Michael Laffin

Compliant Positional Control on a Stepper Motor using FOC (Vector Control)

Video | 4 years ago

Demo setup to test an implementation of the SimpleFOC motor control library using Arduino Mega 2560, L298N motor driver, a 0.9 deg/step bipolar stepper motor and an AMT103-V capacitive encoder.

ROM Example 2 Assistive Arm

Video | 4 years ago

Gripper subassembly - Assistive Robotic Arm

Video | 4 years ago

Example ROM

Video | 4 years ago

6 Degree of Freedom Control Joystick for Assistive Robotic Manipulator

Video | 4 years ago

Positional freedom demonstration of a 3D printed controller joystick for my ongoing assistive robotic arm capstone project. More info to come!

Adaptive Tongue Operated Mouse

Video | 7 years ago

My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/laffinm This video is mainly a project update. I have been busy with college for the past several months but more projects are finally in the works. More info on the competition: https://www.resna.org/news-events/annual-m...

Recycling HDPE: An Optimized Method

Video | 8 years ago

Plastic milk cartons made from HDPE can be easily melted down for reuse without releasing harmful vapors or odors. However producing a solid material that can be machined is a bit tricky. The method I found to be the most effective is to use a makeshift pis...

Ultra-bright LED Light - battery powered

Video | 8 years ago

The LEDs were all taken from a battery powered light switches, and wired close together to achieve the highest intensity. I built this with the idea in mind of securing it to my camera to avoid having to set up additional lights around the room.

Repairing a Broken Gear

Video | 8 years ago

I left the lead-screw engaged when the carriage had travelled all the way to the end and mashed up the plastic change gear. Although I could easily just switch out another different sized gear, I needed the 80 toothed one specifically for cutting threads on...

Diffuse Video Light - Homemade

Video | 8 years ago

When making videos I often notice my shots lack the correct lighting, so I decided I would buy some studio lights to enhance the quality of my footage. However after looking on Amazon I came to the conclusion that most photography equipment is overpriced, a...

Arduino-based Time Lapse Device (For any Camera!)

Guide | 8 years ago

This is a simple rig I put together to allow my old camera to take time lapses by repeatedly taking photos at a set interval using a small servo and arduino nano to control it. Link to GitHub for code: https://github.com/Laffinm21/TimeLapseArduino The code ...

Bone Conduction Speaker Pen w/Bluetooth

Video | 9 years ago

The pen is able to conduct audio from a smarthphone directly to the inner ear via the bones of the skull simply by biting on the cap. The sound is barely detectable only a few inches from the ear, but when pressed onto the teeth it becomes clear and loud. I...