Ryan Wüest | Robotics Engineer

Hi, I'm Ryan Wüest.

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Self-driven, passionate engineer with a curious mind who enjoys solving a complex and challenging real-world problems.

About

I am a Robotics Engineer from Switzerland, working as a Researcher in Motion Control. I enjoy working with robots, varying from robotic arms to autonomous robots and drones. I am passioned about solving complex problems and improving the autonomy of robots.

Languages: Python, C++, C, Bash, Java
Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL
Libraries: NumPy, Pandas, OpenCV
Frameworks: ROS, Gazebo, Isaac Simulator, TensorFlow, PyTorch
Tools & Technologies: Git, Docker, Nix

Always looking for interesting opportunties and hard challenges to further my skills.

Experience

Inspire

Research Engineer

Development of an ARX-Model to model machine tools.
Implementation of a damping controller with the help of acceleration sensors.
Tools: Python, C#

since 2024 | Zürich, Switzerland

ARIS

Lead Navigation Engineer

Implementation of the software stack (ROS/ROS2, Python, C++) for a UUV with the help of PX4, ArduSub and Mavros.
Development of a concept for autonomous navigation and exploration in polar regions.
Tools: ROS, Python, C++, Gazebo

Sep 2022 - Apr 2024 | Zürich, Switzerland

Fotokite

Control & Software Engineer Intern

Optimisation of the production process by improving the quality control tests.
Improvement of the internal test interfaces with PyQt.
Enhancing the debugging capabilities of the drones, by implementing multiple error messages.
Tools: Python, Qt, SQL

Mar 2022 - Aug 2022 | Zürich, Switzerland

ARIS

Control Engineer

Development of a 3D State Estimation for a student rocket.
Implementation of the algorithm on an embedded STM32 computer using FreeRTOS and C++.
Tools: C++, MATLAB, FreeRTOS

Sep 2021 - Sep 2022 | Zürich, Switzerland

AMZ Racing

Control Engineer

Development of a ground station to process and visualise the race telemetry data with the help of MATLAB.
Tools: MATLAB

Sep 2019 - Sep 2020 | Zürich, Switzerland

Projects

                
MPCC F1tenth
                  A model predictive contouring controller for a F1tenth racing car.
                
AccomplishmentsTools: Python, ROS, Acados
Creating a model predictive contouring controller using the non linear systems solver acados.
Developing ROS integration of the controller.
Testing the software in simulation and on a real system.

Tello Drone ROS Driver
                  A C++ ROS driver for the DJI Ryze Tello drone
                
                Accomplishments
                Tools: C++, ROS, Gazebo
Control tello drone with ROS messages.
Simulate the behaviour of the drone inside a gazebo simulation environment.

Crowd Segmentation
                  Detect and segment different types of crowds based on LiDAR data.
                
AccomplishmentsBuilding an airport simulation environment using the NViDIA Isaac Simulator.
Generate synthetic LiDAR data with the simulator.
Create input and ground-truth images based on the detected people with a LiDAR sensor for training the neural network.
Implementing a DeepLabV3+ based image segementation with PyTorch for real-time usage on a NViDIA Jetson Nano.

ROS Package Generator for Fedora
                  A ROS package generator for the linux distro fedora.
                
AccomplishmentsTools: Python, ROS, COPR
Develop generator to run base ROS packages on various fedora distributions.
Have automated build environment to add them to a personal COPR repository.

Modular Brain Computer Interface
                  A ModularBCI system to detect different types of brain waves.
                
AccomplishmentsTransfer data via SPI connection from custom low-power BCI board to microcontroller.
Process data stream in real time and visualise them.