main focus : Nilfisk's autonomous Floor scrubber (A50)
My role evolved over the three "6-month sprints" I had on this project, which was the largest effort in the company.
Initial phase [Feb 2017-July 2017]-- Systems & Test Engineer:
Initial phase [Feb 2017-July 2017]-- Systems & Test Engineer:
- Requirements management, V&V, supervised test plans and execution of hardware
- Sensor evaluation, especially evaluation of initial system, and subsequent characterization of the environment in infrared (850nm)
- Stereo camera calibration and improving in-house production
- Identified gaps in functionality of the system and led the evaluation of sensors and compute components
- Negotiated with hardware suppliers (especially for compute boards, sensors, and memory)
- Set requirements for prototype and production of hardware components of onboard safety system and overall hardware design
- Sat in daily discussions and led parts of the technical briefing meetings
- Negotiated development schedule of key milestones for customer-desired features to create a more robust and viable product
- Led production V&V (end-of-line testing) on autonomy, which focused on system integration on the Carnegie side and discussions with Nilfisk's R&D and Nilfisk's production side
- Participated in field testing and evaluation of difficult indoor areas
Carnegie Robotics, LLC (CRL) is a small (100-person) company based out of Pittsburgh, PA. It's origins are from the university, specifically CMU's NREC, however, it is not affiliated with the institution.
