Praveen Mounabhargav

About

Robotics Research Engineer with experience in multimodal sensor fusion, Sim2Real pipeline optimization, and autonomous system integration across UAV and mobile robot platforms. Skilled in ROS2-Gazebo, CARLA, PX4 SITL, and end-to-end robotic system development spanning simulation, perception, embedded integration, and validation.

Experience

• Project Engineer
  Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
  Jul 2024 – Present
• Summer Fellow
  CSIR National Physical Laboratory
  Jun 2023 – Aug 2023
• Product Developer
  Panjurli Labs Pvt. Ltd.
  Dec 2021 – May 2022

Education

• M.Tech in Robotics
  Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT)
  Robotics · Aug 2022 – May 2024
• B.E. in Automobile Engineering
  Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering
  Automobile Engineering · Aug 2017 – Aug 2021

Skills

• Python
• NumPy
• OpenCV
• PyTorch
• ANSYS
• Scipy
• Yolo
• Siemens NX
• Fusion 360
• ROS2
• MATLAB/Simulink
• Gazebo
• Carla
• Urdf
• Px4 Sitl
• Mission Planner
• C++
• Jetson Tx2
• Jetson Nano

Projects

• Modular Sensor Integration and DL for Autonomous Vehicles in Road Tunnels ↗
  Python, MATLAB, Fusion, Deep Learning, Jetson TX2, Docker, PyTorch

  Developed simulation-supported perception and control pipelines for autonomous navigation using LiDAR, camera, and IMU sensor fusion; implemented EKF and complementary filters; deployed a YOLOP-based lane-following and obstacle-avoidance model on Jetson TX2; validated strategies in CARLA before deployment on Quanser QCar hardware.

🏆 Achievements & awards

• IAS-INSA-NAS Summer Fellowship · 2023

  Recipient of the summer fellowship to work at CSIR NPL.

• Gold Medalist, Automobile Engineering · 2021

  Gold Medalist for the 2017–2021 batch at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering.

• GATE 2022 All India Rank 518 · 2022

  Qualified GATE 2022 in Production and Industrial Engineering with 88 percentile.

• CEED 2021 Qualified · 2021

  Qualified CEED 2021 with All India Rank 1151.

📚 Publications

• Camera–LiDAR Integration for Lane-Following and Obstacle Avoidance in Autonomous Vehicles · 2024
• Design and Control of a 3DOF Robotic Manipulator for Full-Body Scanning · 2023
• Comprehensive Review of Autonomous Vehicles as Cyber-Physical Systems
• Analysis of Ethernet Traffic Patterns on NTP Servers · 2024
• Enhancing Robotic Power Stability: A Single-Phase AC–DC Converter Approach · 2024