Liam Ross Email & Phone Number

Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

-Optimized DAQ/control software.-Responsible for the design of the first production-intent rotary actuator at Husco. -Lead all supplier communications, underwent DFM reviews with laser welding and injection molding suppliers. Sourced electrical terminals and oversaw PCB design.-Created production drawings with full GD&T and adherence to USCAR standards. -Oversaw synchronous PCB development and arrangement.-Designed the first stepper motor actuator at Husco and constructed an extensive testing plan.-Performance testing at temperature extremes, NVH testing, grease testing, etc. -Wrote and tuned a long-term hydraulic durability test stand controller.-Collected valuable magnetic position sensor noise and error data, to be used in all future actuators.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

-Redesigned control arm clevises for both vehicles, with a focus on weight reduction and even bolt force distribution. Underwent 3 design reviews.-Wrote a recursive clevis bucketizing tool in Java to optimize clevis geometry and placement.-Performed extensive FEA and various lug analyses, per the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory Stress Analysis Manual.-Currently writing a streamlined MATLAB app to perform bending, bearing, shear, and tensile strength calculations for single-shear and double-shear lugs, bushings, and pins.-Wrote launch control / traction control code for the combustion car, currently untested.-crank/run state behavior, dwell calibration, AFR maps, and cam position sensing integration.-Worked on engine calibration, including adjusting spark maps, fuel maps, pneumatic shifting delays,-Accumulated over 140 machining hours and gained experience with CNC programming.-Designed, analyzed, and fabricated electric car jack bar, mounting, and jigging for FSAE rulebook compliance and ease of manufacturing.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

-Analyzed data instrumental to establishing a connection between polycaprolactone fiber orientation and other variables in the electrospinning process, including electrical bias and mandrel velocity.-Established a clear method of colorizing SEM (scanning electron microscopy) images of electrospun polycaprolactone on the basis of individual fiber orientation, allowing the team to correlate results with the aforementioned variables. -Defined a reliable method to gather and compile orientation distribution data using SEM analysis, used in the final paper published to Polymer Journal.