Sadeq Isaac

Wake Engineering S.L., Madrid, Spain

VTOL Solution for Military UAV

• Developed and configured a custom autopilot for a Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) solution tailored for the military UAV.
• Led engineering parameters of the flight controller for all vertical, quadplane, and fixed-wing phases.
• Led flight instrument SW project for asynchronous real-time data logging from several sensors, including Tyto Motor, autopilot, and aerodynamic sensors.
• Integrated and engineered several CAN subsystems.

Fixed-Wing Solution for Military Fulmar UAV

• Configured UAV Navigation Vector-600 autopilot for a Fixed-Wing solution tailored for the military.
• Engineered resilient Serial/Ethernet communication system connecting avionics, GCS devices, antennas, and UAV using Silvus and Wavenet Radios.
• Led EUREKA SW project for ship targeting using UAV Gimbals with maritime navigation.
• Innovated Avionics Plugin with UAV Navigation for integration into Visionair software.

Ahyres S.L., Madrid, Spain

GCS SW for Inspection Missions

• Designed a single-UAV GCS SW for online & offline server missions.
• Designed a QT compact portrait SW to hasten the control of UAV.
• Integrated 2D/3D maps for better terrain monitoring.
• Developed an automated payload view, including HUD, instruments, and video to speed up the mission.
• Integrated online/offline modes to download flight plans automatically from any servers.

Drone-Hopper S.L., Madrid, Spain

Wild Hopper: Heavy-Duty UAV for Firefighting

• Designed and developed the Wild Hopper prototype, a heavy-duty UAV for day and night firefighting operations.
• Engineered a robust UAV capable of operating in challenging firefighting conditions.
• Collaborated with team to optimize day/night operational efficiency.
• Published in Heliyon (2022) and International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (2021).

Heavy Hybrid-Electric Quadcopter with Flap Control

• Mathematically modeled and designed a heavy hybrid-electric quadcopter controlled by flaps.
• Designed innovative flap-based control system.
• Conducted aerodynamics analysis for hybrid-electric propulsion.
• Published in Unmanned Systems (2022).

Modern GCS for Swarm Missions

• Designed a fast multi-UAV path planning GCS SW for optimal area coverage in aerial sensing applications.
• Adapted algorithms for efficient multi-UAV coordination.
• Developed a QT-based friendly UI for remote sensing operations.
• Developed ROS commands via SSH to handle multi-UAV operations simultaneously.

CVAR, UPM, Madrid, Spain

Aerostack Autopilot for Quadcopter

• Developed control and guidance systems for an autonomous quadcopter platform, based on Aerostack library.
• Developed control algorithms to stabilize vertical and attitude loops.
• Integrated and developed indoor positioning using stereo cameras.
• Integrated an onboard NVIDIA Jetson Nano to handle online image processing.
• Tested flights on various dynamic platforms at CVAR, UPM.

PROMAK Engineering Company, Tehran, Iran

Advanced GCS Design for Cartographic Air Vehicles

• Designed and programmed an advanced GCS for cartographic air vehicles.
• Focused on improving data processing and flight control for UAV-based mapping.

Skills: Ground Control Station / Cartographic UAV / Data Processing

The Amir Kabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

MATLAB Sim-Scape Model and UAV Control Algorithms

• Built a MATLAB Sim-Scape dynamic model of a quadcopter, comparing sliding and adaptive control algorithms.
• Developed image processing techniques using OpenCV and ROS for UAV systems integration.
• Programmed the Airbus747 simulation in MATLAB/Simulink for flight dynamics analysis.

Skills: MATLAB / UAV Control / Image Processing

PARS Engineering Company, Tehran, Iran

Control Systems and CEP Calculator Design for UAVs

• Designed a control system for Piccolo Cloud Cap Technology, integrating a Communication Box (COMBox) for virtual autopilot operation.
• Developed a Circular Error Probability (CEP) calculator for Monte Carlo simulations and real flight tests.

Skills: Control Systems / Monte Carlo Simulation / UAV Technologies

The Khajeh Nasir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Pulsejet and Aircraft Design Projects

• Developed a Pulsejet and studied vortex flows and expansion waves.
• Analyzed aircraft port-wings using Abaqus software, and performed conceptual design of a commercial aircraft using AAA software.
• Conducted structural analysis on I-beams using Adams and SAP 2000 software.

Skills: Pulsejet Design / Aircraft Design / Structural Analysis