This document is Taylor Cladny's resume, which summarizes his experience in mechanical engineering projects. It includes descriptions of three projects: a precision flight antenna designed to operate on supersonic aircraft, a cover system to protect sensors on a spacecraft during launch, and a self-balancing miniature bike controlled with a PID algorithm. For each project, Taylor's roles and responsibilities are outlined, alongside technical details and testing results.

1. TAYLOR CLADNY
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 2013
University of Colorado, Boulder
Design Portfolio
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2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Flight Antenna
– Battlefield-deployed, precision antenna pod
designed to mount on supersonic aircraft
undergoing substantial aerodynamic loads
Orion Star Tracker Cover
– Cover system designed to protect navigational
lenses on the Orion MPCV from particulate
matter during launch
Self-Balancing Bike
– Self-balancing miniature bike utilizing a PID
controller programmed in LabVIEW
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3. FLIGHT ANTENNA
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Year: 2013 – 2015
Company: Ascent Design, Inc.
Position: CAD Operator, Principal Assembler, Mechanisms Design
Description: Precision antenna pod designed to fly on supersonic
aircraft.
Responsibilities
● Authored engineering drawings for precise fabrication.
● Complete assembly from simplest component parts.
● Led a team to build and deliver a large quantity with
a 100% acceptance rate.
● Utilized CAD (SolidWorks) to design, manufacture,
and assemble unique auxiliary equipment.
● Operated various tooling machinery to fabricate and
modify assembly components.
● Coordinated with vendors to procure hardware and
raw materials to ensure successful project completion.
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4. ORION STAR TRACKER COVER
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Year: 2012 - 2013
Company: Lockheed Martin; University of Colorado at Boulder
Position: Mechanisms Design, Financial Manager, Electrical Engineering Specialist
Description: Cover system designed to protect navigational lenses from particulate matter during launch of
Orion MPCV and subsequently be jettisoned off into space once out of Earth's atmosphere.
Model of Functionality
Navigational Lens
Final Product
“Star Tracker”
Overview
● As part of the Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Expo, my team and I designed, fabricated,
assembled, and tested this dynamic cover system.
● Won 3rd place (out of 26) at expo.
● Redundant system and actuation design to ensure proper functioning.
● Designed to withstand strenuous launch environments.
● Utilizes ERM actuation devices by TiNi Aerospace.
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5. ORION STAR TRACKER COVER
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Design
As the ERMs (7) are electrically actuated, the
ERM couplers (8) are released and the cover is
propelled away via wave springs (9).
Model of Spacecraft Interface
Design OverviewDetail of Sensor Assembly
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6. ORION STAR TRACKER COVER
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Final Product
Circuit Diagram Detailing Simultaneous Actuation
Actuation Mechanism
As electrical engineering specialist, I designed and built the ejector release mechanism
actuation device. It was constructed to perform the simultaneous or sequential firing
the of the ERMs, as well as monitor various aspects of the system.
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7. ORION STAR TRACKER COVER
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Functional Testing
Random Vibration Testing
Response at 0dB
Vibration Testing Setup at Lockheed Facility
Functional Test Setup
In addition to random vibration,
which was used to simulate
both the structural and acoustic
vibration environments, tests
were conducted for each
requirement of the system
including spring capability,
potted insert push-out strength,
Hysol pull strength, thermal
shorting, and escape velocity.
Results
The cover system passed all testing
procedures. We discovered during
functional testing that sequential
actuation of the ejector release
mechanisms yielded more predictable
results, with an ejection velocity
consistently above the minimum
required velocity.
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8. SELF-BALANCING BIKE
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Year: 2011
Company: University of Colorado at Boulder – Control Systems
Position: Team Member
Description: Self-balancing miniature bike utilizing a PID controller programmed in LabVIEW.
Basic Function
This small vehicle uses feedback from the on-board
electronics shown and a programmed PID controller
through LabVIEW to balance. The controller will
change the applied torque of the motor in real-time
so that the reaction wheel produces a moment
Counteracting the force of gravity as the vehicle
begins to topple over.
Videos showcasing functionality can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2X9k5XaiFM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veWVFzaQJNc
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9. SELF-BALANCING BIKE
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Block Diagram of LabVIEW Program
LabVIEW GUI Snapshot During Operation
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