Extended Kalman Filter SLAM from scratch

EKF SLAM from scratch
ROS 2 C++ SLAM Turtlebot3 Unit Testing
Extended Kalman Filter SLAM from scratch
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2D physics simulator for a jack in a box

A 2D physics simulator displaying Lagrangian impact dynamics for a jack in a box.
Sympy Python
2D physics simulator for a jack in a box
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Autonomous Underwater Object Retrieval

Autonomous navigation, sensing, and retrieval of underwater objects using the BlueROV2 platform.
ROS 2 Python BlueROV2 OpenCV YOLO MAVROS
Autonomous Underwater Object Retrieval
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Collision-free Object Manipulation

A system for identifying and placing multiple model train cars onto a model track using a FR3 Franka Robot arm.
ROS 2 Python Franka Robot OpenCV
Collision-free Object Manipulation
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Rapidly Exploring Random Tree

A Rapidly-Exploring Random Tree simulation in Python
Python
Rapidly Exploring Random Tree
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About

Derek Dietz

Derek Dietz graduated from the College of William and Mary with a BS in Engineering Physics and a minor in Mathematics. He is currently working towards a Masters in Robotics at Northwestern University.

His research interests include path planning, robotic mobile manipulation, and simulation, hoping to eventually apply his skills in working on autonomous path and motion planning for underwater autonomous vehicles(UAVs).