Pranay Katyal

Education

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  Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  2024 - 2026

  Master of Science - MS Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering A

  Activities and Societies: IEEE RAS Current cGPA : 3.6Fall 24 Semester overview : - Secured grade A in Foundation of Robotics, utilized ROS2 to implement position and velocity kinematics for a 4 d.o.f Robotic Arm using Dynamixel motors, followed by implementing a PD Controller to control the motors with the effort control mode.- Secured grade A in Multi Robot Systems, Learnt about and Implemented Convergence algorithm, graph theory, Formations, Agree and Pursue algortihms, for multi agent systems. Also Learnt about… Show more Current cGPA : 3.6Fall 24 Semester overview : - Secured grade A in Foundation of Robotics, utilized ROS2 to implement position and velocity kinematics for a 4 d.o.f Robotic Arm using Dynamixel motors, followed by implementing a PD Controller to control the motors with the effort control mode.- Secured grade A in Multi Robot Systems, Learnt about and Implemented Convergence algorithm, graph theory, Formations, Agree and Pursue algortihms, for multi agent systems. Also Learnt about MDP, MMDP, POMDP decision making methods. Learnt about the communication algorithm like ALOHA and slotted ALOHA. - Secured grade B in Robot Control, albiet with difficulties, Learnt about energy analysis, controllability and stability analysis of control systems, I was able to implement PD and LQR Controller for Quadrotor, and allowed it to track a complex trajectory with minmal deviations using MATLAB simualtion. Show less

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  CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY

  2019 - 2023

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
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  CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY

  2019 - 2023

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering