Project: Design machine to cut side ports in 2-stroke engine cylinder sleeves for engine machine shop.
 

• Evaluated interference/range of motion of various cutter designs using SolidWorks
   
• Researched servo and stepper motor control and procured low-cost stepper motor driver
   
• Wrote polar-coordinate CAM program to generate tool paths for ports of any shape and size.
   
• Wrote motor control software to execute tool paths while avoiding resonant frequencies of each stepper motor (causes uncontrolled motion).
   
• Constructed test rig from old ink jet printer, to verify software and motor controller integration.