Mechanical Engineering Control

Srivardhan Chandrapati

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Lexington, KY 40503 ***********.*@***.***

Objective

Professional position in the area of control systems and signal processing.

With special interests in system modeling, state estimation, simulation,

control design and system integration.

Education

Master of Science, Electrical Engineering June 2010

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH GPA 3.12/4.0

Project: System Identification for rejection of unknown/time-varying

multiple narrow band disturbances.

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering May 2008

Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS GPA 3.47/4.0

Thesis: Multi-modal Expression Recognition. (URL:

http://hdl.handle.net/2097/762)

Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering May 2005

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere, India Marks:

66/100 (GPA 3.5/4.0)

Relevant Coursework

. Optimal Control Theory

. Non-Linear Control Systems

. Feedback Control

. Real Time Systems

. Digital Signal Processing

. Neural networks

Relevant Projects

Rejection of unknown/time-varying multiple narrow band disturbances

January 2010 - March 2010

Software: MATLAB

. Data processing, to remove trends and unwanted frequency content.

. Spectral analysis to identify system modes.

. Modeling of plant from disturbance to residual force, and control input

to residual force, using ARX models.

Feasibility of Wavelet Analysis for Identification of Clunk Impulse

April 2009 - May 2009

Software: Wavelet Toolbox, MATLAB

. Signal reconstruction using a simple library of functions.

. Calibration of wavelets for library of functions.

. Wavelet analysis of both reconstructed and experimental data.

Control of an Inverted Pendulum Cart using Microprocessors May 2007

Hardware: Freescale MPC 565

Software: CodeWarrior

. Interfacing the microprocessor with the motors and sensors on the cart.

. Implementing controller on microprocessor (MPC565) in 'C' programming

language.

Control of an Inverted Pendulum Cart December 2006

Software: LabVIEW

. Estimator design to identify states that cannot be directly measured.

. Control system design using state-space methods.

. Balancing the inverted pendulum on the cart and tracking an input

signal (sine wave).

Work Experience

Graduate Research Associate

Center for Automotive Research, Ohio State University

Columbus, OH October 2008 - June 2009

. Implemented state of charge estimator in Simulink, for Lithium Ion

battery using Extended Kalman Filter.

. Analysis of experimental data for aging characteristics of lead acid

(PbA) and Lithium-Ion batteries.

Graduate Research Assistant

Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS January 2007 - January 2008

. Developed a Multi-modal Expression Recognition System.

. Facial feature point extraction tracking in video signals.

. Feature extraction from speech in audio-video streams.

. Expression classification using neural networks.

. Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAK-W0WaVXE

Web Developer and Laboratory Assistant

Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS September 2006 - December 2006

. Re-developed and maintained the website for Dr. Subramanyam Bh.

. Assisted with the setup of experiments.

Trainee Engineer (Project Planning)

Precision Engineering Systems, Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd

Mumbai, India July 2005 - May 2006

. Completed and dispatched 16 of 24 units of Automated Blister Sampling

Assembly, for Bhabha Atomic Research Center, within 3 months after

approval of prototype.

. Oversaw the manufacturing and delivery, ahead of schedule, of '90 Ton

Ladle Turret Assembly', for Concast India Ltd.

. Scheduled and coordinated completion of 'Ladle Turret Assembly', for

Concast India Ltd.

Internships and Co-ops

Division of Remote Handling and Robotics, Bhabha Atomic Research Center

Mumbai, India June 2004 - May 2005

. Mechanical design of a system for 'Remote Non-Destructive Testing of

Pipes with Zero Gap on One Side'.

. Developed a system for 'Unbolting of a Shipping Flask'.

Center for Design and Manufacturing, Bhabha Atomic Research Center

Mumbai, India June 2003

. Gained knowledge of numerous conventional and non-conventional

manufacturing processes.

Air-India Ltd

Mumbai, India June 2002

. Learned about different kinds of aircraft and engines.

. Studied maintenance cycles and processes for aircrafts.

Computer Skills

. MATLAB/Simulink

. LabVIEW

. AutoCAD

. JAVA

. C Programming

. MS Office

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