Experimental hardware
Vacuum systems, chamber design, and test setups.
Romaineering / Student portfolio
About
I’m Taylor Romain, an Electrical Engineering Technology student. This site primarily documents my ongoing fusor project.
Project Work
My current work includes vacuum systems, electronics, embedded control, instrumentation, and experimental hardware. The fusor is the main project documented here.
The project pages are a record of system configurations, measurements, software, revisions, and work still to be completed.
View Fusor Project ↗View resume ↗
Resume not yet added.
01 / Studies
Education
Electrical Engineering Technology
Institution and study dates have not yet been added to this site.
02 / Areas of interest
Technical Interests
Instrumentation & electronics
Analog measurements, microcontrollers, diagnostics, and data acquisition.
Controls & automation
Serial communication, relay control, software interfaces, and system behavior.
Other interests include robotics and 3D design and fabrication.
03 / Technical background
Tools & Software
Software & programming
- MATLAB / Octave
- LabVIEW
- Arduino
- Verilog
- HTML / CSS / JavaScript
Electronics
- Circuit analysis
- Analog measurement
- Digital systems
- Microcontrollers
- Electronics troubleshooting
Controls & automation
- Instrumentation
- Data acquisition
- Relay control
- Serial communication
- Control-system development
Engineering tools
- PSpice / Multisim
- Vivado
- Fusion 360
04 / Documentation
Project Notes
The project record is organized around these topics.
Design
The purpose of a change, the constraints, and the alternatives considered.
Hardware
Components, interfaces, assembly notes, and revisions.
Instrumentation
Signals, calibration notes, measurement limits, and validity.
Testing
Test conditions, recorded data, and observations.
Analysis
Selected intervals, units, assumptions, and uncertainty.
Revisions
Problems encountered, unsuccessful approaches, and changes still needed.
Monitoring & data acquisition
View Fusor Console Fusor Console
A separate application for telemetry, recorded runs, and data analysis.