01PRINCIPAL ADVISOR / 01
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Schrödel
Faculty AdvisorProvides institutional governance, robotics lab facilities, research sponsorship, and academic guidance at Hochschule Schmalkalden.
PERSONNEL / HSM ARIESHSM Aries has
HSM Aries has
no passengers.
Every contributor shapes the initiative through research, systems engineering and hands-on projects. The current crew is building LEAP-One, the first rover in the LEAP series.
CREW MANIFEST18 STUDENT ENGINEERS02 PRINCIPAL ADVISORS05 MENTORS08 MISSION DIVISIONS
One organization.
Clear technical ownership.
The structure is presented as it operates: principal advisors, a dedicated mentor council, program command, and every LEAP-One department with its complete membership.
01A / PRINCIPAL ADVISORSThe two people
The two people
guiding the program.
Academic and industry leadership at the highest level of the HSM Aries organization.
01
02PRINCIPAL ADVISOR / 02
Alexander Kolbai
Industry AdvisorAdvises on industrial manufacturing standards, high-precision CNC tolerances, and aerospace mechanical robustness.
Specialist guidance
across the program.
01Swaraj Tendulkar
University Mentor
02K.K.Achari
Industry Mentor
03Venkata Prashanth Uppalapati
University Mentor
04Niranjan Ramesha
University Mentor
05Nikhil Meduri
University Mentor
02 / PROJECT COMMANDLEAP-ONE PROJECT COMMANDER
Harsha Vardhan Raju Gottimukkala
Team Lead LEAP-One & Interim Lead Scientific PayloadDirects the overall LEAP-One mission lifecycle, coordinates multidisciplinary department integration, and oversees scientific payload research at Hochschule Schmalkalden.
03 / LEAP-ONE / PROJECT 01Eight teams.
Eight teams.
One integrated rover.
Members appear in every department they serve. Rank insignia is shown only at the person’s primary command post, never on a repeated secondary assignment.
Mechanical Department
04 CREW
Brahama Teja Naroju
Mechanical Lead
Shreyas Patel
Mechanical Department
Naveen Kumar Shivakumar
Mechanical Department
Rahul Kamatagi
Mechanical Department
Electrical Department
04 CREW
Ayan Akbar Ali
Electrical Lead
Mohammad Abdulaziz
Electrical Department
Yash Lohar
Electrical Department
Md Bashar
Electrical Department
Software & Navigation Department
06 CREW
Omar Abdelrady
Software Lead
Vighnesh Madhav Deshmukh
Software Department
Harsha Vardhan Raju Gottimukkala
Software Department
Rahul Khandait
Software Department
Mukul Bimbra
Software Department
Priyam Bhatnagar
Software Department
Communication Department
01 CREWVighnesh Madhav Deshmukh
Communication Lead
Drill & Manipulator Department
04 CREWBrahama Teja Naroju
Manipulator Lead
Rahul Kamatagi
Mechanical Department
Danny Sneham
Drill Department
Naveen Kumar Shivakumar
Mechanical Department
Astroflight Department
02 CREWRahul Khandait
Drone Lead
Omar Abdelrady
Drone Department
Scientific Payload Department
03 CREW
Anantha Pathmanabhan
Scientific Payload Department
Harsha Vardhan Raju Gottimukkala
Scientific Payload Department Lead
Ashwin Dinesh Ayinipully
Scientific Payload Department
Mission, Resources & Outreach
02 CREW
Reeba Biju
Mission, Resources & Outreach
Harsha Vardhan Raju Gottimukkala
Mission, Resources & Outreach
DESIGN REVIEW / ROBOTICS LAB04 / SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
Integrated by design.
Weekly design reviews align mechanical interfaces, power distribution, communications, autonomous software, scientific payloads and mission operations. Each subsystem is verified against shared requirements before vehicle-level integration.
CAD ↔ FABRICATIONPOWER ↔ CONTROLPERCEPTION ↔ MOTIONSCIENCE ↔ SAMPLING
Backed by industry leaders and academic pioneers
Your name belongs
on the next manifest.
Code in ROS 2, machine aluminum, design high-current PCBs, run science experiments or build partner relationships—there is a mission role for you.