Dennis Van Wijngaarden
System Specialist at LVNL
Leiderdorp, South Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolDennis Van Wijngaarden is a system specialist and MSc graduate in Aerospace Engineering with eight years of experience designing and optimizing autonomous flight systems and guidance algorithms. He has applied his expertise at TU Delft on UAV control, UTM and detect-and-avoid research and now supports aviation systems at LVNL, bridging research and operational safety. A hands-on embedded developer, Dennis contributes to the well-known Paparazzi autopilot project—adding PWM/timer support and hardware integrations—highlighting practical IoT and real-time systems skills beyond academic modelling. His background in TCAS implementation and operations & safety (ENAC) gives him a rare mix of control theory, avionics software, and airspace operations experience.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Minor Operations and safety, Minor Operations and safety at ENAC - Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation CivileMaster in Aerospace Control and Simulation Luchtvaart- en ruimtevaarttechniek / Aerospace engineering / Aeronautical engineering, Master in Aerospace Control and Simulation Luchtvaart- en ruimtevaarttechniek / Aerospace engineering / Aeronautical engineering at Delft University of TechnologyHigh School (VWO) Natuur en Techniek (Technical profile), High School (VWO) Natuur en Techniek (Technical profile) at SG Spieringshoek
Dutch, English, German, French
Github Skills (11)
c1710
embedded10
para10
c1110
autopilot10
par10
sys10
pwm10
drones8
c-language7
cprogramming-language7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
paparazzi/paparazzi
Feb 2021 - Jun 2021
Paparazzi is a free and open-source hardware and software project for unmanned (air) vehicles. This is the main software repository.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:3 commits, 13 PRs, 6 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Dennis primarily contributes to the Paparazzi autopilot software, modifying code related to PWM output and integrating new hardware components. Their work includes adding timer functionality to the PX4FMU v5.0 board for PWM control, fixing issues in the Chibios environment, and implementing rate limiting for pusher propellers. They also contribute by adjusting parameters and fixing logical issues in the guidance hybrid navigation system.
pprzpaparazziairdroneshardware
Dennis-Wijngaarden/pprzlink
Aug 2018 - Apr 2024
Message and communication library for the Paparazzi UAV system
Contributions:44 pushes, 7 branches in 5 years 9 months
communication-libraryrouterospaparazzicommunicationsasl
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