Control Engineering

JACOB JAMES

**** ** **** **** ***-***, Gainesville, Fl-32608 ***********@*****.*** 352-***-****

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics, Systems and Controls) Aug 2011-May 2013

University of Florida, Gainesville

Modern Control Theory, State Space Methods, Robot Geometry, Machine Intelligence and

Synthesis, Energy Management, Computer Control of Robots, Entrepreneurship for Engineers

Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering Jun 2007-May 2011

Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore

Control Engineering, Metrology and Measurement, Statistical Quality Control, Machine Design,

Production Planning and Control, Mechatronics, Automation in Manufacturing

EXPERIENCE

Intern, Verification and Validation Team, Schneider Electric Jan 2011-May 2011

Conceptualized test setup for impact loading standard validation of switch gear equipment.

Designed an adjustable mounting fixture to allow for impact testing of all surfaces of switch gear.

Created CAD models and manufacturing drawings (GD&T, generation of bill of materials).

Performed costing and estimation of final design.

Summer Intern, R&D Power trains Group, TVS Motor Company Jun 2011-Jul 2010

Designed a setup for dynamic measurement of piston and valve motion in motored condition .

Experimentally validated the design of test engine for operations without anomalies like

valve jump and bounce for engine speeds up to 7500 RPM.

Worked with data acquisition system.

Summer Intern, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai Jul 2009-Aug 2009

Designed a mechanism for a laparoscopic manipulator.

Performed kinematic analysis and mechanical design of a robotic arm to assist in laparoscopic surgery.

Generated motion trajectory for the manipulator.

PROJECTS

Trajectory-following Controller for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Fall, Summer 2012

Developed a control algorithm for the actuator controls of the AUV, to enable motion in 3D space.

Modeled the controller in MATLAB using state space methods.

Studied performance by simulation using nonlinear model of the AUV.

Kinematic Analysis of Puma 700 Robot Spring 2012

Carried out forward analysis of the position of the robot arm, reverse analysis for target position and

velocity and acceleration analysis on the motion.

Control Design of Inverted Pendulum Fall 2012

Designed controller for position control of an inverted pendulum.

Studied effects of length on control force required to maintain pendulum position.

SOFTWARE AND TOOLS

Solid Modeling and Drafting: ProEngineer, UGS NX, Autodesk Inventor, UGS Solid Edge, Solidworks, AutoCad

Other: MATLAB (Control Systems Toolbox), C, C++, Prolog

WORKSHOPS

Basic Hydraulics and Pneumatics: 9 days full time course from Bosch-Rexroth, covered basic circuit design.

Autonomous Robot Design: Covered microprocessor programming, sensor integration .

EXTRA-CURRICULAR

Placement Secretary, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering: Involved in training students for group discussions,

interviews and resume building.

Volunteer, Gators for Asha: Involved in fundraising for education projects of underprivileged children in India.

Volunteer, Divya Deepa Charitable Trust: Involved in the education of underprivileged children in the age group of 6 -16.

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