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Mechanical Engineering Student

Vemulapalli
Leela Krishna

Autonomous Systems | Drone Technology | ROS 2 Enthusiast

Third-year Mechanical Engineering student specializing in autonomous drone systems, UAV development, and robotics.

Vemulapalli Leela Krishna

About Me

Aiming for Innovation in Robotics

I am presently a third-year Mechanical Engineering student at UCEK-JNTUK, passionate about robotics and autonomous systems.

I specialize in drone technology, UAV development, and robotic system integration. My expertise lies in working with PX4, ROS 2, GAZEBO, and various control systems.

I believe in a multi-disciplinary approach to robotics where I strive to understand both hardware and software aspects of these wonderful machines.

My main areas of interest are:

Experience

Research internships, leadership roles, and technical coordination

MAY-JUN 2025

Research Intern

IIT Hyderabad

Completed an internship on Stereo Vision-Based Obstacle Detection and Depth Estimation with Distance Measurement under the guidance of Dr. R. Prasanth Kumar. The work involved developing stereo vision algorithms for real-time obstacle detection and depth estimation, contributing to research in mobile robotics and SLAM-based robotic systems at IITH

MAY 2025 - PRESENT

President

YugTroniX Robotics Club, UCEK-JNTUK

Leading university's first robotics club, overseeing quadcopter development projects, managing 150+ members, organizing workshops, and mentoring teams in ROS 2 and drone technology.

AUG 2024 - MAY 2025

Vice President & Quadcopter Team Lead

YugTroniX Robotics Club, UCEK-JNTUK

Established robotics club infrastructure, coordinated technical workshops, and led quadcopter development team from inception to deployment.

PRESENT

Technical Coordinator

Torque 2K25 - National Technical Symposium

Managing technical operations, event coordination, and digital presence for national-level engineering symposium.

PRESENT

Website Coordinator

IIPE JNTUK Student Chapter

Developed and maintain the official website for the IIPE student chapter, improving online presence and member engagement for 150+ members.

Education

2023 - 2027

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering

UCEK-JNTUK

CGPA: 8.5/10 (Through 4th Semester)
Recipient of ₹20,000 KEATS Scholarship for academic excellence

2021 - 2023

Intermediate (MPC)

N K R Junior College - BIE, Andhra Pradesh

Percentage: 96.9%

2020 - 2021

Secondary School (10th)

Rama Krishna High School - BSE, Andhra Pradesh

GPA: 10/10 (100%)

Achievements

KEATS Scholarship

Awarded a ₹20,000 scholarship from KEATS organization for being a one of the top meritorious student in Mechanical Engineering (Jan 2025 & Nov 2025)

INNO-V8 Innovation Fund

Two projects accepted under the INNO-V8 Innovation Fund (Feb 2025):

  • Power-Harvesting Drone Prototype
  • Wildlife Monitoring UAV System

Both projects were selected with sanctioned funding support of approximately ₹1.57 lakhs each at the time of approval. The teams have successfully completed Phase-I and are currently progressing into Phase-II development.

SPARKS Program

Selected for the SPARKS program by Subbu Kota Foundation, working on an autonomous power-harvesting drone (Jan 2025)

Skills & Frameworks

Comprehensive toolkit for robotics and autonomous systems development

Python C++ Bash PX4 ROS 2 & Gazebo MissionPlanner QGroundControl OpenCV YOLO PyTorch MATLAB & Simulink Fusion 360 AutoCAD Raspberry Pi Linux Git & GitHub HTML & CSS JavaScript ArUco Tracking

Check out my Projects

Cutting-edge robotics and autonomous systems development

Power-Harvesting Drone

Power-Harvesting Drone System

Autonomous UAV system for electromagnetic power harvesting from high-voltage transmission lines. Features custom gripper mechanism, real-time power transfer analysis, and flight stability optimization.

PX4 ROS 2 MATLAB Simulink Python
Wildlife Monitoring UAV

Wildlife Monitoring UAV

Intelligent UAV platform for real-time wildlife tracking and habitat monitoring. Integrates computer vision, autonomous navigation, and environmental data collection systems.

YOLO OpenCV PyTorch ROS 2
YugTroniX Quadcopter

YugTroniX Custom Quadcopter

Advanced quadcopter platform with custom flight controller, telemetry systems, and autonomous navigation capabilities. Team development project with full system integration.

ArduPilot Fusion 360 QGroundControl
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Torque 2K25

Torque 2K25 Digital Platform

Managing technical aspects and social media for Torque 2K25, a national-level technical symposium. Developed promotional materials and event registration systems.

Web Design Social Media Event Management
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YugTroniX Website

YugTroniX Club Website

Official website for UCEK's first robotics club. Showcases club projects, provides learning resources, and facilitates member collaboration with modern design and interactive elements.

HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript
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IIPE Website

IIPE Student Chapter Website

Full-stack web platform for 150+ members featuring event management, member registration, resource sharing, and real-time updates for engineering student community.

HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript
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Publications

Academic contributions to robotics and autonomous systems

Collaborative Outdoor Terrain Mapping via Real-Time Multi-Robot SLAM

INaCoMM 2025 - International Conference on Machines and Mechanisms

Research on multi-robot SLAM and stereo vision-based obstacle detection for GPS-denied environments using ROS2 and Raspberry Pi 5.

Expected Publication: December 2025

Get In Touch

Open to research collaborations, internship opportunities, and technical discussions