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Trilight is a project I built for ME 203: Design and Manufacturing at Stanford.

My goal was to build a lantern better than anything else available. I created a tripod lantern with three independently adjustable legs that is compact but uniquely versatile. I did all the necessary design work, prototyping, and machining. All metal parts (with obvious exceptions, like screws) were fabricated from scratch.

Features:
  • ​Fully Type III Hard Anodized with polycarbonate windows. Water resistant.
  • Multiple brightness modes, selected with a switch in each rubber foot.
  • Replaceable, rechargeable Li-ion battery (legs are threaded at the hinge).
  • Fully regulated constant-current LED driver. Blinks and automatically reduces brightness when batteries are low.
  • Repositionable legs allow a wide variety of uses: free standing area light, localized lamp, hanging light.
  • Legs rotate 180 degrees; light can be folded to protect the windows.
  • Safety lockout activated by slightly loosening each leg.
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    • etc
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    • Trilight
    • Atomic Grader
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