Four of the eleven projects in the catalogue. Show all projects.
2026 · Team member - RF integration; oversaw avionics integration
A fixed-wing electric ducted fan UAV built by two six-person teams. I oversaw the avionics integration around ArduPilot and ran the RF and antenna placement study in Ansys HFSS, alongside battery thermal-runaway containment, ESC thermal characterisation and the launcher's electrical control system.
2025 · Avionics Team and System Lead
The avionics architecture for UC Aerospace's Huia, a multi-year project developing a high-performance fixed-wing UAV platform. It was built around a Cube Orange+ running ArduPilot, RTK-capable GNSS with a ground-based correction system, and long-range RF telemetry ground tested to approximately 20 km. The stack was integrated and validated on an electric proof-of-concept aircraft, with a commercial off-the-shelf airframe used as a separate autopilot test platform.
2024-2025 · Avionics and Tracking Lead
A battery-powered launch controller talking to pad hardware over LoRa. It runs on dual 18650 lithium-ion cells with integrated USB-C charging, and its panel carries two seven-segment displays, status indicators and a launch button. The button interface is debounced in hardware using RC filters and Schmitt triggers rather than in firmware. I did the schematic design, circuit modelling and hardware validation of the controller board, and modelled the enclosure and mounting hardware in 3D CAD.
2025 · Electrical systems lead
A tripod-mounted field unit carrying siren and beacon alerts across a high-power rocketry range. I led the electrical design and implementation, covering PCB layout, RF front-end development and firmware integration around a NUCLEO-WL55JC and its STM32WL, with the LoRa stack configured half-duplex for bidirectional exchange between the launch site and range safety stations. The custom PCB runs from inputs up to 8S LiPo, generates regulated 12 V and 5 V rails, and switches the unit's siren and beacon.