Discipline
Mechanical, Electrical & Digital
Mechanical Engineer (on paper)
KeithChristman
I’ve designed mechanical, electrical and digital products — from production dropper posts and carbon wheelsets to energy-harvesting transducers, custom data loggers, and the physics models that tie them together.
Current Focus
Ride Dynamics & Suspension Technology
Methods
MATLAB & Python · CAD · Hand Calcs · FEA
Projects
06 Selected
06 Selected Work
01 / Mechanical Design
Mechanical Design
Dropper seatposts taken from free-body diagram to mass production — every part iterated to shed grams without losing strength.
ADVANCED MACHINE DESIGNCADFEA
02 / Composite Manufacturing & Design
Composite Manufacturing & Design
Carbon wheelsets and structures from napkin sketch to molded prototype — plus an in-house process for cure-cycle hole piercing and a cross-section optimized for impact.
LAYUP SCHEDULE DESIGNCOMPOSITE TOOLING DESIGNMANDREL DESIGN
03 / Mechatronics — LET
Mechatronics — LET
A linear electromagnetic transducer for harvesting energy from suspension motion — built, instrumented on the trail, and honestly assessed against its theoretical limit.
HALLBACH ARRAY0.61 T PEAKFEMM + MATLAB
04 / Digital Products & Research
Digital Products & Research
A physics model plus a computer-vision system that, together, redefine what an 'ideal' suspension setup is — and measure it from a single GoPro.
SDOF MODELCOMPUTER VISIONRANDOM FOREST R²≈0.9
05 / Net-Zero Sprinter — Master's Thesis
Net-Zero Sprinter — Master's Thesis
A net-zero energy system designed, fabricated, and installed on a Sprinter van — then modeled so it can predict interior temperature from the weather forecast.
260 Ah LiFePO4550 W SOLARMATLAB MODEL
Tesla · Uber
06 / Tesla & Uber
Tesla & Uber
High-voltage connector design for Tesla's Megapack, and power-electronics thermal, wheel, and suspension work for Uber's micromobility e-bikes and e-scooters.
TESLA MEGAPACKHV CONNECTORSE-MOBILITY THERMAL