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YASHASVI RAJ
Highlighted Projects
Concept Ship Hull Grooming Robot (2020)
Ship hull biofouling poses aquatic and human health dangers and increases fuel costs due to drag for the world’s commercial shipping fleet alone by as much as $7.5 billion per year. A possible solution to reduce invasive species, fuel costs, time, and energy is to continuously clean a hull while the ship is underway. In this research we introduce a conceptual design of a hull grooming robot. Additionally, we demonstrate a proof-of-concept attachment and locomotion subsystem of such robot for attaching to ferrous and non-ferrous surfaces underwater.
NextGeneration (2019)
A fast and affordable male fertility monitoring device. Uses the built-in camera in a smartphone to analyse their sample and calculate sperm density as well as provide information on motility, vitality and shape of sperm cells.
TheraLux (2018)
TheraLux is a light-based photo-therapy mask that uses photobiomodulation to reduce inflammation and inhibits acne-causing bacterial growth. I designed the mask and wrote a phone application that uses computer vision to locate acne on the TheraLux user's face and customize therapy. My abstract on the use of machine learning to improve the efficacy of phototherapy masks was published at the 24th World Congress of Dermatology in Milan (2019). Through these products, I had the opportunity to experience the industry side of engineering. For TheraLux, I applied to and was shortlisted for an interview at the startup incubator Y-Combinator.
ThermoTap (2017)
ThermoTap is a thermoelectric generator that is a safe, sustainable and cost-effective alternative to kerosene lamps. It uses the Seebeck effect to convert heat differences between the ground and air into electricity and can be used where solar panels are unreliable, to power an LED lamp for over a day. I received a provisional patent for ThermoTap.
Concept Ship Hull Grooming Robot (2020)
Ship hull biofouling poses aquatic and human health dangers and increases fuel costs due to drag for the world’s commercial shipping fleet alone by as much as $7.5 billion per year. A possible solution to reduce invasive species, fuel costs, time, and energy is to continuously clean a hull while the ship is underway. In this research we introduce a conceptual design of a hull grooming robot. Additionally, we demonstrate a proof-of-concept attachment and locomotion subsystem of such robot for attaching to ferrous and non-ferrous surfaces underwater.
NextGeneration (2019)
A fast and affordable male fertility monitoring device. Uses the built-in camera in a smartphone to analyse their sample and calculate sperm density as well as provide information on motility, vitality and shape of sperm cells.
TheraLux (2018)
TheraLux is a light-based photo-therapy mask that uses photobiomodulation to reduce inflammation and inhibits acne-causing bacterial growth. I designed the mask and wrote a phone application that uses computer vision to locate acne on the TheraLux user's face and customize therapy. My abstract on the use of machine learning to improve the efficacy of phototherapy masks was published at the 24th World Congress of Dermatology in Milan (2019). Through these products, I had the opportunity to experience the industry side of engineering. For TheraLux, I applied to and was shortlisted for an interview at the startup incubator Y-Combinator.
ThermoTap (2017)
ThermoTap is a thermoelectric generator that is a safe, sustainable and cost-effective alternative to kerosene lamps. It uses the Seebeck effect to convert heat differences between the ground and air into electricity and can be used where solar panels are unreliable, to power an LED lamp for over a day. I received a provisional patent for ThermoTap.
Concept Ship Hull Grooming Robot (2020)
Ship hull biofouling poses aquatic and human health dangers and increases fuel costs due to drag for the world’s commercial shipping fleet alone by as much as $7.5 billion per year. A possible solution to reduce invasive species, fuel costs, time, and energy is to continuously clean a hull while the ship is underway. In this research we introduce a conceptual design of a hull grooming robot. Additionally, we demonstrate a proof-of-concept attachment and locomotion subsystem of such robot for attaching to ferrous and non-ferrous surfaces underwater.
NextGeneration (2019)
A fast and affordable male fertility monitoring device. Uses the built-in camera in a smartphone to analyse their sample and calculate sperm density as well as provide information on motility, vitality and shape of sperm cells.
TheraLux (2018)
TheraLux is a light-based photo-therapy mask that uses photobiomodulation to reduce inflammation and inhibits acne-causing bacterial growth. I designed the mask and wrote a phone application that uses computer vision to locate acne on the TheraLux user's face and customize therapy. My abstract on the use of machine learning to improve the efficacy of phototherapy masks was published at the 24th World Congress of Dermatology in Milan (2019). Through these products, I had the opportunity to experience the industry side of engineering. For TheraLux, I applied to and was shortlisted for an interview at the startup incubator Y-Combinator.
ThermoTap (2017)
ThermoTap is a thermoelectric generator that is a safe, sustainable and cost-effective alternative to kerosene lamps. It uses the Seebeck effect to convert heat differences between the ground and air into electricity and can be used where solar panels are unreliable, to power an LED lamp for over a day. I received a provisional patent for ThermoTap.
Concept Ship Hull Grooming Robot (2020)
Ship hull biofouling poses aquatic and human health dangers and increases fuel costs due to drag for the world’s commercial shipping fleet alone by as much as $7.5 billion per year. A possible solution to reduce invasive species, fuel costs, time, and energy is to continuously clean a hull while the ship is underway. In this research we introduce a conceptual design of a hull grooming robot. Additionally, we demonstrate a proof-of-concept attachment and locomotion subsystem of such robot for attaching to ferrous and non-ferrous surfaces underwater.
NextGeneration (2019)
A fast and affordable male fertility monitoring device. Uses the built-in camera in a smartphone to analyse their sample and calculate sperm density as well as provide information on motility, vitality and shape of sperm cells.
TheraLux (2018)
TheraLux is a light-based photo-therapy mask that uses photobiomodulation to reduce inflammation and inhibits acne-causing bacterial growth. I designed the mask and wrote a phone application that uses computer vision to locate acne on the TheraLux user's face and customize therapy. My abstract on the use of machine learning to improve the efficacy of phototherapy masks was published at the 24th World Congress of Dermatology in Milan (2019). Through these products, I had the opportunity to experience the industry side of engineering. For TheraLux, I applied to and was shortlisted for an interview at the startup incubator Y-Combinator.
ThermoTap (2017)
ThermoTap is a thermoelectric generator that is a safe, sustainable and cost-effective alternative to kerosene lamps. It uses the Seebeck effect to convert heat differences between the ground and air into electricity and can be used where solar panels are unreliable, to power an LED lamp for over a day. I received a provisional patent for ThermoTap.
Concept Ship Hull Grooming Robot (2020)
Ship hull biofouling poses aquatic and human health dangers and increases fuel costs due to drag for the world’s commercial shipping fleet alone by as much as $7.5 billion per year. A possible solution to reduce invasive species, fuel costs, time, and energy is to continuously clean a hull while the ship is underway. In this research we introduce a conceptual design of a hull grooming robot. Additionally, we demonstrate a proof-of-concept attachment and locomotion subsystem of such robot for attaching to ferrous and non-ferrous surfaces underwater.
NextGeneration (2019)
A fast and affordable male fertility monitoring device. Uses the built-in camera in a smartphone to analyse their sample and calculate sperm density as well as provide information on motility, vitality and shape of sperm cells.
TheraLux (2018)
TheraLux is a light-based photo-therapy mask that uses photobiomodulation to reduce inflammation and inhibits acne-causing bacterial growth. I designed the mask and wrote a phone application that uses computer vision to locate acne on the TheraLux user's face and customize therapy. My abstract on the use of machine learning to improve the efficacy of phototherapy masks was published at the 24th World Congress of Dermatology in Milan (2019). Through these products, I had the opportunity to experience the industry side of engineering. For TheraLux, I applied to and was shortlisted for an interview at the startup incubator Y-Combinator.
ThermoTap (2017)
ThermoTap is a thermoelectric generator that is a safe, sustainable and cost-effective alternative to kerosene lamps. It uses the Seebeck effect to convert heat differences between the ground and air into electricity and can be used where solar panels are unreliable, to power an LED lamp for over a day. I received a provisional patent for ThermoTap.
Concept Ship Hull Grooming Robot (2020)
Ship hull biofouling poses aquatic and human health dangers and increases fuel costs due to drag for the world’s commercial shipping fleet alone by as much as $7.5 billion per year. A possible solution to reduce invasive species, fuel costs, time, and energy is to continuously clean a hull while the ship is underway. In this research we introduce a conceptual design of a hull grooming robot. Additionally, we demonstrate a proof-of-concept attachment and locomotion subsystem of such robot for attaching to ferrous and non-ferrous surfaces underwater.
NextGeneration (2019)
A fast and affordable male fertility monitoring device. Uses the built-in camera in a smartphone to analyse their sample and calculate sperm density as well as provide information on motility, vitality and shape of sperm cells.
TheraLux (2018)
TheraLux is a light-based photo-therapy mask that uses photobiomodulation to reduce inflammation and inhibits acne-causing bacterial growth. I designed the mask and wrote a phone application that uses computer vision to locate acne on the TheraLux user's face and customize therapy. My abstract on the use of machine learning to improve the efficacy of phototherapy masks was published at the 24th World Congress of Dermatology in Milan (2019). Through these products, I had the opportunity to experience the industry side of engineering. For TheraLux, I applied to and was shortlisted for an interview at the startup incubator Y-Combinator.
ThermoTap (2017)
ThermoTap is a thermoelectric generator that is a safe, sustainable and cost-effective alternative to kerosene lamps. It uses the Seebeck effect to convert heat differences between the ground and air into electricity and can be used where solar panels are unreliable, to power an LED lamp for over a day. I received a provisional patent for ThermoTap.
Concept Ship Hull Grooming Robot (2020)
Ship hull biofouling poses aquatic and human health dangers and increases fuel costs due to drag for the world’s commercial shipping fleet alone by as much as $7.5 billion per year. A possible solution to reduce invasive species, fuel costs, time, and energy is to continuously clean a hull while the ship is underway. In this research we introduce a conceptual design of a hull grooming robot. Additionally, we demonstrate a proof-of-concept attachment and locomotion subsystem of such robot for attaching to ferrous and non-ferrous surfaces underwater.
NextGeneration (2019)
A fast and affordable male fertility monitoring device. Uses the built-in camera in a smartphone to analyse their sample and calculate sperm density as well as provide information on motility, vitality and shape of sperm cells.
TheraLux (2018)
TheraLux is a light-based photo-therapy mask that uses photobiomodulation to reduce inflammation and inhibits acne-causing bacterial growth. I designed the mask and wrote a phone application that uses computer vision to locate acne on the TheraLux user's face and customize therapy. My abstract on the use of machine learning to improve the efficacy of phototherapy masks was published at the 24th World Congress of Dermatology in Milan (2019). Through these products, I had the opportunity to experience the industry side of engineering. For TheraLux, I applied to and was shortlisted for an interview at the startup incubator Y-Combinator.
ThermoTap (2017)
ThermoTap is a thermoelectric generator that is a safe, sustainable and cost-effective alternative to kerosene lamps. It uses the Seebeck effect to convert heat differences between the ground and air into electricity and can be used where solar panels are unreliable, to power an LED lamp for over a day. I received a provisional patent for ThermoTap.
Concept Ship Hull Grooming Robot (2020)
Ship hull biofouling poses aquatic and human health dangers and increases fuel costs due to drag for the world’s commercial shipping fleet alone by as much as $7.5 billion per year. A possible solution to reduce invasive species, fuel costs, time, and energy is to continuously clean a hull while the ship is underway. In this research we introduce a conceptual design of a hull grooming robot. Additionally, we demonstrate a proof-of-concept attachment and locomotion subsystem of such robot for attaching to ferrous and non-ferrous surfaces underwater.
NextGeneration (2019)
A fast and affordable male fertility monitoring device. Uses the built-in camera in a smartphone to analyse their sample and calculate sperm density as well as provide information on motility, vitality and shape of sperm cells.
TheraLux (2018)
TheraLux is a light-based photo-therapy mask that uses photobiomodulation to reduce inflammation and inhibits acne-causing bacterial growth. I designed the mask and wrote a phone application that uses computer vision to locate acne on the TheraLux user's face and customize therapy. My abstract on the use of machine learning to improve the efficacy of phototherapy masks was published at the 24th World Congress of Dermatology in Milan (2019). Through these products, I had the opportunity to experience the industry side of engineering. For TheraLux, I applied to and was shortlisted for an interview at the startup incubator Y-Combinator.
ThermoTap (2017)
ThermoTap is a thermoelectric generator that is a safe, sustainable and cost-effective alternative to kerosene lamps. It uses the Seebeck effect to convert heat differences between the ground and air into electricity and can be used where solar panels are unreliable, to power an LED lamp for over a day. I received a provisional patent for ThermoTap.
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