EE & CS @ UW–Madison · 2028 · Dean's Honor List
Rohtak
Patwardhan
Currently building a pipelined RISC-V CPU in Verilog.
Interested in Computer Architecture and Operating Systems.
Projects
01
N-Body Gravity Simulator
Simulates gravitational interactions between N particles using numerical integration. Visualizes orbital trajectories and gravitational clustering in real time.
02
8×8 NeoPixel Mini Arcade
ECE 210 project — a playable arcade game on an 8×8 NeoPixel LED matrix driven by an ATmega MCU, built with a custom-designed ISA.
03
AI Agent Scheduler & Parallel Runtime
Schedules and dispatches AI agents across parallel execution contexts, managing task dependencies, resource contention, and runtime orchestration.
04
Overcurrent Protection Device, FES Hardware
Analog signal chain (op-amp integrator, window comparator, D-latch) that detects overcurrent events and sends an interrupt to the MCU. Integrated into a functional electrical stimulation device for patients.
Experience
- Standardized CAN bus communication across all low-voltage components to improve data reliability throughout the car
- Diagnosed PDC faults using DMM measurements and circuit analysis
- Soldered a new op-amp and performed STM rework on the PDC Revision B during hardware iteration
- Updated Altium schematics for the voltage protection circuit on the new PCB
- Contributed to telemetry sensor placement strategy (temperature, current, and voltage) for competition readiness
- Ran weekly meetings, tracked deliverables, and distributed work across hardware subteams
- Evaluated existing FES devices to identify design gaps and guide improvements to the team's implementation
- Designed a full overcurrent protection signal chain (op-amp integrator, window comparator, SR latch) and laid out the schematic in KiCad
- Characterized threshold windows in LTspice, tuning V_H and V_L to ensure correct triggering across expected current profiles
- Presented the design at Insight Design Reviews in F25 and SP26 before professors, club leads, and members
- On overcurrent detection, the circuit interrupts the MCU to halt stimulation and enforce safe biphasic current delivery to the patient
- Configured the TI IWR1843 mmWave radar via mmWave Studio and MATLAB Runtime 8.5.1, setting up ADC parameters and verifying SPI/UART communication for real-time audio reconstruction
- Modernized legacy MATLAB data acquisition scripts, resolving deprecated syntax to restore reliable real-time capture
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