MAYANK LONKAR
[email protected] Ó (+91) 7666030245 ¯ Mayank Lonkar mayanklonkar
PROJECTS EDUCATION
Vertical takeoff and landing UAV Visvesvaraya National Institute Of
May 2023 - Present Technology, Nagpur
• To design and develop a unmanned aerial vehicle capable of vertical Bachlors of Technology in Mechanical
takeoff and landing. Engineering
• Designed the model using Fusion 360 and analysis is carried out 2021 –2025 CGPA-8.44/10
using various software like xflr5, Ansys.
MKH Sancheti Public School and
Junior College, Nagpur
Class XII
Self Navigating Drone [GitHub]
2021 Grade - 97.5 %
December 2022 – Present
• Aimed to carry out autonomous exploration in an unknown indoor Narayana Vidylayam
environment on a drone. Class X
• Simulated SLAM and path planning algorithms on quadcopter model May 2019 97.6%
in Gazebo.
EXPERIENCE SKILLS
• Languages - Python , C, C++
Summer Research Intern [Website]
• Framework - Robot operating system,
IvLabs, VNIT Mission Planner
May 2022-July 2022 Nagpur • Tools - Fusion 360, Solidworks, Siemens
• IvLabs is a Robotics and AI lab of VNIT focused on research and NX, XFLR5, Arduino
development of various robots and machine learning models. • Libraries - OpenCV, NumPy, SymPy,
• Worked under Dr. Shital S. Chiddarwar in IvLabs, VNIT. Dronekit, Matplotlib
• Studied fundamentals of robotics and got a hands-on experience
with hardware.
COURSEWORK
SIDE PROJECTS • NPTEL Course on Design of fixed wing
UAV by IIT Kanpur
Path Planning Algorithms [GitHub]
• Structural and Thermal analysis using
• Implemented planning algorithms such as Dijsktra and A*. Simcenter 3D by Siemens CoE
• Motion Planning for Self-driving cars
Localisation using EKF
• Estimated trajectory of vehicle using algorithms like Extended EXTRA-CURRICULAR
Kalman Filter to dataset provided by University of Toronto.
• Core Member at IvLabs, the Robotics and
Cruise Controller [GitHub]
AI Lab of VNIT.
• Developed cruise controller for the car to move at a fixed set velocity • Conducted workshops for freshmen of
using PID controller. VNIT in Python, Image Processing, CAD,
and Basic Electronics under IEEE Student
Branch.
COMPETITIONS
Gujarat Robofest 3.0 [Doc]
• Got funded by Gujarat Council on Science and Technology for the
development of a prototype of 2 wheeled Self Balancing Robot.