UAV Autopilot Architecture — Avionics System Design
Developed SoC and PCB avionics frameworks.
- year
- June 2024 — July 2024
- role
- R&D Intern
- location
- Aeronautical Development Establishment, DRDO · Bangalore, IN
- category
- Corporate
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Context
Collaborated on the hardware development phase of a UAV Autopilot System for India's national military R&D agency, operating under strict defense-grade reliability standards.
Research
Evaluated and mapped hardware component selections, strategically integrating Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) and power regulators to secure stable data acquisition loops. Deployed Verilog-based PID control loops and Kalman filtering onto a SmartFusion 2 SoC microcontroller, while configuring secure SPI and UART serial communication interfaces.
Outcome
Designed multi-layer PCB layouts using Cadence OrCAD and Siemens PADS, successfully generating manufacturing-ready Gerber files with integrated Watchdog hardware fault tolerance.
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