
Anna Burgess developed and refined embedded actuator control features for the mcgill-robotics/auv-embedded-2025 repository over four months, focusing on servo and motor workflows for autonomous underwater vehicles. She implemented Arduino and C++-based servo control demonstrations, introduced current-sensing actuator logic, and reorganized test suites to streamline validation and onboarding. Her work included refactoring actuator control code for maintainability and responsiveness, clarifying hardware-software integration, and preparing the system for future ROS integration. By leveraging skills in embedded systems, microcontroller programming, and test automation, Anna delivered maintainable, hardware-focused solutions that improved test coverage, code clarity, and the reliability of actuator operations.

July 2025: Delivered a focused actuator control refactor for the AUV embedded stack, enhancing maintainability and runtime responsiveness. Key feature delivered: Actuator main control refactor and responsiveness improvement in the mcgill-robotics/auv-embedded-2025 repository. The changes establish clearer configuration and flow for actuator control and prepare the system for further feature work.
July 2025: Delivered a focused actuator control refactor for the AUV embedded stack, enhancing maintainability and runtime responsiveness. Key feature delivered: Actuator main control refactor and responsiveness improvement in the mcgill-robotics/auv-embedded-2025 repository. The changes establish clearer configuration and flow for actuator control and prepare the system for further feature work.
April 2025 monthly summary for mcgill-robotics/auv-embedded-2025: Focused on test suite redesign to improve maintainability and faster iteration across actuator tests; no critical bugs fixed; overall impact includes improved test coverage clarity, easier onboarding, and more reliable CI tests. Key outcomes include the introduction of a dedicated actuator-tests directory and a cleaner test structure that reduces maintenance overhead and enables faster validation of changes in embedded actuation code.
April 2025 monthly summary for mcgill-robotics/auv-embedded-2025: Focused on test suite redesign to improve maintainability and faster iteration across actuator tests; no critical bugs fixed; overall impact includes improved test coverage clarity, easier onboarding, and more reliable CI tests. Key outcomes include the introduction of a dedicated actuator-tests directory and a cleaner test structure that reduces maintenance overhead and enables faster validation of changes in embedded actuation code.
February 2025 monthly summary for mcgill-robotics/auv-embedded-2025. Key outcomes include the removal of a redundant Grabber_with_button file to simplify the codebase and the delivery of Arduino sketches for current-sensing based actuator control, including a ROS-free test harness and a hardware-initialization variant (servos and LEDs) implementing open/close logic driven by current readings. These efforts enhance testing speed and reliability, reduce maintenance burden, and establish a solid foundation for future ROS integration. Technologies demonstrated include C++, Arduino, current sensing, servo/LED control, and embedded system integration. Business value delivered includes faster hardware validation, safer actuator operation, and cleaner architecture with clearer ownership.
February 2025 monthly summary for mcgill-robotics/auv-embedded-2025. Key outcomes include the removal of a redundant Grabber_with_button file to simplify the codebase and the delivery of Arduino sketches for current-sensing based actuator control, including a ROS-free test harness and a hardware-initialization variant (servos and LEDs) implementing open/close logic driven by current readings. These efforts enhance testing speed and reliability, reduce maintenance burden, and establish a solid foundation for future ROS integration. Technologies demonstrated include C++, Arduino, current sensing, servo/LED control, and embedded system integration. Business value delivered includes faster hardware validation, safer actuator operation, and cleaner architecture with clearer ownership.
January 2025 (2025-01) performance summary for mcgill-robotics/auv-embedded-2025, focused on hardware-centric servo control demonstrations and test harness improvements.
January 2025 (2025-01) performance summary for mcgill-robotics/auv-embedded-2025, focused on hardware-centric servo control demonstrations and test harness improvements.
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