Daniel Liu Email & Phone Number

Irvine, California, United States

Champaign, Illinois, United States

➤ Led a group of 40+ students in designing smaller form-factor corner assemblies for major weight savings compared to previous years➤ Oversaw the development of 3D printed, topology optimized titanium uprights using Altair Inspire for corner assembly packaging➤ Developed skills in KISSsys for more accurate simulations and generation of a two-stage compound planetary gearbox

Champaign, Illinois, United States

➤ Designed and manufactured a two-stage planetary gearbox for the first ever IFE all-wheel drive vehicle built with specialized heat-treated steel parts produced via Wire EDM and 5 axis CNC machining➤ Manufactured an all-wheel drive electric go-kart for torque vector and vehicle dynamic infrastructure testing ➤ New drivetrain design with new motor sets allow vehicle to run at greater efficiencies and outperform competition ➤ Performed FEA on all drivetrain components, ensuring a FoS of at least 3 on all parts for safety and longevity➤ Waterjet components for all sub-teams and TIG welded 30% of the 2022 vehicle’s chassis and suspension A-arms

Champaign, Illinois, United States

➤ Advise users of the Siebel Center for Design open lab with design and manufacturing advice ➤ Professionally trained users of the Siebel Center for Design open lab on manufacturing equipment including woodshop tools, CNC machinery, and the waterjet

Normal, Illinois, United States

Champaign, Illinois, United States

Champaign, Illinois, United States

➤ Honed manufacturing skills while designing and creating custom parts via waterjet, laser cutter, FDM, and SLA printers➤ Designed custom gearbox and motor packaging sleeve that optimized space for robot sizing

Tongluo Township, Taiwan, Taiwan

Due to a non-disclosure agreement I signed with Fukuta, I am not able to go fully in depth in describing what I did during my internship, though I can summarize the work I did down below:➤ Oversaw and trained fellow engineers on assembly line processes for large EV-class motors and equipment➤ Designed components to simplify assembly line processes and improve overall efficiency➤ Programmed, debugged, and automated machinery to improve overall assembly efficiency ➤ Validated output products to required specifications ➤ Dyno tested large EV-class motors for data validation

Taipei City, Taiwan

Worked as a research intern in NTU's Bio-Inspired Robotics laboratory, designing and manufacturing multiple robots including hexapod and falcon-like drone for biomimetic robot dynamic analysis. Obtained a wide range of knowledge regarding biomimetics, robot dynamics, and mechatronics while gaining higher level research experience working at a graduate, doctorate level laboratory.

Taipei City, Taiwan

Teaching assistant for Taipei American School's Summer Academy Mechanical Engineering, Microcontroller Electronics, and Robotics courses for high school students.

Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Illini Formula Electric, Illini Vex Robotics, Taiwanese American Student Club

High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates

Activities and Societies: Outstanding Contribution to Robotics & Engineering, Outstanding Service Award, Three Year Service Award.