EDUCATION
LUCY CHEUNG
B.S. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | MAY 2020
Carnegie Mellon University
President of American Society of Mechanical Engineers at CMU
Fall 2019 College of Engineering Dean’s List-
(646) 733 - 8273
WORK EXPERIENCE
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SKILLS
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SolidWorks
AutoCAD
Salesforce
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Rapid Prototyping
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Python
Machining
MECHANICAL INTERN | LATCH
Jan 2019 – August 2019
Designed test fixtures in SolidWorks to create robots used for in-house testing
ensuring new products meet hardware reliability requirements
Collaborated with electrical and product development teams to rapid-prototype
product ideas while satisfying various mechanical constraints
Maintained over 100 robots and managed mechanical upgrade and purchasing
schedules for 4 robot series
ROBOTICS INTERN | Human Motion Technologies LLC
October 2018 – December 2018
Developed graphical user interfaces for exoskeleton and prosthesis controllers
using Simulink Real-Time Explorer and conducted validation tests
Created a unilateral exoskeleton controller using Simulink, allowing clients to
manipulate individual actuator units
RESEARCH INTERN | Carnegie Mellon Biomechatronics Lab
January 2018 – October 2018
Controlled emulator testbed via ControlDesk as test subjects underwent
Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolution Strategy (CMAES) optimization
experiments to reduce metabolic cost of walking
Assembled the OptiTrack motion capture system and piloted software by honing
camera positions for marker visualization and calibration
MathWorks Simulink
MathWorks Matlab
Stress Analysis
Manufacturing
SPOKEN LANGUAGES
English
Mandarin
Russian (elementary)
INTERESTS
Rock Climbing
Snowboarding (elementary)
Environmental Sustainability
Petting dogs
Music
ENGINEERING PROJECTS
MODERNIZED PERKINS BRAILLER | September 2019 - Present
• Collaborated with 5 undergraduate students to create a low-cost, electronically
actuated typewriter for the visually impaired, addressing a technological gap for
blind students in the education system
• Served as lead mechanical engineer responsible designing the embossing system and
completing CAD drawings for over 100 parts in the full assembly
PHASE VARIABLES IN GAIT ASSISTANCE | January 2018 – August 2018
• Researched phase variables parametrizing the gait cycle to improve torque tracking
methodology of currently available exoskeleton control architectures
ROBOTIC GRIPPER | October 2018 – December 2018
• Served as lead designer in a group of five engineers to construct a lightweight, robotic
gripper capable of gripping and swinging a three-pound test object
MICRO-HYBRID GAS SENSOR |May 2017 – September 2017
• Analyzed methane levels in surrounding neighborhoods by machining a gas chamber
and developed an apparatus containing an infrared sensor and thermopile emitter
connected to an Arduino for voltage tracking
