Mechatronics & Biomedical Engineering

Akash Ahilan

Mechatronics & Biomedical Engineering student at McMaster University building embedded, robotics, sensing, and medical-device systems.

Looking towards creating creative impactful solutions to technical problems.

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Selected Work

Featured Projects

IEEE Bionic Arm
September 2025In Progress

IEEE Bionic Arm

A bionic arm project focused on embedded firmware, joystick-driven control, calibration, and real-time servo actuation built around a finite-state machine. I led the firmware side, shaping how inputs were processed and translated into coordinated multi-joint motion.

CC++ESP-32Embedded Firmware+4
Waiting Room Monitoring System
April 2026Prototype

Waiting Room Monitoring System

A healthcare monitoring concept designed for waiting-room environments, combining mmWave radar and camera-based sensing to support passive vital-sign and condition monitoring. The project focused on system integration, technical credibility, and health-system relevance.

TI mmWave RadarPythonComputer VisionHealthcare Monitoring+1
SumoBots
November 2025In Progress

SumoBots

A competitive autonomous robotics project focused on real-time sensing, control, and maneuvering in a robot sumo environment. I worked on the embedded and controls side, helping shape behavior, logic, and performance.

Competition Robot PlatformC++Embedded LogicSensor Fusion+1
VeinVision
April 2025In Progress

VeinVision

A biomedical imaging device concept aimed at improving vein visibility using infrared-assisted imaging and real-time processing. The project was inspired by a real patient pain point and developed through hands-on prototyping and system iteration.

Modified Camera SetupRaspberry PiPythonOpenCV+2
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What I Build

Engineering Domains

Work centered on physical systems where sensing, firmware, controls, and system integration have to perform under real conditions.

Embedded Systems

Firmware and hardware integration for microcontroller-driven systems with real constraints, deterministic behavior, and reliable interfaces.

Robotics and Controls

Closed-loop control and autonomous behavior development focused on practical tuning, robustness, and real-world physical performance.

Sensing and Computer Vision

Multimodal sensing pipelines that combine signal capture, processing, and decision logic to make system state observable and actionable.

Medical Technology

Human-centered biomedical prototypes translating clinical pain points into testable engineering systems across optics, sensing, and embedded software.

Experience

Where I've Worked

May 2026 — August 2026

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Engineering Co-op, Controls & Industrial Automation

Markham, Ontario

  • Built industrial data pipelines ingesting 200+ live machine/sensor tags over OPC UA via Node-RED, persisting them as time-series data in InfluxDB and surfacing them in Grafana for real-time monitoring and observability across 12+ machines on 3 production lines.
  • Developed monitoring and diagnostic dashboards (machine status, fault/alarm logic, energy and throughput KPIs) for root-cause analysis and equipment troubleshooting, cutting manual fault-diagnosis time by ~40% and improving service visibility for engineers.
  • Worked across PLC networking and Ignition SCADA tag architecture (Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, Panoramic Power energy modules), writing Python/Node-RED automation scripts to validate and standardize machine data for downstream diagnostics.
PLC networkingIgnition SCADANode-REDInfluxDBGrafana

May 2025 — August 2025

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Technical Systems Analyst

Downtown Toronto, Ontario

  • Supported internal technical systems in an enterprise environment with overlap in software development, troubleshooting, and systems analysis.
  • Worked on migration-related tooling and database-focused development in a production-facing setting.
  • Contributed to technical problem solving across internal systems, deployment processes, and system architecture workflows.
  • Built experience operating in a professional engineering environment with real constraints, stakeholders, and delivery expectations.
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About

Engineering-first systems
from concept to prototype.

I'm a Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering student at McMaster University interested in building systems where hardware, software, and real-world constraints all matter. My strongest projects sit at the intersection of embedded systems, sensing, controls, robotics, and medical technology.

I enjoy working on problems that require full-system thinking, whether that means integrating firmware with sensors, prototyping medical-device concepts, or designing autonomous robotics behavior under real constraints.

I combine biomedical problem framing with embedded and mechatronics execution. I'm strongest on projects where sensing, hardware, software, and system-level decision-making all need to work together.

Long term, I want to work on advanced physical systems with real impact across robotics, intelligent hardware, medical devices, and next-generation engineering products.

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Contact

I'm currently looking for opportunities where I can contribute to embedded, robotics, sensing, controls, or medical-device systems. The best way to reach me is by email or LinkedIn.

Availability: Internship / Co-op / Early-career engineering opportunities

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