Kush Patel
Research Assistant @ University of Michigan Robotics Department
About
🌟𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘀. 🤖 . . . . . If you're as passionate about groundbreaking technology as I am and eager to explore where robotics can take us next, let's connect. Together, we can shape the future and beyond.
United States
Mountain View
Higher Education
Motion Planning, C++, Robotics, Python (Programming Language), Git, Model Predictive Control, Visual Odometry, Linux, Visual SLAM, Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Robot Operating System (ROS), Robot Control, Mechatronics, CMake, Autonomous Vehicles, Mobile Robotics, Dynamics, Control Theory, Motion Control
Experience
Research Assistant
University of Michigan Robotics Department
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
SAM (Synergetic Adaptive Machinas) Lab Advisor: Prof. Steven Ceron
Research Assistant
University of Michigan Robotics Department
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
ROAHM (Robotics and Optimization for the Analysis of Human Motion) Lab Advisor: Prof. Ram Vasudevan
Controls Software Engineer Intern
Kodiak
Mountain View, CA
Controls and Planning for Self-Driving Trucks
Grader
Mechanical Engineering Department - University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Undergraduate Researcher
IITGN Robotics
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
• Conducted research under the guidance of Prof. Harish P.M. @SysIDEA Lab & Prof. Madhu Vadali @SMART Lab. • Completed multiple research projects focused on Control Systems, Reinforcement Learning, Manipulation, Grasping, Manufacturing, Algorithm Development, and Autonomous Vehicles.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
• Joined the research laboratory of Prof. Vineet Vashishta - Human Centered Robotics (HCR) Lab • Created a user‑friendly 3D virtual environment within the ROS‑based Gazebo simulator to simulate a quadcopter with a cable‑suspended payload system, utilizing Python scripting for visualization.
Research Intern, DAD Lab
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
• Analyzed, debugged, and troubleshooted the ROS2 Foxy‑based UGV framework. • Enhanced the waypoints script for real‑time navigation updates and conducted an extensive literature review on UAV‑UGV collaboration and path planning algorithms
Project Coordinator, Mean Mechanics (The Robotics Club)
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Managed robotics‑related workshops, competitions, and projects for club members and students. Collaborated with major robotics‑related industries on projects and internship opportunities for community.
Organizer, Student Leadership Conclave (SLC)
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Student Leadership Conclave (SLC) is an initiative taken by a few students of IIT Gandhinagar, 5 years ago. SLC is a platform where student leaders from different IITs are invited to IIT Gandhinagar to discuss student implementable solutions to several problems in different IITs. Currently organizing the overall organisation of the 5th edition of the conclave to be held in January, 2022.
Marketing Executive, TORQUE
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Planned various activities, created social media content and presented activities conducted by the clubs and independent projects undertaken by the students in the student-run Annual Magazine(TORQUE) of IIT Gandhinagar.
Graphic Designer, Quizzing Society
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Designed a lot of posters for all quizzes and logo of quizzing society for social media platform.
Robotics Research Intern, PAR Lab
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Delhi, India
• Engineered Embedded System Design of robot control architecture for telerobotic ultrasound. • Designed a framework (Schema) for replacing the existing computer based system with microcontroller Raspberry Pi 4 model B(4 GB of RAM) to increase the sustainability and feasibility.
Defy Project Internship
Pravaig Dynamics
Remote
• Developing an app using React Native and Supabase as a back-end. • Designing the User and Driver architecture along with login signup page, ride scheduling and including the payment methods.
Education
University of Michigan
Mechanical Engineering - Specialization in Robotics
𝗥𝗢𝗕 𝟰𝟮𝟮/ 𝗘𝗘𝗖𝗦 𝟰𝟲𝟱 : Introduction to Algorithmic Robotics (𝗔+) 𝗥𝗢𝗕 𝟱𝟯𝟱/ 𝗡𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝟱𝟲𝟱 : Self Driving Cars: Perception and Control (𝗔+) 𝗥𝗢𝗕 𝟱𝟯𝟬 / 𝗘𝗘𝗖𝗦 𝟱𝟲𝟴 : Mobile Robotics-Methods and Algorithms (𝗔+) 𝗥𝗢𝗕 𝟱𝟵𝟵: Robot Learning for Control and Planning 𝗥𝗢𝗕 𝟱𝟭𝟬 / 𝗠𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗡𝗚 𝟱𝟲𝟳 : Robot Kinematics and Dynamics 𝗠𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗡𝗚 𝟱𝟵𝟵 : Applied Optimal Control 𝗥𝗢𝗕 𝟱𝟬𝟭 : Math For Robotics
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Mechanical Engineering | Minor in Robotics
𝗠𝗘𝟲𝟵𝟭-𝗫𝗜𝗜𝗜 : Autonomous Vehicles 𝗠𝗘𝟲𝟵𝟭-𝗫𝗜 : Advanced Robotics 𝗠𝗘𝟲𝟵𝟮-𝗩 : Intro to Robot Grasping (audit) 𝗘𝗦 𝟯𝟯𝟮 : Control Theory 𝗠𝗘 𝟲𝟯𝟵 : Introduction to Robotics 𝗠𝗘 𝟯𝟮𝟮 : Synthesis and Analysis of Mechanisms
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