Sanjay Giridharan
Aerospace engineering
Hometown: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Graduation date: Fall 2027
Additional details: First-generation college student
FURI | Fall 2025
WhiskerSense: Decoding Hydrodynamic Trails for Covert Underwater Tracking
This research focuses on the dynamic classification of underwater objects by using a seal whisker-inspired sensor to interpret hydrodynamic trails for marine monitoring. To improve classification accuracy, a novel spiral-perforated base amplifies the sensor’s vibrations, boosting the signal strength from weak wakes by up to 51 times. The resulting high-fidelity data is used to train a convolutional neural network (CNN) to classify the shape and motion of marine animals. Future work involves validating this system in real-world conditions to provide a new, intelligent tool for non-invasive conservation efforts.
Mentor: Leixin Ma
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