Anthony Saracino

ECU Calibration & Performance Tuning of 4-Stroke Engines

• Performed ECU calibration to refine fuel, ignition, and various engine parameters and control systems.
• Reviewed and interpreted engine datalogs to assess control system behavior and guide calibration refinement.
• Modeled structural engine components in Autodesk Inventor and produced functional 3D-printed prototypes.

Inertia Dynamometer Design & Fabrication

• Engineered an inertia dynamometer with integrated hall-effect and ignition pickup sensors for synchronized rotor and engine RPM measurement.
• Implemented a Raspberry Pi control system to compute engine torque output from acceleration data and visualize performance metrics in real time.

Study of Intake Geometry Effects on Engine Volumetric Efficiency (In Progress)

• Investigating how variations of intake runner length and geometry influence VE in spark-ignition engines.
• Preparing experiments using an inertia dynamometer to measure the impact of runner length, including potential ram-effect benefits.