Atharva Edake

Mechatronics · FH Aachen

Building across mechanics, electronics, and control — robots, rockets, and systems that have to work outside the notebook.

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About

Atharva Edake

I'm Atharva Edake, a Mechatronics Masters student at FH Aachen, Germany. I'm a hands-on engineer who works across mechanics, electronics, and control logic to build systems that actually work. I follow a structured approach — plan, build, test, debug — and I'm known for moving fast when the first approach doesn't. Outside the lab, I'm either on a long cycling ride or deep into a documentary about science, space, or engineering.

German: B2–C1 · English: C2

Right now In Aachen for the M.Sc. — control, MEMS, and electromechanical systems. Latest build: the ARAMS hospital autonomy stack (ROS 2 + YOLO).

YOLO patient-state detection frame from the ARAMS hospital challenge
From the ARAMS hospital run — custom YOLO reading patient state in the Webots ward. Not a stock render; one of the detection frames from the project.
Why engineering

Something From
Nothing.

"Curiosity sparks the question. Problems demand the answer. Everything in between — the breaking, the building, the failing, the fixing — that is engineering."

Curiosity over certainty

I didn't choose engineering because I knew exactly what I wanted to build. I chose it because I was curious — about how things work, why they fail, and what happens when you take them apart and put them back together differently. That curiosity has never left.

Why mechatronics

I was never interested in just one subject. Mechatronics gave me the freedom to work across mechanical systems, electronics, and software — all at once. For me it was never about being a specialist. It was about understanding how all three work together in the real world and using that to build things that actually function.

Why Germany

Studying in a different country gives you far more than a degree. Germany opened my perspective — not just to a different style of engineering education, but to a completely different way of thinking, working, and seeing the world. That exposure, outside the classroom as much as inside it, is something you cannot get anywhere else.

Building from scratch

Engineering to me is the process of creating something from absolutely nothing. An idea exists. Nothing else does. Then through curiosity, problem solving, failure, iteration, and persistence — something real exists. That cycle — from zero to working product — is what drives me every single day.

What I
Work With
ROS
MATLAB
LabVIEW
OpenModelica
Simulink
Fusion 360
Eagle PCB
Autodesk
TradingView
Python
C
Linux
Arduino
Docker
MQTT
PLC Programming Siemens TIA Portal DBR77 Robotics Circuit Design PCB Design

Projects

Master's — M.Sc. in Mechatronics

ARAMS YOLO patient detection

ARAMS Hospital Challenge

ROS 2 hospital autonomy final project: AMCL localization, AprilTag room selection, Nav2 navigation, door control, and custom YOLOv8 patient-state detection under a Mission Manager.

ROS 2 YOLOv8 Nav2
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Bachelor's — Bachelor's in Mechatronics

Bachelor's thesis TVC

Project TVC (Thrust Vector Control)

Bachelor's thesis. Designed a thrust vector control system for finless model rockets using ESP32, MPU6050 IMU, Kalman filter, and PID control tuned via Ziegler-Nichols method.

ESP32 PID Control Kalman Filter
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IoT · ESP8266 Chirp

Chirp Plant Watering Alarm

ESP8266 plant monitor measuring soil moisture and light levels, sending JSON telemetry via HTTPS POST, with Docker-based data capture on the receiver side.

ESP8266 I2C Docker
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Robotics · Arduino Line

Project Line Follower

End-to-end integration of an Arduino UNO R3 line-following car with ultrasonic sensing, iterative calibration across runs to reduce path deviation and improve lap time.

Arduino Embedded C Sensors
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Embedded · MQTT NanoSat

Project Nano Satellite

Arduino Nano mini-satellite prototype with IMU, temperature sensor, and MQTT telemetry over Wi-Fi. Modes for orientation display, thermal SOS alerts, and motion detection.

Arduino MQTT PlatformIO
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Education & Experience

M.Sc. Mechatronics — Fachhochschule Aachen
Oct 2025 — Present

Studying analog & digital control, MEMS, advanced engineering mathematics, and electromechanical systems design.

Control Systems · MEMS · Embedded Systems

B.Eng. Applied Mechatronic Systems — SRH University of Applied Sciences, Berlin
Dec 2021 — Mar 2025

Graduated with thesis on Design and Implementation of Thrust Vector Control in Rockets. 210 credit points completed.

Robotics · TVC · Embedded Systems

Engineering Intern — SPEMA Kirchmöser GmbH
July 2022 · Brandenburg, Germany

Machined steel and aluminium components on manual and CNC lathes to tolerances down to 0.0127mm. Performed SAW and TIG welding to produce manufacturing-ready assemblies. Migrated legacy technical drawings to Autodesk Fusion 360, aligning them with DIN standards and current manufacturing tolerances.

CNC Machining · TIG Welding · Fusion 360 · DIN Standards

Certifications: Python — Udemy, 2021 · SMSCP Level 1 — Siemens, 2022 · SMSCP Level 2 — Siemens, 2022 · Control System Design — MathWorks, 2026

Contact

If something here clicks — write.

Collaborations, roles, or a straight question. Email is the reliable path; LinkedIn works too.

edakeatharva.24@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/atharvaedake
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