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RoMeLa, UCLA · Fall 2025
5-DOF Robotic Cake Icing System
Designed and fabricated a 5-DOF robotic manipulator with Cartesian motion, rotation, and syringe-based extrusion using custom 3D-p...
Robotics
Kinematics
3D Printing
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GuptaLab, UCLA · 2024–Present
Laser-Driven Micro-Impact Platform
Table-top platform generating impact velocities up to 4 km/s and ~10⁸ s⁻¹ strain rates. Engineered multilayer thin-film coatings a...
Solid Mechanics
Optics
Instrumentation
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Bioinspired Robotics Lab, UCSD · Winter 2023
2-DOF Gantry for Bio-Inspired Eel Robot
Designed a 2-DOF gantry enabling smooth planar motion for a bio-inspired eel robot during locomotion experiments. Attenuated >9...
Bio-Inspired Robotics
Mechanism Design
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Robotics System Lab, SUT · IEEE ICRoM 2022
Teaching ISL via VR-Based Game
Built real-time deep learning models for sign language gesture recognition integrated into a Unity VR environment. The AI-driven e...
Deep Learning
VR / Unity
IEEE Published
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Spring 2022
GA-Optimized PID Control of SCARA Robot
Tuned PID controllers for a SCARA robot using a Genetic Algorithm in MATLAB, achieving ~20% improvement in tracking accuracy and r...
Control Systems
Optimization
MATLAB
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Winter 2023
Trajectory Planning of KUKA YouBot
Implemented time-optimal trajectory planning in CoppeliaSim under velocity and acceleration constraints, completing pick-and-place...
Motion Planning
CoppeliaSim
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Sharif University of Technology
Automatic Control of Ball & Beam System
Designed and implemented automatic control systems for a ball-and-beam plant using root locus, frequency response, and state-space...
Control Design
MATLAB / Simulink
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Sharif University of Technology
Reverse Engineering of a Can Opener
Complete reverse engineering and redesign including technical drawings, blueprints, tolerances, and full manufacturing documentati...
CAD
Reverse Engineering
GD&T
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Sharif University of Technology
Design & Development of a Sports Platform
Full mechanical design and development of a sports training platform including structural FEA analysis, component selection, CAD m...
Mechanical Design
FEA
Fabrication
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