Case Study 01

Poolular Controller

Professional electromechanical prototype development: enclosure design, component CAD, static analysis, FDM hardware, integration, and functional testing.

Poolular Controller

Mechanical design had to survive contact with the whole system.

The project progressed from CAD and component design into printed hardware, internal integration, and assembled prototype testing.

Confidential implementation details are intentionally omitted; the page focuses on the mechanical-development workflow supported by the source material.

01
System context

Start with the complete electromechanical system.

The controller housing had to work with electronics, sensors, routing, access, and assembly—not simply look finished.

ElectromechanicalSystem interfacesAssembly
Poolular electronics and system prototype
02
Mechanical design

Define the enclosure and interfaces.

The housing CAD establishes the enclosure geometry and interfaces needed to package the system and support prototype assembly.

CADEnclosureInterfaces
Poolular enclosure CAD
03
Component design

Develop supporting mechanical geometry.

Supporting component geometry was developed alongside the main housing so the internal system could be packaged and assembled coherently.

Component CADPackaging
Poolular component CAD
04
Structural check

Review the component under a static load case.

The source material includes a static simulation result used to examine the mechanical response of the designed component.

Static simulationMechanical response
Poolular static simulation result
05
Prototype

Print the housing.

FDM hardware brought the enclosure into the physical world so fit, routing, access, and assembly issues could be evaluated directly.

FDMPrototypeFit
Poolular FDM prototype being printed
06
Integrate

Bring electrical and mechanical hardware together.

The prototype was integrated with control electronics and wiring. Fixture-assisted assembly supported the mechanical/electrical integration effort.

IntegrationWiringFixture-assisted assembly
Poolular internal wiring and electronics
07
Functional test

Evaluate the assembled controller.

The assembled prototype was taken through functional testing and design-iteration cycles with cross-functional partners.

Functional testIterationCross-functional
Poolular green controller functional test
Reported portfolio outcome
~45%

Overall system performance improvement

The portfolio attributes the contribution to fixture-assisted assembly, system integration, prototype testing, and design iteration.

Prototype in motion

See the environment,
not a collage.

The source Drive folder also includes a short prototype video, embedded directly.