Aryaman Pandav

Improving Tesla's Full Self Drive (FSD) Beta stack as part of the planning sub-team.

Integration between Autopilot software and Drive Systems firmware to develop a novel driver assistance feature for the Model S/X P2 platform. Programming in C++, C and Python. Creating regression tests for developed code.

- Vehicle-level software integration for the Semi-Truck platform - Firmware and electrical bring-up for new vehicle builds in a factory setting - Drive systems firmware development in C - SiL and HiL (dyno) test development in Python

- Design, development and testing of a four-channel Silicon Carbide inverter to power in-wheel hub motors on an all-wheel-drive FSAE electric racecar - Development of power electronics control algorithms

- Co-managing a team of 100 people in the development of three Formula Student vehicles for the Combustion, Electric, and Driverless competition classes - Responsible for the technical development of Australia’s first Formula Student Driverless vehicle, M19-D - Technical integration of the autonomous systems, electric powertrain, suspension, and aerodynamics package of M19-D - Communication and collaboration with internal university stakeholders and external sponsors - Leading the manufacturing required to convert an electric vehicle to self-driving - Planning and executing external testing sessions to evaluate vehicle performance – 42 testing days completed throughout the year, with 150 km of autonomous driving achieved - Diagnosing and fixing vehicle issues - Reviewing and providing feedback on work completed by team members - Presented at the fourth International Driverless Vehicle’s Summit in Sydney

- Coordinating a team of 26 individuals in the research and development of software and hardware required to enable an existing electric vehicle to achieve autonomy - Responsible for the technical integration of the autonomous systems with the vehicle’s electric powertrain - Perception development using cameras, LiDAR, differential GPS, and an IMU - Understanding of SLAM, optimization problems, and model predictive control - Heavy use of command-line programming, Ubuntu, MATLAB, and C++ for software development - Aiding development of a failsafe autonomous braking system capable of emergency maneuvers in several fault conditions

- Electrical safety system schematic and PCB design using Altium - PCB assembly, testing and validation - Software and hardware development of a centralized PSoC microcontroller based battery management system to monitor the high voltage battery pack - Use of CAN bus for system monitoring, debugging and data logging - Loom upkeep and maintenance for low and high voltage systems - Learning about and manufacturing portions the electric powertrain of a Formula Student race car - CAD design using NX and Solidworks - Advanced analysis using ANSYS and LtSPICE - Learning machining and practical engineering techniques at Chisholm TAFE - FSAE-A Business Presentation winner

Technical assistant at Christina Mitchell's biochemistry lab at Monash University. This lab investigates the role of phosphoinositides and phosphatases in the PI3K pathway. My role is to perform genotyping experiments and assist in analysing mouse DNA.

- Working with various researchers at the Christina Mitchell lab, which investigates the role of phosphoinositides in development and cancer - Learning about and performing biochemical techniques such as SDS-PAGE, Western blotting, DNA extraction, immunofluorescence staining, PCRs (regular, reverse transcriptase and quantitative), cell migration assays, agarose gel electrophoresis and hemocytometry - Performing various dissections; dissecting mice to obtain lungs and eyes, dissecting mouse eyes to extract the retina for angiogenesis studies, removing mouse embryos for staining and genotyping - Learning about the 3, 4 and 5-phosphatases of the PI3K pathway - Learning about lab safety

- Front end development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and Semantic UI - Back end development using PHP and MySQL - Taking UX design into consideration and making my website as usable as possible - Ensuring sensitive data is encrypted and stored securely - Teaching VCE Maths Methods and Specialist Maths at 1/2 and 3/4 level - Assessing students’ areas of weakness - Explaining concepts in a way that’s clear and easy to understand - Maintaining a positive, friendly relationship with students and ensuring they feel comfortable - Creating videos and other online content to engage students

- Assessing students’ areas of weakness - Preparing lessons to increase their understanding of key concepts - Explaining concepts in a way that’s clear and easy to understand - Maintaining a positive, friendly relationship with students and ensuring they feel comfortable - Teaching Mathematical Methods and Specialist Maths at 1/2 and 3/4 level

Transferred before completion