The document provides summaries of several Solidworks design projects including: 1) A model of a Mitsubichi nuclear reactor created within 24 hours to specification. 2) A wrist constraint device designed to hold a wrist at prescribed angles for blood pressure monitoring. 3) A winch-bot device funded by Boeing to test flexible manufacturing, using an optical sensor and servo motor to control a pendulum. 4) An automatic animal food dispenser built with PVC and 3D printing to be controlled by an Arduino board.

1. Samples of Solidworks
Designs
Daniel Cunningham, MIT

2. Modeling: Mitsubichi Nuclear Reactor
 Given specifications (above), created a Solidworks
model for presentation purposes
 Rendered animations and figures with Photoworks,
additional components images added in Photoshop
(Right)
 Completed in 24-hour span, accurately sized
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3. PPG Sensor Wrist Constraint
 Designed a strap-on wrist constraint to
go with a wireless, wearable, beat-to-
beat blood pressure monitor
 Held wrist to prescribed angles, where
pressures read best
 Utilized solidworks flexible assemblies
 Prototyped with 3D-printed ABS and
off-the-shelf components
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4.  Designed and modeled in three days
 Given set of requirements, otherwise open-ended
 Team: myself and Tom Secord
 Renderings and final images courtesy of Mr. Secord
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5. Winch-Bot: Underactuated Pendulum
 Funded by the Boeing Corporation to further their flexible manufacturing system
 Designed in Solidworks and prototyped with 3D printed ABS and laser-cut acrylic
 Optical angle sensor utilizes 40 MHz FPGA to optically measure angle of string
 String length controlled with a high-precision servoed DC motor
 System controlled in Labview using the NI cRIO-9074
 Master’s Thesis work, two conference papers and a forthcoming journal article
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6. Winch-Bot in action
Continuous Path Tracing Point-to-Point Motion
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7. Automatic Animal Food Dispenser
 Side-project, designed in my free time
for my personal use
 Built with PVC and minimal 3d-printed
ABS (designed to be Injection Molded)
 Controlled with the open-source
Arduino Controller Board
(Duemilanovae) and hobby servo
 Functional prototype in use
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