ME 2110 Competition Project

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Role: Georgia Tech - Design Project Group Lead

Summary: I lead a team and built a fully autonomous robot to compete in the end-of-semester competition and made up to playoffs getting the title of the best-performing robot in the class.

Skills: Solidworks, CAD, FMEA, 3D Printer, Laser Cutter, Manufacturability, BOM, Engineering Drawing, Constructive Leadership, Cooperation, Team Management, Waterjet Cutter, Arduino, Python, Automation, Design Intent, Tolerance Stacking

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Georgia Tech offers a class named Creative Decision and Design (ME2110). It is a project-based class where students build autonomous robots over the semester and compete in the end-of-semester competition.

At the beginning of the semester, I became the leader of the team with my fabrication experiences and time management skills. The team started the design process by brainstorming different strategies to score in the competition. After a thorough review of the game plan, I suggested using the Gantt chart to manage the schedule between the team’s plan and individual schedules. In terms of the design process, I took responsibility for the overall design of the robot utilizing Solidworks. I subdivided the system and assigned each subsystem to the teammates. I then constantly communicated with the team to assure the right design intents and DFA.

As a result, the team scored the highest point in the in-class competition and made up to playoffs in the end-of-semester competition getting the title of the best-performing team in the class.

I not only was able to polish my skills on Solidworks and DFA but also learned how to manage the team efficiently. Because everyone had their own schoolwork on top of this competition, there was some commitment imbalance at first; however, I was able to learn how to manage this sort of issue effectively in a time-constrained circumstance. Also, it was a great opportunity to consider DFA teamwise, not just for myself.