Aiden Kunsch's
Engineering Portfolio

First-year mechanical engineering student at Northeastern University with a minor in bioengineering. Interested in medical devices, hardware prototyping, robotics engineering, and theme park engineering.

College
Northeastern
Major
Mechanical Engineering
Minor
Bioengineering
Focus
Med Devices
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About Me

Aiden Kunsch
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I'm a first-year mechanical engineering student at Northeastern University, pursuing a minor in bioengineering.

Outside of coursework, I serve as mechanical lead for the Northeastern Mars Rover Club and am helping set up a nonprofit biotech incubator makerspace for early-stage biomed companies. I am also part of the Northeastern Theme Park Engineering Club, and a member of NEU's chapter of ASME.

Outside of engineering, I love traveling, skiing, performing music, and exploring Boston.

CAD SolidWorks · Fusion 360 · AutoCAD
CODE Python · MATLAB · C++
HARDWARE 3D Printing · Laser Cutting · CNC Machining · Embedded Hardware & Microcontrollers
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Recent projects

Medispenser

Embedded Hardware
Medispenser project
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Medispenser project
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STATUS    Complete
COURSE    Cornerstone 2
Skills
  • SolidWorks
  • 3D Printing
  • Laser Cutting
  • Mechanical Design
  • Hardware Integration
  • Arduino / C++

An automated pill dispenser designed for use in clinical and assisted care environments. An RFID reader looks up the patient's prescription, and three slotted-disk hoppers driven by steppers dispense the correct combination and dosage, with an Arduino-controlled LCD guiding the nurse or caregiver through the workflow.

Built with a team of four for Cornerstone 2. The final prototype achieved 100% dispensing accuracy across 100 trials of three patient prescriptions, exceeding the 95% initial target. Total build cost: ~$70 — far below the cost of commercially available solutions.

For this project I worked on CAD design, 3D printing, and laser cutting. I assembled the Arduino components of the system and programmed the controller using Arduino C++.

Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse

Structural Analysis
Hyatt Regency walkway collapse project
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Hyatt Regency walkway collapse project
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STATUS    Complete
COURSE    Cornerstone 1
Skills
  • 2D CAD Design (AutoCAD)
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Laser Cutting
  • Raspberry Pi Pico
  • Python
  • Team Collaboration

A three-stage interactive exhibit teaching 4th–5th graders about the Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse — one of the deadliest structural failures in U.S. history, caused by a single overlooked connection detail in the suspended walkways. This project served to educate a younger audience about engineering concepts in an easy to digest and interesting manner.

Built with a team of three, the exhibit combined a Python narrative game, a laser-cut 2D bridge puzzle showing the original (failed) versus corrected designs, and a Raspberry Pi Pico–driven 3D bridge that physically collapses when overloaded, with LCD weight readout and an LED warning strip.

My contribution was the AutoCAD design and laser cutting of the puzzle, Pico enclosure, and model bridge. I worked with my teammates to integrate the Pico components and ensure the Python code worked with our model.

Mars Rover Club

Robotics / Field Systems
Mars Rover team project
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Mars Rover team project
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Mars Rover team project
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STATUS    Ongoing
TEAM       NU Mars Rover
Skills
  • 3D CAD (SolidWorks)
  • Hardware Integration
  • Manufacturing
  • Team Leadership

As mechanical team lead, I work on designing and integrating mechanical systems across the rover. Most recently, I redesigned the rover's wheels to improve stiffness and reduce deformation under load, testing various materials and spoke patterns to find the optimal design.

I previously worked on a redesign of the rover's gripper to allow for insertion of a USB drive into a mock mars lander.