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Engineering Mechanical

Location:
Worcester, MA
Posted:
June 25, 2015

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Mahdi Heydari

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Worcester, MA 01609

OBJECTIVE

Looking for full-time employment in Control engineering.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Extensive background in Mechanical and Control engineering areas.

Experienced in estimation, synchronization and control of multi-agent systems.

Experienced with design and implementation of observers/estimators (including Kalman filters).

Delivered professional engineering activities in a highly competent and efficient manner and ensured that the technical and safety integrity of the engineering is maintained while completing the tasks.

Reliable, diligent and self-motivated, excellent communication and organizational skills.

EDUCATION:

PhD, Mechanical Engineering January 2012 – May 2015

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA GPA: 4.0/4.0

Dissertation: "Adaptive distributed observers for a class of linear dynamical systems".

M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering/ Applied Mechanics September 2007 – January 2010

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (Rank 1st in Engineering between Iranian Universities)

Dissertation: "Vibration analysis of a cracked Timoshenko beam with a continuous model for crack".

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering/ Solid Mechanics & Design September 2003 –June 2007

Azad University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

Thesis: "Studying the properties of all six-stroke engine types".

ACADEMIC RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Ph.D. Dissertation January 2012 – April 2015

Title: Adaptive distributed observers for a class of linear dynamical systems.

Designed adaptive Kalman consensus filters for a class of continuous time linear time-varying systems.

Designed adaptive Kalman consensus filters for a class of discrete time linear time-varying systems.

Designed adaptive unknown input consensus observers for a class of continuous time linear systems.

Designed adaptive functional consensus observers for a class of continuous time linear systems.

M.Sc. Dissertation 2007-2010

Title: Vibration analysis of a cracked Timoshenko beam with a continuous model for crack.

Studied of Timoshenko (short) beams for crack in the horizontal and vertical faces using a most recently developed continuous model for crack in the beams and rotor.

Studied the effect of crack properties on the dynamic behavior of cracked beams.

Examined forced vibration of cracked Timoshenko beams.

Research Assistant, 2008 –2010

Condition Monitoring & Fault Diagnostics Center, Sharif University of Technology

Worked on industrial projects in the field of condition monitoring of industrial machineries.

TECHNICAL SKILL & EXPERTISES

Programming: Matlab/Simulink; Fortran; C/C++;

Applications: SolidWorks; Catia; Ansys; Maple; MS Office; Latex; Comsol; Abaqus; LabVIEW; Mathcad;

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant, Worcester Polytechnic Institute January 2012 – May 2015

Held conference sessions and office hours, taught lab sessions, prepared course and lab materials, and graded assignments for the following courses:

Introduction to Static Systems

Spacecraft Dynamics & Control

Guidance, Navigation & Communication

Introduction to Control of Dynamical Systems

Introduction to Engineering Design

Stress Analysis

Control Engineering I

Introduction to Dynamic Systems

Mechanical Vibration

Modeling & Analysis of Mechatronic Systems

Kinematics of Mechanisms

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE:

Field Engineer October 2010 –November 2011

Schlumberger Oilfield Limited, Drilling and Measurement (D&M) segment, Kish Island, Iran

Worked with both MWD (measurement while drilling) and LWD (logging while drilling) tools. These tools are the most advanced tools used in logging and directional drilling.

Acquired and delivered high-quality formation evaluation, wellbore quality data and directional drilling service to clients.

Led D&M team and was responsible for operation monitoring, equipment on-site maintenance, logistics, contingency plan-making and failure analysis.

Coordinated other service providers, provided technical solutions, including adjusting drilling parameters and mud property according to real-time situations for risk-control and drilling optimization.

Technical Engineer February 2010 – August 2010

Delta Sanat Sharif, Tehran, Iran

Consulted clients in the field of machinery condition monitoring based on vibration technique, thermography technique.

Summer Internship Summer 2007

Majmoueh Sazi Toos Co., Mashhad, Iran

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

M. Heydari, S. Jani; "An ellipsoidal model for head to studying response of impacts", Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics 12 (1), 2010, 47-53.

M. Heydari, H. Salarieh, M. Behzad, "Stochastic chaos synchronization using unscented Kalman-Bucy filter and sliding mode control", Mathematics and Computers in Simulation 81 (9), 2011, 1770-1784.

M. Behzad, A. Ebrahimi, M. Heydari, A. Alasti, M. Asadi, "Experimental investigation on the fault diagnosis of DC electro motors", Insight – Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring 55 (8), 2013, 422-427.

M. Heydari, A. Ebrahimi, M. Behzad, "Continuous model for flexural vibration analysis of a Timoshenko cracked beam", Archives of Mechanics 65 (4), 2013, 265–288.

A. Ebrahimi, M. Heydari, M. Behzad, "A continuous vibration theory for rotors with an open edge crack", Journal of Sound and Vibration 333 (15), 2014, 3522–3535.

M. Heydari, A. Ebrahimi, M. Behzad, "Forced vibration analysis of a Timoshenko cracked beam using a continuous model for the crack", Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal 17 (4), 2014, 194-204.

M. Heydari, A. Ebrahimi, M. Behzad, "Continuous model for flexural vibration analysis of Timoshenko beams with a vertical edge crack", Archive of Applied Mechanics, 2014, DOI: 10.1007/s00419-014-0933-z.

A. Ebrahimi, M. Heydari, M. Behzad, "Forced vibration analysis of rotors with an open edge crack based on a continuous vibration theory", Submitted.

A. Ebrahimi, M. Heydari, M. Behzad, "Optimal vibration control of rotors with an open edge crack using an electromagnetic exciter", Submitted.

A. Ebrahimi, M. Heydari, A. Alasti, "Active control of a passive bipedal walking robot", Submitted.

M. Salem, M. Heydari, M. Agheli, "A new approach in modeling of guide and conical rolls in ring rolling process", International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Accepted.

M. Heydari, M. Demetriou, "Distributed Kalman filters with adaptive strategy for linear time-varying interconnected systems", International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, Under revision.

M. Heydari, M. Demetriou, "Adaptive strategies for interconnected functional observers", Submitted.

M. Heydari, M. Demetriou, "Unknown input consensus observer for a class of linear descriptor systems", Submitted.

HONORS & AWARDS

Ranked 24th amongst about 10000 participants in M.Sc. university entrance examination in Iran 2007 (Top 0.25 %)

Ranked 3rd amongst nearly 200 students in Azad University of Mashhad

3rd “IMACS (International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation) 2012 Most Successful Papers Award” for the paper entitled as "Stochastic chaos synchronization using unscented Kalman-Bucy filter and sliding mode control” published in “Mathematics and Computers in Simulation”.

Honor member of IMACS (International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation), 2012.



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