Vibrations, Adaptive Structures and Testing 

(VAST) Laboratory

Research for Undergrads (REU), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, May 2015 - July 2015

Skills: Piezoelectric devices, LabVIEW, SolidWorks, Energy Harvesting, Machining

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10 week research for undergrads (REU) and Virginia Tech University through their Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe). Through this program, I was able to explore my interests in cars, piezoelectrics, and graduate school. My task was to building a test set-up that could mimic and measure the electrical power generation of a piezoelectric device inside a tire. The results of this testing would show if it was possible to power a tire structural health monitoring system without replacement batteries. ​For more information, see my final poster and presentation below.