Hi! My name is Diyaan Zinjuwadia.
Welcome to my corner of the Internet!
A Little About Myself:
I am currently a student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a strong passion for mechanical engineering and in particular, robotics, and I am eager to explore how these concepts intersect in the real world. Robotics, with its focus on automation, mechanics, and problem-solving, fascinates me, and I enjoy learning how systems can work together to accomplish complex tasks.
Past Projects and Awards:
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- Made a 4 DoF robotic arm that uses a “mini-arm” controller with potentiometers to map a specific orientation onto the robotic arm as well as a gripper at the end (more info on the projects page).
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- Made custom RC Cars that run with BLDC Motors, ESCs, and 3S LiPo batteries. All placed on top of a custom-made, 3D-printed chassis (more info on the projects page).
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- Helped our Milpitas Xtreme Robotics (MXR) team go to the VEX World Championship in both 2023 and 2024 and helped our FTC team for the challenge: Decode!
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- Researched Automotive Vehicle sensors with UCSC’s AIEA lab via simulations. Measured and tested errors (FDE and ADE) of various sensor types.
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- Won 2nd Place in the State during the 2023 eCybermission competition with group (as well as a monetary prize going towards our college tuitions)
Currently I Am…
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- Working on the Illini Electric Motorsports Vehicle Dynamics sub-team where I am learning various methods to model the car via state-space models on Simulink
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- Designing a Cycloidal Actuator on Fusion 360 using High-torque BLDC motors and an ODrive S1 BLDC motor controller
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- Learning Inverse Kinematics to implement in my actuators for future projects