Mohammed Maaruf Vazifdar

Hi, I am a Graduate Studnet at the University of Maryland, currently pursuing Masters in Engineering - Robotics.

I completed my BTech in Mechatronics Engineering in 2020. During my undergrad, working on projects I discovered my interest towards Robotics.

Academic Resume

Technical Skills

• Python
• C++
• ROS
• Gazebo
• AWS RoboMaker
• Git
• Linux
• Solidworks
• Robot Modelling and prototyping

Projects

Faby - The Telepresence Robot

• Developed a telepresence robot that could autonomously navigate through an indoor environment with dynamic obstacle avoidance.
• Features included bi-directional video conferencing, interactive user-interface, and remote control over internet.
• My contribution: Worked deployment, tuning the ROS navigation stack, configuring Intel RealSense with navigation package, Imu data acquisition.
• Wrote python scripts for providing nav_goals via a GUI, robot CAD design, prototyping and fabrication, creating URDF and world for simulations, adding plugins for various sensors, navigation package, localization using Aruco markers.
• Gazebo simulation of the robot Faby.

Telepresence Robot for Medical Assistance

• Develop a robot to assist healthcare professionals in hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Food Serving Robot

• Simulation of a robot waiter in cafe environment. Github Repo

Shamazon_Warehouse_Robot

• The project demonstrates a delivery robot with autonomous capabilities, static, and dynamic obstacle avoidance. The robot will navigate to a conveyor belt to receive a package and will navigate through a map to deliver it between departments inside a warehouse with multiple levels, the robot can use elevator gazebo plugin to communicate, know the state and location of the elevator, and upon reaching the desired level/ floor, update the map. Finally, on reaching the goal the package will be delivered by the robot’s conveyor belt. Github Repo

Technical Experience

Drishti Works, Mumbai - Robotics Software Engineer- Intern

• Create realistic and robust robot simulations and environments using ROS and Gazebo to ensure the optimal performance of robots on deployment.
• Cloud based deployment, monitoring and management of robot applications using the AWS RoboMaker services.

SRM ASV - Mechanical Lead (During undergrad)

• SRM ASV is a student research team which focuses on developing Autonomous Surface Vehicles.
• Was responsible for Team management, Mechanical design, CFD Analysis, Fabrication and Prototyping of the boat hull and mechanisms.
• ASV designs and images

Reliance Industries Limited, Silvassa Manufacturing Division - Intern

Oil and Natural Gas Limited, Hazira - Intern