JACOB KARAUL

ENGINEERING PORTFOLIO

About

I graduated from Union College in June 2020 with a B.S. in Computer Engineering. I greatly enjoyed learning the principles of research, design and implementation and continue to apply an engineer's mindset wherever I can. I have experience in a variety of areas including but not limited to: machine learning, embedded systems, autonomous vehicles and full-stack development.

During my freshman year at Union College I joined the AERO club, a student-led organization that builds an RC airplane every year for a nation-wide design competition. During my time with this club I held multiple positions including Secretary, Head of PR and eventually Electronics Pod Chief Engineer. Over the years we placed several times, including first place for flight score amongst all US teams and third place overall.

During my sophomore year I joined a research group that focused on classifying the behavior of a vibrational tensegrity robot. I co-authored a research paper on the subject which was accepted to the 2020 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI). During that time I also managed our Qualisys Motion Capture System (received from an NSF grant) and taught technical and non-technical students alike how it could be used for their interdisciplinary projects.

This portfolio documents past and present projects I have worked on through research groups, engineering teams and in most cases, personal interest. I'm always looking for new projects and usually have one or more in the works. Due to time constraints, this portfolio may not always be up to date. My Github (linked below) may be a better resource for what I've been working on lately.

Projects

Onechuk
2021 - Present
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Apartment Aquaponics
2021 - Present
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SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECT:
AUTONOMOUS FLOCKING µSUB
2019 - 2020
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Modular Aquaponics
2018 - 2020
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Hexapod
2019 - Present
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Engineering 101:
Fruit Cutting Machine
2016
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Smaller Projects

3D-Printer Enclosure
2021 - Present
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CrossCopter
2020 - Present
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Automatic Fish Feeder
2019
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Dorm Aquaponics
2017
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This Website
2016 - Present
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Links