Karthikeyan Mayilvaganam

• Developed a various ROS/C++ robot arm software stacks for strawberry plant pollination robot such as moveit-based motion planning, deep learning-based flower detection, and behavior tree-based robot manager. • Tested the pollination robot concept extensively in Gazebo physics engine simulation. • Designed an automated rack system tailored for vertical farming settings, aimed at enhancing the efficiency of the pollination robot. Also the design tested in Gazebo simulation.

• Responsible for developing various local planner algorithms for Autonomous Mobile Robot(AMR) based on project requirements. • Developed Frenet-Serret frame, hybrid A* and optimization based local planner algorithms. • Focused on developing MPC controller algorithms for Mobile Robot navigation. • Responsible for solving various challenges that arises from projects which requires research. • Member of team that design new navigation software architecture for the AMR.

• Co-ordinated the project between IIT Madras, Planys Technologies, Solinas Integrity and NTPC that focuses on development of SmartBall and Piperover robots development for pipeline inspection. • Responsible for documentation, sensors procurement for the project and manage the communication between various project stakeholders.

Responsible for management information system and planning in marketing. Also worked with advanced engineering team that develops futuristic product.