Technical Skills: Python, Simulink, MATLAB

• M.S., Aerospace Engineering | The University of Toronto (April 2020)
• B.Tech., Mechatronics Engineering | SRM Institute of Science and Technology (April 2018)

AOCS Engineer @ Pixxel Space India Pvt. Ltd (Feb 2021 - Present)

• Principally involved in designing & testing of the GPS based Orbit Determination Program for the FireFly constellation of satellites
• Involved in designing and implementing of Guidance Algorithms for the Firefly constellation of satellites

Conceptual Design of a Sustainable SmallSat Constellation to Enable Reliable Lunar Communication Network

Publication

The present work tackles the conceptual design and the architecture of a sustainable OCT constellation of SmallSats in a frozen orbit around the Moon to enable a reliable communication network and to contribute to create the building blocks for future space exploration infrastructure.

Conceptual Design of a Mars Constellation for Global Communication Services using Small Satellites [January 2020 - October 2020]

Publication

The project objective was to design a Small Satellite Constellation around Mars to provide communication services for future users (rovers, astronauts) on the surface of Mars. My contribution was to design a 8 satellite constellation that provides 100% coverage over the entire surface of Mars using STK. Additionally, I was involved in designing a highly perturbed Earth-Mars transfer using MATLAB and NASA’s GMAT software.

Optimization of Interplanetary Trajectory using Fmincon [November 2019 - April 2020]

Computed the transfer trajectory parameters for Earth-Uranus with flybys about Jupiter and Saturn using the Patched Conics Method along with the Fmincon optimization algorithm. Reduced the thrust value ∆v by 20% using Fmincon as compared to the value obtained using the conventional Patched Conics Method in MATLAB.

Passive Magnetic Attitude Control Design for HERON MK2 satellite [November 2018 - October 2019]

Was involved in Magnet design and performing simulations to ensure the proposed design parameters of the Magnets and Rods achieved the required objective.

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