Anthony Lamping is a research engineer and PhD candidate with 11 years of applied systems engineering experience bridging aerospace, autonomy, and embedded software. Based in Cincinnati, he designs multi-agent UAS software, leads hardware/software automation for aerodynamic test facilities, and contributes to flight-control and mission logic in the high-profile PX4 Autopilot project. His background includes hands-on vehicle systems development at Workhorse and safety-critical motion/control software for industrial machinery, complemented by operational leadership in the USAF with Top Secret/SCI-eligible clearance. He combines rigorous academic training (BS in Computer Science, MS and PhD work in Aerospace Engineering) with practical field troubleshooting and test automation expertise. Known for improving mission-state handling and SITL testing in open-source flight software, he brings a rare mix of research-driven optimization and production-proven engineering.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Aircraft Armament Systems Technology, Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Aircraft Armament Systems Technology at Community College of the Air Force
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 3.9/4.0, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 3.9/4.0 at Wright State University
Master of Science - MS, Aerospace Engineering, 3.9/4.0, Master of Science - MS, Aerospace Engineering, 3.9/4.0 at University of Cincinnati - College of Engineering and Applied Science
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
Contributions:46 commits, 32 PRs, 144 pushes in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Anthony primarily focused on modifying and improving the mission-related functionalities of the PX4 autopilot software. Their work involved fixing issues in the message broadcasting for mission items and updating mission states. The user also contributed to enhancements of the SITL tests, which included improvements to logging, test structure, and the integration of mission waypoint verification based on MAVROS topics. Their contributions cover the core functionality related to flight control and testing of those features.
Contributions:376 pushes, 169 branches in 4 years 3 months
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