Project Overview:
For my capstone project, I am currently working with a group of 5 other mechanical engineers to design and assemble our self-developed idea - the Bourbot. This is a semi-automated robot that transports 550lb whiskey barrels within rickhouses, precisely rotating them to prepare for aging. My primary role is to design the full electrical architecture, including sensor and power supply selection, motor power calculation, PCB design, PID feedback control, wire routing and organization, and object-oriented firmware in C++ to program the ESP32 microcontroller. I am also acting as a stand-in PM to make sure that the project stays on track and to ensure that each mechanism will integrate properly on a system level.
