I developed an algorithm for blood vessel recognition from contactless IR scans of a finger. This was a part of AETC’s contactless biometrics project series. AETC’s efforts were motivated by several weaknesses in traditional biometrics security applications. First, fingerprint matrix gets distorted during contacts with a scanner that deteriorates the recognition accuracy. Additionally, a single-mode …
One of the most long-term projects that I was involved in at AETC was the solar aluminum car. The idea behind this project is simple. Since our first EV prototype proved that a vehicle can be powered entirely by a solar panel given a reasonably light weight, we decided to take the next step. This …
In 2014 I joined the Advanced Electronic Technology Center at UMass Lowell. My first ever Electrical Engineering project was a solar electric vehicle made out of PVC pipes! This was a proof-of-concept prototype to demonstrate that a small solar panel can reasonably sustain a low-weight four-passenger vehicle. I joined the team at the relatively late …