Automated roller diagnostic tool
The creation of a fully automated tool to determine roller health using optical flow sensors
Hello — I'm Darren
I'm a professional engineer in the state of Maryland. My focus is industrial automation, although I have wide ranging interests.
Résumé
Full résumé →2022–Present
Staff Automation and Controls Engineer
Cellares
2016–2022
Research and Development Engineer
Intralox
2008–2016
Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
Chicago Bridge and Iron (CB&I)
2005–2008
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
University of Delaware
Work projects
All work projects →
Smart singulator
The newest technology in automated package singulation (converting bulk flow to single file)
Small package sorter
The first of a new generation of package sorting machines
Solenoid valve timing test
A test to determine if Ethernet and IO-Link controlled solenoid valve banks are as fast as direct wired
Personal projects
All personal projects →
Self-driving zero turn lawnmower v2
A rewrite of the controller and the compass calibration, plus a simulator that runs the real Arduino code
Electric go-kart v2
Two ClearPath servos and 10:1 planetary gearboxes, one per rear wheel — and the RMS current limit that ended it
Electric go-kart v1
Replacing fossil fuels is fun! And hard!
Self-driving zero turn lawnmower v1
An Arduino, an IMU and a pair of linear actuators on the handlebars — the first version, which cut one strip of grass