Caleb Pollreis
- Autonomous Systems LeadFSAE Electric
- B.Sc. Computer Engineering, Co‑opUniversity of ManitobaClass of 2028
I'm a computer engineering student working in autonomous systems, robotics, and embedded software. I lead the 10-person team building the driverless system for our FSAE electric car, targeting autonomy by 2028.
Open to internships · Jan to Aug 2027
Projects · 3 entries
Music Spectrum Analyzer
A 28-band acrylic spectrum analyzer for a home sound system, in progress: FFT-based DSP on an STM32 driving WS2812B LED strips over DMA, on a custom Altium-designed PCB.
Read the entry →- PRJ · FIG.02ProjectAPR 2025
BMO, an Embodied AI Agent
A local multimodal AI agent living in a BMO shell, in progress: a quantized Qwen 3 LLM on a Raspberry Pi 5 with Whisper voice input, TTS output, a live camera for real-world context, and Steam game streaming to double as a console.
- PRJ · FIG.03ProjectDEC 2024
Rocket League RL Bot
An offline Rocket League bot being trained with reinforcement learning, in progress: custom reward shaping and training loop in PyTorch, using a mocked Unreal Engine environment for sample-efficient training.
FSAE · 20 entries
Team group shot with the car
Team group shot with the car. Imported from the Portfolio album, source DSC07366.jpg.
Read the entry →- AV · FIG.02AutonomyJUN 2026
Standing Up the Driverless Program
Year one as Autonomous Systems Lead: reading the driverless ruleset like a spec, architecting a C++/ROS 2 monorepo for the Jetson Orin, and securing the sensors that will let the car see. Target: driverless by 2028.
FirmwareJUN 2026BMS control panel, CAN module log
BMS control panel, CAN module log. Imported from the Portfolio album, source IMG_5189.jpg.
AutonomyMAY 2026Sensor units laid out for fitting
Sensor units laid out for fitting. Imported from the Portfolio album, source IMG_5039.jpg.
ManufacturingMAR 2026Filament and print stock delivery
Filament and print stock delivery. Imported from the Portfolio album, source IMG_4805.jpg.
- FW · FIG.06FirmwareFEB 2026
From Bench to Rolling Chassis: First Drive Firmware
Placeholder entry. Everything the firmware had to prove before the car's first drive: ready-to-drive sound, torque ramps, fault handling, and a checklist nobody skips.
- AV · FIG.07AutonomySEP 2025
Choosing Eyes for the Car: LiDAR and Camera Trade Study
Placeholder entry. A trade study for the perception stack: LiDAR against stereo cameras for cone detection, weighed on range, cost, compute budget, and weatherproofing.
- MFG · FIG.08ManufacturingAPR 2025
Harness Season: Routing 400V Through a Race Car
Placeholder entry. Building the high-voltage harness: conductor sizing, strain relief, interlock loops, and keeping HV and LV physically separated end to end.
FirmwareFEB 2025Hand drawn CAN network topology
Hand drawn CAN network topology. Imported from the Portfolio album, source IMG_1878.jpg.
FirmwareFEB 2025Controller board in the printed fixture
Controller board in the printed fixture. Imported from the Portfolio album, source IMG_7904.jpg.
- FW · FIG.011FirmwareJAN 2025
Pedal Signals You Can Trust: APPS Plausibility Checks
Placeholder entry. Implementing the accelerator pedal plausibility rules in firmware: redundant sensors, disagreement windows, and what the car does when the pedal lies.
- FirmwareNOV 2024
Wiring the Car's Nervous System: CAN, the BMS, and the Motor Controller
Developing CAN 2.0 communication between our custom PCBs, the battery-management system, and the PM100DX motor controller, on STM32, where a dropped frame is a safety problem.
ManufacturingSEP 2024Trackside work on the car
Trackside work on the car. Imported from the Portfolio album, source IMG_7081.jpg.
ManufacturingSEP 2024Car parked up after a run
Car parked up after a run. Imported from the Portfolio album, source IMG_6980.jpg.
- MFG · FIG.015ManufacturingJUL 2024
Building the Accumulator, Safely
Manufacturing the HV accumulator: qualifying every cell through tab testing, assembling segments, and the harnessing and safety discipline that a 400V pack demands.
ManufacturingJUN 2024Rolling chassis in the shop
Rolling chassis in the shop. Imported from the Portfolio album, source IMG_6001.jpg.
ManufacturingJUN 2024Car from above, packaging check
Car from above, packaging check. Imported from the Portfolio album, source IMG_5981.jpg.
ManufacturingMAY 2024Harness and pack hardware staged
Harness and pack hardware staged. Imported from the Portfolio album, source IMG_5912.jpg.
FirmwareMAY 2024Bench test rig with the dev board
Bench test rig with the dev board. Imported from the Portfolio album, source IMG_5782.jpg.
ManufacturingFEB 2024CAD review at the workbench
CAD review at the workbench. Imported from the Portfolio album, source IMG_5643.jpg.
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