Rishi Thakkar

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• Proficiently diagnosing and repairing a diverse range of bicycle issues on over 50+ bikes, ensuring optimal performance and safety for the UT community's bikers. • Actively service a fleet of over 100 bikes and have rented out the entire fleet for the semester. • Leading engaging bike repair workshops, empowering customers with the skills and knowledge to maintain their bikes independently.

- Crash Safety, Crash Detection

- CV, RAG (using LangChain) for real estate applications

• Led the development of a 6U CubeSat, overseeing the implementation of a convolutional neural-network-based image processing algorithm in Python for near real-time (10Hz) estimation of a non-cooperative target's relative pose. • Developed and optimized an advanced attitude estimation algorithm using stereo-camera-based computer vision techniques, achieving exceptional accuracy in translation (within a millimeter) and rotation (within a degree) for dynamic targets. • Collaborated seamlessly with cross-functional teams, facilitating critical decisions on mission design, hardware/software implementation, and avionics selection, ensuring a cohesive and integrated satellite system. • Engaged in design reviews and collaborative efforts with the Air Force Research Laboratory as part of the University Nanosatellite Program to ensure validate designs and iterate on development. • Played a pivotal role in problem-solving and decision-making, fostering teamwork and effective communication channels among team members to ensure project success and mission objectives.

• Revamped and optimized the flight software for ground commands and hardware interfacing algorithms in C to suit the SERPENT mission's real-time processing needs. • Designed and implemented structured and efficient flight software in C for the SERPENT mission, ensuring error-free operation and enabling adaptive procedures for mission success. • Developed the command and data handling service for the SCOPE 3U CubeSat that runs a position, navigation, and timing algorithm that using Earth’s surface features.

• Developed embedded drivers (C++) as part of the flight software, enabling control over critical avionics such as dual GNSS/INS device, radar altimeter, and flight cameras. • Conducted thorough testing of the drivers to ensure optimal performance and reliability, contributing to the program's lifecycle testing. • Implemented code to interface with ground station systems, facilitating seamless communication and data exchange. • Designed efficient code for quick data dumping and parsing at high speeds (200 Hz) from various sensors, streamlining post-flight analysis and testing procedures. • Authored comprehensive test scripts and procedures to validate the drivers, ensuring robustness and accuracy of embedded avionics control and functionality.

• Designed and implemented a navigation algorithm in MATLAB using state-estimation techniques that accurately processes and filters raw IMU data, resulting in precise determination of position, attitude, and velocity for the rocket in real-time.

• Elevated the accuracy of the 6DoF Simulink vehicle simulation by creating a detailed mass model and inertia tensor, contributing to more realistic results in vehicle dynamics and control analysis. • Conducted in-depth computational fluid dynamics analysis on rocket components, leading to the design of a comprehensive drag model.

• Created a Python solver that calculates the forces at given time step to predict the path of a projectile with drag. • Integrated the solver into the UAV Autopilot service that anticipates where to deploy a UGV in real time.

• Fulfilled customer orders and managed the dining area. • Resolved customer conflicts and anticipated customer necessities to create a personalized experience. • Increased customer satisfaction in a high-volume, high-pressure environment during the COVID-19 crisis.

• Supported the Global Services Communications Team by writing, analyzing data and strategizing. • Led the development of a site wide SharePoint site to streamline new-hire on-boarding. • Amplified Boeing’s representation at the EAA AirVenture - Oshkosh airshow – drafted social media copy and edited news releases. • Led multisite filming for a campaign to support the anticipated return to service of the 737 MAX.