User:Frozenstiff

About Me

My name Elliott Madsen and I currently a student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering with minors in Mathematics and Computer Science.

Academic and Professional Background

Throughout my time in Primary and Secondary schools I competed in numerous competitions under the FIRST banner, in either the FLL (FIRST Lego League) or FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) divisions. As part of team 3705 out of Austin E. Lathrop High School I went to worlds for FTC in Atlanta, Georgia.

After high-school I completed one year of college (2012) then dropped out due to lack of interest. In the years before returning in 2023 I gathered a large amount of experience in the dirt moving and heavy machinery operation. This experience has proved invaluable in designing the LAMP project.

Current Projects:

NASA X-Hab: I am helping coordinate Aurora Robotics Lab in the development of systems that NASA has requested in response to our X-Hab 2025 NASA Proposal
L.A.M.P: I am leading a team of fellow student engineers in the development of a multi-purpose robotic platform for lunar operations.

Skills and Interests

Welding and Fabrication: While working before returning to school I received extensive training in welding and other form of manufacturing, like sheet metal work and woodworking.
Robotics: While designing robots to compete in the FIRST family of competitions i was able to pick up skills that help bridge the divide between hardware and software.
Programming: Although I'm not pursuing a full degree in CS, I've picked up enough skills to be able to build simple programs and understand and modify more complex ones.