01. Hardware & PCB Architecture
IR Remote Controller
Feb 2026 – Mar 2026Altium Designer // EFM8 MCU // 38kHz IR // Mixed-Signal PCB
- Reliable Comm: Engineered a robust 38kHz IR transmission protocol using hardware timers.
- System Safety: Guaranteed operator safety with zero-latency, interrupt-driven emergency stops.
- UX Design: Enhanced user interaction via active-low PNP haptic and acoustic feedback.
- Autonomous Control: Streamlined complex robotic navigation through custom, intuitive LCD menus.
SYSTEM_VIEW // INTERACTIVE_3D_RENDER
Formula UBC: Laser Timing Gates Receiver
Sept 2025 – PresentAltium Designer // ESP32-S3 // 2.4 GHz RF // Analog CMOS
- Performance: Enabled reliable, high-speed lap tracking for racing vehicles in high-noise environments.
- Signal Integrity: Achieved ultra-low BER (< 10⁻⁷) via strict controlled impedance routing.
- Noise Immunity: Maximized logic stability using physically isolated analog and digital ground planes.
- Precision Sensing: Optimized photodiode SNR to 20dB with a custom tunable CMOS hysteresis front-end.
SYSTEM_VIEW // INTERACTIVE_3D_RENDER
MPPT Control System: PVA Analyzer
Hackathon ProjectSTM32G4 // CAN-Bus // 4-Layer PCB // Altium Designer
- Power Efficiency: Recaptured up to 15% of energy typically lost to sensor noise in solar arrays.
- EMI Mitigation: Shielded high-frequency ADC telemetry from switching noise using internal ground planes.
- Robust Comm: Ensured fault-tolerant target transmission across the vehicle via noise-immune CAN-Bus.
- Scalability: Allowed for high-power application scaling using a modular, decoupled Buck-Boost architecture.
SYSTEM_VIEW // INTERACTIVE_3D_RENDER