WATonoBus: Autonomous Shuttle Interface

As a Mechatronics Research Intern at the University of Waterloo’s Mechatronics Vehicle Systems Lab:

• Engineered an external HMI (eHMI): an LED matrix display for WATonoBus, Professor Amir Khajepour’s autonomous shuttle at MVS Lab, as 1 of 4 team members (2 students, 1 PhD student) on the eHMI subsystem.
• Developed a ROS node parsing intention-based commands over a rosserial link, validating all icon states and display functions in a live outdoor test on the shuttle’s campus loop route.
• Awarded a scholarship from MVS Lab for demonstrated excellence
• Completed over 60+ hours of development