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Simulation & Robotics SIM-002 2023

Automated Excavator Control System

Simulation-to-real pipeline for heavy machinery automation

The problem

Heavy machinery automation requires solving for variable soil conditions, obstacle avoidance, and precise bucket control — problems that can't be debugged on a live site.

The approach

Developed a digital twin in Unity with realistic physics for soil displacement and hydraulic response. The simulation served as training and validation before transferring to real hardware.

Outcomes
  • Functional dig-planning automation validated in simulation
  • Sim-to-real transfer pipeline for control deployment
  • Safe iteration environment for edge-case terrain scenarios
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