Tianyi (Eric) Chen
Mechanical Engineering Intern at Squishy Robotics- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Cantonese Full professional proficiency
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Korean Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Experience
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Squishy Robotics
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United States
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mechanical Engineering Intern
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Jun 2019 - Present
Designing the mechanical and electrical components of the drop mechanism used on modern drone models such as DJI Phantom and InspireRunning calibration tests on the 5 gas sensors and designing test cap for the sensor pod that serves for bump testDeveloped production plan for group assembly of 20 tensegrity robots, and helped to organize the production rotation
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Student Researcher, Mobile Robots for Disaster Rescue
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Oct 2018 - May 2019
• Ongoing capstone project that makes improvements on the existing tensegrity structure robot for disaster rescue• Researching and studying the complex control system of the tensegrity robot• Consulting with the tech leads and designing Printed Circuit Board that allows the drone to drop the robot under control• Validating motors encoders and modifying low-level motor control
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UC Berkeley Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Team Member, Wobbling Battlefield
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Feb 2019 - Present
• The academic project that designs two inverted pendulum robots to fight under manual control • Researching and designing Printed Circuit Board with various sensors, gyroscope, accelerometer, and other components • Programming on PSoC 5LP so that the robots can perform balancing while executing commands sent through the XBee • Designing a graphical user interface (GUI) on LabVIEW as a scoreboard and interaction platform • The academic project that designs two inverted pendulum robots to fight under manual control • Researching and designing Printed Circuit Board with various sensors, gyroscope, accelerometer, and other components • Programming on PSoC 5LP so that the robots can perform balancing while executing commands sent through the XBee • Designing a graphical user interface (GUI) on LabVIEW as a scoreboard and interaction platform
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UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Team Member, Pathology Scalpel Project
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Feb 2018 - Jun 2018
• Senior group design project that designs, prototypes, and manufactures a double-bladed scalpel for special operations • Researched, designed, and consulted with the professionals for two mutual prototypes and four other preliminary designs • Ran numerous rounds of simulation and physical testing to find improvements on both the design and material used • Manufactured with aluminum, stainless steel, and mixed 3D-printings material (Currently used in UCSD Pathology Dept.) • Senior group design project that designs, prototypes, and manufactures a double-bladed scalpel for special operations • Researched, designed, and consulted with the professionals for two mutual prototypes and four other preliminary designs • Ran numerous rounds of simulation and physical testing to find improvements on both the design and material used • Manufactured with aluminum, stainless steel, and mixed 3D-printings material (Currently used in UCSD Pathology Dept.)
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UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Individual Contributor, Dynamically Balanced Robot
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Sep 2017 - Dec 2017
• Academic project that utilizes the functionality of BeagleBone to balance a given unstable robot • Researched on functionalities of different sensors and studied the equation of motion • Collected data through gyroscope and accelerometer, and implemented multi-threading filter controls on the robot • Programmed in C Language to construct a corresponding Single-Input-Multiple-Output system for diverse sampling rate • Academic project that utilizes the functionality of BeagleBone to balance a given unstable robot • Researched on functionalities of different sensors and studied the equation of motion • Collected data through gyroscope and accelerometer, and implemented multi-threading filter controls on the robot • Programmed in C Language to construct a corresponding Single-Input-Multiple-Output system for diverse sampling rate
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D.Y. Innovations Inc.
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Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Hardware Engineer Intern
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Jun 2017 - Sep 2017
• Designed and prototyped a 2-axis gimbal for Sony R10C Camera using Inventor and SolidWorks • Studied and familiarized the control system of drone with software engineering colleagues • Built a 3D-printed gimbal which contributes to the balancing test by colleagues • Designed and prototyped a 2-axis gimbal for Sony R10C Camera using Inventor and SolidWorks • Studied and familiarized the control system of drone with software engineering colleagues • Built a 3D-printed gimbal which contributes to the balancing test by colleagues
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UC San Diego
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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President
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Jun 2016 - Jun 2017
• Developed yearlong for organization events, funding, and recruitment• Led Officer Board to conduct seven events enriching student's college lives including Freshmen Induction, Singing Competition, attracting more than 300 participants for most events.
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Event Coordinating Chair
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Jun 2015 - Jun 2016
• Organized events mostly for all Chinese students in UCSD, including night market and sport’s competitions• Led the event coordinating team to come up with new ideas and detailed planning for every event• Led a few community services with San Diego Rescue Mission to help out homeless in downtown area
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Academic and Professional Advising Chair
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Jun 2015 - May 2016
• Planed great events for students at UC San Diego and offered academic or professional peer advising to incoming freshmen.• Held some lectures about school’s resources toward incoming Chinese Freshmen students
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IEEE
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Staff Member
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Nov 2015 - Jun 2017
• Attended Arduino Workshop, completed five small projects involving coding and circuit building • Worked closely with the Officer Board, and connected more engineering students to the organization • Attended Arduino Workshop, completed five small projects involving coding and circuit building • Worked closely with the Officer Board, and connected more engineering students to the organization
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UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Team Lead, Robot for “Rack em' up robots” Contest
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Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
• Academic project that designs and builds a moving and grabbing robot for the class contest • Led the group and cooperated with two other teammates to construct a controllable robot • In charge of the entire designing and assembling process • Improved and optimized robot performance from various drafts • Academic project that designs and builds a moving and grabbing robot for the class contest • Led the group and cooperated with two other teammates to construct a controllable robot • In charge of the entire designing and assembling process • Improved and optimized robot performance from various drafts
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Education
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University of California, Berkeley
Master of Engineering - MEng, Mechanical Engineering -
University of California, San Diego
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering -
St. Edmund Preparatory High School
High School, Liberal Arts and Sciences