Elijah Rosas
University of California, Davis
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
February 9th, 2012
ENGR 10
Intro to Engineering
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• About Me
• Chabot College
• Transferring
• University of California, Davis
• Senior Design Project
• Job Experience
• Advice
About Me
• Grew up in Oakland, CA
• Decided To Pursue Engineering in 2006
• Employment: 99 Cent Store, Insurance Co., Payphone Co.
• Currently working at illumina, inc.
What got me interested?
● I got Mail.
● Mechanical, Civil, Electrical?
● Taking THIS course sparked my interest
● The thought of enriching peoples lives
Chabot College
• ENGR 10,22,25,36,43,45
• PHYSICS 4 (A,B,C)
• MATH 1,2,3,4,6
• Toughest class is ENGR 25
• Worked at Pacific Telemanagement Services (Payphones)
Transfer Experience
• Live at an apartment managed through the school
• Biked to school everyday
• Friendly Environment
• Great Campus
Chabot vs. UC Davis
● Same Intense Engineering Courses
● UC Davis has TA’s
● Huge Campus
● FOOD!!!
University of California, Davis
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Lower Division
• Manufacturing Processes
• Upper Division
• Dynamics
• Thermodynamics
• Fluid-Mechanics
• Professional Responsibilities
• Mechanics of Materials
• Control Systems
• Thermo-Fluid Mechanics
• Experimental Methods
• Heat Transfer
• Mechanical Design
• Sim and Des of Mech. Systems
• Electronic Systems
(Electrical, Computer, Agricultural, Civil, Mechanical, BioMedical, BioSystems)
Study Abroad in Spain
● Spanish Art
(Burgos, Spain)
● Learn about the buildings and paintings
● Lots to see (Madrid, Salamanca, San Sebastian)
● Great Experience!!!
Senior Design Project
Purpose
Our team was to come up with a pill dispensing prototype for the elderly that
may not cohere to their complicated medication schedule.
Specifications
• 6 different medications
• One week supply
• User Programmable
• Audio and Visual Alarm
• Child-safe
• Sized for counter top
• Powered from standard outlet
Programming the PLC
System Schematic
System Flow
VIDEO TIME!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwP2v5Mhuf8
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CHALLENGES
● Learning new software with short amount of time
● Learning about different mechanism
● Solving unforeseen problems
Fuel Cell Motorcycle Special Project
Illumina, Inc.
● DNA Sequencing Instruments
● Optical Alignment (LED, Lasers, Optics, Cameras)
Advice
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Get involved
Learn to apply to real applications
Ask Questions
Develop relationships with professors
Network with students
Exercise
● ANY QUESTIONS???