Engineering Design Teams
UBC Bionics Engineering and Research Design Team
Our current project is a bionic arm prosthetic controlled via EMG, voice and touch screen. The first prototype, GRASP, is able to complete simple tasks such as opening a jar, zipping up a hoodie and cutting bread.
Electromyography control
Designed a circuit to capture electrical signals from muscle flexes focusing on hardware filtering and noise reduction.
Integration and testing
Assembled the arm and conducted validation testing on the prototype with electrical test equipment such as the oscilloscope integrating all motors and external sensors
Electrical team lead
Mentored junior members on topics such as Altium and other electrical engineering design principles through weekly tutorials
UBC BEST: MINT
Competing in the NeuroTechX Student Club Competition, we designed and manufactured a device to capture EEG signals. This included signal processing of the acquired EEG, and real-time visualization on a computer. Using MATLAB and Python, we removed artifacts, filtered signals and located points of interest, such as a blink.
Signal Processing
Researched different signal processing techniques, focusing first on hardware solutions. Later on, using MATLAB and Python scripts to further clean the data with filtering and data visualization
PCB Design
Redesigned the final circuity onto a PCB using Altium to create an Arduino shield and assisted in assembly and reflowing of the final shield
