TARAF: Trail Recovery and Path Finding System

TARAF: Trail Recovery and Path Finding System

A GPS-free wearable navigation system for recording and retracing a walked path using a foot-mounted IMU, ESP32 hardware, ESKF-based estimation, computer-vision validation, and offline optimizer tooling.

Active

Role Original concept, team formation, controls and ML lead

ESP32 BNO055 IMU ESKF ZUPT ZARU
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UAV ESKF, LQR, and LQG Simulation

A fixed-wing UAV simulation combining 6-DOF dynamics, Error-State Kalman Filtering, LQR control, and LQG closed-loop validation, with my main contribution focused on Kalman filter implementation.

Completed / Coursework

Role Kalman filter implementation and simulation contributor

Python ESKF LQR LQG UAV Dynamics Quaternion Math
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ADOpt: Automated Signal Delivery for Biosensor Deposition

ADOpt: Automated Signal Delivery for Biosensor Deposition

A compact 555-timer signal-delivery module that reduced a manual biosensor deposition bottleneck and was deployed in Grenada field testing.

Completed / deployed

Role Circuit design, PCB layout, CAD, validation, integration, documentation

PCB Design KiCad 555 Timer Oscilloscope Validation Opentrons CAD
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Sensor Deposition Unit

Sensor Deposition Unit

An active electrochemical signal-routing subsystem for adding deposition and sensing capability to Terry/ASATS, a lower-cost IsoPure-style magnetic bead processing platform.

Active / board ordered

Role System concept, schematic, PCB layout, BOM, signal-routing architecture

PCB Design KiCad Electrochemistry EmStat Pico Multiplexing Analog Switching
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Yanik Lab: Biosensing Hardware and Automation

Yanik Lab: Biosensing Hardware and Automation

Microfabricated Ti/Au biosensor chips, cleanroom fabrication, lab automation hardware, signal-delivery electronics, optical inspection, and diagnostic workflow support in Yanik Lab at UC Santa Cruz.

Active

Role Undergraduate researcher - fabrication, hardware, automation, documentation

Microfabrication Photolithography E-beam Evaporation Biosensing Opentrons PCB Design
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Jumping Spider Enclosure

Jumping Spider Enclosure

A researched design plan for a monitored jumping spider habitat with controlled lighting, passive ventilation, humidity sensing, safe access, and electronics designed around the animal's needs.

Design Plan

Role Solo design

ESP32 CAD Embedded Environmental Sensing 3D Printing
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Davey: Lavender Plant Habitat Monitor

Davey: Lavender Plant Habitat Monitor

A planned embedded plant-monitoring and pot design for a lavender plant, combining drainage, ventilation, layered soil design, sensing, and a weather-aware enclosure.

Design Plan

Role Solo design

Embedded CAD Sensors Low Power 3D Printing
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