Capstone Project
Customized Actuator Design for Back Support Exoskeleton
At UC Berkeley, I worked as a team lead with 2 teammates and our sponsor company SUITX to design an Exoskeleton actuator aiming to reduce back injuries for industrial workers.
What I did...
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Led my team through multiple design iterations for the motor housing and transmission system. The final actuator design can provide up to 20% of the torque used while bending and lifting, with significantly reduced thickness and improved comfort.
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Designed parts and assemblies using SOLIDWORKS, performed FEA analysis on parts and selected proper materials, made ISO standard drawings with critical GD&T.
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Coordinated internal and external teams for cooperative work with effective communication skills.
As an upgrade of the existing model BackX, our design is an active device with backdrivable capability. At the same time, we attempted for the minimum motor thickness while producing equitable amount of torque. The final drawings were sent to the manufacturer for our first prototype and further testing.
