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[[Image:BTJprinter1.jpg|339px|Home built cartesian printer. Has been used to print PLA, ABS, and nylon.]]
[[Image:BTJprinter1.jpg|339px|Home built cartesian printer. Has been used to print PLA, ABS, and nylon.]]
[[Image:BTJ_delta.jpg|320px|Delta printer built at Michigan Technological University]]
[[Image:BTJ_delta.jpg|320px|Delta printer built at Michigan Technological University]]
==About me==


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* My name is Benjamin Joseph, I am a mechanical and electrical engineer from Michigan Tech. I currently work as a robotics engineer for Dematic North America.
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* * I am a mechanical and electrical engineering student at Michigan Tech, preparing to graduate in December 2019.


Email : btjoseph@mtu.edu
Email : btjoseph@mtu.edu
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==Projects==
==Personal Projects==
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|title=ZX6R bracket replacement
|title=ZX6R bracket replacement
|Image:BTJ_broken_bracket.jpg| Broken footpeg bracket for 2001 ZX6R sportbike. $90 to replace. Breaks every time bike tips over from the wind, being backed into, or falling while riding.
|Image:BTJ_broken_bracket.jpg| Broken footpeg bracket for 2001 ZX6R sportbike, $90 to replace. Breaks every time bike tips over from the wind, being backed into, or falling while riding.
|Image:BTJbracketFEA.jpg| Finite element analysis strength simulation for PLA part under impulse load while riding. Later switched to nylon.
|Image:BTJbracketFEA.jpg| Finite element analysis strength simulation for PLA part under impulse load while riding. Factor of safety was later improved and material was changed to nylon.
|Image:BTJ_bracketTEST.jpg| Test fitment of prototype part.
|Image:BTJ_bracketTEST.jpg| Test fitment of prototype part to motorcycle frame.
|Image:BTJ_visible_bracket.jpg| Functional printed bracket painted green visible on motorcycle.
|Image:BTJ_visible_bracket.jpg| Functional printed bracket painted green visible on motorcycle. Three OEM brackets totaling $270 were broken before switching to printed parts. This project will continue to pay off for years to come as I continue to ride.


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|title=B17 Flying Fortress
|title=B17 Flying Fortress
|Image:BTJ_B17_1.PNG| B17 picture views scaled so print dimensions match real-life dimensions.
|Image:BTJ_B17_1.PNG| B17 picture views scaled so print dimensions match real-life dimensions.
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|Image:BTJ_B17_3.PNG| Images split into many datum planes parallel to front plane
|Image:BTJ_B17_3.PNG| Images split into many datum planes parallel to front plane
|Image:BTJ_B17_4.PNG| Splines on each datum plane pierce top and right outlines.
|Image:BTJ_B17_4.PNG| Splines on each datum plane pierce top and right outlines.
|Image:BTJ_B17_complete.jpg| Splines are used to loft main fuselage. Similar method is used to loft wings. External view of B17 assembly.
|Image:BTJ_B17_complete.jpg| Splines are used to loft main fuselage. Similar method is used to loft wings.
|Image:BTJ_B17_internal.jpg| Internal view of b17 assembly.
|Image:BTJ_B17_internal.jpg| Internal view of b17 assembly.
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|title=Tiger I Tank - Current project
|Image:BTJ_tiger_internal.jpg| Track links, torsion arms and bars, chassis and transmission designed and assembled.
|Image:BTJ_tiger_full.jpg| Interior work continues with the aid of a reference photo on the right plane.
|Image:BTJ_tiger_printedChassis.jpg| Chassis split into parts, printed, and assembled.
|Image:BTJ_tiger_printedTracks.jpg| Torsion bars, load arms, wheels, track segments printed and assembled.
|Image:BTJ_tiger_engineAndTransmission.jpg| Engine and transmission printed and assembled with oil/fuel tanks and engine compartment bulkheads.


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Revision as of 00:31, 13 October 2019

Welding a Battlebot frame. Long live Pneumaniac! Home built cartesian printer. Has been used to print PLA, ABS, and nylon. Delta printer built at Michigan Technological University

About me

  • My name is Benjamin Joseph, I am a mechanical and electrical engineer from Michigan Tech. I currently work as a robotics engineer for Dematic North America.

Email : btjoseph@mtu.edu

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