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Owen Tharp

Student engineer and robotics programmer at the Webb School of Knoxville, Class of 2028.

I work on FRC competitive robotics, embedded control systems, and engineering software, and especially projects involving autonomous systems, sensors, motor control, CAD/CAM, and real hardware.

Experience

CAD Engineering Intern - Formall Inc.
Summer 2026

  • Designed an approved automated twin-sheet plug-assist platform in SolidWorks, including its rail-guided base, pneumatic drive, welded reach structure, and scissor lift.
  • Calculated mechanism loads, motion, gear geometry, and hard-stop locations; produced the fabrication drawing package for laser-cut, welded, and CNC-machined parts.
  • Built and commissioned a Modix BIG-60 large-format 3D printer and developed SolidWorks macros for drawing creation, stock sizing, and material callouts.

Controls/Systems Director - FRC Team 1466
2022-Present

  • Lead development of robot software and autonomous systems in Java/WPILib, including trajectories, AprilTag localization, PIDF-controlled mechanisms, and command-based sequencing.
  • Built a shared coordination layer for autonomous and driver-controlled operation; maintained pose estimates within approximately 0.05 m and 0.1 rad during operation.
  • Lead and teach a six-student programming team through technical lessons, debugging, and competition preparation.
  • Contributed to the team’s 2025 FIRST Engineering Inspiration Award, 2026 Judges Award, and FRC World Championship qualification.

Co-Captain - FTC Team 9934
2022-2024

  • Co-led a 15+ member team to the 2024 Tennessee FTC State Championship.
  • Developed autonomous and teleoperated control code while coordinating CAD, programming, testing, and match strategy.

Technical Interests

Robotics software · embedded systems · controls · computer vision · CAD/CAM · CNC machining · applied AI/ML

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  1. Arduino-Cisco Arduino-Cisco Public

    ESP32 bidirectional Morse code translator with visual, keyboard, and tap input modes.

    C++

  2. CISCOHackCamp2026 CISCOHackCamp2026 Public

    ESP32 badge projects with modular lab tools, reaction and memory tests, simulators, and a companion analytics dashboard.

    TypeScript

  3. satisfactory-save-mcp satisfactory-save-mcp Public

    Read-only TypeScript MCP server that gives AI assistants grounded access to local Satisfactory save data.

    TypeScript

  4. FRC1466/2026RobotCode FRC1466/2026RobotCode Public

    The repository hosting FRC Team 1466's 2026 Competition robot code

    Java 1

  5. furuta-pendulum-controller furuta-pendulum-controller Public

    Teensy 4.1 controller and Web Serial dashboard for an ODrive Furuta pendulum.

    C++