Isaac Nason | Embedded Software Engineer
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NasonNation // Command — Distributed Edge/GPU AI Security & Biometric Platform
NasonNation // Command — Distributed Edge/GPU AI Security & Biometric Platform

A containerized, sub-second WebRTC surveillance and biometric threat-intelligence platform pairing continuous Edge CPU tracking (YOLOv8s + YuNet/SFace 128-D vectors) with asynchronous LAN GPU Vision-Language verification (RTX 3060 Ti).

PythonFastAPIReactTypeScriptOpenCVYOLOv8sYuNet/SFaceQwen2.5-VLWebRTCDockerPostgreSQL

AeroTherm Autonomous Radiometric Thermal UAV
AeroTherm Autonomous Radiometric Thermal UAV

A 1588g heavy-lift quadcopter utilizing a custom headless Python pipeline and FLIR Lepton 3.5 for absolute thermal anomaly detection.

PythonOpenCVHardware3D PrintingArduPilot

BoRider - Capacitive Touch Mechatronic Platform
BoRider - Capacitive Touch Mechatronic Platform

BoRider is an instructional robotic platform designed for children aged 6 to 24 months.

PythonSensor FusionVisual FeedbackAudio Engine3D Printing

Aegis Control Sentry Turret
Aegis Control Sentry Turret

AI-powered mechatronic sentry turret and drone system featuring YOLOv8 object detection, multi-threaded Python tracking, and a custom PLA chassis.

PythonYOLOv8Computer VisionHardware3D Printing

Autonomous UAV Systems & MAVLink Telemetry
Autonomous UAV Systems & MAVLink Telemetry

A fleet of custom multi-rotor UAVs utilizing MAVLink telemetry and Python-driven Finite State Machines (FSMs) for autonomous, GPS-denied indoor navigation.

PythonArduPilotMAVLinkPixhawk 6CSensor Fusion3D PrintingiNavBetaFlightMission PlannerExpress LRSBLHeli SuitesESC Configurator Online

Hand Cannon - Heavyweight Haptics
Hand Cannon - Heavyweight Haptics

An exploratory mechatronic build testing high-force linear actuators for VR recoil, resulting in an open-source hardware chassis release.

Hardware ArchitectureMicrosoft 3D BuilderBlender3D PrintingPrototyping

Exes - Voice-Activated Distributed Exoskeleton
Exes - Voice-Activated Distributed Exoskeleton

(ARCHIVED) A voice-activated exoskeleton prototype utilizing a distributed MQTT telemetry network, isolated power architecture, and local edge-compute to drive 550KG servos.

PythonMQTTRaspberry Pi 4bRP2040 (Pico W)I2CPicovoice (Porcupine and Rhino AI)Power Electronics

Humanoid Robotic Hand & Modular WiFi Telemetry
Humanoid Robotic Hand & Modular WiFi Telemetry

A high-DOF humanoid robotic hand engineered for precise kinematic sequencing, utilizing a modular CircuitPython architecture for WiFi telemetry and simultaneous PWM control.

CircuitPythonRP2040WiFi SocketsPWM ControlMechatronics3D Printing

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