Hi there, I am Vaibhav Parekh!
I am a Master's student at Carnegie Mellon University, and I BUILD ROBOTS. I research at CERLAB (Computational Engineering and Robotics Laboratory) on problems around Perception and Front-end SLAM. Little photography and loads (miles) of driving is how I spend my free time.
Research and Projects
Unsupervised Landmark Discovery for Multi-Viewpoint Objects
Master's thesis; extending unsupervised landmark discovery from 2D/frontal datasets to multi-viewpoint objects.
Multi UAV Search and Rescue
A multi-UAV system for search and rescue in crowded indoor environments using RRT and Next-Best-View planning.
AutoTip — Pen Tracking & Writing System
A computer vision system that enables digital writing on any surface using Lucas-Kanade optical flow.
Controller Design for an Autonomous Vehicle
Modern control systems powered by A* path planning and EKF SLAM, simulated in Webots.
F1-Tenth Autonomous Racing: Reactive Navigation
Reactive obstacle avoidance and wall following for high-speed 1/10th scale autonomous racing using LIDAR.
F1-Tenth Autonomous Racing: Map-based Navigation
SLAM, global path planning, Pure Pursuit, and MPC for optimal lap times on a known track.