Electronics & embedded
Analog/digital circuit design; Raspberry Pi, ESP32, Arduino; sensor and actuator integration (IMU, servo, motor drives); hands-on assembly and soldering.
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Projects
Modular tracked UGV platform →
Field-tested prototypes · TRL 5 (2025)Not a single fixed vehicle — a modular tracked platform configured per mission. Chassis, tracked mobility system and control architecture are built in-house, with proven COTS drive components integrated; payload, communications and control attach as swappable modules. Amphibious variant in development (untested — part of the ongoing 2026 campaign).
- Task-defined configuration: payload bay and comms stack are selected per role, not welded into the design
- Open, modular architecture: integrates third-party RX/TX and control systems, no vendor lock-in
- Swappable RX, VTx, telemetry and payload boards; optional embedded vision module
- Rapid-manufacturing approach for tracks and drivetrain components
- Mobility validated in 2025 field cycles on loose sand, soft mud, grass slopes and stairs — carrying a 16 kg test load
Full platform page: concept, specifications, all field tests →
Field mobility tests, 2025: grass slope · stair climbing · soft mud · loose sand at speed.
Secure command & control links
Working modules · live demoCustom radio-control modules (ESP32 + LoRa) running an in-house encrypted, frequency-hopping (FHSS) control protocol with configurable channel plans and mesh scenarios.
- Bench demo: the link hops across the band (SDR spectrum view, right) while the receiver holds a stable, low-latency control stream
- Low-latency handoff of control between operators and relay nodes
- Encrypted control, telemetry and digital video paths
- Interoperable with third-party RX/TX and telemetry components
Live bench test: receiver channel output (left) stays steady while the carrier hops across the band (SDR waterfall, right).
Ground Control & Ground View stations
Field-tested MVPModular operator stations built into compact IP67 transport cases — open the lid and the station is ready: integrated display, controls, communications and power.
- Paired GCS + GVS setup for a primary operator and assistant operator
- Sealed external connector panel: power, Ethernet, RF, optical fiber
- Modular subsystem layout designed for fast field service
- Encrypted digital video and low-latency control handling
Full relay chain: mast node → fiber/UTP → operator stations. Two-case setup packs into standard backpacks.
9-meter carbon mast & relay systems
Field-tested MVPA 9 m (29.5 ft) carbon-fiber mast weighing just 3 kg (6.6 lb), engineered for one-person rapid deployment as a communications relay node.
- Custom-machined guy-line hardware and clamp system
- Mast-top antenna/relay head with remote antenna control
- Relay architecture linking operator stations over wireless, Ethernet and optical fiber
- Deployed and refined through field cycles across 2024
Fixed-wing UAV platforms & rapid manufacturing
Flying prototypesUAV platforms developed from scratch: airframe geometry, structural layout, electronics integration and launch subsystems.
- R&D on monolithic FDM-printed structures up to 2.5 m wingspan — without the typical weak points of conventional 3D-printed airframes
- Folding-wing concepts for compact transport and deployment
- Container-based pneumatic launcher for concealed field launch
- Iterative build–fly–refine cycles with weight budgeting per component
Embedded vision & terminal tracking
R&D · proof of conceptCompact low-power vision module (Raspberry Pi Zero class, OpenCV) for visual target acquisition and lock — designed to keep an unmanned platform on task when GPS and the control link degrade.
- Bench-validated target acquisition and tracking (2023)
- Designed as an integration building block for UAV and GCS architectures