Yishane Kao
Featured Projects
INV-X1 "Alatus"
Custom Fixed-Wing UAS
A custom fixed-wing UAV built from the ground up: aerodynamic sizing, SolidWorks structural design for the wing ribs and fuselage, and a custom ATmega328P-based avionics system for sensing, telemetry, and flight stabilization. Every structural part is 3D printed and assembled with heat-set inserts for durability.
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Compact Mechanical Wallet
Product Design & Rapid Prototyping
A 3D-printed smart wallet combining an AirTag mount, money clip, cascading card mechanism, and snap-lock closure, refined through several rounds of prototyping for fit, usability, and long-term manufacturability. The final cascading mechanism holds five cards after evaluating four earlier concepts.
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Orex Gripper
Servo-Actuated Grippers
A servo-actuated TPU gripper for a modular robotic arm, driven by an HX-30 HiWonder serial bus servo. Modeled as a SolidWorks assembly focused on mechanical efficiency and manufacturability, then fabricated with FDM 3D printing. Capable of securing objects over 80mm wide and payloads above 500g.
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Claw Kent
Robotic Retrieval System
A sheet-metal robotic claw with ultrasonic sonar sensor feedback for object detection, fabricated with hand tools and modeled in SolidWorks, built to grip and retrieve objects reliably without a separate manual trigger for the grab. A crane and string handle positioning while the sensor handles the grip.
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