SPSreeram Padmeshinparkit.hashnode.dev·Aug 10, 2025 · 2 min readDay 17: Brayton CycleWhile prepping for my interviews for a job opportunity, I have been going through some things that are not really related to my project. Now, I had a look at gas turbines. Let’s talk about the four parts in a Brayton cycle, the continuous cycle in wh...00
SPSreeram Padmeshinparkit.hashnode.dev·Aug 8, 2025 · 2 min readDay 16: Composite MaterialsI’ll be a little off track for quite a while, so today’s all about composite materials. Composite materials are materials that are created by two or more substances, and when merged together, they create a new material with much better material chara...00
SPSreeram Padmeshinparkit.hashnode.dev·Aug 6, 2025 · 2 min readDay 15: Finite Element AnalysisI don’t really need this for the project, but as a mechanical engineer, it’s an important skill to behold. Well, you have seen my CAD drawings in Fusion 360, and let’s say I am not building a prototype but a full-scale robot for picking up real cars ...00
SPSreeram Padmeshinparkit.hashnode.dev·Aug 5, 2025 · 1 min readDay 14: Mecanum Wheels DesignTo create the URDF file for working in ROS2 Jazzy, I had to create every component of the robot from scratch, and while creating the design for the chassis and the arm was easy, the mecanum wheels were a difficult task. There are eight roller wheels ...00
SPSreeram Padmeshinparkit.hashnode.dev·Aug 4, 2025 · 3 min readDay 13: Control Systems – Part 3Continuing on the control systems topic, I went and learnt about PID controllers. PID, or proportional integral derivative controllers are used as components to convert the error created by the plant with reference to commands that the plant can take...00