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Overview
Developed an autonomous navigation system for a mobile robotics platform at The University of Texas at Dallas. Leveraged Nvidia IsaacLab and IsaacSim to port real-world environments into simulation, enabling rapid prototyping and testing of path planning algorithms within a 6-month timeline.
👨💻 Role
Developer
❓ Problem
- Real-world robotics testing is costly and time-intensive
- Dynamic obstacles require real-time trajectory adjustments
- Hardware-software integration must be validated before physical deployment
- Path planning algorithms need rapid iteration cycles
🎯 Goal
- Build a simulation-driven development pipeline for autonomous navigation
- Implement real-time trajectory optimization for dynamic obstacle avoidance
- Validate autonomous movement in simulated environments before deployment
- Coordinate hardware-software integration using control systems principles
✨ Solution
- Ported real-world environments into Nvidia IsaacSim for high-fidelity simulation
- Implemented path planning algorithms with real-time trajectory optimization
- Applied control systems and digital logic design principles for hardware-software coordination
- Validated performance in simulated environments to de-risk physical deployment