Robotics & AI Engineer · Control Systems · Software Engineering · Embedded Systems
Mechatronics Engineering — Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI), Lima, Peru
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I build autonomous systems end to end — dynamic model, controller, perception and the software that ties them together — and validate them in simulation before they reach hardware. My research combines nonlinear and predictive control (NMPC, adaptive backstepping, sliding mode) with reinforcement learning for UAVs, legged robots and space robotics.
- 🤖 Deputy Director of Control Systems — CEDIM (Mechatronics R&D Center, UNI)
- 🛰️ Aerospace & Autonomous Systems Researcher — CAMI (UNI)
- 📄 5 Scopus-indexed conference papers (LACCEI, IAC) · 3 more presented at IAC 2026
Stack: Python · C/C++ · TypeScript · Julia · MATLAB — ROS 2 · Gazebo · MuJoCo · PX4 · acados/CasADi · ONNX Runtime — React · Supabase · Docker · GitHub Actions — ESP32 · FreeRTOS
| Project | Highlights | |
|---|---|---|
| hrfest2026_lidar_dock_cedim | LiDAR-only docking of an iRobot Create 3: RANSAC/TLS wall fitting, marker detection, dock as a Kalman landmark in odom, two-stage controller. 8/8 Gazebo runs, 72/72 closed-loop bench runs. |
ROS 2 · HRFEST 2026 |
| NMPC + DRL residual control for UAVs — Bachelor's thesis | acados NMPC (C++, 100 Hz) + PPO residual on the reference for quadrotors in confined mine galleries; 29–42 % RMSE reduction vs. pure NMPC under disturbances (simulation, n = 8 seeds); 1.2 ms mean cycle latency. | 🔒 code on request |
| RL informative path planning for UAVs — Professional-degree thesis (in progress) | Deep-RL adaptive informative path planning for early late-blight detection in potato crops; PX4 + ROS 2, Docker, CI. | 🔒 in progress |
| MineSentinel — underground inspection quadruped | ROS 2 autonomy stack, LiDAR-inertial SLAM (FAST-LIO2, Livox Mid-360) and RGB-D perception on a DOBOT X1 platform, NVIDIA Jetson. LACCEI 2026 paper | 🔒 team project |
| Planetary & orbital robotics | Adaptive backstepping for coaxial drones in Martian lava tubes; backstepping impedance control for capturing tumbling space debris (IAC 2026). | 🔒 publication pending |
| Project | Highlights | |
|---|---|---|
| Cubli momentum-budget benchmark | LQR vs. feedback linearisation vs. sliding mode vs. backstepping on a reaction-wheel inverted pendulum, with momentum-saturation-aware evaluation. | 🔒 release planned |
| CubeSat ADCS | Feedback linearisation + LQR attitude control for a 2U CubeSat. IAC 2025 paper | paper |
| Project | Highlights | |
|---|---|---|
| Smart SSOMA | Machine-vision PPE-compliance monitoring on edge devices for industrial and construction safety. LACCEI 2026 paper | paper |
| Production e-commerce platform (client) | React 19 + TypeScript + Supabase (RLS, Edge Functions) + Netlify, Playwright end-to-end tests. | 🔒 client work |
| AI automation | RAG assistants and LLM agents for business workflows (freelance and AI Engineering internship). | 🔒 client work |
| Project | Highlights | |
|---|---|---|
| KonSat-1 | Multisensor CubeSat payload (optical + AIS) for detecting ship oil pollution. IAC 2025 paper | paper |
| Modular educational CubeSat | Modular CubeSat platform for aerospace engineering education in Peru. IAC 2025 paper | paper |
Scopus-indexed
- J. L. Segundo Manayay, J. Y. Garay Yovera, R. G. Chávez Chávez, F. Rodríguez Huiman, F. A. Castro Suazo, R. N. Antayhua Alvarez, J. A. Espinoza Coronel. A Multimodal 3D Perception-Based Autonomous Robotic Architecture for Underground Mining: Predictive Planning and Dynamic Risk-Aware Control. LACCEI 2026. DOI · Scopus
- J. Segundo, J. Garay, R. Chávez, F. Rodríguez, F. Castro, R. Antayhua, J. Espinoza. Smart SSOMA: Design and Implementation of an Adaptable, Comprehensive SSOMA Safety Management System to Reduce Reporting Times for PPE Non-Compliance, Using Machine Vision and Edge Computing, Applied to Industrial and Construction Environments. LACCEI 2026. DOI · Scopus
- J. L. Segundo Manayay et al. KonSat-1: Multisensor System for Detecting Oil Pollution from Ships Using Optical and AIS Technologies. IAC 2025. DOI · Scopus
- R. Chávez, …, J. Segundo, G. Joo. Nonlinear Control with Feedback Linearization for ADCS in 2U CubeSat: LQR-Based Control Strategy. IAC 2025. DOI · Scopus
- J. S. Palacios Bett, …, J. L. Segundo Manayay, … Design of a Modular Educational CubeSat as a Tool for Aerospace Engineering Education in Peru. IAC 2025. DOI · Scopus
Presented at IAC 2026 (Antalya) — publication pending
- Adaptive backstepping control for coaxial drones in Martian lava tubes (paper 116992)
- Adaptive backstepping impedance control for robotic capture of tumbling space debris (paper 116744)
- Simulation-based circular-economy framework for Artemis-era lunar habitats (paper 118092)
Awards — 2nd place, Scientific Payload, ISSSP 2025 (team Supertronics) · LACCEI Student Paper Finalist 2026
🔒 Research code is kept private until publication and co-author approval. Reviewers, admissions committees and recruiters can request access.