Rafael Amador · Computer Engineering

Sheet 1 · Projects

PHYSICAL BUILDS · CAD, DRIVES, SENSING

Robotic Arm

3D-printed robotic arm with cycloidal gearboxes and a tiered TMC2209 + TMC5160 stepper-driver architecture.

CYCLOIDAL DRIVE · TMC2209/5160 · FUSION 360→

RIDE Lab · Filament Extrusion

Research system for producing 1.75 mm FDM filament: closed-loop diameter control with an LDR sensor array, thermal validation, drafted IEEE paper.

1.75 MM FDM · LDR ARRAY · CLOSED LOOP→

AI SYSTEMS · PERCEPTION, TOOLING, PROTOCOLS

Vizzion

Wearable navigation aid on a Raspberry Pi 5: MoveNet + SegFormer over a custom 35-class dataset. Two 1st-place track wins at HackAI 2026.

PI 5 · MOVENET + SEGFORMER · 35 CLASSES→

Helios

MCP server generator built for ACM UTD, with a multi-AI architecture and semantic tool clustering to cut context cost.

MCP · MULTI-AI · SEMANTIC CLUSTERING→

Calendar MCP

Google Calendar MCP server with an action-log undo system, timezone enforcement, and idempotent event creation.

ACTION-LOG UNDO · TZ ENFORCEMENT · OAUTH→

ARIS

A persistent personal AI system built on Claude Code: an Obsidian vault as long-term memory, custom session skills, guardrail hooks, and MCP bridges to email, calendar, and CAD.

CLAUDE CODE · OBSIDIAN VAULT · HOOKS + MCP→

Sheet 2 · The Parts Bin

14 CAD MODELS, STREAMED LIVE TO YOUR BROWSER · THE FUSION 360 TRAINING SET PLUS FIELD PARTS FROM THE RIDE LAB.

LEGO BRICK

GLASS SODA BOTTLE

PAPER CLIP

COMPLEX BOTTLE

ICE TRAY

HEX NUT

BIKE HANDLEBAR

DOOR STOP

LIGHT BULB

METAL BOWL

CUSTOM HELIX

SCREWDRIVER

LDR SENSOR MOUNT

FILASTRUDER ASSEMBLY

OPEN THE BIN · INSPECT ANY PART IN 3D →

General Notes

1. COMPUTER ENGINEERING, UT DALLAS · CLASS OF 2028.
2. CURRENTLY: HARDWARE ENGINEERING INTERN, THALES (SUMMER 2026).
3. RESEARCH: FILAMENT EXTRUSION FOR SOFT ROBOTICS, RIDE LAB.
4. ALL PARTS DESIGNED IN FUSION 360 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
5. INTERPRET THIS SITE PER ASME Y14.5 · EVERYTHING DIMENSIONED, NOTHING DECORATIVE.

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REVISION HISTORY
REV	DATE	DESCRIPTION
A	2026-07	Initial release: five assemblies documented
B	2026-07	ARIS added: the system that helped build the site
C	2026-07	V2: responsive & performance pass, all devices

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