Hello! I'm Michael Bonnet. I am a Spacecraft Software Engineer and alumnus of the University of Texas at Arlington (Computer Science and Unmanned Vehicle Systems, May 2022).
I'm an enthusiast in software applications for space and aerospace, especially in the realm of autonomy. I fell in love with my code making real-life things move and haven't looked back. Having done enterprise projects in modeling and simulation, embedded, cloud, and mission control/fullstack, my skills and interests lie primarily in the fields of autonomy, aerospace, and robotics. My strong work ethic, interpersonal skills, industry experience, and technical prowess make me a great team member, student, and learner.
When not working or studying, I enjoy learning about aviation, doing personal robotics and open source projects, climbing and camping, and volunteering.
For senior project, led a six-engineer team in the design, construction, and demonstration of a hexacopter UAV system that delivers a radio-controlled penetration testing platform - a Raspberry Pi running Kali Linux - to the vicinity of a target network. The operator then directs the penetration testing Raspberry Pi to scan the target network for vulnerabilities and exploit any that are found.
Coursework: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Data Science, Unmanned Vehicle Systems, Algorithms & Data Structures, RF Engineering, Software Engineering, C, C++, Java, ARM Assembly
Graduated with CSE Department's Certificate in Unmanned Vehicle Systems, a multi-course track covering unmanned vehicle system theory and design (including UGVs and UASs/UAVs) as well as extensive study of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Computer Vision.
Coursework: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Intro to Unmanned Vehicle Systems, Unmanned Vehicle Systems Design
UT Arlington Senior Design capstone project to create a drone that carries a penetration testing payload in the form of a Raspberry Pi running Kali Linux. The payload, controlled and communicated with via RF signals, identifies open Wireless Access Points, then scans the network behind the access point and exploits any vulnerabilities found.
UT Arlington Autonomous Robots course team projects that I completed along with teammates Allison Gardiner and Noah Walker.