Yizhuang Garrard
College Intern Technical at Robotics and Intelligent Systems Laboratory
Gilbert, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolYizhuang Garrard is a PhD candidate in Systems Engineering at Arizona State University with 11 years of hands-on experience applying data-driven models to the control of unmanned aerial systems and space robotics. He has improved real-world flight performance by integrating disturbance observers into PX4-based quadrotors and built high-fidelity co-simulations using Matlab/Simulink and Siemens tools to sense interaction forces for aerial manipulation. At Northrop Grumman he optimized data-processing workflows—cutting memory use by 93% and runtime by 92%—and automated Monte Carlo pipelines to expose edge-case failures in satellite servicing missions. Comfortable across embedded C, ROS, and simulation environments, he also designed hardware for autonomous octocopters used in environmental sampling. Based in Gilbert, AZ, he blends academic rigor with practical systems engineering, often bridging simulation and experiment to deliver mission-ready solutions.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Buena High SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Systems Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Systems Engineering at Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State UniversityCochise College
English
Github Skills (14)
drones10
px410
rover10
autopilot10
ros10
mavlink10
raspberry-pi9
qgroundcontrol9
pong8
dub7
decompiler5
machine-learning4
minecraft1
revolution1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
trevorfalls/NASGR
Nov 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributions:16 commits in 5 months
yzgarrard/EEE587_KSP
Apr 2020 - Feb 2023
Contributions:3 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 10 months
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