DESIGN TEAM
Members (from bottom left): Noah Varley, Zachary Lang, Thomas Gilmour, Derrick Chang, Daylin Epp, Abdul Fourteia
Noah Varley - Mechanical Engineering
Designed rotation system parts, conducted load determination for the system, performed FEA analysis for aluminum assembly, created manufacturing drawings for rotation system, and machined parts for rotation system.
Email: nvarley@uvic.ca
Zachary Lang - Computer Engineering
Electrical and embedded systems lead. Designed and implemented power distribution system. Created controls for lift system and rotation system on an ARM microprocessor using C++ and mbed online compiler. Created website. Assisted with final wiring and assembly.
Email: zachary.w.lang@gmail.com
Thomas Gilmour - Mechanical Engineering
Team lead, responsible for project planning, system integration, and budgeting. Responsible for development of driving systems, the autonomous following feature and manual driving control of Mica.
Email: tgilmour@uvic.ca
Derrick Chang - Mechanical Engineering
Conducted market research for the camera rotation system, conceptualized its preliminary design, and produced a prototype for testing. Led the energy storage and enclosure design. Responsible for specifying and installing batteries to power the full system. Designed and fabricated the enclosure to house all of the electrical components.
Email: dachang@uvic.ca
Daylin Epp - Mechanical Engineering
Responsible for preliminary lift system design and module interface design for quick release of camera manipulation system from the cart. Assisted in the design, fabrication, and assembly of the electronics enclosure, and final assembly and wiring.
Email: daylin.epp@gmail.com