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PB↗PETER BUCKLEYENGINEERING
+ INDEPENDENT PROJECTS & FIELD NOTES

Ideas into
working
hardware.

Electronics, robotics, and mechanical design.
A notebook of things built, tested, and learned
along the way.

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01—08FROM THE WORKBENCH
An archival photograph of a multi-axis gimbal test rig, with yellow machinery, rust-orange structural rails, and sage-green metalwork.
RESEARCH IN MOTIONFIG. 01 / GIMBAL RIG
ELECTRONICS+ROBOTICS+MECHANICAL DESIGN+FABRICATION
THE PROJECT ARCHIVE

Work in detail.

Notes, decisions, and the occasional
detour on the way to making it work.

08 / ENTRIES

8 projects

EasyBLDC - Open Source Brushless Motor Driver for Aerial and Underwater Robotics01
Electronics / PCB design

EasyBLDC - Open Source Brushless Motor Driver for Aerial and Underwater Robotics

Independent study developing a BLDC motor driver from the ground up for use with robotics.

ElectronicsIn ProgressPCB DesignResearch
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CMOS Semiconductor Fabrication02
Research / Electronics

CMOS Semiconductor Fabrication

Manufacturing a silicon wafer containing resistors, diodes, and CMOS transistors.

ElectronicsProject & Writeup FinishedResearch
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Battery Protection Ideal Diode PCB03
Electronics / PCB design

Battery Protection Ideal Diode PCB

A small PCB to protect lithium batteries in parallel from charging into each other while minimizing power loss.

ElectronicsIn ProgressPCB Design
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Robocats Power Distribution Board04
Electronics / PCB design

Robocats Power Distribution Board

Simple high-current PCB to make the wiring and configuration for the Robocats Typhoon2/Lynx much easier.

ElectronicsPCB DesignProject & Writeup Finished
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Positron Folding 3D Printer (Designed by Kraylin3D)05
Mechanical / Fabrication

Positron Folding 3D Printer (Designed by Kraylin3D)

Extremely compact 3D printer that prints inverted and is capable of folding into a filament box.

3D PrintingElectronicsManufacturingProject & Writeup Finished
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Alcanta - The Ortholinear Wireless Keyboard for IPad06
Electronics / PCB design

Alcanta - The Ortholinear Wireless Keyboard for IPad

An Adafruit Feather 32u4 based Bluetooth low power Ortho linear mechanical keyboard for ipad.

PCB DesignProject Finished Awaiting Writeup
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3D Printed 3-Axis Joystick and Throttle H.O.T.A.S07
Mechanical / Fabrication

3D Printed 3-Axis Joystick and Throttle H.O.T.A.S

Designing and manufacturing my own HOTAS (Hands On Throttle-And-Stick) utilizing 3D-printing and cheap off the shelf components.

3D PrintingElectronicsProject & Writeup Finished
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Bespoke CNC Milling Machine08
Mechanical / Design

Bespoke CNC Milling Machine

An extremely rigid CNC deign using all of the shelf or laser cut parts from Send Cut Send. No previous manufacturing capability required.

ManufacturingProject Finished Awaiting Writeup
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