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Projects

Here are some of the projects that I have worked on so far.

 

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Autonomous Robotic Platform
Introduction to Engineering Design at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Fall 2010
Tinya Cheng, Brian Deignan, Kevin Keating, Michelle Kennedy, Aimee Konet, Ian Marinaccio, Samuel Stouffer

  • Designed and built an autonomous mobile robotic platform to assist in moving objects for the wheelchair bound, based on feedback from a local nursing home.
  • Uses two ultrasonic rangefinders mounted on the front of the robot (right/left side) for sensory input.
  • Arduino UNO microcontroller programmed to process sensory data using an algorithm to follow a wheelchair with a flat board mounted to the back.
  • Platform tested to hold up to 150 lbs. while stationary; 20 lbs. tested while mobile – maximum load while mobile unknown.

Related Project Media (pdf): Paper – Presentation

 

Development of Three Dimensional Photonic Integrated Circuits through a Bottom-Up Approach
Laboratory for Nano and Micro Photonics at Queens College – Summer 2007
Tinya Cheng, Nischay Kumar; with mentor Vinod M. Menon

  • Researched the feasibility of photonic integrated circuits developed in layers from the bottom up in a mentored 2-person team.
  • Second place award in Physics (Team) at the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).
  • Third place award from the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) at Intel ISEF for best projects in the area of Optics and Photonics Engineering.

Related Project Media (pdf): Paper – Boards 1 and 3 (Side Boards) – Board 2 (Center Board)


Second Personal Desktop
Fall 2008

PSU on first homebuilt blew out a few days before moving to school. Wasn’t worth it to repair a single-core computer (quad-cores were out in the market) since the PSU probably took some other parts with it.

Build:

  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 45nm 2.83GHz Processor – C1 Stepping (Spec: SLAWQ)
  • EVGA NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
  • EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS SSC 640MB Video Card
  • G.SKILL 4GB (2x 2GB Dual Channel) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400); Corsair 2GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) – originally 2x 2GB dual channel, one fried.
  • Zalman CNPS 9700NT 110mm 2 Ball Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler
  • OCZ GameXStream 700W ATX12V Power Supply
  • Crucial M4 128GB SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5″ Solid State Drive
  • Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive
  • Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive
  • Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive
  • Western Digital 1 TB My Book Premium Edition II External Hard Drive
  • Seagate Expansion 1 TB External Hard Drive


First Personal Desktop
Summer 2006

Build:

  • AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm 2.2GHz Single-Core Processor
  • ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard
  • BFG Tech GeForce 7800 GT OC 256MB Video Card
  • Kingston 1GB (2x 512MB Dual Channel) DDR 400 (PC 3200)
  • Antec TruePower II 550W ATX12V Power Supply
  • Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive