Pranita Urlam developed hardware support for the PilotGaeaSH7V1 flight controller within the ArduPilot/ardupilot repository, focusing on embedded systems and firmware development. She added a new board ID to the AP_Bootloader, enabling the bootloader to recognize and program the PilotGaeaSH7V1 hardware. This integration required careful hardware integration and attention to bootloader reliability, ensuring seamless compatibility for future hardware additions. By expanding the bootloader’s capabilities, Pranita reduced integration time for new boards and contributed to a more robust ArduPilot ecosystem. Her work demonstrated depth in embedded C and hardware abstraction, addressing practical challenges in open-source flight controller development.