Elliot A. Dy

EXPERIENCE

• Co-authored AIAA publication “Prediction of Performance and Noise of a Small Quadrotor Using CHARM,” contributing blade geometry processing and thickness-noise analysis used in final results
• Evaluated CHARM simulation settings and rotor geometries to study effects on predicted quadrotor forces, moments, and thickness noise, supporting validation against NASA experimental data
• Automated workflow converting airfoil coordinate data into STL, PSU-WOPWOP, and pressure files, enabling batch comparison of simulated thickness noise across 100+ geometry cases
• Developed MATLAB tools to generate quad-mesh blade geometries and convert ASCII simulation outputs to CHARM-compatible binary formats, improving analysis efficiency and reproducibility

• Led 17-member team developing a Mars rover mission concept in MCA, delivering a 200+ page Preliminary Design Review and final mission presentation to the review panel
• Managed a 7-member team in NPWEE program developing a plasma-assisted solar sail propulsion proposal for long-duration and sub-L1 missions competing for NASA technology funding
• Coordinated science, engineering, and programmatics subteams, organizing meetings, schedules, task assignments, and deliverables while maintaining technical consistency across mission and proposal milestones
• Collaborated with NASA engineers and subject matter experts, authored proposal technical sections, supported NASA New Technology Report submission, and participated in peer proposal evaluation

PROJECTS

• Designed turbine subsystem for a supercritical CO₂ Rankine cycle, creating rotor, enclosure, and nozzle in SolidWorks for integration with system evaporator and condenser, operating at 60,000 RPM and generating 24 V
• Designed nozzle and flow path for 7.4 MPa, 400 °C supercritical CO₂ achieving 730 m/s jet velocity at 13 g/s mass flow
• Applied GD&T, shaft–bore fit selection, and tolerance stack-up analysis to ensure high-speed rotor and enclosure operation
• Generated Fusion 360 CAM toolpaths and designed components for manufacturability for CNC lathe, CNC mill, and wire EDM, integrating bearings and sealing solutions for high-pressure operation

• Designed and assembled a 578-part walking table in SolidWorks using linkage mechanisms driven dual motor tank-style
• Engineered screw, bearing, and insert interface and optimized 3D-print orientation to prevent linkage failures under loads
• Integrated circuit using Li-ion battery, buck/boost converters, motor drivers, and Arduino control for multi-voltage operation.
• Developed Arduino-based wireless joystick control using two microcontrollers and wireless Bluetooth movement control

• Designed and built a 4.5-DOF Cartesian drink mixer using 8020 aluminum extrusions, GT2 belts, and NEMA 17 motors
• Modeled and fabricated custom motor mounts, sliders, and fixtures in SolidWorks using 3D printing and laser cutting
• Integrated motion transmission and end-effector design to achieve repeatable X-Y-Z positioning and bottle handling

• Designed and optimized an 80% bell nozzle to achieve target expansion ratio using parabolic contour design
• Modeled nozzle in CAD and performed pressure stress simulations, verifying FOS = 4.25
• Integrated nozzle and ignition system in 3-person team and executed static firing tests for thrust validation