Design Portfolio: Applied Precision Design

MECHANISM DESIGN
MULTI-AXIS SHUTTER MECHANISM
HIGH TEMP ROTARY SPINDLE IN VACCUM
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RELIABILITY CYCLING TEST-BED
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Applied Precision Design
MACHINE DESIGN
SOLAR PANEL TEST EQUIPMENT: FULLY AUTOMATED
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Applied Precision Design
PRECISION DESIGN / OPTO-MECHANICS
PRELOAD
SPRING
Parasitic Motion: 0.1urad / N
C-FLEX
Sheet thickness: 0.012”
Rotational Stiffness: 0.35mrad/N
Required Force: 11N (4mrad range)
L2
L1
Max Motor Force: 90N
Initial Preload: 8n
200Hz Bandwidth OptoMechanical Beam Guide
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STABLIZING
FLEXURE BLADE
Applied Precision Design
AUTOMATION & ROBOTICS
5-Axis Ultra Compact DVD Juke Box
XYZ Cartesian Linear Motion System
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ELECTRONICS PACKAING DESIGN: SHEETMETAL / PLASTIC
HGIH-TEMP CAMERA ASSEMBLY
MEMORY STORAGE RAID SYSTEM
PORTABLE USB PROJECTOR (CONCEPT)
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Applied Precision Design
STRUCTURAL DESIGN: Concept to Fabrciation
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Hardware Design
 Design Specification
 3D Solid Modeling
 Conceptual Design
 Detail Mechanical Design
 Drawings and Tolerancing
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Fabrication
 Quote
 Vendor Tracking
 Procurement
 Assembly
 Testing
 Turn-Key product support
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Applied Precision Design
FINITE ELEMENT MODELING: Structural / Thermal / Fluid Dynamics
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Thermal modeling used to optimize
temperature management of critical
optical and electrical components
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Flow modeling is used to determine
complex flow patterns within
assemblies to optimize
 Purging
 Cooling
 Mechanical, optical and electrical
stability
Exhaust
Energy
source
Cooling
line
Displacement
vs force
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Mechanical FEA shows potential
high stress failure mechanism for
flexures
Design for adequate force to actuate
the mechanism
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Flow
patterns
Purge inlet
High stress
point
Applied Precision Design
VIBRATION TESTING / MODELING: Modal and Frequency Response
MODE4: STRUCURE BENDING (273HZ)
MODE2: MIRROR BENDING (156HZ)
TRANSFER FUNCTION
Vibration Analysis corresponds very closely to FEA Modeling
MODE1: TMU TWIST (134HZ)
MODE3: FLEXURE (223HZ)
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Applied Precision Design