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Intern

Bosch Limited

Worked on Part Allocation Optimization using Genetic Algorithm. Specifically, I devised an algorithm to decide the sequence for manufacturing the plunger of a series of fuel injection pumps.

• Designed a Genetic Algorithm (GA) to automate part allocation for bottleneck processes in elements
• Identified a potential 1% increase in production by sequencing parts to reduce changeover time using GA

Scientist/Engineer 'SC'

Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, ISRO

Engineer with the Control Actuation Systems group at the Quality Division for Mechanical Systems in the Systems Reliablity entity at VSSC.

• Automated data analysis for electrohydraulic and electromechanical actuation systems used in operational and developmental launch vehicles
• Worked on technology development project, modeled nonlinear elements in electromechanical actuators
• Studied feasibility of throttlability in generic earth storable liquid rocket engines during induction project

B Tech + M Tech (Dual Degree)

IIT Kharagpur

Mechanical engineering with specialisation in mechanical systems design

PhD

IIT Bombay

Center for systems and control

• Systems theory
• Partial differential equations 1 and 2
• Control of nonlinear dynamical systems

Prime Minister's Research Fellowship

Ministry of Education, Government of India

PMRF offers attractive fellowships as well as research grants to PhD scholars in India in the area of Science and Engineering.

Semi-Discretization of a Euler-Bernoulli Beam and Its Application to Motion Planning

IEEE Access

Output consensus in a heterogeneous leader-follower multi-agent system with input and communication delays

Indian Control Conference

Motion planning for flexible structures

PhD Thesis - Involves solving motion and path planning problems for PDEs like the heat and the beam equations

• Worked on the theoretical aspects of a semi-discetization and flatness based motion planning algorithm for beam equation
• Designed and conceived an experiment to validate a recently developed inhouse motion planning algorithm for Euler-Bernoulli beam

Load Transfer in Lumbar Functional Unit during Physiological Motion

Masters Thesis - Studied the mechanical effects of introduction of porous caged implants on replacing the degenerated inter-vertebral disc during Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF) surgery.

• Modeled lumbar spine by stacking CT scan images and processing the stack images to create a 3D Geometry
• Designed Pedicle Screws, Porous Titanium cages using CAD and assembled them to the lumbar unit model
• Carried out system level meshing for FEA and analyzed stress under nominally induced biomechanical loads
• Analyzed range of motion to predict the dynamics post LIF considering the loss in motion and increased stiffness

Visualization Tool for Path Planning Algorithms

Bachelors Thesis - Designed a software tool to animate path planning algorithms in 2D space.

• Implemented Random Exploring Trees, Probabilistic Road-maps based planning algorithms
• Added function for drafting obstacles and modified the algorithm to avoid obstacles and return a smooth trajectory
• Used a cascaded algorithm to search the complete space and then find the shortest path between start and end points

Design of Suspension and Brake Systems for an FSAE car at Team KART

TeamKART is an IIT Kharagpur student research group which designs, fabricates and tests formula style race cars.

• Optimized wheel hub design using FEA considering fatigue loads to reduce weight by 10% for same Factor of Safety
• Processed experimental 53000 point tire data to validate it with Pacejka model and calculate true coefficients
• Created custom calculators to find the loads on suspension control arms; braking force and pedal ratio