Personal Engineering Portfolio

Aryan Shirsekar

Electrical Engineer · Robotics · Embedded Systems · Automation

Passionate about transforming ideas into real-world Engineering solutions through Robotics, Embedded Systems, Control Engineering, and Home Automation, with experience spanning Arduino, ROS2, Industrial Automation, and Autonomous Balancing Robots.

B.Tech Electrical Engineering — Unitec, New Zealand Executive Robotics Program — IIT Delhi Mumbai, India
7+Project builds
3Industry roles
New Zealand + IndiaEngineering journey
Profile

Multidisciplinary Electrical Engineer with a strong Robotics and Automation focus.

About me

My experience combines Electrical systems, Industrial Automation, Control Engineering, Embedded Hardware, CAD Design and Robotics. I enjoy building Prototypes, Diagnosing faults and Integrating complete systems.

I am currently pursuing the Executive Robotics Program at IIT Delhi while developing Robotics and Home Automation platforms.

Education

2026 — PresentExecutive Robotics Program

IIT Delhi

2023 — 2024Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)

Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand

2020 — 2022Diploma in Electronic Engineering

Manukau Institute of Technology, New Zealand

Experience

Experience across Automation, Engineering Design and Electronics.

2026Tauranga, New Zealand

Assistant Support & Automation Technician

EastPack Limited

Supported production continuity, Safety checks, Fault Diagnosis and Technical coordination on Automated kiwifruit packaging lines.

2023 — 2026Auckland, New Zealand

Design Engineer

SAV Engineering

Prepared Mechanical and Electrical drawings, supported Fabrication and installation, tested equipment and developed quotations from Technical drawings.

2022Auckland, New Zealand

Electronics Service Technician

Samsung Electronics

Diagnosed Electronic products, repaired PCB assemblies and performed component and main-board replacement.

Robotics projects

Robotics, Control Systems, ROS 2 and Autonomous platforms.

This section focuses only on robotics projects. Each project includes its Engineering purpose, Hardware, Software and development work.

Wheel-bipedal balancing robot Wheel-bipedal balancing robot
R01 • Current development

Wheel-Bipedal Balancing Robot

This Project began as a two-wheel self-balancing platform and is being developed into a wheel-bipedal robot. The current Control system combines hoverboard hub motors, ODrive Controller, BNO086 orientation feedback and an Arduino Mega.

Control theory

The Balancing controller continuously compares the robot's measured body angle with its upright setpoint. The proportional term reacts to angle error, the derivative term damps angular motion, and the integral term can compensate for persistent bias. The resulting controller output is converted into left and right wheel torque.

Web control and tuning

Browser-based interface was Developed to reduce repeated code uploads during Testing. It provides movement commands, system status, arming and disarming, balance-controller tuning, position-hold tuning and manual-drive adjustment.

Testing and debugging

Dashboard helps isolate faults between the ESP communication link, Arduino Mega, IMU and ODrive. Runtime tuning allows controller parameters to be adjusted while observing the Robot's response, making it easier to Diagnose oscillation, slow correction, excessive torque and position-hold instability.

ODriveBNO086Arduino MegaESP web interface PID controlPosition holdTorque control
RViz LiDAR SLAM map RViz waypoint navigation Raspberry Pi camera colour detection
R02

ROS 2 Autonomous Mobile Robot

ROS 2 learning and development platform covering Gazebo Simulation, TurtleBot-style Differential-drive control, LIDAR visualisation, SLAM mapping, waypoint Navigation and Raspberry Pi Camera colour Detection.

ROS 2GazeboRVizLiDARSLAMNavigationOpenCV
6-DOF robotic arm
Robotic arm CAD design
R03

6-DOF Robotic Arm

Award-Winning Final-Year University Project Integrating ROS 2, Inverse Kinematics, MoveIt Motion Planning, Computer Vision and custom Electrical Power-Distribution System.

ROS 2MoveItOpenCVPCB DesignInverse Kinematics
Reference image of a simple homemade quadcopter
R04

Pixhawk / ArduPilot Quadcopter

Quadcopter project centred on Autopilot configuration, motor and ESC integration, radio calibration, GPS, telemetry and mission-planning fundamentals.

System workflow

The flight controller stabilises Roll, Pitch and Yaw using IMU feedback while distributing commands to the four ESCs. Mission Planner is used for sensor calibration, radio setup, flight modes, Telemetry review and autonomous waypoint preparation.

PixhawkArduPilotGPSMission PlannerTelemetryESC calibration
Obstacle avoiding robot
R05

Obstacle Avoiding Robot

Mobile Robot that measures the distance to nearby Objects and changes its path Sutomatically. The project demonstrates sensor-based decision making, motor-driver integration and embedded control.

Ultrasonic sensingArduinoMotor driverAutonomous control
Line following robot project image slot
R06

Line Following Robot

First project - Developed an Arduino-powered autonomous mobile robot that follows a marked path using an infrared sensor array. Implemented real-time error calculation from sensor data to dynamically adjust motor speeds, ensuring stable and accurate line tracking.

ArduinoIR sensor arrayPID controlDC motors
Home automation Projects

Home Assistant, ESP Controllers, Alexa Voice Control and Custom Lighting.

This section is dedicated only to home Automation and connected-lighting work.

Home automation project photograph Home Assistant dashboard photograph Home automation dashboard and device control
H01

Raspberry Pi Home Assistant Server & Dashboard

A Raspberry Pi-based Home Assistant server that combines Wi-Fi lighting, ESP-based relay controllers, room dashboards and automation routines into a single user interface.

Dashboard→Home Assistant→Wi-Fi / MQTT→ESP devices
Raspberry PiHome AssistantESP32ESP-01MQTT
H02

Amazon Alexa Voice-Control Automation

Home Assistant is integrated with Amazon Alexa so lighting and connected devices can be operated through voice commands. The demonstration videos show the real automation response rather than a simulated interface.

The voice-assistant layer provides a simple user interface, while Home Assistant remains the central automation engine and ESP devices perform physical switching and lighting control.

Amazon AlexaVoice controlHome AssistantWi-Fi devices
Custom lighting installation Heartbeat wall light turned off Heartbeat wall light illuminated
H03

Custom Heartbeat Wall Light

A custom wall-mounted LED installation shaped as an ECG heartbeat waveform. The lighting controller is intended to create travelling light pulses, scenes and Home Assistant-triggered effects.

Addressable LEDsCustom lightingESP controlAutomation scenes
Custom car-mounted light bar
H04

Custom Car-Mounted Light Bar Automation

A custom-designed Vehicle lighting installation demonstrating Electrical Integration, controlled light effects and Embedded Lighting Control.

Vehicle lightingCustom wiringLighting effectsEmbedded control
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Bandra West, Mumbai, India