Autonomy Engineer @ PDW
2022 - 2025
- C++
- ROS
- PX4
- Eigen
- PCL
- PyTorch
Contributed to development of the autonomy stack for a quadcopter, with primary contributions in trajectory generation, path planning, 3D mapping, and learning-based depth estimation.
Hello! I'm Harrison, a robotics software engineer experienced in developing mobile robotics systems. My work has been predominantly in perception, mapping, and navigation, supplementary knowledge in localization and SLAM from graduate coursework. I'm a self-motivated learner and capable problem solver, and I want to use my abilities to work on technologies that will help others. Thanks for stopping by!
Work
Robotics Engineer @ Jugaad Labs
2021 - 2022
- Python
- ROS
- Kalman filter
- sensor calibration
Worked on an automotive situational awareness system that used object detection and tracking on nearby vehicles and pedestrians to anticipate risky scenarios.
Product Dev Intern @ FANUC
2020
- manipulation
- simulation
Augmented welding robot recovery mechanism by allowing it to recalibrate in any reachable end effector orientation/position. Validated implementation in simulation and on robot.
Projects
SLAMbot
- C++
- SLAM
- lidar
- path planning
- MCL
Implemented a simulated SLAM robot capable of using a 2D lidar to map out and navigate an unknown maze environment.
Balancebot
- C
- PID
- odometry
- Kalman filter
Programmed a two-wheeled robot to self-balance, autonomously drive along a predetermined path, and to navigate through an obstacle course via manual input.
Education
Personal Study
Courses/material that I've studied in own time, on my long train commutes and at home:
MS Robotics @ University of Michigan
GPA: 3.96 / 4.00
Relevant coursework: Mobile Robotics, Robotic Systems Laboratory, Deep Learning for Computer Vision, Robot Modeling and Control
BS Mechanical Eng @ Northwestern University
GPA: 3.80 / 4.00
Relevant coursework: Machine Dynamics, Electronics Design, Advanced Solid Modeling, Intro to Mechatronics
About Me
Interests: soccer, running, cooking, dance, the Detroit Pistons, environmental sustainability
Goals for this year: do the hard thing first (!), make an open source
contribution, find a mentorship opportunity in robotics/STEM, blink more while looking at screens, try
making more soup recipes, become slightly more ambidextrous
Misc facts:
- Spent half of my first marathon listening to Obama's book, A Promised Land, because I was worried upbeat music would speed me up and tire me out early (hit my sub-4 hour time goal!)
- Started cutting my own hair in 2019 because I was too stingy to go to a barber more than once a month, which ended up working out great for when COVID started in 2020. Haven't paid for a haircut since
- Had a Rubik's cube phase in grade school - fastest solve was 42 seconds, nowadays would probably be 2ish minutes