Portrait of Shivam Tripathy

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Shivam Tripathy

Robotics Software Engineer

I approach Robotics problems with a Product and Systems Engineering mindset. I want to solve problems that directly add value to people.

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I build and deploy real-world robotic systems: autonomy, perception, and control for UAVs, humanoids, and mobile manipulators. My background spans SLAM and state estimation, motion planning, learning-based control, and LLM-linked task planning — from defense and aerial platforms to assistive care robots in the field.

Education

    Work Highlights

    I was the sole / major technical contributor to the projects below (1 - 3 member teams)

    Projects

    MPC with a Quadrotor to track a moving subject while avoiding a moving obstacle

    Implemented Model Predictive Control to enable a drone (BLUE) to track a moving subject (YELLOW) while avoiding a moving obstacle (RED) using Potential Field Theory. Additional criteria involved tracking the subject from a specified relative angle while also maintaining a desired range from subject.

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    RRT-Star Planner to Manipulate Objects in Gazebo

    Implemented RRT-Star in C++ to plan a path towards an object grasp location in ROS Gazebo with a 6-DOF robotic arm.

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    Sandwich Bot

    I used an Azure Kinect RGBD camera and Franka Emika robot arm to detect toy sandwich ingredients and then manipulate them in order to make a toy sandwich.

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    MPC for Optimal Rendezvous and Docking of a Spacecraft

    Implemented Model Predictive Control (MPC) to optimally rendezvous and dock a spacecraft of given dynamics with the ISS.

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      Technical skills