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B.Tech. in Instrumentation and Control Engineering

Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal

• Multi-Sensor Data Fusion, Advanced Sensor Technology, Modern Control
• Basic Robotics (kinematics, dynamics, path planning)

Research Assistant

Robotics Research Centre, IIIT Hyderabad.

• Created a Unity-based digital twin for “Novus Carry 500” and “Novus Pallet Mover” mobile robots to facilitate product testing.
• Designed and developed URDF with a custom lifter attachment plugin for accurate simulation.
• Integrated 2-D lidar, 3-D lidar, and depth camera sensors for data visualization.
• Achieved a more efficient and cost-effective product development process, improving overall product performance.

Research Engineer

Novus Hitech Robotics Systemz Ltd., Gurugram.

• Multi-Floor Navigation
  • Developed a custom ROS package that enabled a new feature of multi-floor navigation.
  • Designed the package to dynamically switch maps based on the floor number trigger, integrated it into our SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) module, and reset critical functionalities related to controls and navigation algorithms.
• Custom Obstacle Detection ROS Package
  • Developed a custom obstacle detection package to enhance perception at designated drop locations using a 2D laser.
  • Designed and implemented logic for defining a region of interest around drop locations, triggering new navigation goals.
  • Successfully deployed the package, introducing a new feature that improved obstacle detection accuracy and enhanced navigation.
• Development of Cobot for screwing application.
  • Contributed to a proof-of-concept project for a UR10e robotic arm designed for automotive screwing applications.
  • Responsible for motion planning, including inverse kinematics calculation and Cartesian path planning.
  • Conducted "eye in hand" camera calibration for precise pose between end-effector and camera.
  • Set up the apriltag_ros package for relative pose estimation.
  • Built a real-time kernel to ensure instant servo control, that improved performance and reliability of system.

Robotics Engineer- ROS Intern

Novus Hitech Robotics Systemz Ltd., Gurugram.

• Created a Unity-based digital twin for “Novus Carry 500” and “Novus Pallet Mover” mobile robots to facilitate product testing.
• Designed and developed URDF with a custom lifter attachment plugin for accurate simulation.
• Integrated 2-D lidar, 3-D lidar, and depth camera sensors for data visualization.
• Achieved a more efficient and cost-effective product development process, improving overall product performance.

FeatMF

• In development. A framework which combines local and global image feature methods and related downstream tasks into one package. Currently on-hold due to other obligations.

MLHub

• In development. A central repository of various models (training, good documentation, and inference). Currently on-hold due to other obligations.

• Branch topper in Mechatronics (B.Tech.)

• Quarter-final Round of IICDC (India Innovation Challenge Design Contest) 2018 - DST & Texas Instruments