Professional Experience

Robotics and Rehabilitation Lab (ROAR)

Graduate Research Assistant
(Jan 2022 - Present)

Working on robotic assistive technologies to help stroke and cerebral palsy patients

Analysis Team Lead
NASA Big Ideas Challenge 2022: Extreme Terrain Mobility Challenge
(Nov 2021 - Present)

Supervised team of 5 undergrad and grad students to devise alternative rover locomotion modalities to traverse lunar craters (with slopes > 35°) and lava tubes in extreme thermal and lunar terrain applications (and later, Mars)
Simulated and trained 16-parameter locomotion model on self-programmed physics simulator on Python (using VPython) by forming evolutionary algorithms to optimize gait and evolve gait-modulation for damage scenarios
Design, development, simulation on PyBullet and working demonstration of final proposed system to be done over next 2 phases for presentation in Nov 2022

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Advanced Manufacturing Lab
(May 2020 - Jul 2020)

Analyzed 2 parameters of Friction Stir Processing (FSP) through Taguchi/ANOVA for optimization of process
Implemented ANN model to study effect on hardness of Al alloy - hardness improved by up to 51%
Presented research paper (Hardness prediction with ANN) at EMSME'20 - Published at Journal of Engineering Research (SCIE)

R&D Intern
Directorate of Ramjet Propulsion

(Jun 2019 - Jul 2019)

Evaluated 500K+ data points using MATLAB to determine combustion efficiency of ramjet propulsion system
Calculated total testing error incurred in over 30 sensors using MATLAB and found it to be <1%

R&D Intern
Product Design

(Jan 2019 - Apr 2019)

Conceptualized prototype of portable ultrasonic handheld cleaning device using SOLIDWORKS
Analyzed 50+ patents and research papers to determine scope of development of device and evaluate competitors’ designs