Aided in developing novel transmission prototypes as part of the SRI Robotics Gear Lab. This included work on various innovative transmission belt designs, such as inception and inverted drives. Responsibilities involved prototyping and conducting test bench evaluations of different transmission elements, including multiple belt styles, novel shifting mechanisms, and configurations tailored to specific gear ratios and size requirements. Note that the videos in the links showcase earlier prototypes of the system; I contributed to the development of several newer iterations.

Links:

• https://x.com/BotJunkie/status/1179528690599776256 (photo of drive)

• https://www.sri.com/hoi/inception-drive/

• https://spectrum.ieee.org/inception-drive-a-compact-infinitely-variable-transmission-for-robotics

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-uSUrcRsyw