Silvan Fuhrer
Flight Control Engineer at Auterion
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolSilvan Fuhrer is a flight control engineer based in Zurich with nine years of experience designing and implementing autonomous flight systems, currently advancing PX4-based solutions at Auterion. He brings a strong embedded and backend engineering background, contributing substantial VTOL configurations, mixers, sensor integration, and airspeed processing improvements to the widely used open-source PX4 Autopilot. Trained in mechanical engineering at ETH Zurich with additional mechatronics studies at KTH, he blends rigorous modeling and control theory with hands-on firmware development. His early work includes simulation tools for turbine control and teaching biomechanics, reflecting a knack for translating complex physical systems into reliable software. Notably, he contributes to core flight-control code rather than just peripheral tools, underscoring deep domain expertise in drone autopilots and VTOL platforms.
9 years of coding experience
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering at ETH ZürichMaster's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering at ETH ZurichMatura; Physics and Applied Mathematics, Matura; Physics and Applied Mathematics at Kantonsschule Limmattal
English, German, French, Swedish
Github Skills (11)
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px410
vtk10
cprogramming-language10
autopilot10
sensor-fusion9
sys9
system-integration9
embedded9
aerodynamics8
mavlink8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
PX4/PX4-Autopilot
Apr 2019 - Jan 2023
PX4 Autopilot Software
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Embedded Systems Engineer
Back-end Developer & Embedded Systems EngineerContributions:1228 reviews, 533 commits, 776 PRs in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Silvan made significant contributions to the PX4 Autopilot Software, a system for autonomous flight, demonstrating expertise in embedded systems and back-end development. Their commits include implementing configurations, mixers, and optimizations for specific VTOL airframes, as well as adding functionality to core flight control and sensor modules. The user also worked on improving airspeed data processing.
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sfuhrer/Firmware
Jan 2019 - Mar 2025
PX4 Pro Autopilot Software
Contributions:2 PRs, 57 pushes, 195 branches in 6 years 3 months
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