Nick Carpenter
  • Home
  • About
  • Experience
  • Projects

Projects

A selection of the hardware and engineering projects I have built, spanning analog design and PCB layout, embedded firmware, and one venture on the business side. Each one taught me something different about taking an idea from concept to a working result.

FOC Motor Controller and Reaction-Wheel Inverted Pendulum

FOC Motor Controller and Reaction-Wheel Inverted Pendulum

In Progress

A self-directed build of a custom FOC brushless motor controller driving a self-balancing reaction-wheel inverted pendulum.

  • Motor Control
  • Power Electronics
  • Embedded
  • Controls
  • PCB Layout
DC Power Analyzer

DC Power Analyzer

A precision system for profiling the voltage, current, and power draw of DC devices.

  • Analog Design
  • PCB Layout
  • Altium
  • LTspice
Boxy

Boxy

A team-built assistive classroom device for nonverbal students, developed in Northeastern's Forge Hardware Product Lab.

  • Hardware
  • KiCad
  • Arduino
  • Power
IR-Sensor Puzzle Controller

IR-Sensor Puzzle Controller

The complete electronics system for an interactive escape-room puzzle.

  • Embedded
  • Firmware
  • Sensors
  • MicroPython
Whack-a-Mole Electromechanical Game

Whack-a-Mole Electromechanical Game

An interactive arcade game with servo-driven moles, physical buttons, and live LCD scoring.

  • Electromechanical
  • Embedded
  • MicroPython
  • Power
SustainaFill

SustainaFill

A venture I pitched to connect students with campus water refill stations, cutting single-use plastic waste.

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Product
  • Business Strategy

© 2026 Nick Carpenter ·carpenter.ni@northeastern.edu ·LinkedIn