Bengaluru, India

Hi, I'm Kiran
Shivakumar

Application Engineer building LabVIEW test & measurement systems for aerospace, nuclear, power and space clients, and bringing in Python, ROS and computer vision on top of them.

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From hardware signals to intelligent software

I'm a Mechatronics engineer with 5+ years of experience designing, developing and deploying LabVIEW-based solutions. I've delivered automated test systems for organisations such as ISRO (SAC), NPCIL, Tata Power and LG India.

At Ducom Aerospace I build tribology test & measurement software that captures force, temperature, humidity, vibration and acoustic emission data. I also work on computer vision pipelines for human tracking and on ROS-based robotic mapping.

I like problems where real hardware meets software: controlling instruments over SCPI/GPIB, streaming sensor data over Modbus/CAN, and adding AI on top.

  • Test & MeasurementLabVIEW, ATE, DAQ, instrument control
  • LabVIEW ArchitecturesQMH, DQMH, JKI State Machine, Queues, Notifiers
  • RoboticsROS, Gazebo, RViz, SLAM
  • Computer VisionOpenCV, YOLO, MediaPipe, DeepSORT
  • Industrial CommsModbus, CAN, RS-485, TCP/IP, UDP
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Work Experience

Application Engineer

Ducom Aerospace Pvt Ltd · Bengaluru
Feb 2024 – Present
  • Develop LabVIEW-based test & measurement software for tribology testing systems.
  • Acquire and process data from force, temperature, humidity, vibration and acoustic emission sensors.
  • Build computer vision pipelines for image annotation, segmentation, facial detection and landmarks to track human movement for surveillance.
  • Develop robot movement mapping and live video visualisation for a land robotic platform.
LabVIEWQMHDQMHJKI State MachinePythonOpenCVTensorFlowMediaPipeYOLO v5/v8/v11/26DeepSORTROSGazeboRVizSLAM

LabVIEW Developer

Access Automation Pvt Ltd · Bengaluru
Sep 2021 – Jan 2024
  • Designed and delivered 7+ end-to-end automated test & DAQ systems for clients across nuclear, space, power, telecom and consumer electronics.
  • Integrated instruments from Keysight, Yokogawa, HIOKI, Anritsu, EXFO and Advantech, plus Mitsubishi FX5U PLCs.
  • Suggested improvements that made the delivered systems run better and fed into new product features.
LabVIEWQueues & NotifiersState MachinesATESCPIGPIBModbusPLCReport Generation
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Industrial Projects

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Interactive Engineering Workbench

In-browser signal processing & test executive
NEW OPEN-SOURCE FLAGSHIP · OMNICOMM STUDIO v1.0 9 PROTOCOLS + VISION STREAMING

Universal Device, Fieldbus & Camera Communicator

All-in-one open-source hardware engineering console & Python SDK supporting SCPI/VISA, RS-232/UART, Modbus RTU (RS-485), Modbus TCP, TCP/IP, UDP, Telnet, CAN Bus 2.0A/B, and USB / DirectShow / TCP Camera frame inspection — complete with direct browser WebSerial/WebRTC hardware access, live CRC-16 calculator, register map, and instant Read / Write / Query execution.

SCPI / VISA RS-232 / RS-485 Modbus RTU & TCP CAN Bus 2.0A/B TCP / UDP / Telnet USB & TCP Camera Vision
Launch OmniComm Studio View Python SDK & Source
EdgeVibe-Pro · Predictive DSP ZONE A · OPTIMAL

Live Vibration & FFT Spectral Monitor

Simulated 1000 Hz 4-channel edge telemetry. Toggle machine operating states to observe impulsive bearing shockwaves, Kurtosis spikes, and automated safety trip interlocks:

RMS Velocity0.59 mm/s
Kurtosis1.94 (Nominal)
Dominant Peak29.3 Hz
Relay InterlockARMED & CLOSED
View EdgeVibe-Pro Source
OpenATE-Engine · HAL & TestStand VERDICT: PASSED

Automated Test Certificate Inspector

Simulated 8-step PDU DC-DC Converter qualification run using Keysight SCPI HAL drivers, dynamic limits, and SQLite datalogging.

QUALIFICATION STEPMEASUREDVERDICT
Ground_Bonding_Resistance0.1798 Ω[PASS]
Input_Rail_12V_Setup11.9548 V[PASS]
Standby_Quiescent_Current19.1001 mA[PASS]
5V_Rail_Ripple_Noise_Vpp37.3537 mV[PASS]
Power_Conversion_Efficiency90.5374 %[PASS]
View HAL Engine
Straw Hat Reminders · Procedural Animation CAPTAIN · GEAR 2

Interactive Desktop Crew Companion

100% mathematical vector graphics (QPainter & WinAPI Ctypes). Switch crew members to trigger live procedural animations, speech, and health reminders:

Luffy
Monkey D. Luffy [Hydration Alert]

"Oi! Drink water right now or I'll activate Busoshoku Haki and Gear Second! Gomu Gomu no Hydrate! 💧"

EngineQPainter Vectors
TrackingWinAPI Ctypes
InteractivityDrag & Drop / IPC
FootprintZero Image Assets
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Open-Source Projects

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Engineering Blog & Case Studies

Real-world engineering case studies
Case Study · Tribology & AI
October 9, 2026 10 min read

Wear Scar Detection with YOLO, Python and LabVIEW

Automating optical wear scar measurement on test specimens using custom YOLOv5 models, background PyQt5 camera daemons, and LabVIEW binary TCP sequencing — replacing subjective manual optical measurements with a repeatable sub-micrometre machine vision pipeline.

Computer Vision YOLOv5 PyQt5 OpenCV DirectShow LabVIEW TCP/IP Protocol
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Architectural Guide · ATE & HAL
October 10, 2026 11 min read

Designing a Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) for Mixed-Vendor Test Systems

How to eliminate vendor lock-in and instrument obsolescence by decoupling test sequences from Keysight, Keithley, and Modbus hardware through abstract base interfaces, dynamic dependency injection, and zero-hardware simulation.

Test Automation Hardware Abstraction SCPI & VISA Modbus LabVIEW OOP Python
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Skills & Technologies

Programming

LabVIEWPythonROS

LabVIEW Architectures

QueuesNotifiersState MachineJKI State MachineQueued Message Handler (QMH)Delacor QMH (DQMH)

Computer Vision & AI

OpenCVTensorFlowMediaPipeYOLODeepSORT

Robotics

ROSGazeboRVizSLAM

Communication Interfaces

RS-485RS-232ModbusCAN BusHARTTCP/IPUDPGPIBSCPITelnetFTPUSB

Instruments

Keysight PNA-X / MXG / DSOYokogawa WT500 / GM10HIOKI PW3335Anritsu MT9085EXFO FTB-500Advantech ADAMMitsubishi FX5U PLC

Platforms & Languages

WindowsLinux
EnglishHindiKannadaTamil
Education · 2017 – 2021

B.E. Mechatronics

The Oxford College of Engineering, Bengaluru · CGPA 8.1
Based in

Bengaluru, India

Application Engineer · LabVIEW · Robotics
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