YASHWANTH GOWDA
Coursework & Implementations

Academic Projects

PAPI Controller
Aug 2025 – Dec 2025

PAPI Controller: Solar Irrigation System

Designed a Two-Degree-of-Freedom (2-DOF) hybrid controller for solar pumps using MATLAB. Implemented physics-based inverse dynamics to achieve a 60% faster rise time and instant disturbance rejection.

MATLAB and Simulink Control Theory PID
Prophet LSTM
Aug 2025 – Dec 2025

ProphetLSTM-GAN

Developed an unsupervised anomaly detection framework for liquid rocket engine telemetry using a hybrid LSTM-GAN. Engineered a combined scoring metric that improved detection AUC by 3.7%.

Machine Learning PyTorch
Warehouse Patrol
Jan 2025 – May 2025

Autonomous Warehouse Patrolling Robot

Demonstrated a scalable and low-cost robotic solution for structured warehouse environments using multi-sensor fusion (LiDAR, IMU, Depth) and ROS 2.

ROS 2 Gazebo SLAM
Debris Detection
Aug 2024 – Dec 2024

Debris Detection using Swarm Robots

Designed and simulated a decentralized swarm robotics system using MATLAB, implemented SLAM algorithms to facilitate efficient navigation & debris detection.

MATLAB Swarm Robotics
Line Follower
Aug 2021 – Aug 2022

Line Follower Automated Guided Vehicle

Created an automated guided vehicle (AGV) using Arduino, incorporating sensors for transporting materials within a factory.

Microcontrollers Arduino Automation
Convection
Feb 2021 – Aug 2021

Natural Convection (BIT)

Performed thermal analysis with ANSYS to investigate heat transfer in porous enclosures, designing thermal management systems.

ANSYS