Priyanshu Kumar
Undergraduate Student & Researcher
LEOScan ‒ Optimizing SmallSat Constellation for Enhanced STM in LEO
Small Satellites (SS) PG and Space Safety & Sustainability (SSS) PG, Space Generation Advisory Council
Remote
Optical Payload Team
Part of 2024 SSPG-SSSPG Collaborative Research Projects
December 2023 - Present
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Based on LEOScan: a collaborative project platformed by the Small Satellites (SSPG) and the Space Safety
& Sustainability (SSSPG) Project Groups of the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC). -
Led the Optical Payload sub-team to design a Ritchey–Chretien telescope in partial off-axis configuration
with the desired FOV, resolution, focal lengths, and aperture diameters. -
Assisted the Constellation Design sub-team and the Systems Engineering Team with the requisite payload
parameters, characteristics & information.
Vital Sign Estimation based on Magnetic Sensing Principles
Department of Avionics, IIST
On-site
AV491 Advanced Sensors & Interface Electronics
Semester-long Course Project
October 2024 - Present
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Simulating a GMR sensor for a magnetic plethysmography (MPG) applications using Ansys Maxwell simulation software
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SPICE simulation and hardware implementation of a signal conditioning scheme for MPG signals in the context of heart rate and respiration rate.
Design of an 8-bit Processor for Plant Signal Processing
Department of Avionics, IIST
On-site
AV312 Computer Architecture & Organization
Semester-long Course Project
August 2024 - Present
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Collaboratively developed an 8-bit processor with an ALU, a control unit, a program counter, and instruction
& data register banks; took the on-paper modules to firmware implementation using Verilog in Xilinx Vivado. -
Developed an application-specific instruction set to carry out tasks necessary for calculating the mean,
variance, and SNR of low-amplitude signals; developed programmable register banks. -
Currently working on analog signal processing and characterising plant signals to model sample inputs;
exploring the possibility of a patent with an application-specific processor design.
Forecasting the Indian IIP: A Machine Learning Approach
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIST
On-site
HS222 Introduction to Economics
Semester-long Course Project
February 2024 - April 2024
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Led a team of four on a project to develop SVR and LSTM-based forecasting models for the monthly Index
of Industrial Production (IIP), a volatile macroeconomic indicator. -
Studied about IIP and its impact on economic decision-making; used the acquired knowledge to frame the
Research Statement and form the basis of the project. -
Framed Policy Recommendations based on the findings of the project and the hurdles encountered.
Parrot® Mambo Minidrone – Path Planning Algorithm Development
Department of Avionics, IIST
On-site
AV241 Instrumentation & Control Lab
2024 MathWorks® Minidrone Curriculum Engagement @ IIST
February 2024 - May 2024
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Led a team of six to develop a path-planning algorithm coupled with image processing for the flight control
system of the Parrot Mambo Minidrone for open-polygon tracks. -
Briefly studied directed drone flight using pitch, roll & yaw; collaboratively developed a forward flight
algorithm through pitch control and a negative-feedback control loop for angled turns. -
Aided in logic & algorithm verification through MATLAB & Simulink simulations, and participated in the
competition rounds organised at IIST.
Infrared Obstruction Detector – Alarm System
Department of Avionics, IIST
On-site
AV231 Analog Electronic Circuits Lab
Credited Mini-Project
October 2023 - November 2023
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As part of a team of two, developed an IR-based alarm-sounding system using a 555 timer IC.
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Employed knowledge of NI Multisim, photodiodes, IR LEDs and multivibrators in an iterative design process.
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Video ‒ small-scale demonstration of the project.
