Projects
A selection of projects focused on drones, controls, and mechanical design. Each project emphasizes system architecture, design decisions, and validation.
Stallion VTOL Drone
End-to-end design, build, tuning, and flight testing of a custom VTOL drone airframe.
- Airframe and propulsion layout
- Control tuning from simulation to flight
- Flight test planning and validation
mavctl-python
Open-source Python library integrating PyMAVLink for autonomous drone navigation; Navigator API and advanced maneuvers.
- PyMAVLink & MAVLink
- Navigator-centric navigation API
- UAARG / Shepard ecosystem
Flight Controller – Fixed-Wing Pitch SITL
Cascaded pitch control (rate + angle) for fixed-wing with custom C++ SITL; ongoing project.
- C++ SITL at 500 Hz
- PI rate loop, P angle loop
- Step/ramp/sinusoidal validation
FEA – Bicycle Crank Analysis
Introduction to finite element analysis in Ansys: static structural study of a bicycle crank arm and a weight-reduction design iteration.
- Ansys Mechanical & SolidWorks
- Stress concentration and load direction
- Mesh refinement and design iteration