Projects

Robotics, automation, mechanical design, and experimental systems.

Selected work across academic research, startup product development, autonomous systems, and mechanical prototyping.

Louisiana State University

Autonomous Rogue Drone Capture Research

Developing an autonomous drone system that uses computer vision, target prediction, and a net-based capture mechanism to pursue and neutralize rogue drones safely.

Computer Vision Prediction Control Systems Drone Hardware Mechanical Design

Bancroft Automated Restaurant Systems

Automated Kitchen and Vending System

Led mechanical development and system integration for automated restaurant technology, including prototype testing, mechanism design, PLC control, and deployment of automated vending systems.

SolidWorks PLC Ladder Logic Node-RED EtherNet/IP MQTT

Embedded Robotics

ROS 2 Autonomous Delivery Vehicle

Designed and integrated an autonomous delivery vehicle using ROS 2 on an NVIDIA Jetson platform with GPS, LiDAR, and visual tracking for automated last-mile delivery applications.

ROS 2 NVIDIA Jetson GPS LiDAR Computer Vision

Robotics / Controls

Gantry Crane Payload Tracking and Control

Payload tracking and control work involving gantry motion, camera-based perception, ROS 2 integration, and adaptive input shaping concepts for reducing swing.

ROS 2 Jetson Payload Tracking Input Shaping Controls

ROS 2 Autonomous Vehicle Project

QCar Autonomous Taxi Controller

Autonomous path tracking and controller development for a Quanser QCar platform using PID/LQR/NMPC concepts, localization, trajectory tracking, and performance evaluation.

ROS 2 LQR NMPC Path Tracking Python

University of Evansville

Thermosiphon Research

Modeled and optimized fluid flow to reduce hydraulic resistance, improved testing throughput, and presented work on ambient temperature effects on thermosiphon efficiency.

Thermal-Fluids Experimental Testing Data Analysis

University of Evansville

Formula SAE Vehicle and Dynamometer

Designed and simulated a CVT system in MATLAB, built a water brake dynamometer, and contributed to vehicle development for Formula SAE competition.

MATLAB Drivetrain Dynamometer Fabrication