Lars Patkowa

Going to school for aerospace engineering. I swim, work, and spend time on projects like cars, electronics, and programming. Sometimes they make their way here:

Model Rocket Thrust Stand- 09/25/26
Mission Control Software- 04/23/26
(Not) Playing Snake- 02/02/26
Hand Tracking Computer Control- 10/27/25
Turning a $5,500 Repair Into a $900 DIY Project- 08/23/25
DIY Automatic Headlights- 07/17/25
Making a Personal Website- 03/03/25
3D Printed Car Seat Recliner- 03/02/25

Some other things I've done:

Asteroid Mining research proposal
Seismic Playground Visualizing signals from earthquakes and nuclear explosions.
NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute at MSOE (October 2025)
Naval Academy Summer Seminar (summer 2025)
Illinois Swimming Competed at regional and state championships.

Road trip

Swimming

First brake job

Naval Academy Summer Seminar

Front-end rebuild

Automatic headlights circuit

Car seat recliner