Aerospace engineer, photographer, and explorer - developing robots for exploration of the Moon and Mars.
Faizan is a Senior Aerospace Engineer with over a decade of experience in the Aerospace industry and over eight years of experience designing autonomous robotic systems for planetary exploration. He has experience in designing systems for missions ranging from high-reliability national flagships to low-cost demonstration missions.
He leads teams in a broad range of activities including: system architecture development, modelling and analysis, requirements development, system integration, verification and validation, development planning, and cost estimation.
Projects
Lunar Terrain Vehicle Robotics
Chief Architect for robotics on Lunar Terrain Vehicle.
Canadian Lunar Rover
Chief Architect for Canadian Lunar Rover.
Mars Sample Fetch Rover
Developing the Sample Fetch Rover for the Mars Sample Return Mission.
Lunar Surface Mobility
Developing rovers for long-duration human exploration of the moon.
Robotic Servicing of Nuclear Power Plants
Developing robotic systems for remote servicing of Bruce Power Nuclear power plant.
Motion Control System for DriverLab
Developed Model Predictive Control based Motion Drive Algorithm for the driving simulator at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute.
Robotic Asteroid Capture System
Developed a conceptual design for a robotic asteroid capture vehicle.
Flying Wing RC Aircraft
Designed a flying wing aircraft using mutli-disciplinary optimization methods.
Landing Gears for Bombardier Global 7000 Aircraft
Developed landing gear system for Bombardier Global 7000 aircraft.
Landing Gears for Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Developed landing gear system for Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
Landing Gears for Dassault Falcon 7X
In-service support for Dassault Falcon 7X landing gears.