About Me
I'm Calum, I build robots and autonomous vehicles.
What I Do
Systems Engineering
I use systems engineering methods to inspect conceptual designs early, ensure visibility of all stakeholder requirements and create traceability through to the final product.
Consulting
Get targeted support ranging from low-level technical advice when your team is stuck to high-level strategic development so you can plan for the future.
Software Development
Development of software including sensor processing, real-time vehicle control, communication and navigation.
Experience with tools and languages including ROS, C++, embedded C, Python, Linux, protobuf and CodeSys to interface with a wide range of sensors, actuators and compute platforms.
Hardware Development
Making electronic hardware survive in the dull, dirty, dangerous environments you want your robots to work in isn't easy. I can take experience from multiple industries to create a survival strategy.
Test Engineering
Complex projects require complex test infrastructure. I run test programs for everything from single components to complete autonomous vehicles. Let’s prove your designs in a cost effective way.
Prototype Build
I'm a specialist in quick-turn projects to build first-off prototypes. These projects carry a lot of risk, but with the right team, great things can be achieved.
Experience
Defence
Development of unmanned and autonomous ground vehicles for EOD and surveillance missions, ranging from bespoke platforms built from scratch to kits added to in-service vehicles.
Expertise: software development, systems engineering, test engineering, prototype build, field trials execution
Mining
Development of architetcures, subsystems and complete products to execute mining tasks remotely and autonomously.
Expertise: underground autonomous driving, hydraulic boom automation, remote control systems, safety systems, mixed fleet automation integration
Off-Highway Vehicles
Projects have included collaborative research to explore autonomous construction equipment and consultancy to guide strategic deployment of autonomous earthmoving equipment.
Expertise: systems engineering, use case definition, architecture development
Automotive
Various projects with automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, ranging from established giants to startups to advance their offerings for ADAS and autonomous driving.
Expertise: test engineering and execution, benchmarking, systems engineering
Indoor Mobile Robots
Systems engineer for large multi-disciplinary teams developing robotic platforms and payloads to perform tasks in retail and warehouse environments.
Expertise: requirements definition, architecture design, supplier management