Teradyne Senior Design Project
The purpose of this project was to create a device that automates the mating of coaxial connectors during testing. A Cartesian robot was designed and built that locates a specific connector within an array of connectors and then executes the desired mate using a Z-axis motion system. Additionally, an integrated tool-changer system is being developed that automatically swaps between the various toolheads used during a testing procedure. The team behind this capstone project consists of three Electromechanical Engineering students at Wentworth Institute of Technology: Sam Baliki, Rami Hanna, and Paul Miller. They are supported and mentored by Professor James McCusker and Brian C. Wadell at Teradyne.
The prior capstone group robot. Many mechanical changes such as adding a linear rail, tool-changer, and programming changes were all made.
I have included our Research Paper that got published to IEEE below (click here to download pdf):