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Vini T

Vincent Tumminello enhanced robot perception, calibration, and fall recovery workflows in the NUbots/NUbots repository over a two-month period. He introduced stabilization delays and configurable upper-body relaxation to improve post-fall recovery, using C++ and YAML for behavioral programming and configuration management. By refining calibration offsets and camera extrinsics, Vincent improved spatial awareness and reduced variability in recovery times for the Frankie and Kevin robots. His work included refactoring fall detection logic, updating sensor thresholds, and improving servo control robustness. These targeted engineering efforts deepened the reliability and safety of autonomous operations, streamlining future calibration and maintenance across embedded robotic systems.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

100%Features

Repository Contributions

4Total
Bugs
0
Commits
4
Features
2
Lines of code
796
Activity Months2

Work History

July 2025

2 Commits • 1 Features

Jul 1, 2025

July 2025 monthly summary for NUbots/NUbots. Focused on improving post-fall stability and recovery with configurable upper-body relaxation, enhanced sensing, and robust servo control. Delivered StandStill stabilization before get-up, refactored FallingRelaxPlanner for configurable relaxation, introduced new relax scripts (upper body, arms, head), updated fall-detection sensor thresholds, and improved servo target handling to tolerate NaN values. These changes increase safety, reduce post-fall recovery time, and improve overall robot uptime. Implemented through two commits addressing fall handling and relaxation.

June 2025

2 Commits • 1 Features

Jun 1, 2025

June 2025: Focused hardening of perception, calibration, and recovery paths in NUbots/NUbots to boost reliability and safety for autonomous operations supporting Frankie and Kevin. Implemented a stabilization delay before stand-up after a fall, refined calibration offsets and camera extrinsics, and tightened perception workflows to improve spatial awareness. These changes reduce recovery time variability, lower false positives during recovery, and streamline future calibration efforts across robots.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness80.0%
Maintainability80.0%
Architecture80.0%
Performance70.0%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

C++ProtoYAML

Technical Skills

Behavior TreesBehavioral ProgrammingConfiguration ManagementEmbedded SystemsRobotics

Repositories Contributed To

1 repo

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NUbots/NUbots

Jun 2025 Jul 2025
2 Months active

Languages Used

C++YAMLProto

Technical Skills

Behavior TreesConfiguration ManagementEmbedded SystemsRoboticsBehavioral Programming