Mechanical Engineer - UAV Systems - HMU
I build fixed-wing UAV concepts, industrial design prototypes, automation rigs, embedded control, and ground-control interfaces.
My work sits between mechanical design, electronics, control, and software. That combination matters in UAV development and industrial automation because the strongest solutions are not isolated parts. They are integrated systems that can be designed, built, tested, and improved.
I have practical industry experience in mechanical design and a technical direction focused on fixed-wing UAVs, industrial product design, safety-critical control, telemetry, and automation workflows.
Conceptual and technical design for modular fixed-wing UAV platforms, including airframe layout, payload integration, and manufacturability constraints.
Research direction using constrained trajectory tracking, Model Predictive Control, and Control Barrier Functions for safer autonomous navigation.
Topology optimization, generative design, 3D printed structures, and stiffness-to-weight improvement for UAV and robotics applications.
A low-cost planetary gearbox designed for 3D printing as a compact torque-multiplication solution for robotic arm joints and prototype automation systems.
CAD assemblies, product housings, brackets, mechanisms, ergonomic layouts, and design-for-manufacturing thinking.
Sensors, actuators, motors, microcontrollers, feedback loops, motion control, and repeatable mechanism behavior.
Motor thrust stands, servo benches, payload release fixtures, sensor calibration rigs, and lab automation tools.
Technical drawings, BOMs, tolerances, wiring notes, test procedures, and clear engineering reports.
Fixed-wing layout, structures, payload integration, and mechanical constraints.
Teensy, STM32, ESP32, sensors, serial buses, and real-time control loops.
MPC trajectory tracking, Control Barrier Functions, and safety constraints.
Python, PyQt, MAVLink telemetry, mission planning, and live status views.
A technical paper connecting mechanical UAV design with control architecture for autonomous navigation, obstacle avoidance, MPC, and Control Barrier Function research.
Open PaperContributed to early-stage concept development and proposal formulation for a 10M EUR European Defence Fund project through SVK Robotics.
Represented SVK Robotics at NATO Innovation Days, communicating UAV and autonomous systems direction in a defence innovation environment.
Product housings, mechanisms, fixture design, material-aware layouts, and manufacturable assemblies.
SolidWorks, Creo, Inventor, Fusion 360, structural concepts, payload integration.
PID, Model Predictive Control, Control Barrier Functions, safety-critical navigation.
Teensy 4.1, STM32, ESP32, Raspberry Pi, sensors, I2C, SPI, UART networks.
Python, PyQt, MAVLink communication, telemetry interfaces, simulation/live modes.
nTopology, generative design, 3D printing, carbon reinforcement, lightweight design.
Sensor-driven mechanisms, motor control, test rigs, calibration tools, and prototype automation.
LaTeX, Excel engineering calculations, technical writing, research documentation.
