOT EXIST, YOU CAN JUST WILL IT INTO EXISTENCE." - MARK ROBER
ABOUT
For as long as I could remember, I have had an aspiration for pure creation. Ever since I was a child I had a passion for creativity in the form of art and drawing. Additionally, with an affinity for math and physics, I chose to combine my two passions and pursue a career in the love-child of design philosophy and science. That love-child is Mechanical Engineering.
Throughout my college career, I have honed my skills and proved to myself that I have what it takes to be a determined, passionate, and hard-working mechanical engineer. I'm currently seeking job opportunities that allow me to put my skills to the test, continue to push my limits, and help expand my knowledge in the engineering industry.
projects
BaggerBot feeder
Collaborated with a team of 5 to design, fabricate, and assemble an automatic bag feeding system that indexes a single empty sandbag from a stack and feeds it to an already existing machine that fills and sews the sandbags.
hydro homie
Led a small group to develop an autonomous smart water dispenser that senses a vessel and fills it with water up to a user-specified amount through the keypad.
Dual Sensor Paper Sheet Counter
Worked in a group of 4 to perform a metrology experiment to measure an arbitrary stack of printer paper and estimate the number of pages in the given stack.
Used two sensors, as well as an NI MyDAQ, programmed in LabVIEW to measure the height and weight of varying stacks of paper for a control group, to then estimate the number of pages in a random stack. The following sensors were used:
- HTC Sensor TAL220 Strain Gauge Load Cell
- Photoelectric Laser Triangulation Sensor (LTS)
Designed and laser cut acrylic sheets for load cell scale while also assembling a frame made of 8020 T-slot aluminum for LTS
Finished with a Percent error of 9% and demonstrated knowledge of utilizing sensors and MyDAQ, as well as developing programs in LabVIEW
Fluid Oscillator Mechanism
Worked in a group of 5 to design and prototype a mechanism that would oscillate a bottle containing a fluid mixture to result in a fully mixed, homogenous mixture.
We found that a Crank-Rocker Four-Bar mechanism would be the best design for our project.
This project included the design process, Kinematic, Force, and Stress analyses, as well as a fabricated prototype of the mechanism
My responsibility was to analyze the critical stress points and calculate values of principal stresses to simulate a stress test in order to find a specified Factor of Safety for the mechanism.
Project Video
EDUCATION
Graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering at San Jose State University since May 2022.
With a focus in Mechanical Systems Design and Mechatronics, I plan to use all the knowledge I've gathered from my studies as a student at San Jose State to bring new ideas and perspectives to my future career.
SKILLS
LET'S GET CONNECTED!
I look forward to a future where I can expand my knowledge and bring creativity into practicality, to make products that inspire others to do just the same. Maybe that future will be with you!
If you'd like to talk about my projects, explore opportunities, or just have a chat, feel free to reach out to me!
Email: NickkLee324@gmail.com
Credits:
Created with an image by Andrey Armyagov - "Technical drawing and tools"