diff --git a/rsi-application/main.pdf b/rsi-application/main.pdf index ee1da33..3b063a8 100644 Binary files a/rsi-application/main.pdf and b/rsi-application/main.pdf differ diff --git a/rsi-application/main.tex b/rsi-application/main.tex index 20cb442..13e705d 100644 --- a/rsi-application/main.tex +++ b/rsi-application/main.tex @@ -248,7 +248,28 @@ 1D CNN, resulting in state-of-the-art 99\% accuracy while limiting false positives. I also looked into signal processing within my FTC robotics team, realizing that IMU data could be used to improve odometry and localization. I implemented a custom Kalman filter to fuse IMU data with wheel encoder reading, significantly reducing drift during autonomous navigation - and reducing error buildup over time. } + and reducing error buildup over time. + My second major interest has been in the field of Robotics, springing from a lucky acceptance into my + Middle School's robotics team in 6th grade. Due to COVID-19, out team had to start from scratch, and as a + completely inexperienced 7th grader, it took me 7 months to simply learn to spin a motor. The same fascination + I had with computers was now being applied to physical hardware, and I have been a loyal participant in + the First Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics competition. As the software lead of my globally ranked team, + Technical Turbulence FTC, I have learned a lot about the algorithms that empower robots during the + 30-second autonomous period of the competition. Today, I am intrigued by two major research questions within + the field of autonomous motion planning. First, I wonder how multiple autonomous agents can effectively + coordinate in real-time to achieve a common goal while avoiding collisions. This question fascinates me + because it combines elements of path planning, communication protocols, and decision-making under uncertainty. + Secondly, I am fascinated by the question of whether autonomous robots and vehicles can learn optimal paths from + experience rather than relying on pre-programmed maps. This idea of reinforcement learning for motion planning + excites me because it provides a pathway for devices to improve performance over time in dynamic environments. + My experience with robotics has provided me with a strong foundation to tackle these questions, as I have + designed and implemented a custom pathing algorithm for my FTC robot. The motion profiling algorithm I developed + uses cubic and quintic splines to generate smooth trajectories between points, using inverse kinematics and a PID + controller to accurate follow the path. By prioritizing endpoint accuracy over time and path accuracy, our robot's + pathing is extermely precise, resulting in a top-30 autonomous ranking globally. Outside FTC, I worked on a passion + project to allow for pathing of two vaccuum robots in a shared environment. Using A* for initial pathfinding and + a custom potential fields algorithm for real-time obstacle avoidance, I made a software system that allowed + for efficient cleaning of a dynamic space.}