Aakin Desai
Robotics Engineer at Ranpak
Robotics Engineer
Robotics Engineer
Ranpak
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ranpak
Christiansburg, Virginia, United States
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Robotics Engineer
THORDRIVE
https://www.linkedin.com/company/thordrive
• Controlled LED bar attached on Vehicle using Arduino board and relay board.
• Wrote different Utility functions in C++ and ROS for diagnosis purposes.
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Intern: C++ Robotics Engineer
L&T MHI Turbine Generators Private Limited
https://www.linkedin.com/company/l&t-mhi-turbine-generators-private-limited
• Handled the autonomous movement of Heavy tools using MAV3K Robot which used Dual 2D safety rated lidars.
• Reduced the tool movement time by 23% and helped in improving the Labor safety.
Surat Area, India
Engineer Intern
Reliance Industries Limited
https://www.linkedin.com/company/reliance
• Implemented  PID controller to control the amount of Natural gas required to run Gas Turbine.
• Reduced stack temperature by 35-degree Celsius lessen erosion and environmental issues and makeup water temperature by 51-degree Celsius.
• Achieved Total heat recovery of 6MMKcal/hr. (4% of Total Heat).
• LP steam saving of 9.0 T/hr. was achieved (6% of LP steam).
Surat Area, India
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Engineer Intern
Master's degree
Specialization in Robotics and Control
Mechanical Engineering
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Northwestern University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/northwestern-university/
Bachelor of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
https://www.linkedin.com/school/nirma-university-ahmedabad-gujarat-india/
Computer Vision
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Deep Learning
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Feedback System
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Industry Manufacturing 4.0
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Intro to Robotics
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Machine Dynamics
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Mechatronics
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Non-Linear Optimization
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Robotics Manipulation
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• Developed 2D Kinematics library in C++ for Differential Drive robots.
• Performed EKF SLAM with Unknown Data Association.
• Performed RGB-D slam on real turtlebot3 using 2D-Lidar sensor with modified RTAB-Map package.
• Performed Frontier exploration and autonomous navigation on turtlebot3 with 2D-Lidar sensor.
SLAM on Turtlebot-3
https://github.com/AakinDesai/ME-499
• Implemented EKF SLAM from scratch using ROS.
• Used odometry data from Gazebo model.
• Compared the estimated, original, and odometry position of Robot in Rviz.
EKF SLAM
https://github.com/AakinDesai/ME-499
• Built an intelligent motor driver which can accept a desired motor trajectory, execute that trajectory, and send the results back for error analysis.
• Implemented two closed loop PID control to correct position and velocity error using PIC32 and MATLAB through C .
DC Motor Control
https://github.com/AakinDesai/ME-333
• Enabled a flexible and accurate encoder based on machine vision to track 2-D motion of objects in real time.
• Implemented Flownet - S,C,2 on to compare their results in real time on UR-5 robot arm’s 2-D motion.
• Maneuvered the UR-5 arm to desired position using Moveit and ROS.
Sub-Pixel Object tracking with Deep Learning
https://github.com/AakinDesai/ME-395
• Simulated and animated the dynamics of double pendulum acting as golf stick.
• Simulated the trajectory of the golf ball using Rigid Body Transformations and Lagrangian Dynamics. 
• Sympy’s numerical solver was used to animate the motion in Python.
Dynamics of double pendulum
https://github.com/AakinDesai/ME-314
• Wrote software in Python that plans a trajectory for the end-effector of the Youbot mobile manipulator and performs odometry as the chassis moves.
• Performed feedback control to drive the Youbot to pick up a block at a specified location, carry it to a desired location, and put it down.
KUKA’s Youbot Manipulation
https://github.com/AakinDesai/ME-449
• Constructed a reverse image search engine through Content-Based Image Retrieval System and OpenCV.
• Quantified image using block-based color histogram and Region Adjacency Graph-based image descriptors.
Reverse Image Search
https://github.com/AakinDesai/EECS-332
https://in.linkedin.com/in/manvir-singh-lamba
Patiala
Manvir Singh Lamba
Robotics Engineer| Undergrad Researcher @ TIET | Research Intern @ IIT
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydiazuehsow
Greater Boston
Lydia Zuehsow
Robotics Engineer:
Autonomy - Computer vision - Rapid prototyping
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-victora-a3a49851
Somerville, MA
Michelle Victora
Software Engineer at RightHand Robotics, Inc
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/karen-vanessa-p-b00151169
Leeds
KAREN VANESSA P.
Pursuing Master's in Mechatronics and Robotics - University of Leeds
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelwhiterbe
Lowell, MA
Samuel White
Robotics Engineer at ALERT INNOVATION
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishkar
Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
Vishwajeet Karmarkar
Robotics Software Engineer at KCL Robotics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/srinidhisreenath
San Francisco Bay Area
Sri Bharadwaj
Autonomy Software Engineer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesenglander
Greater Boston
James Englander
Aspiring robotics engineer looking to either develop software or test systems for medical robots or AUVs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jp-afman
Marietta, GA
Juan-Pablo Afman
Innovation | Engineering | Advanced Concepts
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aseelam
Bellevue, WA
Aniketh Reddy Seelam
Hiring for Sensor Fusion and ADAS Simulation engineers at MicroVision
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sixuanchen-peter
Chicago, IL
Sixuan (Peter) Chen
Decision Analytic Associate at ZS
https://www.linkedin.com/in/boston-cleek
Boston, MA
Boston Cleek
Robotics Software Engineer at Boston Dynamics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleetiwari
Chicago, IL
Ashlee Tiwari
Deep Learning Engineer  Intern- Intel Corporation
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kapila-rajbhandari-64b61823
Greater Chicago Area
Kapila Rajbhandari
Senior Software Engineer at ALERT INNOVATION
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andremrosa
Greater Boston
Andre Rosa
Staff Software Engineer at ALERT INNOVATION
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-jablonski-884944137
Detroit Metropolitan Area
Gary Jablonski
Chief Engineer at Ford Motor Company
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sohail-ghatnekar
Greater Charlottesville Area
Sohail Ghatnekar
Mechanical Engineering major, spring 2022 grad | Interest in biomechanical/biomedical products to enhance lives and sports performance | Passionate about the intersection of Product Design/Management and Consulting
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-mangione
New York City Metropolitan Area
Angela Mangione
Emerson Engineers in Leadership Program
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shinyuchen
Pleasanton, CA
Shin-Yu Chen
Robotics Software Engineer at EAVision Technologies
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