Project Mechanical Engineering

SUBHOJIT GHOSH

Final Year Undergraduate Address: A-215, Hall 1, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, India

Mechanical Engineering Phone: +91-900*******

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Email: ********@****.**.**, *************.****@*****.***

Home Page: http://home.iitk.ac.in/~subhojit

Career Objectives

To pursue higher studies in the field of Robotics, Mechatronics or Control Systems, where I can implement my technical skills in a

challenging environment.

To do a long term engineering / managerial job where I can show my leadership and technical skills and have opportunities for personal

growth and development.

Areas of Interest

Mechatronics & Robotics Automation and Control Computer-Aided Design

Computer Vision and Image Processing Fluid Mechanics Missile Flight Control System

Robot Navigation and Localisation Autonomous Robotics Automotive Engineering

Optimised Designing Phone Application Development Event Management

Educational Qualifications

Degree/Board Year Institute Performance Rank

B.Tech: Mechanical Engineering 2009-Present IIT Kanpur CPI = 9.1/10 6

Intermediate: ISC 2009 St. Joseph s College, Kolkata 97.14% marks (Best 4: 99.25%) - AIR 1 1

High School: ICSE 2007 St. Joseph s College, Kolkata 94.0% marks (Best 5: 96.0%) 1

Scholastic Achievements

Recipient of Academic Excellence Award for 2009-10 and 2010-11 from the Director, IIT Kanpur, for distinctive academic

achievements.

Recipient of Gymkhana Science and Technology Excellence Award for 2010-11 from the Director, IIT Kanpur, in recognition of

activities in the Robotics Club.

Recipient of Mamraj Agarwal Rashtriya Puraskar for securing All India Rank 1 in the Class XII Board Examination - ISC 2009 with a

record 99.25% marks (Best 4 Subjects: 100 in Mathematics, 100 in Computer Science, 99 in Physics and 98 in English), from

Hon'ble Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Governor of West Bengal, India.

Selected for the Summer Undergraduate Research Grant for Excellence (SURGE) - Overseas Program 2012 for a research internship

at The University of Melbourne during May-July 2012.

Received Letter of Appreciation for the design and fabrication project Sail Ship, which was submitted as an MSE project as partial

fulfillment of the course work for Introduction to Manufacturing Processes (TA 201N), during the first semester in the year 2010-11.

Received Letter of Appreciation for the design and fabrication project Mechanical Calculator, which was submitted as an ME

project as partial fulfillment of the course work for Introduction to Manufacturing Processes (TA 201N), during the first semester in

the year 2010-11.

Secured All India Rank 664 (top 0.15%) in IIT-JEE 2009.

Secured All India Rank 598 (top 0.063%) in AIEEE 2009 (State Rank 13).

Secured State Rank 19 in West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination - WBJEE 2009.

Acquired a score of 396 out of a total of 450 in BITSAT 2009.

Selected among the top 150 students in Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Admission Test 2009.

Secured All India Rank 38 in VITEEE 2009.

Won the Monginis Mathemazic Competition in 2004. Came 1st out of 250 students from 80 schools around West Bengal.

Won General Proficiency Awards at school level in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008.

Topper of school in both the 10th (96.0% marks) and 12th (99.25% marks) Board Examinations.

Acquired All India Ranks 28 and 70 in the National Level FIITJEE Talent Reward Exams conducted in 2006 and 2007 respectively and

received scholarships worth Rs 39,000 in total.

Acquired All India Ranks 116 and 82 in the National Level Science Talent Search Examinations conducted by Unified Council in 2006

and 2008 respectively.

Relevant Courses * Expected to be Completed by Dec 12

Introduction to Robotics Robot Manipulators: Dynamics and Control

Automation and Control* Automatic Control of Aircraft Rockets and Spacecraft*

Engineering Design and Graphics Theory of Mechanisms and Machines

Dynamics and Vibration of Machinery Design of Machine Elements

Advanced Mechanics of Solids Manufacturing Technology

Introduction to Electronics Fundamentals of Computing

Advanced Engineering Fluid Mechanics Chemistry

Thermodynamics Heat and Mass Transfer

Energy Systems Nature and Properties of Materials

Introduction to Electrical Engineering Quantum Physics

Mathematics - I, II, III Physics I, II

Application of Psychology to Life Indian Society and Culture

Summer Internship: The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (SURGE Overseas Program 2012)

Design and Control of a Partial UAV Simulator in a Water Tunnel: May-July 2012

Project Mentor: Dr. Chris Manzie, Mechanical Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne.

Developed a hardware-in-the-loop system modelling an underwater vehicle, with the real m odel being a fin mounted in a water

tunnel. The main objective was to sense the hydrodynamic forces acting on the fin and feed this back to the HiL system to

simulate the closed loop performance. A low-order model of the missile flight control system was implemented, thus forcing the

model to achieve the steering commands developed by the guidance system.

The steering of the model was achieved with the help of an actuator which accurately changed the angle of attack based on the

feedback received from the sensor. The expected aerodynamic loads were calculated for a variety of bodies mounted in the

water tunnel. Then, a detailed analysis was performed in order to select the appropriate sensor and actuator to be used, thus

maintaining the best trade-off between performance and cost.

A force plate, working on the principle of Hall effect, was chosen as the sensor. The actuator chosen was an integrated stepper

motor with an inbuilt encoder. Using these components, a design of the entire system was developed in SolidWorks.

A virtual model of the system was developed in Simulink in order to describe the basic functioning of its individual parts. A

closed loop control scheme was implemented on this virtual low-order model in order to successfully simulate the closed loop

performance of the actual missile flight control system.

Projects

Spherical Orienting Device Using Omni Wheels - Ball Balancing Robot: B.Tech Project: Aug 2012-Present

Project Mentor: Dr. Shantanu Bhattacharya, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Dr. Amitabha Mukerjee, Department of

Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Building a ball balancing robot using an Inertial Measurement Unit and Omni Wheels. This robot will be able to balance itself and

avoid obstacles while moving on a sphere.

The design of the robot has been made in SolidWorks. The system is being modelled in Simulink for virtually implementing the closed

loop control scheme.

This robot encompasses an important area of research as it involves assembly and kinematics of omni wheels, which is very

useful for motion that involves movement in any direction with minimum amount of effort.

Self-Balancing Bicycle Robot: May-July 2011

Project Mentor: Dr. Bishakh Bhattacharya, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Made a self-balancing bicycle robot, which could balance itself autonomously by taking inputs from a 5 degree of freedom

Inertial Measurement Unit (3-axis accelerometer and a 2-axis gyro-sensor).

A SolidWorks model was first created before making the mechanical model of suitable dimensions.

The inputs were filtered through Kalman Filtering and the angle of inclination was measured.

A Reaction Wheel Pendulum mechanism was used for balancing the robot, and the speed of the flywheel was controlled by the

PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) algorithm.

Boeing IIT-K Autonomous Navigation System (Abhyast) Phase III: Nov 2011-Present

Project Mentor: Dr. Shantanu Bhattacharya, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Building an autonomous navigation vehicle which can reach any defined coordinate while detecting and avoiding obstacles

incorporating a GPS module, 3D laser-scanner, magnetometer and an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), using a PandaBoard.

Implementation of mechanical design for traversing on rugged terrains, clearing obstacles with the help of a frog-like jump.

Autonomous Maze-Solving Robot Incognito : May-June 2010

Summer Project done under the Robotics Club of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Made a robot which was capable of multi-coloured line-following, measuring the lengths of th e different coloured lines to

generate a colour code in order to find a way out of the maze.

An Atmega 32 MCU took inputs from the Infra-Red sensors and Pulse-Width Modulation was used to control the motors.

PID algorithm was used for smooth line-following and the code was written in C language.

Image-Processing Robot Brooklyn Builder : Feb 2010

Project done under the Robotics Club of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Made an image processing based autonomous robot which could build a miniature model of a bridge, using MATLAB.

It used an overhead camera in order to carry the building blocks to specified locations on the arena.

The robot had appropriate gripping, lifting and carrying mechanisms and utilised DC motors and an Atmega 16 microcontroller.

Won third prize in the event Brooklyn Builder in Techkriti 10 (Annual Technical Festival of IIT Kanpur).

Self-Parking Robot Bat Mobile Challenge': Sept 2010

Project done under the Robotics Club of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Made a line-following robot capable of identifying two contrasting colours on a green background and autonomously parking

itself in the correct end zone.

An Atmega 16 microcontroller was used to take inputs from the Infra-Red sensors, and Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) was

used to control the speed of the motors. PID algorithm was used for smooth line-following.

Won first prize in the event Bat Mobile Challenge in the Intra IIT Kanpur Technical Festival, Takneek 10.

Fastest Line-Following Robot Loop Rush : Jan 2011

Project done under the Robotics Club of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Made a fast line-following robot based on PID algorithm, utilizing EEPROM storage of the microcontroller.

The objective was to build the fastest line-following robot which could eliminate slower opponents while followin g a white line

on a black background.

Smooth and fast line-following was ensured by using the PID algorithm, and the constant values were fed to the robot by user -

microcontroller interaction through the LCD interface with the help of an external switchboard.

The EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) of the microcontroller was used to store these values

even when there was no power supply.

Was among the top 16 teams out of roughly 250 teams in the event Loop Rush in Techfest 11, IIT Bombay.

Wild Soccer Robot: Feb 2011

Project done under the Robotics Club of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Made a wirelessly controlled robot capable of scoring goals as well as fighting with opponent robots.

The attacker had a motorized flipper mechanism for striking the ball.

Used CC2500 based wireless modules for controlling the actions of the robot.

Champions in the event Wild Soccer in Techkriti 11 (Annual Technical Festival of IIT Kanpur).

Mobile Phone - Controlled Soccer Robot: Sept 2010

Project done under the Robotics Club of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

The goal-scoring robot was wirelessly controlled by a mobile phone, based on Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signaling.

Used DTMF signaling for mobile-to-mobile wireless communication to control the robot's movements and its flipper which

scored goals. Thus the controller had to use his mobile phone to specify the robot's actions.

Secured second position in the event Wild Soccer in the Intra IIT Kanpur Technical Festival, Takneek 10.

Engineering Design and Graphics IC Board Problem Statement: March-April 2011

Project Mentor: Dr. Nachiketa Tiwari, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. This project

was completed as partial fulfillment of the course ME251 - Engineering Design and Graphics.

Designed the housing of IC bed suitably so as to maximize heat transfer and reduce the tolerance, making a robust model.

Simulation of the model was done in Autodesk Inventor so as to calculate temperature and stresses.

Manufacturing Processes: Mechanical Project - Mechanical Calculator: Aug-Nov 2010

Project Mentor: Dr. J. Ramkumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Received Letter of

Appreciation for this design and fabrication project, which was submitted as a ME project in partial fulfillment of the course TA 201N

- Introduction to Manufacturing Processes.

Made a mechanical calculator which could perform addition, subtraction and multiplication operations on two digit numbers by

using a single rotary input, with the help of Spur Gears.

Fabricated by using machining processes like shaping, milling, drilling and turning.

Manufacturing Processes: Metallurgical Project - Sailing Ship: Aug-Nov 2010

Project Mentor: Dr. J. Ramkumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Received Letter of

Appreciation for this design and fabrication project, which was submitted as a M SE project in partial fulfillment of the course TA

201N - Introduction to Manufacturing Processes.

Made a miniature model of a sailing ship including its hull, masts, sails, net, chain, anchor and steer-wheel.

Fabricated by using metallurgical processes like welding, brazing, sheet metal forming and casting.

Term Papers

Manufacturing Technology: Size Effects of Micro Drilling in Steel: Aug-Sept 2011

Under Dr. Shantanu Bhattacharya, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Was submitted as

a term paper in partial fulfillment of the course ME361 - Manufacturing Technology.

Studied the Size Effects of Micro Drilling in Steel, in which the main objective was to investigate the size effects of Twist Drilling

in the micro-range, and compare it with the conventional twist drilling process.

The modifications in the Victor-Kienzle force model, for micro-range applications, were studied in detail.

Indian Society and Culture: Superstitions: Aug-Nov 2011

Under Dr. Munmun Jha, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Was submitted as a

term paper in partial fulfillment of the course SOC473 - Indian Society and Culture.

Studied the impact of Superstitions on the Indian society, its origin, psychological aspects and propagation.

The major types of superstitions, along with the measures that have been taken to eradicate them, were studied in detail.

Technical Skills

Languages: Java, C, C++, Python, VerilogHDL, VAL.

Software: MATLAB (including Simulink), Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, OpenCV, Eagle, CodeVisionAVR, AVR Studio, ISIS Simulator.

Hardware: DC, Servo and Stepper Motors, Motor Drivers, AVR microcontrollers, Sensors (I R, Sonar, Accelerometer, Gyroscope,

Digital Compass), GPS module, GSM module, Arduino Boards, PandaBoa rd.

Other tools: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, LaTeX.

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux.

Extra-Curricular Activities and Achievements

Technical Achievements:

Recipient of Gymkhana Science and Technology Excellence Award for 2010-11 from the Director, IIT Kanpur, in recognition of

activities in the Robotics Club.

Participated and won in various Robotics competitions in technical festivals across India:

Wild Soccer Robot: Feb 2011

o Champions in the event Wild Soccer in Techkriti 11 (Annual Technical Festival of IIT Kanpur).

o Made wirelessly controlled robots capable of scoring goals as well as fighting with opponent robots.

Fastest Line-Following Robot Loop Rush : Jan 2011

o Was among the top 16 teams out of roughly 250 teams in the event Loop Rush in Techfest 11, IIT Bombay.

o Made a fast line-following robot based on PID algorithm, utilizing EEPROM storage of the microcontroller.

Mobile Phone - Controlled Soccer Robot: Sept 2010

o Secured second position in the event Wild Soccer in the intra IIT Kanpur technical festival, Takneek 10.

o The goal-scoring robot was wirelessly controlled by a mobile phone, based on Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF)

signaling.

Self-Parking Robot Bat Mobile Challenge': Sept 2010

o Won first prize in the event Bat Mobile Challenge in the intra IIT Kanpur technical festival, Takneek 10.

o Made a line-following robot capable of identifying two colours on a green background and autonomously parking

itself.

Autonomous Maze-Solving Robot Incognito : Sept 2010

o Won first prize in the event Incognito in Techniche 10, IIT Guwahati.

o The objective was to make a multi-coloured line-following robot capable of solving a maze.

Image Processing Robot Brooklyn Builder': Feb 2010

o Won third prize in the event Brooklyn Builder in Techkriti 10, IIT Kanpur.

o Made an image processing based autonomous robot which could build a miniature model of a bridge, using MATLAB.

Participation in Cryptography events at IIT Kanpur. Secured 5th Position in the Online Cryptography Contest: Quest-for-the-Key

in Techkriti 10, IIT Kanpur and received a cash prize worth Rs 500.

Cultural Activities: Participation and won in various Fine Arts, Quiz, Literary and Photography events at school and college level:

Secured 1st Position in Fashion Photography in Spectrum 2010 (Intra IIT Kanpur Films and Media Festival).

Secured 2nd Position in Fashion Photography in Spectrum 2012.

Secured 1st Position in Wall Painting in Galaxy 2011 (Intra IIT Kanpur Cultural Festival).

Secured Positions in Poster Painting and Cartooning competitions at school level in various intra school and inter school

competitions organised by St. Joseph's College, Hindustan Times Schools' Programme, Chelpark, La Martiniere for Girls, British

Council, St. James' School etc.

Secured Positions in Spelling Bee, English Creative Writing and Bengali Prose competitions at school level in St. Joseph's

College, Ballygunge Shiksha Sadan, etc.

Secured Positions in competitions like Fashion Show, Fashion Designing, File Cover Designing, Quiz, Tug of war, etc. at school

level in various festivals and contests organised by St. Joseph's College, Spic Macay, Bournvita, Ballygunge Shiksha Sadan, etc.

Participated in DuPont India Challenge: 2005 Science Paper Contest at school level and submitted a paper on Biotechnology.

Sports and Physical Activities: Participated in various sports and physical activities at school and college level:

Had Football as Compulsory Physical Activity, was part of the Runner-up team in Josh 2010, reached the final round of Institute

Football League (IFL) 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Represented my school St. Joseph's College in Republic Day Parade at Kolkata on 26th January, 2005 and 2006.

Pursue Swimming as a hobby.

Positions of Responsibility

General Secretary, Science and Technology Council, Students' Gymkhana, IIT Kanpur for the year 2012-13. Elected

Elected by more than 5000 students, both UG and PG.

Leading a team of 41 club coordinators and executives for conceptualizing and planning activities of 13 clubs within a total

budget of Rs 2 Million in order to help students pursue their hobbies in the field of Science and Technology.

Organized summer projects for the year 2012, encompassing various fields such as Robotics, Electronics, Programming, Business,

Biology, Aeromodelling, Astronomy, Amateur Radio and Automotive Engineering, involving more than 250 students overall.

Led a team of 73 coordinators to organize Takneek - The Inter Hostel Science and Technology Championship of IIT Kanpur, in

which students from all branches participated in 58 competitions. Introduced new competitions such as SnT Treasure Hunt

which were met with enthusiasm and provided avenues for learning and fun.

Organised the first ever Science Week which saw various new events such as an ethical hacking workshop by i3indya, a lecture

on Abaqus, introductory sessions on Cockpit, freshers' shows in India's first completely student-built Planetarium, fun-events like

Aviator, an exhibition night for the underprivileged Prayas children, etc.

Organised Sci-Tech Day 2012, which saw huge participation from the students and faculty of IIT Kanpur. Various events such as

exhibition of projects, Night-Flying Air Show, Hovercraft match, inaugural ceremony, felicitation of students and faculty,

launching of SnT Video, launching of SnT T-shirt, launching of the SnT Magazine: Scientia, etc. took place.

Organised Sci-Tech Pavilion 2012, in which all the projects were put on display in front of the incoming students.

Initiated projects like RoboCup, Humanoid, USB Slingshot, Kinect Windows Integration, Maglev, Planetarium Simulation, etc. in

which more than 200 students are actively taking part.

Initiated preparations for international level competitions like iGEM, Formula SAE, SAE Aero Design, Outback Challenge, RoboCup.

Initiated projects like Genetically Modified Fly, under the hobby group BRaIN, in the field of Biology, for the first time at IIT

Kanpur.

Introduced the hobby group Science Coffeehouse focussing on Group Discussions, where students can discuss on scientific topics.

Organising and looking after the events to be held in Techkriti '13, the Annual Technical Festival of IIT Kanpur.

Organising the Gymkhana Golden Jubilee Celebrations celebrating 50 years of Students' Gymkhana. Various events like Laugh It

Out, etc. are being organised throughout the year, and various eminent personalities like Ex -President of India Dr. A. P. J. Abdul

Kalam, famous comedians Sunil Pal, Raja Rancho, Ali Hassan and Irfan Malik are being invited.

Student Assistant at Electronics Laboratory, IIT Kanpur for the Course: DES 603 - Design Practices II: Jan-April 2012

Under the guidance of Dr. Bishakh Bhattacharya, Head Design Programme and Dr. Nachiketa Tiwari, Department of Mechanical

Engineering and Design Programme, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Established the Electronics Laboratory for the course DES 603 - Design Practices II, in order to impart knowledge of robotics an d

electronics to the students belonging to Design Program at IIT Kanpur.

Conducted weekly experiments in the Electronics Laboratory throughout the semester on topics such as Soldering, Basic Circuit

Making, Sensors, Actuators, Arduino Microcontrollers, Developing Closed Loop Control Systems using Sensors and Actuators, etc.

Coordinator, Robotics Club of IIT Kanpur for the year 2011-12.

Led a team of 20 Secretaries, coordinated and mentored the activities of the Robotics Club by proper team selection, planned

and structured approach within a total budget of Rs. 0.4 Million in order to help students pursue their hobbies in the field of

Robotics.

Mentored and helped in the successful completion of many projects like Rubik s Cube Solver, Robotic Arm, Snake Robot, Wall-

Climber, Hexapod, All-Terrain Robot, Spherical Robot, Gesture Recognition Robot, Bipedal Robot, Underwater Robot, etc.

Introduced Image Processing in OpenCV and organized large scale lectures and workshops for the students in the campus on

AVR microcontrollers, different sensors, actuators, motor drivers, line-following robots, image processing, etc.

Organised the first ever Arduino Workshop for the students of IIT Kanpur.

Reading Room Secretary, Hall Executive Committee (HEC), Hall of Residence V, IIT Kanpur for the year 2010-11. Elected

Elected by the students residing in Hall of Residence V, which has a strength of around 500 students.

Revived the activities of the Circulation Library and installed a computer in the Reading Room for the first time.

Student Guide, Counselling Service team, IIT Kanpur for the year 2010-11.

Guided a group of six freshmen students and helped them in their induction into the institute, developed and still maintain a

good rapport with them.

Secretary, Robotics Club of IIT Kanpur for the year 2010-11.

Successfully conducted a series of Lectures and Workshops on Line-Following Robots.

Mentored juniors in club projects throughout the year and managed the competitions based on robotics in Takneek - the Inter

Hostel Science and Technology Championship.

Revamped necessary club infrastructure.

Secretary, Hospitality Cell, Antaragni 10 (Annual Cultural Festival of IIT Kanpur).

Looked into the hospitality of external participants.

Publicized the event through mails and telephonic calling to various colleges.

Looked after the registration, food and accommodation of the participants.

Member, Institute Anti Ragging Committee, IIT Kanpur for the year 2012.

Curbed institute level ragging of incoming students and helped maintain a friendly environment in the institute for new students

and seniors, through constructive interaction with the student community.

House Prefect, St. Joseph s College for the academic year 2008-09.

Managed the prefectural duties at school level.

Representative of my school at the Annual Festival of La Martiniere for Girls.

Volunteered at Drishti Eye Camp 2007.

Received Certificate of Appreciation for representing St. Joseph's College and helping in the organisation of an Eye Camp at

Blessing Palace, Kolkata, in association with Kolkata Swasthya Sankalp.

Organised vision check-up for underprivileged people and provided them with required medicines free of cost.

Representative, Josephtsyna '08, St. Joseph s College.

Helped in the organisation of Josephtsyna '08, the Inter School Cultural Festival of St. Joseph's College.

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