Nikhil Chakravarthy Sangam

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position as an Engineer with your esteemed organization, allowing me to utilize my education and knowledge from training while gaining valuable work experience in a team oriented environment.

EDUCATION

The University of Michigan-Dearborn Dec 2016(Expected)

Masters in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.3

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University June 2014

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.6

EXPERIENCE & TRAINING Dec2013-Feb2014

Internship in South Central Railway on HVAC

Worked on different types of air-conditioning systems for railway coaches in south central railways, India.

Proposed and developed some changes to improve the coefficient of performance of air conditioning system.

Proposed to use R410a refrigerant instead of R22 which consume more power for coaches

Central Institute of Tool Design, Hyderabad, India April2013- July 2013

Attended training on” Auto CAD and CNC Milling” which are used for designing and Manufacturing of Engineering Parts

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Design and Fabrication of ‘Conversion of Plastic to Useful Fuel’ Machine

Designed a prototype for a machine which converts plastic to useful fuel

Injected inert gas in the chamber which exhausted the oxygen in the chamber and create a suitable environment for pyrolysis, which is a combustion process in the absence of oxygen which releases gas and can be condensed to liquid

Liquid that was released after the process was the useful fuel which has calorific value almost equal to the value of gasoline

Resolution of ‘6F50 Shift to Park Message Display Error’ by using Six Sigma (DMAIC)

Resolved the problem “VEHICLE NOT IN PARK message being displayed on Instrument Cluster even after putting the Gear Shifter Lever to P position that drains the battery”, by using Six Sigma (DMAIC).

By using DMAIC, DFMEA and Minitab we filter all the defects which cause the problem to a root cause which was increase in resistance of the switch due to silicon contamination in the switch.

Switch was then replaced by a new switch which was validated by accelerated test bed in environment simulating vehicle and the result was compared with the old switches.ss

Optimization Of Naturally Aspirated And Downsized Turbocharged PFI SI-Engine For Knocking Characteristics.

The model was based on MATLAB Simulink and it simulates single cylinder combustion of PFI SI-engine.

Change in knocking tendency and MBT (Minimum Advance for Best Torque) timings were determined by varying the engine parameters such as spark timing, EGR rate and Compression Ratio for both Naturally Aspirated and Downsized Turbocharged engines.

The extracted data were compared and parameters for the best engine performance were determined.

Pedestrian Safety System

Developed an Intelligence Transport system to enhance driving convenience. This is developing a Pre-crash Sensor that detects Pedestrians.

This uses Radar Technology, Laser and a camera sensor to detect an imminent crash.

DFMEA analysis, Validation and Testing.

Benchmarking of Vehicle Seating Design

Evaluation of the vehicle seating designs in various vehicles of coupe and sedan segments

Measurement of Driver packaging dimensions using a H-Point Device

Evaluation questionnaire is prepared and responses are noted to evaluate the better seat design

Analysis of Space Frame

Vehicle space frame model is developed using CATIA

Modal Analysis is done using Hyper mesh to increase the natural frequency by increasing the thickness and adding extra elements to the space frame

SOFTWARE SKILLS

AutoCAD, Hypermesh, C-programming, Catia, Microsoft Suite, ANSYS, Minitab,

COURSE WORK

Combustion Processes

Engine Emissions

Powertrains

Total Quality Management

Internal Combustion Engines

Finite Element Analysis

Fracture and fatigue

Project Management Control

Acoustics and noise control

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