Final Year Project: Novel Rod-of-Scoops Control to Lower Sediment Disturbance in Deep Sea Mining
Project Overview
This was one of my early engineering projects, built during my undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan.
Technical Details
The synchronizer was designed to:
- Align electromagnetic signals across multiple channels
- Reduce phase drift in communication systems
- Provide stable timing for data transmission
Design Approach
- Used inductors and capacitors for signal processing
- Implemented analog feedback for automatic adjustment
- Achieved sub-millisecond synchronization accuracy
Skills Demonstrated
- Circuit design and analysis
- Electromagnetic field theory
- Practical engineering implementation
- Problem-solving with limited resources
This project sparked my interest in the mathematical foundations of communication, eventually leading to information theory.