Position: Aerospace Engineer
May 2024 - Present
Location: Melbourne, FL
Leading the technical development of HEKA Link, a digital twin, 6-DoF flight simulator capable of simulating different aircraft types (fixed-wing, rotorcrafts, missiles) in various flight regimes (subsonic, supersonic, hypersonic).
Created a physics model to simulate the real-life performance of a vehicle using ECEF equations of motion with quaternions, high fidelity models for the environment (atmosphere, wind, gravity, magnetic field), CFD aerodynamic data, and actuator plant models.
Developing GNC algorithms for fixed-wing UAV’s, which includes sensor fusion and filtering using an Extended Kalman Filter, guidance logic for waypoint following, control loops for stabilization, trajectory tracking, and algorithms for actuator dynamics and control surface mixing.
Developed a mission planner app that generates trajectory data based off user waypoints, and feeds mission data into the HEKA Link GNC system.
Assisted with the development of the HEKA Link Visualizer. Responsible for creating a UDP link in Simulink to send state data to Unity to visualize the vehicles’ mission and performance.
Assisting with the development of the HEKA Link Validation Unit, which is used to validate system requirements for a desired vehicle. Responsible for some stand design and embedded systems for servos and stepper motors.