CV
Vladimir Petrov
Summary
PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Iowa, focusing on robotics, machine learning, and autonomous systems.
Education
- Engineering2015-06Volgograd State UniversityGPA: 3.96
- Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of IowaGPA: 3.95
Work Experience
- Robotics Engineer Intern2025-01 - 2025-04Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL)Developed and implemented trajectory generation and tracking algorithms for coordinated flights of multiple Crazyflie drones in constrained environments using ROS2 and CrazySwarm2; employed SLAM Toolbox for independent drone localization; merged 2D maps into 3D point clouds; validated algorithms with RViz2.
- Research Assistant2023-01 -University of Iowa, Cooperative Autonomous Systems LabImplement control and learning algorithms for AUVs and UAVs, including PID, LQR, MPC, NMPC, L1 adaptive control, and RBFNN, LSTM, Transformer with TensorFlow; conducted trajectory optimization, path planning, obstacle avoidance, and SLAM using C++, Python, Gazebo, Simulink, and MATLAB; authored publications AUV and UAV controls.
- Chief of Mechanical Engineering Team2020-01 - 2022-01Original-group PJSC, MoscowLed a team of 24 design engineers in R&D of Delta, Articulated, Cartesian, SCARA, and Polar robots; managed CAD development in Autodesk Inventor and Siemens NX; performed motion, statics, dynamics, stress, and deflection simulations in ANSYS.
- Mechanical Design Engineer2018-03 - 2019-08Techprom LLC, VolzhskyDesigned Cartesian/Gantry and Delta robots; created CAD models in Solidworks; performed simulations and calculations in ANSYS and Simulationx.
- Mechanical Design Engineer2016-03 - 2018-03Severstal-ropes PJSC, VolgogradDeveloped Delta and Articulated robots; modeled in Solidworks and Creo; conducted simulations in Simulationx.
Skills
Publications
- Autopilot System for Depth and Pitch Control in AUVs: Navigating Near-Surface Waves and DisturbancesIFAC
- AUV Autopilot System for Controlling Depth and Pitch: Maneuvering Through Near-Surface Waves and Environmental Disturbances