VEDANT LAB

Robotics. Embedded Systems. Secure Communication.

I build and document real systems: drones, ESP32 telemetry, Rust security prototypes, 3D printed hardware, and the failures behind them.

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Mission Planner telemetry screenshot slot.

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Featured Engineering Systems

Drone Mission Active Testing Pixhawk-based F450 platform for GPS-denied autonomy and sensor-integration experiments. Flight logsSensor setupMission Planner Replay Mission VAJRA Secure Link Prototype Rust-based post-quantum secure communication prototype under verification. CodeHandshake designAudit roadmap Inspect Protocol ESP32 Live Node Live / Cached Embedded telemetry node exposing live/cached sensor readings through an API. FirmwareSensor dataAPI Open Node Fabrication Bench Iterating 3D printed robotics parts, aircraft parts, failed prints, and material experiments. CADPrint photosFailed prints View Bench Failure Wall Public Debug Log What broke, why it broke, how it was debugged, and what changed. Root causeFixesLessons Read Failures

01 / SYSTEM

MISSION REPLAY / DRONE SYSTEMS

Pixhawk-based F450 platform for GPS-denied autonomy and sensor-integration experiments.

Active Testing

LOG 23 / F450REPLAY

Scroll to replay / path follows flight log 23

ALT0.0 m

FLOWINIT

RANGE-

STATUSSETUP

00:00Frame + Pixhawk setup
00:12Optical flow connected
00:25BAD OPTFLOW HEALTH detected
00:41Telemetry inspected
01:03Placement checked
01:20Next controlled test planned

View Logs Sensor Stack Failure Report

02 / SYSTEM

VAJRA SECURE LINK

Rust-based post-quantum secure communication prototype under verification.

Prototype / Under Verification

vajra — inspect

vajra@lab:~$ inspect handshake

Protocol: VAJRA Mesh Handshake
Language: Rust
Goal:     post-quantum secure communication prototype

Status:
[✓] implementation started
[✓] audit roadmap exists
[!] formal verification incomplete
[!] external review missing

Threat Model Handshake Flow Audit Gaps Code

03 / SYSTEM

ESP32 LIVE NODE

Embedded telemetry node exposing live/cached sensor readings through an API — freshness always labeled, never faked.

Live / Cached

ESP32-S3 NODE #01

CACHEDstatic fallback payload

Temperature22.8 °C

Humidity48 %

Voltage3.31 V

Wi-Fi RSSI-58 dBm

Temp trendcached sample window

Last update Jun 10, 2026, 4:12 AM

wiring photo slot

The node publishes temperature, humidity, voltage, and signal strength. When the hardware feed is offline, the panel shows the cached payload and says so.

Open Node Firmware & API

04 / SYSTEM

FABRICATION BENCH

3D printed robotics parts, aircraft parts, material experiments, failed prints, and mechanical iterations.

Iterating

Finished Prints dimensional + surface checks

Failed Prints kept as evidence

CAD Screenshots design intent

Material Experiments PLA · PLA+ · LW-PLA

Repair Notes what got fixed and why

Print settings

Printer: Bambu A1
Nozzle: 0.4 mm
Layer height: 0.2 mm
Materials: PLA · PLA+ · LW-PLA

Bambu A1PLAPLA+LW-PLACADFailed PrintsAircraft PartsRobotics Parts

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05 / SYSTEM

FAILURE LOG

What broke. Why it broke. What changed.

Public Debug Log

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Indexed Evidence

PROOF ARCHIVE

Code

GitHub repositories and implementation notes.

Browse code Logs

Build logs, test outputs, flight and debug logs.

Open logs Photos

Drone wiring, ESP32 setup, 3D prints, failed prints.

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STL files, CAD screenshots, mechanical layouts.

Open CAD Test Output

Protocol tests, sensor checks, verification runs.

See output Diagrams

VAJRA handshake, ESP32 telemetry architecture, drone sensor wiring.

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One-page engineering resume mapped to these systems.

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About / Contact

I am Vedant Somani, an engineering student focused on robotics, embedded systems, and secure communication.

My work sits at the intersection of hardware, software, and failure: Pixhawk drone systems, ESP32 telemetry, Rust security protocols, and 3D printed mechanical prototypes.

This portfolio is a public engineering log: what I built, what broke, what I verified, and what still needs work.

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