Quoc Tran graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in mechanical engineering. His curiosity motivates him to learn new technologies and explore the world. Some of his projects include designing and building a gimbal that can track objects and stabilize camera movement, an autonomous vehicle that travels in a figure 8 pattern, studying fracture mechanics using simulation software, and implementing cruise control and adaptive cruise control into vehicles. He has also designed and built walking robots, analyzed fluid flow using finite element analysis, and designed mechanical systems like a gear and slider mechanism. Additional projects involve building a combat robot and a tele-periscope device.

1. Quoc Tran
• Mechanical engineer graduated from UC Berkeley.
• My favorite quote: “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no
cure for curiosity.” - Dorothy Parker
• Curiosity motives and encourages me to learn new technologies and
explore the world.

2. GIMBAL: TRACKING & STABILIZING CAMERA
• Designed and built a gimbal that can track an object and stabilize at the same time.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrlXMP0DBxU

3. Autonomous Vehicle
• Designed, built, and programmed a vehicle that travels figure 8 pattern.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tBEujG-hWY

4. Autonomous Vehicle
• Studied fracture mechanic of a drive shaft using Solidworks FEA.

5. CRUISE CONTROL &
ADAPTIVE CRUISE COMTROL
Designed, tuned, and implemented a cruise control and adaptive cruise into wheeled vehicles.

6. WALKING MECHANISM
• Designed and built the walking robot without micro-controller.
• Walking mechanism was designed based on crank-rocker mechanism.
• Had ability to walk on stair.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1S4s2Q6j0g

7. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
SOLVING A FLOW IN A THIN WALL CYLINDER
Pressure data on the wall of the cylinder. Von Mises stress on the wall of the cylinder.

8. GEAR, ROCKER, AND SLIDER SYSTEM
• Designed and built a gear, rocker, and slider system to guide a prong
into its slot on another component.

9. COMBAT ROBOT
• Designed and built a combat robot that competed with other teams.
• Used RC controller to control the robot.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PCl6TlFupA

10. TELE-PERISCOPE
• Designed and built a tele-periscope.
• Magnify an object through a series of lenses and mirrors.
• See objects over obstacles.