ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE · CURIOSITY

Building things.
Learning along the way.

Welcome to doing something — my little corner of the internet. I'm Hrishikesh, an engineer interested in robotics, automotive technology, simulation, and machine learning. This is where I share the projects I build and the technical problems I explore.

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Building, experimenting, and learning

SELECTED WORK

Projects

From autonomous UAV coverage planning to machine-learning-assisted Formula 1 race strategy optimisation.

ROBOTICS · AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

COMPLETED

UAV Area Coverage Planning

My completed master's thesis: a ROS 2 application for defining polygonal mission areas and generating coverage paths using OpenNav Coverage and Fields2Cover, with a custom Spanning Tree Coverage implementation for comparison and validation.

ROS 2 · C++ · Python · Path Planning

MACHINE LEARNING · MOTORSPORT

V12.0 COMPLETED

F1 Race Strategy ML

A modular Python racing simulator combining tire degradation, fuel consumption, pit-stop strategy, and race conditions with machine-learning models and automated strategy optimisation. Includes model evaluation, cross-validation, and ML-assisted strategy selection.

Python · Scikit-learn · Optimisation · Testing
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