Simon Chen

UW ECE MEng | Robotics Enthusiast | Origami Artist | Music Producer

Profile

  • Name: Simon Chen
  • Phone: (613) 404 1194
  • Email: x454chen@uwaterloo.ca
About Me

Hi! I'm Simon.

I just finished my MEng degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with an AI specialization at the University of Waterloo. I love being involved with all areas related to making robots, and I particularly have a strong interest in aspects such as hardware design and robotic controls.

So far I have gained experience in various technical fields including both hardware and software from past projects and interships. Regarding hardware, I am familiar with PCB design and embedded software development. As for software, I have a strong interest in machine learning and computer vision.
In addition, during my earlier years of undergrad, I have also had the chance to try out web development, game development and iOS App develpment. Below are some of my selected skills; for more details, please see my resume.

Skills
Embedded Systems / RTOS
PCB Schematics / Layout
Analog Circuit Design
Digital Circuit Design (PLC / FPGA)
MatLab
SolidWorks
Web Development
iOS Development (Swift2)
Game Development (C#)
Beginner
Intermediate
Proficient
Professional




Experience

  • davinci retail
    01/2017 - 04/2017

    Data Scientist

    Developed a sales trend forecasting model by employing exponential regression using Python and TensorFlow and achieved a 72% product sales prediction accuracy with 15,000+ samples with a deep neural network prototype

  • Evertz Microsystems
    09/2017 - 12/2017

    Design Verification Specialist

    Designed a two-layer PCB with redundant power in PADs Logic for product GPIO testing; verified signal integrity of various interfaces/protocols (SDI, ASI, TCP, UDP, fibre optics).

  • University of Waterloo
    05/2018 - 08/2018

    Drone Research Assistant

    Prototyped a wirelessly-controlled magnetic docking station to charge a drone when landed; Designed two-layer PCBs for controlling electromagnets, drone onboard charging, and landing station signaling; Implemented drone landing detection and charging process control in C using Arduino

  • Nymi Inc.
    01/2019 - 05/2019

    Mechatronics Engineering

    Researched and integrated IMU motion recognition features with an STM32L4 for the next generation Nymi Band; Designed a two-layer programmable constant current load Arduino shield for LiPo battery discharge characterization; Investigated and Implemented a reliable voltage-based LiPo SoC estimation algorithm to achieve 82.16% of the accuracy of a 16 bit ADC using a 3 bit voltage sensor to reduce 2% of production cost

  • Forcen Inc.
    05/2019 - 08/2019

    Robotics Engineering

    Lead designer for Forcen’s 2nd generation force-sensing module for medical/defence applications; Architected a six-layer, mixed-signal, multi-rail powered, and IPC High Density compliant DAQ, featuring 10 mN resolution, 1.4 μV noise floor, I2C/CAN /USB communication, and an ultra-compact footprint of 15 mm x 15 mm; Developed two-layer flexible PCB force-sensing films with integrated half-bridge strain gauges; Assisted in the preliminary firmware development in C during the PCB bring-up

  • Forcen Inc.
    01/2022 - Present

    Electrical Designer

    Conducted in-depth research in high-speed, high-resolution ADC/DAC architectures and embedded passive technology; Designed, bring-up, and tested various power line filters and analog sensing architectures to further reduce sensor size while significantly improving the noise performance by 67.7%; Created drivers in C for the DAC8563 and AD5689 DACs to interface with the STM32L4 MCU

Projects

Check Out My Awesome Works

6
Mobius Gesture Recognizing Cursor
6
Autonomous Search and Rescue Robot
6
LMPC for UAV Path Following
6
Two Axis Machine
6
RC Micro Drone
6
Path Navigating Robot
6
Potential Field Autonomous Navigation
6
Arduino Nano (Redesigned)
6
PF/EKF Robot Motion Control
6
Candy Dispensing Robot
6
3D Laser Scanner
6
Electromagnetic Railgun
1
Glitch Garden
5
Laser Defender
2
Memorable Places
4
Weather App
3
Quick Maths
8
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Demo Videos

Project Demos

Mobius Demo
Mobius Gesture Recognizing Ring
Work

Brief Intro

A compact gesture recognizing cursor input device in the form of a ring that allows the user to freely control their computer mouse position with a simple move of a finger.

Website

Google Drive

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Target Searching
Autonomous Search and Rescue Robot
Work

Brief Intro

An autonomous robot utilizing an intelligent sensor feedback network along with an Arduino 2560 to navigate through a terrain, searching for a target, and returning to base.

Google Drive

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Drone Flight
RC Micro Drone
Work

Brief Intro

A minimalistic drone design utilizing an STM32F446 micro controller, an MPU9250 IMU, and other electrical components.

Circuit Maker

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Path Navigation
Path Navigating Robot
Work

Brief Intro

A small-scale motorized robot that exploits feedbacks from various sensors for line-following.

Google Drive

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Robot Navigation Demo
Potential Field Robot Navigation
Work

Brief Intro

A research project on using behavioral-based artificial potential fields to control an Epuck robot to autonomously reach a target while avoiding obstacles.

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Hobbies

Origami