As such, mitigating the effect of motion sickness is particularly important for the widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles. This is because passengers are less able to anticipate - and therefore compensate - for the motion of a vehicle. For many people, motion sickness is aggravated when they’re riding as a passenger versus operating the vehicle as a driver. Subbiah spent an entire summer working at MCity on a project addressing motion sickness in autonomous vehicles. “I was looking at the work happening with MCity and Michigan’s partnership with Ford, and I was very inspired.” Subbiah (center) and friends form a human ‘ECE’ during an ECE social event. “I chose Michigan, because I liked the research that was happening,” Subbiah said. She decided to pursue a master’s degree so she could develop her skills and gain experience in autonomous applications. While Subbiah enjoyed her time at the ISRO, she was becoming more and more interested in autonomous cars and vehicles. She worked on the realization and operation of checks for electrical, power, and control systems for rocket subassemblies. This type of engineering - designing equipment and systems to perform desired behaviors/functions - is known as “Control Systems.” Subbiah then followed her grandfather’s path and joined the ISRO as a control systems engineer. Swetha Sakunthala Subbiah, ECE Master’s student I want to make machines do what we can do. I want to make machines do what we can do.” “The fact that I could make a computer think like a human and play a game with you - it blew my mind,” she said. For one of her class projects, she was tasked with making a computer game similar to Battleship, and everything clicked into place. Subbiah’s passion for the space industry brought her to the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, where she earned her Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. “That really sparked my interest to learn more about all of this.” “He was always talking about the satellites and the rockets and the launch vehicles,” she said. Her grandfather worked for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), and he’d bring her pictures and miniature rocket models. For ECE Master’s student Swetha Sakunthala Subbiah, designing advanced transportation is a family tradition.
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