Project
Biomedical Bioreactor Mixing Mechanism
An electromechanical automation prototype that replaces manual vessel rotation/tilt with repeatable, programmable motion in a biomedical lab workflow.
Technical Summary
- Reframed manual tilt/rotation cell-mixing into a parameterized motion-control problem with configurable angle, dwell time, and cycle frequency.
- Co-designed and iterated a gripping interface to maintain vessel stability under repeated motion while avoiding excessive clamp stress and operator friction.
- Evaluated torque transfer, alignment retention, and tolerance sensitivity to improve mechanical repeatability during sustained rotation/tilt cycles.
- Structured the architecture around motor-coupled actuation plus protocol-driven timing sequences to reduce operator-dependent variability in lab routines.
- Balanced assembly practicality and fixture accessibility so the mechanism is realistic for bench workflow, not only for one-off prototype demonstration.
- Established a clear path toward closed-loop enhancement by separating mechanical constraints, motion parameters, and control-logic hooks for future feedback integration.
Gripping and Rotation Mechanism
