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Harsh Mathur
Tinkering Enthusiast


PID Controller for Ball Levitation
In control theory, we learned about the root loci of different kinds of systems, and we learned to influence the step response,...


Wearable Surgical Tools Tracker
Resident surgeons must complete a certain required number of hours before they're certified. Often times, the completion of this required...

Predicting Aerodynamic Flow Instability
Under mentorship of Prof. Earl Dowell After reaching out to Prof. Dowell about my interest in aerodynamics, he pointed me towards an...

Autodesk 3D Visualization
While working on mechanical engineering teams that involve a lot of moving parts and complex assemblies, it is extremely useful (I've...


Flywheel Project - Hyperloop
Currently ongoing is a task at Duke Hyperloop which is centered around the flywheel. Essentially, we now possess the ability to build our...

Computer Architecture ECE/CS250
Easily one of the more challenging and fulfilling courses I've taken at Duke, ECE 250 unlocked the inner workings of a computer to me....


Volker Blum Lab | MatD3 & Hybrid3 | Material Data Database
The HybriD3 project accelerates the Design, Discovery and Dissemination (D3) of new crystalline organic-inorganic hybrid semiconductors...


Ni Lab | Soft Robots bridging the Human-Machine Interaction
The Ni Lab at Duke's Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department focuses on human-machine interaction by leveraging the fabrication...


Engineers in Action | Eswatini Bridge Build
DEID, Duke Engineers for International Development, designed the longest suspended bridge (122.2 metres) in Eswatini, Africa. I was the...


GMetriXR | Rapid Development Virtual Reality
GMetriXR is a virtual reality (VR) platform that allows no-code development of immersive 3D 360 VR experiences. I was a member of the...

Indian Institute of Science | Aerodynamic Prototyping
I was intrigued with what caused air moving across surfaces to push entire hunks of heavy metal into the sky. After years of fiddling...


Chotee - The Scratch Built R/C Aircraft
Overview Hobby flying has several plans that allow several enthusiasts to build their own planes. However, an aircraft meant to perform,...


The Windtunnel Project
In high school, I struggled to find the tools necessary to test my aerodynamic prototypes. Testing a line of code, for example, is...

Soft Robot Moulds | Linear Actuator | Ni Lab Prototyping
In the Ni Lab, I was encouraged to test the waters in many different divisions of the operation. I learned about fabrication, using...

Electric Vehicles Car Suspension - Ruggedised
At Duke Electric Vehicles, I'm part of the suspension team. we are tasked with designing and building the primary step in the mechanical...


Qualitative Improvement of Airflow | An Effective Low-Cost Method
The objective of my paper was to demonstrate the results of the effects of tangential blowing by utilising a low-cost method to show...
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