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Palo Alto, California, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Summer research internship and part-time undergraduate researcher working on the development of a Tilt-Rotor UAV: - Implemented an infinite horizon LQR controller, PPO controller, and NLMPC controller in simulation using OpenAI Gym library with MuJoCo, Matlab Simulink, and ArduPilot SITL.- Transferred LQR controller using custom control class using C++ in ArduPilot and a communication protocol in MAVROS that interfaced a VICON system with the low-level controller.- Performed successful aerial manipulation demonstration using trajectory planning.- Designed the mechanical platform from scratch with another undergraduate student during the summer internship.

I spearheaded the creation of a soft robotic forearm orthosis, advancing forearm muscle rehabilitation by optimizing the design to achieve a 40% improvement in rotation from the lab's previous design.

I engineered a mechanical finger testing bench, which significantly cut device return rates by 16% via exhaustive life cycle assessments. Additionally, I innovated a debugging framework that streamlined maintenance, simultaneously managing over three service calls weekly, enhancing efficiency and support for future technical staff.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering