Swapneel Uday Naphade

Swapneel Uday Naphade has a diverse range of work experience in the field of robotics and engineering. From 2020 to the present, they have worked as a Robotics Systems Engineer at Corvus Robotics. Prior to this, from 2019 to 2020, they were a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Maryland, where they led the Autonomous Drone Racing team and achieved second place in the IROS ADR 2019 competition. In this role, they developed a visual-inertial-odometry system specifically designed for autonomous drone racing and a Non-Linear Model Predictive Controller for trajectory tracking.

From 2017 to 2018, Swapneel worked as a Technical Lead for Formula SAE at NITK Racing, where they were responsible for the structural design and analysis of a race car chassis, suspension components, and powertrain components. Swapneel Uday also developed vehicle dynamics simulations for brake design.

Additionally, in 2017, Swapneel completed a Control Systems Engineering internship at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) where they built a mathematical model of a VTOL tiltrotor UAV and designed and simulated a switching mode PID controller for attitude control. In 2016, they completed an Aerospace Engineering internship at IISc, focusing on UAV design and manufacturing.

Overall, Swapneel has demonstrated expertise in robotics, drone racing, vehicle dynamics, and control systems engineering through their work experience.

Swapneel Uday Naphade completed their Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka from 2014 to 2018. Following that, they pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Systems Engineering with a specialization in Control Systems from the University of Maryland from 2018 to 2020.

In addition to their formal education, Swapneel also obtained several certifications. Swapneel Uday completed the Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP) certification from INCOSE in December 2018. Swapneel Uday also obtained various certifications through online platforms such as LinkedIn and Coursera. These include certifications in programming foundations, software testing, object-oriented design, C++ design patterns, advanced topics in C++, test-driven development in C++, IoT foundations, and neural networks and deep learning. These certifications were obtained between 2019 and 2020.

Based on the available information, Swapneel Uday Naphade has a strong educational background in mechanical engineering and systems engineering, with additional expertise in programming, software testing, and robotics.