Garrick Ensminger
- Email: ghensmin@mtu.edu
- My name is Garrick Ensminger, and I am a junior in Electrical Engineering. In my free time I enjoy playing basketball and ping pong, reading good books, and practicing the piano. Within my field of study I am most interested in electronics and embedded systems.
Interests
- Electronics
- Microcontrollers
- IoT
- Robotics
Experience
- Completed a co-op that involved PLC programming, electrical drafting, and occasional machine troubleshooting in a manufacturing facility
- Programmed Arduinos in a different enterprise in fall 2018
- Participated in FIRST Robotics Competition for four years
Open Source Hardware Enterprise
Fall 2019: Industrial Recyclebot V2 (Link)
During this semester the Recyclebot team has been preparing to build the next iteration of Recyclebot. This has entailed lots of planning and research on the electrical side. Some ways I have helped my team out include assisting with teardown, cleaning, and maintenance of existing components; beginning analysis of old code to see what can be reused; conducting feasibility study on old version's AC induction motor to determine whether it would suit our new demands for control; and contributing to the final draft of our EMI proposal.