Jimmy Fung:

Jimmy is a combined plan student who enjoyed studying a wide range of scientific disciplines from the theoretical to the applied.  Majored in Physics and Applied Math prior to joining the Mechanical Engineering program class of 2014, Jimmy also loves computer programming and contributed to the project device’s computational needs: Inverse and Forward Kinematics, Tensions calculation, Edge collision detection. The script is done in Python. Future plan after graduation is yet to be determined. A pursuit in a career in scientific computing or graduate school are likely.

Daniel Sims:

A machinist with 5 years of experience in the Undergrad Mechanical Engineering Teaching Lab. He literally wrote the book one every piece of equipment in the lab.  Daniel delivers the ability to make extremely rigid structures out of metal, ideal for the accuracy needs of a haptic device.  He translates his machinist background to the design during the CAD phase, ensuring every part can be manufactured with the processes available to the team. Due to the dangerous nature of machining, he also developed and interest in safety engineering, critical for a project involving human-robot interaction.

Kyle Doyle:

Graduating early from the undergraduate Mechanical Engineering program, going to Cornell for Aerospace Engineering in the fall. Works for National Instruments teaching a LabVIEW workshop on campus. The team uses LabVIEW for data acquisition and motor control, via electronics Kyle designed. His other responsibility is system integration. He fences for Columbia’s NCAA team, works in Professor Jeffrey Kysar’s lab, is in the student chapter of AIAA, and prefers The Next Generation to The Original Series.

Phil Smith

He is a combined plan student who transferred from the University of the Virgins. He is a Lab Assistant in Professor James Hone’s research working on the optimization of CVD graphene growth on copper foil and transfer onto silicone substrates. Some of his responsibilities include helping develop the controls for the project, DC motor theory current sensor testing and budget management. In his spare time he enjoys playing soccer and capoeira .