Hello! I’m Milo Soulard
Engineering Student in Robotics & IT

Pilgrim Technology

La Chevrolière, France

Development of an autonomous navigation framework for mobile robots within the R&D team.

• Designed and implemented a full ROS2-based SLAM pipeline (Cartographer, SLAM Toolbox, RF2O) for 2D mapping and localization.
• Integrated LiDAR (RPLIDAR, LD06) data acquisition and visualization in RViz and Gazebo, including custom bridges between ROS2 and Gazebo.
• Developed exploration and autonomous navigation using Nav2 and Frontier Exploration algorithms in simulation and on real hardware.
• Built and maintained a custom simulation environment (furiasimu) with odometry, costmaps, and teleoperation nodes.
• Worked on hybrid control modes (manual / guided / auto) combining Pixhawk (ArduPilot) with ROS2 through MAVROS and Lua scripting.
• Contributed to embedded deployment on Raspberry Pi and Jetson companion computers for onboard SLAM and obstacle avoidance.

Pilgrim Technology

La Chevrolière, France

Explored the integration of a Raspberry Pi as an onboard computer for robotic control under ROS2.

• Set up ROS2 Humble on Raspberry Pi 4 and developed communication interfaces over UART and CAN between Pixhawk, Raspberry Pi, and Arduino.
• Implemented ROS2 nodes for telemetry, motor control, and data exchange across subsystems.
• Evaluated latency and reliability to assess real-time feasibility for embedded robotic applications.

Autonomous Mapping & Exploration (SLAM)

• Developed a full ROS2-based SLAM pipeline (SLAM Toolbox / Nav2 / explore) with LiDAR for mapping and localization.
• Integrated Nav2 and frontier exploration in Gazebo and on real hardware.
• Built a custom simulation environment and tooling for navigation tests.

PERSEUS/CNES Rocket Tracking Turret

• Designed a pan–tilt turret with automatic rocket tracking using YOLO.
• Implemented ONVIF camera control and touchscreen Raspberry Pi HMI.
• Built a real-time streaming pipeline for live video feedback.

Mathematics Tutoring

• Gave weekly support sessions in calculus and algebra for first-year engineering students.

Ecole Centrale de Nantes

Nantes, France

• Highly selective French Engineering School (“Grande École”) conferring a diploma equivalent to a Master of Science.

University of Nantes — Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Nantes, France

• Comprehensive undergraduate program covering electronics, automation, and computer science for industrial systems.

Baccalauréat S (Scientific)

Nantes, France

• Specialized studies in mathematics and physics.