Experience

Specialist Engineer

Applied commissioning and testing expertise to improve the reliability of vehicle controls and perception systems for Lane Keeping Assist (LKA), Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Automatic Emergency Braking(AEB)
Used CANalyzer to troubleshoot and analyze sensor signals from cameras, radars and sonars, enhancing the vehicle perception
Validated ECU software using VFlash for flashing and reprogramming, CANape for calibration and measurement, and ETAS-INCA for comprehensive diagnostics and testing, ensuring robustness and compliance with FMEA principles
Facilitated prototype integration and testing, enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of perception and controls architectures

Designed a framework using C++ and Python for detecting and sharing the road surface-type and occupancy data among a fleet of autonomous security robots
Merged and implemented deep learning algorithms for road surface and obstacle detection to generate occupancy data as images
Developed an image stitching algorithm for regenerating a segmented base map from multiple image instances of mapped data
Modified and implemented OpenCV algorithms Connected Component Labeling and RANSAC for extracting and compressing the mapped data for storing on the cloud
Updated the global base map by replotting the compressed stored data based on previously detected surface types and objects to be used by other robots in the region

Orchestrated real-world experiment for feature based exploration & navigation framework using ROS and Python (publication)
Designed and manufactured a mobile platform by interfacing Nvidia Jetson TX2 and iRobot Create2
Performed Deep Learning RNN model inference on Linux server, leveraging three-way SSH communication for data transfer between the server, robot and the local PC
Simulated the experiment in Gazebo and deployed in real-world by using a 360 camera and a 3D LiDAR on the robot

New York University College of Arts and Science, NY _{January 2022 - December 2022}

Adjunct Lab instructor in the NYUCAS Department of Physics for the course of General Physics - I and General Physics - II
Teaching and conducting Labs for Physics topics like Kinematics, Dynamics, Waves, Electric Field, Electromagnetism, Optics, etc
Conducting office hours and grading the lab work for the students

K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai, India _{Dec 2019 - June 2020}

Devised and implemented a Hybrid algorithm in MATLAB for robot goal allocation and path planning by combining Glowworm Swarm Optimization and Unbalanced Assignment Problem
Generated the trajectory by updating required costs using probabilistic equations
Achieved an optimal path for each allocated goal in 2-D space

Automation and Control Systems, Pune, India _{June 2019 - July 2019}

Automated industrial processes for a Dairy factory by collecting and analyzing data from different sensors
Designed the automation processes on CodeSys and SCADA and acquired proficiency in PLC programming
Programmed a Trajectory Planning algorithm for ABB IRB6620 for spot welding and painting process

Hunan SANY Polytechnic College, Changsha, China _{Dec 2018 - Jan 2019}

Programmed a Trajectory Planning algorithm for ABB IRB2600 serial manipulator using Python
Collaborated with the mid-senior level industry professionals to implement motion planning algorithms to perform welding jobs

Auto-Next, Jamshedpur, India _{Dec 2018 - Jan 2019}

Worked on assembly-line and automobile maintenance in TATA-Motors workshop
Modified the design of an IC engine by combining it with an external-combustion Sterling Engine
Increase in fuel efficiency and power-to-weight ratio was concluded