Parker Knopf

Mechanical Engineer

Team Projects

Teamwork, Innovation, Execution

In every team project I have been involved in, I have always emerged as a significant contributor. It is always my intention and my passion to put by best foot forward I everything I do. Working and learning from others within every team has only matured both my technical and soft skills. In several team projects highlighted in this portfolio, I have acted as the lead engineer. In other projects the combined group effort has lead to much astounding success that is always more amazing to share with a team.

Teleoperation Haptics

Haptic Arm

Teleoperation Haptics

A novel haptic armband designed to mimic obstacle collisions of a 2D RR manipulator during task space teleoperation. A user study involving 12 subjects was conducted. A team project during my MS degree at UCSD.

Reverse Osmosis Rig

OceanWell

Reverse Osmosis Rig

Designed, and manufactured to empirically test a Reverse-Osmosis membrane (RO membrane) with the intent of finding flow rate and pressure drop across the membrane due to an axial thruster.

Autonomous Vehicle

Seeker

Autonomous Vehicle

An Autonomous vehicle driven by Ros2, python, and OpenCV. Uses intel real-sense camera for depth cloud-maps, and Lidar for environment mapping among other features. Team project for a course at UCSD.

High School Project

Physics Boat

High School Project

A high school physics class team project. Construction materials were limited to ½” shafts of wood, paper, glue, and a waterproof sealant of our choice. The objective was to speed-run a lap in the pool.

Family Project

Barn Shed

Family Project

This project was a family project my father, brother, and I conducted. With my engineering expertise in CAD and understanding of California law and code for building construction I designed the barn and we built it.

High School Project

School Floats

High School Project

Every year for homecoming, the school would host half-time class competitions with floats. With the students constructing the floats and with my reputation I naturally became the lead engineer in this project.