B GARAGE

Fully autonomous Indoor drone

wearing multiple hats

Being the 3rd engineer hired, I quickly became an integral member to the team.

My technical roles and responsibilities spanned across hardware and software.

My day-to-day work required me to be a Robotics Software Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Systems Engineer, Product Engineer, Project Manager, Test Engineer, Safety Pilot, etc.

I aspire to be versatile and be fully equipped to tackle complex problems.

Intern to Full time hire

Day 1

“We NEED to deliver a

proof-of-concept demo

to our potential customer

in 2 months to STAY ALIVE.”

Imagine being told this on your first day at work.

I love it! I am not intimated by challenges, in fact, they excites me!

Day 14

Research drones

hardware platform for autonomy software stack proof-of-concept

I learned how to…

  • fly the research drones with an RC
  • the full pipeline of the autonomy stack
  • run the existing autonomy algorithm to deploy missions

Day 30

GIF from random source online
  • Optimized flight test workflow via tmux, command and control user interface, to efficiently run missions
  • Collaborated with contractor to bring up on-going drone build project
  • Salvaged countless failed missions as a safety pilot (mostly due to unreliable hardware)
  • 3D printed parts to attach higher resolutions cameras to the drones

day 90

  • Team of 4, ✌🏼✌🏼 for the win.
    • we successfully delivered proof-of-concept demo to our potential customer
  • Secured funds 💰 through promotional videos 🎥 (still unlisted on YouTube sorry…)
  • Created onboarding documentation to accelerate team growth 📈

6 months in…

  • Given the opportunity to oversee and manage hardware deliverables
    • Complex electromechanical system drone platform
    • Base station with automatic battery swapping capabilities
  • Lead precision landing algorithm effort
    • C++ implementation in ROS 2 environment
    • Vision and RF based sensor fusion state estimation

Fast forward to 1 year and a half

  • Drones operates at customer’s site 8 hours a day, 5 days per week
  • Precision Landing with < 10 cm accuracy
  • Base station swaps batteries automatically upon landing