🎓 Mechanical Engineering undergrad at ASU | 🚀 Aerospace & AI Enthusiast | 🔧 Systems Designer | 🛰️ CubeSat & Propulsion Builder
- Developing an oxygen-rich staged combustion liquid rocket engine (target thrust: 5000 N) with APEX 🚀
- Building advanced GNC systems for CubeSats in collaboration with NASA JPL 🛰️
- Creating autonomous landing systems for drones with image processing and sensor fusion
- 💻 Programming: Python, C++, MATLAB
- 🛠️ Simulation: Ansys Fluent/FEA, Simulink, CFTurbo
- 🧰 CAD & Design: SolidWorks, Fusion 360, KiCad
- 📡 Embedded & RF Systems: Microcontrollers, Oscilloscopes, Ham Radio
- 📊 Statistical Modeling: Regression, chi-squared calibration for space systems
CubeSat GNC Systems (JPL Collab)
🛰️ Built attitude control algorithms using magnetic and horizon sensors
🔄 Real-time orientation tracking and correction for low Earth orbit missions
Autonomous Drone Landing
🧭 Developed terrain classification using high-FPS imaging and ANOVA
📍 Executed safe landings using fused GPS, IMU & rangefinder data
APEX Liquid Rocket Engine
🔥 Designed staged combustion engine with novel turbopump & preburner materials
💡 Exploring stator-vane aerospike turbines for deep throttling efficiency
Sun Devil Rocketry
⚖️ Built mixture ratio control system for pressure-fed liquid engines
🛠️ Created full-stack (HW+SW) loop for static fire fuel optimization
- 📧 Email: vgopaal@asu.edu
- 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vibbhav-gopaal
I don’t just build systems—I bring them to life in zero gravity.