Ryan Hailey
Current interests include robotics, automation, lifting weights and longevity. I'm a little obsessed with learning how things work.
BS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING · UT ARLINGTON · CLASS OF 2026
Autonomous UGV Development
Three-phase autonomous tracked vehicle: GPS waypoint navigation, encoder-based dead reckoning, and LiDAR localization with ROS2/Nav2.
RoboMasters Robot Development
Drivetrain lead for UTA RoboMasters across three robots: designing suspension, chassis, and wheel systems for ARC North America at Purdue.
Shaker Bottle Design, Manufacturing, and Market Analysis
Designed and implemented a plan to bring an innovative shaker bottle to market.
Autobalancing TouchScreen Platform
Developed A Raspberry Pi based PWM and PID controller for a self-balancing platform
Air Cushion Suspension System Analysis
Dynamic modeling and stability analysis of pneumatic air cushion suspension using state-space methods and control theory
Thermal Conduction in Distributed Parameter Systems
Analysis of coupled thermal conduction and convection in rod-sphere systems using distributed parameter modeling and symbolic mathematics
Suspension System Estimation
Developed a method to estimate suspension system parameters using experimental data and modeling.
This Website
Custom coded website built with Astro Framework
About Me
I spent most of my childhood and early college career obsessed with golf. I was fortunate enough to land a starting role on the Midwestern State golf team after I left my high school career behind. Midwestern State was the place where I would make a critical decision.
After dedicating all that time towards golf (which I still love), I began to get the feeling that it didn't provide any inherent value to the world. I realized that I could enjoy golf on my own time while pursuing something that would produce real value. That is when I decided to go all in for mechanical engineering, jumping head first into thermodynamics and physics.
Beyond academics, I found a real passion for lifting weights and the science of what makes muscles grow. That led me down a path of studying longevity research and gaining a better understanding of how our biology works. Besides that, I enjoy hiking, fishing, and coding.
"The happy man is the one who has a healthy body, a wealthy soul and a well-educated nature."
- Mechanical Design — Creating systems that move and transfer energy
- Bodybuilding & Longevity — Physical performance and health science
- Software Development — Simulation, control, and automation tools
- Engineering Analysis — Thermal, structural, and dynamic modeling
- Outdoors — Golf, hiking, and fishing
University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Midwestern State University
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering · GPA 4.0 · Division II Golf