Fragments, Working Ideas.
Thoughts that I think that are worth documenting when I work
aerospace needs rl
My first week at MDA was great. The company culture is genuinely strong, the people are great, and it feels like a place where real engineering happens. But I also realized ther...
what is my goal
many people have asked me this, and impulsively, I've always said "I don't know. I just keep doing what interests me." Now, this is somewhat true. I have jumped between interest...
Do We Have to Compromise What RL Is Allowed to Optimize in the Context of Rocket Descent?
Reinforcement learning is often framed as a method capable of solving control problems end-to-end. In the context of rocket landing, this leads to a natural assumption: given st...
hyper-focused athlete lifestyle should be adopted in engineering
Summer is approaching, which means I finally get to spend more time outside playing soccer and cricket, which are by far my favourites past times outside of reading and working....
why is wind so hard to model in rocket sims
After looking back on the RL-Enhanced 6DOF Landing Project, I recognized that one of the biggest challenges in that project was working with wind. Yes, not the physics of the ve...