Working on the REACCH robotic system was my first large-scale dive into electrical engineering while still maintaining the use of my previously acquired skills on the mechanical side of engineering. I gained experience in avionics, controls, power systems, software design, and more. I expanded on my existing knowledge of C++ and Python and gained a solid foundation in robotics and embedded systems.

Additionally, I added to my experience in Assembly Integration and Testing. The main purpose of working on this project alongside and independently from KMI was to help inform decisions and perform advanced laboratory testing. As such, we sourced our own materials and components, completely designed and integrated the electrical system from the ground up (which I was the responsible engineer for), and tested the performance of the system both with manual and autonomous control (designed by myself) in a simulated 0g environment with 3 degrees of freedom.

Now, a flight unit is set to be launched for testing on the ISS on the next cargo mission, which is an exciting end to the project.