Introduction
I am an Electronics Engineer, and I currently work in the ERTS Lab at IIT Bombay. My work at the lab is focused on research in agricultural automation and development of various weather data acquisition devices. Another domain I work on at ERTS Lab is remote labs for robotics education. I am also associated with Vigyan Ashram and volunteer to help them in many of their technical projects. I usually work on projects that address real life challenges and work on developing sustainable tech based solutions.
I am also the Theme Developer / Mentor in the e-Yantra Robotics Competition for the theme of Logistic coBot. This theme focuses on training students about industrial robotics using remote lab setup and Robot Operating System (ROS2).
Contact Information
- siddharth.ydk [at] gmail [dot] com
- Linkedin- Siddharth Kulkarni
- GitHub- Siddharth2308
Research Interests
Broadly, speaking I am interested in Embedded Systems, Mechatronics, and Robotics and its integration to solved real world challenges. I enjoy working on early stage prototypes and projects that involve low level implementations in electronics, mechanical or software engineering. I am open to explore adjacent research areas. The topic that currently fascinates me is, studying multi-agent approach and control policies in low-level mechatronic systems which include CNC’s and eventually robotics going ahead.
I am also interested in sensor technology and data acquistion, particularly for micro and meso climate sensing in agricultural and urban context.
Work Experience
Senior Project Technical Assitant, Embedded Real Time Systems Lab, IIT Bombay
November 2023 - Current
Contributing as a Developer to the E-Yantra Project. Design and Development of Firmware and Electronics for the Research Projects in Lab. Individual Research projects in mechatronics in collaboration with colleagues.
Team Leader, Robotics Lab, MMCOE
January 2020 - 2023
Worked with the Robotics Lab of my college for 3 years. Carried out some student level research in robotics and wireless communication. Manufactured 6 unique robots. Was selected as the Team Leader during my final Year. Participated and won awards in International Robotics Competition ABU Robocon.
Intern Electronics Engineer, Brose India Automotive
October 2022 - June 2023
Developed a low cost 3-Dimensional Automotive Grade Dead Reconking System. Worked with Multiple IMU’s, Xtensa 32-bit Microprocessor, GPS. I was responsible for the Firmware development and Embedded side of the project
Intern Electronics Engineer, Small Design
February 2022 - March 2022
Developed a system to monitor the input & output parameters of an oxygen concentrator system, to be installed in an ambulance. Monitoring Flow rate & purity of oxygen through the oxygen concentrator, Monitoring the ambulance Battery & Inverter Voltage and Current Consumption. All the data collected was logged & the system alerted the responsible individual in case of discrepancy.
Intern Electronics Engineer, LinkedLoops Technologies
August 2021 - January 2022
Developing standard firmware for communication between two ARM Controllers. Interfacing II2SMDC 6 axis magnetometer with LoRaWAN and Stm32 F401RE. Transmitting 3-axis magnetic data by establishing communication between two LoraWAN boards. Developed the firmaware to detect shape of the objects based on the change in the magnetic field.
Backend Developer, Auroville
November 2023 - Current
Gained working experience with AWS with Elixir Phoenix Framework. Primarily worked on Purnam Labs Project.
Full Stack Developer, Vigyan Ashram
November 2023 - Current
Developed a fully responsive web application to handle all the canteen transactions of Vigyan Ashram Pabal. 100+ Active Users, Stack Used MERN The website is live and is actively maintained by me. Developed a user-friendly Content Management System.
Full Stack Developer, Nisargayan
November 2023 - Current
Developed a fully responsive web application to for Nisargayan The website is live and is actively maintained by me. Developed a user-friendly Content Management System.