https://www.jason-friedman.me/contact daily 0.75 2021-03-29 https://www.jason-friedman.me/podcast daily 0.75 2024-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616817733472-HXURSXG3BHD73Z4VS8IB/MEAM+Faculty+Spotlights+Podcast+Cover.png Podcast - Faculty Spotlight Podcast During Spring 2021, fellow MEAM junior Adam Liang and I debuted our “Faculty Spotlight” podcast/video series, through Penn’s chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). We talk to renowned Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics faculty and explore their career paths, passions for teaching, and advice for students at Penn and beyond. https://www.jason-friedman.me/about daily 0.75 2021-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616700980497-3J1Y7XDSB1F47QO4Z5NZ/Headshot.jpg About - I’m Jason, nice to meet you… My name is Jason Friedman, and I am a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, studying Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, with minors in Computer Science and Math. I’m originally from Yardley PA, where I’ve been quarantining since the onset of COVID. As an engineer, I love to solve problems by working with others and wearing multiple hats, spanning from mechanical design to running simulations to writing code that makes things move autonomously. I recently began my Robotics master’s degree through Penn’s GRASP Lab, where I’m excited to continue facing new challenges and learning new skills, not to mention meeting new people from unfamiliar disciplines and backgrounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616703556912-OU7EWP4BPD4TG5CQFPIE/May_2019_CMU+copy.jpg About Family picture at my brother's May 2019 CMU graduation, in Pittsburgh PA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616703363971-A9YZP9KWL8HXE9QEAGO0/Prom.jpg About Pennsbury High School Prom "best prom in America," May 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616703366630-XF9RXYB2YLPCA2J2567C/Israel.jpeg About Western Wall, January 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616703364400-TU1DIZ01KU8GLPTC9IPJ/Sixers.jpg About Sixers Cavs regular season game, April 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616703367553-JFTXUDYTRHU2JNVZ7K5Y/Biden.png About Meeting (eventual) President Biden during September 2018 Midterm season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616703368281-60CLJSBPFP16EPKEPOGW/Deadlift.png About Deadlifting 135lb for 10 reps, March 2021 https://www.jason-friedman.me/projects daily 1.0 2024-01-03 https://www.jason-friedman.me/projects/stirling-engine monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/6e79838c-9fd0-4424-b03e-e11181d10d88/Stirling_cover_orange_square_large_shadow.png Projects - Stirling Engine - Stirling Engine Starting with raw materials and preliminary design constraints… I designed, machined, assembled, and tested my own Gamma-type Stirling heat engine. I combined practicality with creativity in creating sports-themed SolidWorks models for over half of the 60+ parts, including flywheel, base, bedplate, and various connecting rods. I then assembled the parts into multiple layers of assemblies, resulting in a single virtual heat engine demonstrating the necessary motion capabilities. I also drafted up various engineering drawings for machine shop staff approval, and additionally performed a GD&T tolerance stackup to avoid catastrophic failure within feasible machining constraints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616811260298-9EZG0VZHKJ494N7FT8X4/Engine_drawing.png Projects - Stirling Engine Stirling Engine Drawing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1617101170567-GMRIHZHX5DVUQ1TKVH83/Lightbox_sideview.jpg Projects - Stirling Engine Lightbox photo: side view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616809064113-W39VPEXNW45QWLUO1QV6/SolidWorks_rendering_isometric_view.JPG Projects - Stirling Engine SolidWorks rendering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616810999109-TT50BX75GIPMBHP76QJ7/Base_drawing.png Projects - Stirling Engine Base Drawing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616809010299-ENVO7EO04ZWTOPEG7PKZ/Machining.png Projects - Stirling Engine Machining with lathe and end mill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616811005900-SS1V7M2B6J9O4C3VHBAM/Hub_drawing.png Projects - Stirling Engine Flywheel Drawing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616811454029-OJ49R7QM81AMAZ8TEFL1/Hub_drawing.png Projects - Stirling Engine Hub Drawing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616809104176-LH450RG4H8FGTXCWP5CH/Jason_engine.JPG Projects - Stirling Engine Demo day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616809027193-JP7FD1GIY1UB98RW1OWN/Testing_Day_Results.png Projects - Stirling Engine Testing results https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1617587467331-6PF9L5X8HCLBT0SMGEE9/Output+Shaft.png Projects - Stirling Engine Output Shaft https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/795e7b13-06c2-49c0-a506-dbfcfa4daa75/Screenshot+2023-10-06+at+4.44.47+PM.png Projects - Stirling Engine Piston Connecting Rod https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1617587397927-TMN5DAV432OKXYRQM1QG/Displacer+Connecting+Rod.png Projects - Stirling Engine Displacer Connecting Rod https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1617587403703-109WFGAVI6VYZLQYVGSG/Piston+Connecting+Rod+Fixture.png Projects - Stirling Engine Piston Connecting Rod Fixture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1617587403740-NX5ONT30EH8UKRYQKLG3/Displacer+Connecting+Rod+Fixture.png Projects - Stirling Engine Displacer Connecting Rod Fixture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1617101274010-PSITBUKQA4JHX7CG1X7D/Engine_running.JPG Projects - Stirling Engine Demo day testing https://www.jason-friedman.me/projects/dissect monthly 0.5 2024-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/2b51879f-a8e5-4957-9f0d-f8c949747001/Dissect-PhotoRoom.png Projects - Dissect - Dissect Given only a ZOOM Camera wind-up toy… My team created a SolidWorks assembly modeling the toy’s 70+ individual complex mechanical parts, and the intricate connections between each one. We also created an explosive animation (shown below) to demonstrate the internal connections between parts, as well as the interdependent motions they undergo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616824142236-A9N6Y9L0YWBPGAMIYSK4/Original.png Projects - Dissect - Using some calipers… We first “dissected” the toy, precisely measuring the dimensions of each individual component, including the gearbox, limbs, and dial among several others. The parts were then modeled separately in SolidWorks, using GrabCAD to facilitate smooth and efficient technical communication between team members. We then combined the parts into subassemblies and the subassemblies into one final assembly, including proper mates at every step. Finally, we modeled the system’s intricate connectivity and functional motion using an explosive animation, shown below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616823524755-L40G0Q1S9LA9BLZ5EEQI/Gearbox.png Projects - Dissect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616823663611-YF55V8JMLSHSLWOLNP8E/Exploded_1.png Projects - Dissect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616823663568-T8TQXXM8FQW8UBXWQMFF/Exploded_2.png Projects - Dissect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616823534887-MX5DOJUEXS18JF7AF5V3/Body.png Projects - Dissect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616823534261-H4BYQAY9YI5SFWOLAP8Z/Front_arm.png Projects - Dissect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616823534320-4FVH9Y40B8MBNJJV1ERN/Misc.png Projects - Dissect https://www.jason-friedman.me/projects/rebound monthly 0.5 2023-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881489881-UVU6A63Z1X0FM3JQDJAI/Cover.png Projects - REBOund - REBOund Motivated by origami cranes and also basketball players… Through Sung Robotics Lab, I worked with Dr. Cynthia Sung and Jaimie Carlson to develop an origami robot that stores spring-like energy directly in its folds, which upon careful compression and release can translate into jumping a height larger than its own. Starting with the 2D REBO tessellation pattern, I meticulously tuned the laser cutting and geometric design parameters before perforating the design onto a thin sheet of Mylar, and subsequently folding the pattern by hand into its 3D configuration. Iterating over several prototypes allowed me to validate and refine the design, as well as plan and perform tests to gather sufficient data for analysis, including both MTS Instron compression/tension and Vicon motion capture. Using these testing results we created a pseudo-rigid-body model, working for arbitrary 2D input geometry and thus allowing optimization of 3D jump height. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882412591-Q9O47YDH0S1ZFMCG9E6G/MTS.jpg Projects - REBOund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882442092-GNOEDRDUNA4UAH5KWDA4/Vicon.jpeg Projects - REBOund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881837476-ISVEQTHVXI0238B59AF1/fabricated.png Projects - REBOund Actuation/Electronics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882246436-09AKFFHDKY5THW45VFEL/IMG_4473.jpeg Projects - REBOund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882246190-N6OBOEAOA0NBEON90DQA/IMG_4477.jpeg Projects - REBOund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881846595-GCPXIHYQ7UKTYLHEIGDM/Model.png Projects - REBOund Pseudo-rigid-body model https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882246385-GQ96WEPE6G3RD3AB8KZ0/IMG_4479.jpeg Projects - REBOund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881837344-BFQKBI2TKCJKDYF2M9O7/2d_to_3d.png Projects - REBOund Geometry 2D/3D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881837310-UFMPNQSU1U1P3IP4JK69/2D_Pattern.png Projects - REBOund Laser-cut Mylar parts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882246303-87ZEGN00ZENYXNQVIIFP/IMG_4487.jpeg Projects - REBOund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881846651-QGNYRJ2QTDBZTI6IS779/Instron_test.png Projects - REBOund MTS force-displacement parameter sweep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881846632-WIFRUHAC2YTO2VUQ1230/Model_validation.png Projects - REBOund Model Verification via Testing https://www.jason-friedman.me/projects/bistable-gripper monthly 0.5 2021-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616965489404-B15SXXJES3LHGVID8KB2/Gripper_cover_1.png Projects - Bistable Gripper - Bistable Gripper Using purely mechanical actuation… Through Sung Robotics Lab, I worked primarily with Dr. Cynthia Sung and Jessica McWilliams to develop a compliant bistable robot that can grasp onto and enclose a wide variety of objects, initiated only by contact with the object itself. Our complex mechanism utilizes various unique features, including mechanical stops and angle multipliers among several others, to exhibit snap-through behavior between two bistable equilibrium states: open and closed. Furthermore, the state transitions in either direction can be actuated with a single external downward force, as demonstrated by our displacement-controlled MTS testing. In the end, we published a paper on the project, Push-On Push-Off: A Compliant Bistable Gripper with Mechanical Sensing and Actuation (linked below), to the IEEE RoboSoft 2021 Robotics Conference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616965800120-6ZZ37ESJS0XR3VN56XK1/Gripper_cover_2.png Projects - Bistable Gripper - Contributing virtually throughout COVID… I used SolidWorks to iterate over candidate designs for individual 3D-printable mechanical components, including the central TPU spring component to initiate bistability through controlled stiffness, as well as PLA end effector claws capable of grabbing and holding the object. I then used MATLAB to develop a model for the system, robust to arbitrary dimensions across several design parameters, and subsequently plot a visual simulation of the dynamic motion (shown below). In determining the system’s state (i.e. relative positions, forces, etc.) throughout a full cycle, I first wrote and numerically solved the system’s governing physics equations under a quasi-static assumption, then relaxed that assumption by using a more precise energy-driven Lagrangian dynamics approach. I then used Principal Component Analysis to perform a constrained grid search, choosing the many system design variables to optimize over several practical considerations, including weight, range of graspable object geometries, and ease of snap-through. And when MATLAB took hours to run, I focused on reviewing relevant literature in compliant robotic grippers, and writing much of the paper’s Introduction section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616967651296-I00DVIKYDNB1I6N0U1UD/Screen+Shot+2021-03-28+at+5.18.24+PM.png Projects - Bistable Gripper MTS Optimized https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616966608648-IW0ALIE59V45O93TVMS5/Model+-+Forces+and+dimensions.png Projects - Bistable Gripper Model: Forces and dimensions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616967003492-YRT25R5XNA5C0VF5UG6N/Trial40_z0_Force_disp.png Projects - Bistable Gripper Force-displacement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616967003493-68CWZFT2TYO0BZFA2U93/Trial40_z0_normal_forces.png Projects - Bistable Gripper Normal forces https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616966608862-IM223G0Z5E8OI08OJGSK/Gripper+Visualization+and+Force-Displacement+curve.png Projects - Bistable Gripper Force-displacement over cycle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616967650112-0G01GNW54PY7VS5067R5/Screen+Shot+2021-03-28+at+5.18.49+PM.png Projects - Bistable Gripper Optimized gripping Zyrtec https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616967651421-1UD41M9BQ2ODO0NOBRGA/Screen+Shot+2021-03-28+at+5.21.06+PM.png Projects - Bistable Gripper MTS Handpicked https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616967003469-6TQOOFODHF248V098M2A/Trial40_z0_thetas.png Projects - Bistable Gripper Angles theta2 and theta3 vs theta1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616967003511-QSRLQ62FJBNI4RK31JLV/Trial40_z0_y.png Projects - Bistable Gripper y positions vs theta1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616967806479-HFO2TZVAA2EEAYAR1GVJ/Screen+Shot+2021-03-28+at+5.43.02+PM.png Projects - Bistable Gripper Handpicked gripping ball https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616967977881-TF16M1V2MUYKBF7OZHPZ/Screen+Shot+2021-03-28+at+5.45.54+PM.png Projects - Bistable Gripper Perching application https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616966807796-OZK2VEC32KQT0LS3O48P/TPU+Spring.png Projects - Bistable Gripper TPU Spring https://www.jason-friedman.me/projects/twitterclone monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/6364758e-9b54-4517-a18e-d8a7702763f3/Twitter_cover_clone-PhotoRoom.png Projects - Twitter-Clone - Twitter-Clone Tasked with replicating Twitter… Two teammates and I developed “Bootleg Twitter,” a program in Python and HTML using Django web framework. We reproduced several actual Twitter features, such as highly secure signup and log in & out, hashtag filtering, user profiles, uploading media content, and of course, the ability to post, delete, like, and reply to tweets. We used SQL to manage persistent data of users and their tweets, carrying over from one program execution to the next. We also obeyed the rules of HTTP in transferring data requests between client and server, generating URL’s to properly route the necessary JSON objects. We used a GitHub repository (linked below) to ensure efficient technical communication within our team, as well as a Python virtual environment to confine the program’s many dependencies and downloads. In the end, we were thrilled to win the “Best of 192 Award” for most creative and well-designed program in a CIS-192 Python class of ~50 Penn students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616992860796-A0N11J7UHW0UKJDVWMW9/homepage_html.png Projects - Twitter-Clone homepage.html https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616992956764-4IDLXVA2EJMWRAJL9NVS/Signup.png Projects - Twitter-Clone Signup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616992958756-XAKOSEIEBDS83SCBNM59/Login.png Projects - Twitter-Clone Login https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616992860752-OWHMUJNHG8HJ4CEF4XM5/models.png Projects - Twitter-Clone models.py https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616992860559-R3RCJGKSQCH23QMIASOD/urls.png Projects - Twitter-Clone urls.py https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616992966621-221H1V23GGE2ZHXC93CG/Tweeting.png Projects - Twitter-Clone Tweet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616992970482-A0M6DT65AU2FVF9MDSKU/Feed+%26+Replies.png Projects - Twitter-Clone Feed & Replies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616992860597-CI8DNHGQ0ZKK442NIXEU/views.png Projects - Twitter-Clone views.py https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616992971962-JQX6P02VM5IT4YUHELT1/Hashtags.png Projects - Twitter-Clone Hashtags https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616992973861-QAPBDUW7XZYY7S1R0BZV/Profile.png Projects - Twitter-Clone Profile https://www.jason-friedman.me/projects/grippers-review-design monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/5b0457d4-5909-4e5b-a6f9-d0925b185ae5/Grippers_cover-PhotoRoom.png Projects - Grippers - Review & Design - Robotic Grippers: Literature Review and Novel Design More details on this project coming soon! For now, please check out our final report and presentation, below. https://www.jason-friedman.me/projects/boomboat monthly 0.5 2023-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/8aeaa4f6-04da-4d4b-864b-92906dff492a/BoomBoat_Cover.png Projects - BoomBoat - BoomBoat Doing the dirty work has never looked so clean… Oil rigs, tankers, and pipelines are susceptible to failures and leakages that cause immediate and detrimental ecological effects on a micro and macro scale. Small scale oil spills (<7 tons) are often unresolved or partially resolved due to poor detection systems and company interest in public image. BoomBoat seeks to improve upon existing methods for oil spill remediation with an autonomous method of containment. With BoomBoat, governments and NGOs can allocate funds more efficiently to remediation, oil/gas firms can proactively tackle spills that otherwise may go unresolved, and affected sea users and wildlife can avoid economic and physical damage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/0707727c-62c3-4678-8a96-5d5f7f2a52d0/Website+under+construction.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/0707727c-62c3-4678-8a96-5d5f7f2a52d0/Website+under+construction.png https://www.jason-friedman.me/projects/mechatronics monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/09a7387d-1d1e-4921-aede-1b2722445399/510+Car+CAD+Square-PhotoRoom-Orange_Shadow.png Projects - Mechatronics - Mechatronics A major U-turn from more traditional Formula 1 racecars… Through UPenn’s Mechatronics course (MEAM-510), I worked with two classmates to design, build, encode, test, and compete with a versatile and fast electromechanical autonomous car. Further, the robot (and its networking supplementals) served to perform six main functions (as outlined in the “Task Completion via Hardware & Software” section below) pertaining to wireless networking, manual control, and self-driving capabilities. To that end, we attached several electronics, including various sensors (ultrasonic distance, phototransistor IR, and Vive location), two Adafruit DC Gearbox “TT” motors, my Anker Powercore 1300 supplying power, and for computation, a single ESP32 MCU. We used an off-board laptop to implement all logic in C++, and display a UDP-facilitated HTML webpage streaming real-time car data and accepting user instructions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/9e22d27f-0357-4be7-a173-2e3f06255d51/510+Car+Picture+Zoomed+in.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/95bf2cfd-94d0-49b8-8832-d78df0f6a257/510+UI+Webpage.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/d4cf913a-4065-4e71-9d43-d07f46861e6d/510_BOM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/673392b2-746f-4017-be4b-5524870159a5/510+Drawing+-+Dimensions.png Projects - Mechatronics Dimensions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/a2104101-e05e-45cb-8064-2753e3d71c90/510+Drawing+-+Lower+Layer+Components.png Projects - Mechatronics Lower layer components https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/7c560bb6-bcd5-47a5-a056-a86d15c72412/510+Drawing+-+Upper+Layer+Components.png Projects - Mechatronics Upper layer components https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/611a5edf-f62a-48e8-947c-de72064c35ce/510+Block+Diagram.png Projects - Mechatronics Block diagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/b9db38fb-6471-4027-8b28-8f270c49935d/501+Circuit.png Projects - Mechatronics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/55d2c5bf-95c7-4398-b122-c3e17064cac1/510+Port+Allocation+-+Diagram.png Projects - Mechatronics Port allocation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/7de96ca7-32ac-494a-9361-ddb842f52d00/510+Port+Allocation+-+Picture.png Projects - Mechatronics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/550ad741-ec1c-448f-8731-e0981142d445/510+Motor+Control+-+Schematic.png Projects - Mechatronics Motor control - Schematic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/3b179926-5f48-492b-8d99-554f0c7e9ded/510+Motor+Control+-+Picture.png Projects - Mechatronics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/de3a0b9a-92f8-4ec7-92d4-4c00050526b0/510+Vive+-+Schematic.png Projects - Mechatronics Vive - Schematic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/696ecfb5-5417-498a-9be9-249b7b3f9d60/510+Vive+-+Picture.png Projects - Mechatronics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/47bb1890-fa38-4dea-a318-42e17b0c1610/510+Beacon+-+Schematic.png Projects - Mechatronics Beacon - Schematic https://www.jason-friedman.me/projects/train monthly 0.5 2023-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/924c759b-4560-4f72-95d2-2b36e0a8c2a6/Train+Cover+Photo.png Projects - Train - Train A loyal Amtrak customer myself… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/0707727c-62c3-4678-8a96-5d5f7f2a52d0/Website+under+construction.png https://www.jason-friedman.me/projects/chess monthly 0.5 2023-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/c44e4d2b-97af-488d-bf4e-1b7ea911c383/Check+cover+photo+square.png Projects - Chess - Chess Motivated by origami cranes and also basketball players… Through Sung Robotics Lab, I worked with Dr. Cynthia Sung and Jaimie Carlson to develop an origami robot that stores spring-like energy directly in its folds, which upon careful compression and release can translate into jumping a height larger than its own. Starting with the 2D REBO tessellation pattern, I meticulously tuned the laser cutting and geometric design parameters before perforating the design onto a thin sheet of Mylar, and subsequently folding the pattern by hand into its 3D configuration. Iterating over several prototypes allowed me to validate and refine the design, as well as plan and perform tests to gather sufficient data for analysis, including both MTS Instron compression/tension and Vicon motion capture. Using these testing results we created a pseudo-rigid-body model, working for arbitrary 2D input geometry and thus allowing optimization of 3D jump height. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882412591-Q9O47YDH0S1ZFMCG9E6G/MTS.jpg Projects - Chess https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882442092-GNOEDRDUNA4UAH5KWDA4/Vicon.jpeg Projects - Chess https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882246436-09AKFFHDKY5THW45VFEL/IMG_4473.jpeg Projects - Chess https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881837476-ISVEQTHVXI0238B59AF1/fabricated.png Projects - Chess Actuation/Electronics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882246190-N6OBOEAOA0NBEON90DQA/IMG_4477.jpeg Projects - Chess https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881846595-GCPXIHYQ7UKTYLHEIGDM/Model.png Projects - Chess Pseudo-rigid-body model https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881837344-BFQKBI2TKCJKDYF2M9O7/2d_to_3d.png Projects - Chess Geometry 2D/3D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882246385-GQ96WEPE6G3RD3AB8KZ0/IMG_4479.jpeg Projects - Chess https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882246303-87ZEGN00ZENYXNQVIIFP/IMG_4487.jpeg Projects - Chess https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881837310-UFMPNQSU1U1P3IP4JK69/2D_Pattern.png Projects - Chess Laser-cut Mylar parts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881846651-QGNYRJ2QTDBZTI6IS779/Instron_test.png Projects - Chess MTS force-displacement parameter sweep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881846632-WIFRUHAC2YTO2VUQ1230/Model_validation.png Projects - Chess Model Verification via Testing https://www.jason-friedman.me/projects/stacker monthly 0.5 2023-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/7ecfab3c-d812-48b9-a107-a81e87af78e9/Stack_in_simulation_square.png Projects - Stacker - Stacker A more involved version of some tasks from Kindergarten… Sorting and stacking!! Through Intro to Robotics (MEAM-520), I worked with three classmates to implement and test a series of algorithms which collectively sorts and stacks blocks of various orientations. Each block has 1 side colored in white, which received extra points if facing upwards in the stack. Points were awarded for each successive vertical block, yet deducted for risky maneuvers causing collapse. We tested our code in simulation and in real life on a seven-joint Franka Emika Panda Robot arm, shown on the right. Ultimately, the manipulator performed these tasks in competition, parallel with another team, thus time and efficiency were critical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/797e6d00-3d55-4239-9f73-627110a82f47/Screenshot+2023-12-05+at+11.32.28+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/96c1ee67-357d-4cf9-964d-fa644e7d6924/Screenshot+2023-03-20+at+12.32.12+AM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/ed06cc72-59e7-49e2-b3c3-8ed0559b6c68/Screenshot+2023-12-05+at+11.39.10+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/f6073872-4706-4f5b-95b3-8015c7309697/Block_setup_April_tag.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/7b49b56b-cad8-45a8-bed1-a7e424e7fcac/Gripper_1.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1a3e6a45-6ab0-4eb8-9bdc-8ec23384ccd5/Gripper_2.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/0fd61d6c-5c65-47ec-a649-b386e870d28a/Gripper_3.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/977cded2-4f51-4f7d-973a-5f4e5e8f54dc/Gripper_4.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/afbdc59a-5225-4fbf-9ef1-5f2951302183/Gripper_7.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/629a1b6c-646f-424a-a5ea-072fcb470787/Gripper_5.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/320f6ebb-0be8-4fb5-b0a0-af30fa757616/Gripper_6.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/8a4792e5-1019-4600-b3d4-940d91e6f59e/Competition_setup_in_sim.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/c8beb20d-9da2-4e61-8d76-5988da118686/Simulation_test_1.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/34918485-3a42-4476-bec8-443e222948e8/Simulation_test_2.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/3ac462fc-0d67-426b-8268-5ab01a4fcd2f/Gripper_test_rotate_1.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/f68c8aa4-6324-4dea-befc-5779fd20879e/Gripper_test_rotate_2.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/b4417a95-3b8b-4da1-afbb-bd761f89281d/Gripper_test_rotate_3.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/04b840e4-4988-4165-98c8-1725dbc9932d/Gripper_test_rotate_4.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/8a846b21-2d06-437e-8784-62dcd9769d93/Gripper_test_rotate_5.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/79853588-bae7-436e-8977-79a8158b0f91/Gripper_test_rotate_6.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1e6da38e-1fae-4532-acad-9458cc717567/Gripper_test_rotate_7.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/8f405ca3-ed1f-46af-a606-b75e80d719c9/Gripper_test_rotate_8.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1d1cd34e-cacc-4a1e-8034-ba1aede0b55f/Gripper_test_rotate_9.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/88647e17-5617-43af-a5b6-df45620d4977/Gripper_test_rotate_10.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/a120485b-d4a7-4ba8-9b90-5782f95799d1/Gripper_test_rotate_11.png Projects - Stacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/a8687626-36b2-4dcc-b0a4-30ab2f0245dc/Gripper_test_rotate_12.png Projects - Stacker https://www.jason-friedman.me/projects/hoop monthly 0.5 2023-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/76f7d3a7-61d2-470f-a51d-bce04929111e/Screenshot+2023-04-08+at+11.23.53+AM.png Projects - Hoop - Hoop Motivated by origami cranes and also basketball players… Through Sung Robotics Lab, I worked with Dr. Cynthia Sung and Jaimie Carlson to develop an origami robot that stores spring-like energy directly in its folds, which upon careful compression and release can translate into jumping a height larger than its own. Starting with the 2D REBO tessellation pattern, I meticulously tuned the laser cutting and geometric design parameters before perforating the design onto a thin sheet of Mylar, and subsequently folding the pattern by hand into its 3D configuration. Iterating over several prototypes allowed me to validate and refine the design, as well as plan and perform tests to gather sufficient data for analysis, including both MTS Instron compression/tension and Vicon motion capture. Using these testing results we created a pseudo-rigid-body model, working for arbitrary 2D input geometry and thus allowing optimization of 3D jump height. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882442092-GNOEDRDUNA4UAH5KWDA4/Vicon.jpeg Projects - Hoop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882412591-Q9O47YDH0S1ZFMCG9E6G/MTS.jpg Projects - Hoop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882246436-09AKFFHDKY5THW45VFEL/IMG_4473.jpeg Projects - Hoop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881837476-ISVEQTHVXI0238B59AF1/fabricated.png Projects - Hoop Actuation/Electronics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882246190-N6OBOEAOA0NBEON90DQA/IMG_4477.jpeg Projects - Hoop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881846595-GCPXIHYQ7UKTYLHEIGDM/Model.png Projects - Hoop Pseudo-rigid-body model https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881837344-BFQKBI2TKCJKDYF2M9O7/2d_to_3d.png Projects - Hoop Geometry 2D/3D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882246385-GQ96WEPE6G3RD3AB8KZ0/IMG_4479.jpeg Projects - Hoop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882246303-87ZEGN00ZENYXNQVIIFP/IMG_4487.jpeg Projects - Hoop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881837310-UFMPNQSU1U1P3IP4JK69/2D_Pattern.png Projects - Hoop Laser-cut Mylar parts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881846651-QGNYRJ2QTDBZTI6IS779/Instron_test.png Projects - Hoop MTS force-displacement parameter sweep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881846632-WIFRUHAC2YTO2VUQ1230/Model_validation.png Projects - Hoop Model Verification via Testing https://www.jason-friedman.me/projects/chrysler monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/f2907496-8f14-4fb3-8e2b-f00f85958d7f/Screenshot+2024-01-03+at+12.41.43+AM.png Projects - Chrysler - Chrysler Motivated by origami cranes and also basketball players… Through Sung Robotics Lab, I worked with Dr. Cynthia Sung and Jaimie Carlson to develop an origami robot that stores spring-like energy directly in its folds, which upon careful compression and release can translate into jumping a height larger than its own. Starting with the 2D REBO tessellation pattern, I meticulously tuned the laser cutting and geometric design parameters before perforating the design onto a thin sheet of Mylar, and subsequently folding the pattern by hand into its 3D configuration. Iterating over several prototypes allowed me to validate and refine the design, as well as plan and perform tests to gather sufficient data for analysis, including both MTS Instron compression/tension and Vicon motion capture. Using these testing results we created a pseudo-rigid-body model, working for arbitrary 2D input geometry and thus allowing optimization of 3D jump height. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882442092-GNOEDRDUNA4UAH5KWDA4/Vicon.jpeg Projects - Chrysler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882412591-Q9O47YDH0S1ZFMCG9E6G/MTS.jpg Projects - Chrysler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881837476-ISVEQTHVXI0238B59AF1/fabricated.png Projects - Chrysler Actuation/Electronics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882246436-09AKFFHDKY5THW45VFEL/IMG_4473.jpeg Projects - Chrysler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616881846595-GCPXIHYQ7UKTYLHEIGDM/Model.png Projects - Chrysler Pseudo-rigid-body model https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/1616882246190-N6OBOEAOA0NBEON90DQA/IMG_4477.jpeg Projects - 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And also Formula 1 racing… In Spring 2023, I was lucky enough to work with three fellow UPenn ROBO grad students: Irene Grace-Kolsen, Yu-Chia Shen, and Zhuolon (Alan) Zhao, and together we formed the team "Autonomous Anonymous". We spent the semester writing and testing software for a small (~1 foot long) autonomous car, and ultimately competed in three timed races. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/4ddabbc4-110b-4cfc-b65a-197653e825bf/Screenshot+2023-07-10+at+9.14-PhotoRoom.png Projects - F1Tenth From “Hello World” to SLAM to obstacle-proof path planning… Our initial objective was mastering ROS2, running it within an Ubuntu/Linux Virtual Machine, and managing/using it through direct terminal bash commands. Then we implemented Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) as a safety protocol moving forward. Next for path planning/following and controls, we implemented RRT*, pure pursuit, MPC, Follow the Gap, and Wall Following, and used different approaches across the three races. On the perception side, we localized the car using a particle filter, and mapped out both required racetracks using the slam_toolbox package; these map-based methods covered both Hokuyo LiDAR and RealSense camera sensory input, and strengthened our performance in the latter two races. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/0707727c-62c3-4678-8a96-5d5f7f2a52d0/Website+under+construction.png https://www.jason-friedman.me/projects/human monthly 0.5 2023-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/14b2b6a8-d4dc-4507-a3e1-c57c7a3870c5/Biomedical_Mocap.png Projects - Human - Human Combining novel optimal control strategies, with modelling of my own human body… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605794f7c740e90bc9edf2b5/0707727c-62c3-4678-8a96-5d5f7f2a52d0/Website+under+construction.png