Research

Tailsitters

I led research relating to the development of autonomous tailsitter aircraft, similar to the University of Toronto's work with a dual-motor tailsitter. My research attempts to use similar hardware components, but achieve a more efficient vehicle by using only one motor.

I started this research in the Humanity Centered Robotics Lab at Brown University. Since then submitted a provisional patent for my technology, and built several iterations of working prototypes.

Autonomous Tail Sitter Research 2019 Preliminary Paper

Micro-Gravity Aquaponics

As part of the NASA Deep Space Food Challenge, I led a team developing a system for growing plants on the International Space Station. We submitted a proposal with our designs and technologies, and began the prototyping and testing process.