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Name Jacob Hartzer
Label GNC Engineer and Ph.D. Student
Url https://jhartzer.github.io/

Work

  • Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer
    Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
    2021 - Present

    Dallas, Texas

    • Optimizing performance of missile fire control algorithms.
    • Supporting hardware-in-the-loop, flight test, and hardware test events.
    • Automating data processing and analysis at unit and integration level.
    • Integration of tactical software with 6-DOF monte-carlo simulations
  • Real-Time Software Engineer
    Boeing Defense and Space
    2021 - 2021

    Huntsville, Alabama

    • Developed real-time C++ applications for flight software and control in an agile environment.
    • Design and implementation of multi-target software architecture.
    • Implemented control algorithms and developed unit and integration tests.
    • Modernized legacy Ada programming to C++.
    • Created automation tooling in MatLab and Python to aid development.
  • Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer
    Boeing Defense and Space
    2019 - 2021

    Huntsville, Alabama

    • Developed flight software simulation and optimal jet control algorithms.
    • Implemented real time motion compensation algorithms for visual guided systems.
    • Designed and implemented Monte-Carlo 6-DOF IMU error simulation with gyro-compassing.
    • Developed efficient gravity anomaly algorithm with numerical propagation.
    • Developed variable atmospheric model for use in simulation.

Education

  • Doctorate
    Texas A&M University
    Mechanical Engineering
    2021.01 - 2025.05

    College Station, Texas
    • Development of a Highly Efficient Consumer Vehicle for the Shell Eco-Marathon Competition
  • Masters of Science
    Texas A&M University
    Mechanical Engineering
    2019.08 - 2020.12

    College Station, Texas
    • Decentralized Collaborative Localization using Ultra-Wideband Ranging for Autonomous Vehicles
  • Bachelors of Science
    Texas A&M University
    Mechanical Engineering
    2015.08 - 2019.05

    College Station, Texas
    • Extended Kalman Filtering for Online Sensor Calibration and Localization

Research experience

  • Graduate Researcher
    Texas A&M Unmanned Systems Lab
    Research in and implementation of real-time computer vision techniques for autonomous control
    2015 - 2017
    • Researching online calibration and localization of multiple sensors for autonomous systems
    • Researching the use of software for real-time sensor performance evaluation
    • Researching novel sensors for use in collaborative localization
    • Integrated differential GPS and filtering into the platform
    • Developed multiple packages for sensor communication
    • Developed autonomous omni-robot to improve highway safety
  • Research Assistant
    Texas A&M Department of Aerospace Engineering
    Research in and implementation of real-time computer vision techniques for autonomous control
    2015 - 2017
    • Worked on combining ORB-SLAM data with accelerometer data through a Kalman filter
    • Developed scripts for data processing and visualization
  • Undergraduate Researcher
    Texas A&M Department of Mathematics
    Development of Python programs in multiple factorization theory and algebraic geometry
    2015 - 2017
    • Wrote Sage code for the analysis of Maximal Mediated Sets for polynomial optimization
    • Wrote Sage code to analyze Arithmetical Congruence Monoids

Skills

C++
Architecture Design
MatLab
Simulink
Dynamic modelling
Monte Carlo Simulation
Python
ROS
LabVIEW
SolidWorks
Fortran
Ada

Interests

Backpacking
Rock Climbing
Mountain Biking
Guitar
Piano