Refrigerator Flood Protection Concept

Project Overview

This project covered the full engineering design cycle — from initial kinematic analysis through SolidWorks CAD, FEA validation, and fabrication of a working prototype. Custom servo-driven joints were machined from aluminum and assembled with 3D-printed structural brackets. An OpenCV pipeline running on a Raspberry Pi handles target detection and feeds position data to the onboard Arduino controller.

Key Highlights

• Custom inverse kinematics solver implemented in Python
• SolidWorks assembly with 47 unique modeled parts
• OpenCV-based color/shape detection for target identification
• ±2 mm positional repeatability achieved in testing
• Full wiring harness and power management system designed