MANDAVI SRIVASTAVA

Built a 9-state Extended Kalman Filter in MATLAB fusing IMU, GPS, barometer, and dual-antenna GNSS heading for a defense-oriented tiltrotor eVTOL. Developing GNSS-denied LiDAR-inertial odometry with terrain-referenced navigation and triple modular redundancy.

Designed a sounding rocket meeting altitude and stability requirements, validating CP-CG margins with OpenRocket and RocketPy 6-DOF simulations. Integrated a flight computer with onboard sensors and verified real-time telemetry in testing.

Automated electron gun HV conditioning via SCADA-PLC, replacing manual stepping with a deterministic sequence. Wrote an IEC 61131-3 Structured Text state machine on a Modicon M340 PLC and set up Modbus TCP across PLC, SCADA, and a DL-35 datalogger.

Delivered ROS2 avionics with low-noise telemetry for accurate descent profiling in CanSat 2024. Developed ROS2 SLAM and EKF mapping pipeline with sensor fusion for hazard avoidance in ISRO Robotics Challenge.

Performed GMAT lunar mission analysis, including a 1.2 km/s delta-V budget for TLI and LOI, and designed a patched-conic cislunar trajectory.

Pursuing a B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering, with expected graduation in May 2027.

Completed Intermediate studies in July 2022.