Marwah Aman / Marwah Sabrah
Harvard University
Mechanical Engineering, S.B with High Honors
A Tactile Digitally Reconfigurable Pin Array Matrix for Modeling Environments in Real-time
Key Skills: Design iteration, Fabrication, Simulation, Prototyping & Testing
Awarded Harvard Hoopes Prize
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Awarded Dean's Award for Outstanding Engineering Project, Honorable Mention
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Design & fabrication of a novel navigation accessibility device for blind users reliant on tactile information. This is an individual project in fulfillment of the senior capstone.
The device is a 5x4x3in display that actuates 660 moving micro pins to dynamically 3D-model any environment in less than 1 second with 0.1mm accuracy and 2mm pixel size.
This novel actuation mechanism utilizes electropermanent magnets to latch and unlatch pins at their appropriate heights.