Amanda Stowers Email & Phone Number

Mountain View, California, United States

Palo Alto, California, United States

Foster City, CA

Define and execute test cases to verify requirements and determine margin, reliability, andsafety for automotive electronicsWrite design verification plans and reportsSelect monitoring hardware and write Python/bash scripts to monitor electronics during testingPerform debugging, failure analysis and root cause analysis on broken and damaged electronicsfrom.

Mechanical design, prototyping and manufacturing support for new low cost robotic toy concepts. This includes novel forms of locomotion, leg design using smart composite microstructures (SCM), and traditional wheeled robots.Circuit and PCB design, assembly and testing for prototype mechatronic toys and accompanying sensors. Firmware for Bluetooth connected.

Designing, modeling and building a biologically inspired flapping winged aerial vehicle for maneuverability through spaces smaller than wingspan. Measurement and analysis of how bird wings morph for application in biologically inspired robots. Computer modeling of wing morphing in robots and birds.

Teaching assistant for a new aerodynamic drone design course in Winter 2015 and Winter 2016. Created, tested, and graded homework assignments, tutorials, design guides and exams to teach students how to design and analyze rotors, airfoil and general mission performance for small scale aerial robots. Held in person and piazza office hours to assist with.

Designing a flapping UAV for 3D printing manufacturingTesting design’s feasibility and methods of 3D printing extremely small parts, including support structure removal

Design and build a machine to accomplish a simple task in as complicated a manner as possible (participated 2009-2012, President 2011-2012)Manage team, including organization, funding, building and competition in the construction of a Classic Video Games themed machine to inflate and pop a balloonConstruct a Toy Story-themed machine to water a plant.

Participated in SUPERB-ITS REUDesigning small UAV for autonomous sensor distributionImplemented real time Kalman filter for Euler angle determination on microcontroller

System identification for model tractorAssisting with testing automatic control of real farm tractorsDesigning and constructing a mechatronic model tractor for use with a small scale test bed and interface with computer system

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Stanford Gaming Society

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Rube Goldberg Society (President 2011-2012), Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Chancellor's Scholar

International Baccalaureate Diploma