Evan Tulsky Evan Tulsky / Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:25:16 +0000 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:25:16 +0000 Jekyll v3.8.6 2-Link Robot Manipulator <h2 id="joystick-control">Joystick Control</h2> <p>Open-loop direct control to help prototyping. A simple analog joystick lets you drive the robot arm manually — perfect for calibration, testing, or just having fun.</p> <ul>... Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:25:52 +0000 /posts/robotarm/ /posts/robotarm/ Robotics Projects Convex Optimization LP and ML Rankings for Fantasy Football <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>This project combines <strong>machine learning</strong> and <strong>convex optimization</strong> to help make smarter fantasy football draft decisions. The model forecasts player performance for the upcoming season and uses those... Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:25:52 +0000 /posts/fantasyfootball/ /posts/fantasyfootball/ Sports Analytics Projects 2025 IEEE Modeling, Estimation, and Control Conference (MECC) Wed, 21 May 2025 19:25:52 +0000 /papers/2025/05/21/MECCpaper.html /papers/2025/05/21/MECCpaper.html Human-Robot Interface, Stretching Dorsiflexion, Rehabilitative Devices Papers 2024 IEEE Conference on Controls Technology and Application (CCTA) <h3 id="Paragraph">"Extremum Seeking Control of a Robotic Ankle-Foot Orthosis Targeting the Soleus Muscle Activation During Walking"</h3> <p>I presented this work at the IEEE Conference on Controls Technology and Application (CCTA)... Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:25:52 +0000 /papers/2024/08/21/IEEE-CCTA.html /papers/2024/08/21/IEEE-CCTA.html Human-Robot Interface, Ankle Orthosis, Rehabilitative Devices Papers I have been honored as the Richard A. Bernard Scholar <p>The Richard A. Bernard Award is endowed by Jean I. Bernard in memory of her husband, for a senior who has shown awareness to the needs of the physically-challenged individuals... Sat, 25 May 2024 19:25:52 +0000 /awards/2024/05/25/RichardBernardAward.html /awards/2024/05/25/RichardBernardAward.html Awards Awards Graduating from Syracuse University from the Honors College and with magna cum laude Sat, 25 May 2024 09:25:52 +0000 /awards/2024/05/25/graduation.html /awards/2024/05/25/graduation.html Awards Awards Earning an award for best thesis in the Natural Sciences and Engineering <p>On April 21, 2024, Evan Tulsky successfully defended his thesis earning him a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Syracuse University with Honors Distinction.</p> <h3 id="Paragraph">"Targeting the Soleus and... Mon, 20 May 2024 19:25:52 +0000 /papers/awards/2024/05/20/Thesis.html /papers/awards/2024/05/20/Thesis.html Bionics, Systems, and Controls Lab Rehabilitative Devices Papers Awards The development of motorized blinds for home improvement <p align="center"> <embed src="/assets/files/MAE500MechatronicsWindowBlinds (2).pdf" width="500" height="300" type="application/pdf" /> </p> Tue, 14 May 2024 19:25:52 +0000 /posts/motorizedblinds/ /posts/motorizedblinds/ Mechatronics Projects Developing bifacial cold plates for high-powered servers with Microsoft <p>Over the course of the academic year 2023-2024, I have helped Microsoft develop innovative cooling techniques for high-powered servers. A proposed bifacial cold plate is designed to increase the operating... Tue, 14 May 2024 19:25:52 +0000 /projects/2024/05/14/Microsoft-Project.html /projects/2024/05/14/Microsoft-Project.html Heat Transfer System Cooling Projects My work as a nuclear power plant engineer at Constellation <p>For the purpose of protected equipment, supplementary images are omitted. As a nuclear power plant engineer intern I have:</p> <h3>Accomplishments</h3> <ul> <li>Participated in various cross-departmental activities, training, and exercises. Developed... Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:25:52 +0000 /projects/2023/07/19/NPPengineer.html /projects/2023/07/19/NPPengineer.html Nuclear Power Plant Projects