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Autonomous Systems Computer Vision Embedded AI

Building AMDVS

AMDVS is a self-funded, research-grade autonomous platform. This page is its live console: the 3D field view and the tactical map run the same simulation — dispatch it, stress it, stop it.

Field View — 3D Autonomy Sim DRIVING
drag to orbit · scroll to zoom 60 fps render
PERC 30.1 fps DET 0 LIDAR 0 pts SPD 0.00 m/s
Operations

Command center

Every control below drives the live simulation — the same core mission loop AMDVS is built around: GPS dispatch, hazard reporting en route, dynamic rerouting, and emergency stop with alert.

Tactical Map — SLAM + Perception ▸ click map to dispatch GPS waypoint
LiDAR return ray sweep YOLO detection patrol path hazard
Perception FPS30.1
ros2 / jetson · mission log
LiDAR pts
0
Heading
0°
Detections
0
E-stop lat
ms
Waypoint
1/7
Link RTT
48ms
Hazards
0
Reroutes
0
Live Subsystems

Every layer, instrumented

Reflex → perception → navigation → strategic reasoning → human interface. Deterministic safety at the bottom; the LLM advises and never touches the real-time control loop.

Perception

YOLOv8 · TensorRT FP16

Verified 30 FPS steady-state on Jetson Orin Nano — CSI capture via jetson-utils, IMX219 160° on CAM0.

Safety · Reflex Layer

Watchdog heartbeat

Independent hardware watchdog drives a fail-safe relay — silence means motors off. Neither safety layer depends on the Jetson.

Safety · Latency

E-stop budget <50 ms

Command-to-relay-open latency, measured on every trigger from the command center above.

Environment Sensing

Gas + air quality

MQ-series readings streamed with hazard thresholds — spikes when a hazard is reported en route.

Power

Split rails, star ground

3S LiPo → motor rail (SA8339 VM, bulk cap) and compute rail (5V/5A BEC → Jetson barrel jack). One pack, isolated noise.

Roadmap

Three-phase build plan

Ground autonomy first, LLM integration second, drone cooperation third.

01
ACTIVE · GP-1 COMPLETE

Autonomous ground rover

ROS 2, OpenCV, YOLOv8, TensorRT, camera perception, lane following, Nav2, sensor fusion, and safety watchdogs on a tracked test mule.

  • Real-time object detection — verified 30 FPS
  • Waypoint navigation + skid-steer control
  • LiDAR / GNSS / IMU roadmap · <50 ms e-stop
02
NEXT · DOCKING-CAPABLE ROVER

LLM decision support

High-level reasoning layer that reads system state, summarizes events, explains failures, and helps choose safe next actions — strictly advisory.

  • Mission memory and logs
  • RAG-style project documentation
  • Human-readable decision reports
03
PLANNED · AIR MODULE

Cooperating drone module

Overhead reconnaissance, AprilTag / ArUco precision landing on the rover dock, and recharge on deck.

  • Drone launch and return workflow
  • Marker-based precision landing
  • Ground–air coordination
Technical Stack

Robotics + CS + AI skill map

Rover Mechanical + Sensor Blueprint camera · lidar · imu · gnss · e-stop · watchdog

Robotics & Embedded

ROS 2, Nav2, sensor fusion, EKF, watchdog design, LiDAR, GNSS, IMU, Jetson hardware, and embedded reliability.

Vision AI Pipeline YOLOv8 → TensorRT FP16 → detections → ROS 2 topics

AI / ML / Vision

YOLOv8, TensorRT FP16, OpenCV, PyTorch on Jetson, fiducials, real-time inference, and perception pipelines.

Software Engineering System Python ROS 2 Linux C / C++ Git Agents versioned · testable · explainable · rebuildable

Software Engineering

Python, C/C++ fundamentals, asyncio, Linux, Git, GitHub, Flask, WebSockets, algorithms, and data structures.

Builder Philosophy

Proof beats polish.
Logs beat guesses.

Builder before anything else. I learn by making, breaking, measuring, and rebuilding.

Safety is part of intelligence. A robot is not smart if it cannot fail safely.

Every project is a brick. Reusable code, documented experiments, and systems I can explain end to end.

Self-funded means disciplined. No waste, no fake complexity, no black boxes I cannot debug.

Contact

Looking for robotics, AI, or embedded systems teams.

If you are building autonomous systems, perception pipelines, robotics infrastructure, or embedded AI, this is the work I want to be around.