Hi, I'm Kai Asaoka.
Engineering Physics @ UBC
Controls Software Engineer Intern @ Marathon Fusion

I'm an Engineering Physics student at UBC interested in controls systems, hardware-software integration, and deep tech. Currently a Controls Software Engineer Intern at Marathon Fusion in San Francisco.

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Education

2021-2027
University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Engineering Physics

Projects

Inverted Pendulum

Led controls software for self-balancing 2 DOF inverted pendulum, implementing real-time C++ firmware on ESP32 microcontroller with nested PID control algorithm in MATLAB Simulink.

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Machine Learning Competition

• Implemented self-driving and image recognition of a simulated vehicle using OpenCV, PyTorch, Keras, TensorFlow, and ROS in Python, as well as Git and Gazebo on Linux, placing fourth out of eighteen teams.

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Autonomous Robot

• Led mechanical design within team of four, designed and fabricated self-driving all-terrain robot from scratch.

• Designed steering geometry in CAD, designed and soldered IR amplifier/detector circuit for use with STM32.

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