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Ivan Jovanovski
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Ivan Jovanovski

Electrical Engineer building practical solutions in energy systems, automotive electronics, and embedded systems.

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Projects

Here's a look at my work and interests. The goal isn't just to make cool stuff, but to build things that are actually useful and serve as stepping stones for more complex projects. It's essentially how I expand my knowledge base and grow my lab. I also treat these builds as exercises in optimization, constantly trying to balance budget constraints with high quality. My day job aligns with my interests, but it still demands a dedicated chunk of my schedule. To stay efficient, I often customize existing mechanical designs or 3D prints for the structure. This lets me focus on designing the electronics, but you will still find projects in the mix where I did the mechanical design work as well.

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Notable Project

Custom 3-Axis CNC Router

Custom 3-Axis CNC Router

General

A home-built 3-axis CNC router with a full-metal frame, NEMA 23 steppers, custom power electronics, and an Arduino-based helper controller. Tuned for about 0.1 mm repeatability over a 600 × 400 × 100 mm work area.

CNCmechanicalelectronicsArduino

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Lynx Trap System

Lynx Trap System

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A small contribution to a wildlife monitoring project, redesigning the trigger mechanism for lynx traps as part of a faculty competition.

wildlifeconservationoutdoorscompetition
Drone Detection with YOLOv8 – A Learning Project

Drone Detection with YOLOv8 – A Learning Project

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Training a custom YOLOv8 drone detection model and building a simple demo with an ESP32-CAM. A university project focused on learning the ML pipeline end-to-end.

Computer VisionYOLOv8Object DetectionPython
Smart Farm IoT – LoRa Sensor Network & Secure Gateway (Proof of Concept)

Smart Farm IoT – LoRa Sensor Network & Secure Gateway (Proof of Concept)

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Proof-of-concept smart farm system with LoRa sensor nodes, an ESP32-based secure gateway, and a Java/Kafka backend for collecting soil and climate data over long range.

IoTLoRaESP32Arduino
Smart Farm IoT – LoRa Sensor Network & Secure Gateway (Proof of Concept)

Smart Farm IoT – LoRa Sensor Network & Secure Gateway (Proof of Concept)

General

Proof-of-concept smart farm system with LoRa sensor nodes, an ESP32-based secure gateway, and a Java/Kafka backend for collecting soil and climate data over long range.

IoTLoRaESP32Arduino
Voice-Controlled Robot Car

Voice-Controlled Robot Car

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A small robot car controlled by voice commands, built as a final project for my embedded systems course. Uses an STM32F3 Discovery, ESP-01S WiFi module, and cloud-based speech recognition to interpret simple movement commands.

STM32speech-recognitionroboticsmotor-control

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🚧 Currently working on documentation...

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🚧 Currently working on documentation...

PET Bottle Recycler – Filament Extruder

PET Bottle Recycler – Filament Extruder

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DIY filament extruder built around a RAMPS 1.4 board, dual hotend zones, and a NEMA 17 feed screw to turn PET bottle strips into usable 3D printer filament.

recycling3D-printingRAMPSsustainability