Connor Warfel

Satellite Repairs in Microgravity Simulations Researcher @Trusted Space, LLC

Gainesville, FL, US

Installed and calibrated a 12-camera OptiTrack PrimeX-13 system, achieving <0.2 mm spatial resolution; optimized Motive settings to reduce noise by 42% and improve tracking reliability by 18%.• Automated MATLAB pipelines to extract velocity and acceleration metrics and applied Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for post-processing, uncovering new kinematic insights.• Designed a mounting bracket for the UR3e robotic arm on frictionless rails, achieving 98% positional repeatability in analog tests.• Automated forward-dynamics analyses in MATLAB to predict arm trajectories with 95% accuracy; validated Polyscope routines for repair maneuvers with <1 mm tracking error.• Contributing to an ongoing journal paper on satellite servicing and microgravity repair simulations.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

High School Diploma

University of Florida

Bachelor's of Engineering