Jun 2023 - Present
RF energy harvesting rectenna
A rectenna cell that ties in series or parallel, so ambient RF can be harvested off whichever antenna you connect.
- RF design
- Energy harvesting
- PCB design
- SPICE
Projects
9 builds, from an RF energy harvester to a smart beehive to a battery you charge by shaking it. Filter by what went into them.
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May 2023 - Present
Local Llama
Llama compiled to run locally with document processing layered on top, so it reads through files and writes scripts with no internet connection.
- Local LLMs
- Python
Aug 2020 - Dec 2020
Smart beehive
The University of Texas at Dallas
Remote monitoring for a live hive, built so the instrumentation never disturbs the colony.
- I2C
- Raspberry Pi
- Low-energy wireless
- Sensor integration
- Embedded C/C++
2024 - 2025
Smart spoon
The University of Texas at Dallas
A spoon that weighs what is on it and classifies the food, so calories are counted from the bite rather than typed in.
- Sensor integration
- Embedded C/C++
- Python
Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
Smart garden
The University of Texas at Dallas
A garden that identifies what is planted in it and waters accordingly, rather than on a timer.
- Closed-loop control
- Sensor integration
- Control systems
- Embedded C/C++
Apr 2020 - Present
Signal modulator guitar pedal
An open source pedal reworked to modulate the analog signal off a guitar pickup, then alter it digitally.
- Signal processing
- Embedded C/C++
- PCB design
- Soldering and rework
Jan 2021 - Present
BMW E39
The M54 straight six and the M62 V8, restored, modified, and paired with their manual gearboxes.
No project uses that skill yet.