About Me

I'm a senior on Virginia Tech Motorsports interested in Automotive, Motorsport, and Nuclear Engineering. I like leveraging programming to solve problems and understand systems, and most of my personal projects reflect custom analytical methods applied to mechanical systems. I spend most of my time outside of class collaborating with my peers in Formula SAE competition, with a leadership role contributing to Vehicle Dynamics understanding and Testing/Validation.

Projects

Lap Time Simulator

Over Spring 2024, I was tasked with creating a lap time simulator that could provide sufficient predictive accuracy for vehicle behavior, in order to better understand expected forces on the car, as well as compare new and old aerodynamic and powertrain configurations.

Yaw Moment Diagram

Over the first half of 2025, I designed and coded a yaw moment diagram with a 6DOF linear vehicle model in order to simulate transient vehicle behavior for both of our 2026 Formula SAE entries.
I worked on this project between 1/25 and 8/25 in order to apply C++ that I've taken classes on more in-depth and on a project where I'm in control of scope and vision.

Pacejka Tire Fitter

I worked on this project concurrently with the Yaw Moment Diagram,

Hydraulic Decoupled Suspension Sim

Over the summers of 2023 and 2024, I took time to design a custom suspension which substitutes mechanical linkages with hydraulic connections in order to achieve greater design flexibility, allowing for full modal control.

Traditionally considered vehicle modes were partially (Heave, Pitch) and fully (Roll) isolated to traditional spring-damper units, while unanticipated diagonal loading (Warp) was isolated from typical diagonal loading (Lateral Load Transfer Distribution) through careful DoF analysis.

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