Engineer Electrical Engineering

SUMMARY

Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Embedded systems and Automotive control design

SAE certified Controls and Calibration engineer “Fundamentals of Control Systems- Gasoline” from LHP Engineer solutions

Hands on experience in automotive control design and calibration for gasoline engine and diesel engine

Hands on experience in model based design using MATLAB, Simulink, National Instrument's LabView, Stateflow and Motohawk(code generation tool)

Designed Engine PID controller, plant model and engine position tracking (EPT) system for a GM Ecotec 4 stroke 2.4 Liters gasoline engine

Worked on concepts like Throttle Control, Fuel Injection Control, Minimum Governor, Maximum Governor, Distributed Control Systems using CAN protocol (J1939)

Knowledge and experienced on HIL, MIL and SIL

Hands on experience in gasoline engine control systems, engine calibration and performance testing, HIL, MATLAB, MotoHawk, MotoTune and CAN software tools like CANKing, CANalyzer

Knowledge of electronic engine control systems and proficient in the use of engine test lab equipment, data acquisition, and data analysis tools

Experienced with root cause analysis for Engine Control Systems

Experience in HIL (Hardware-In-Loop) testing using LHP Desktop Test Environment (DTE) and dSpace

Experience in Wire harnessing

Calibrated ECM / ECU devices using the J1939 protocol and CAN bus to receive and transmit vehicle operational data

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering August 2015 - December 2016

University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO GPA: 3.6

Awarded with Deans International Scholarship

Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering July 2011 - May 2015

CVSR School of Engineering GPA:3.5

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: C, Javascript, HTML, CSS, jQuery, Angular JS, Core Java, R.

Hardware: Woodward ECU, LHP DTE (HIL System), Kvaser CAN

Software: MATLAB, Simulink, LabVIEW, Stateflow, Embedded C, MotoHawk (Model-based Design Tool), MotoTune (Calibration tool), CANKing, CANalyzer, VHDL, J1939, Cadence, ECAD, Xilinx ISE, Wireshark, Riverbed, Multisim

Protocols: CAN (SAE J1939), LIN, TCP/IP, UDP, Ethernet

Operating Systems: Microsoft Office, Linux, UNIX

Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Product Development Process: Agile Scrum Methodology

Multilingual languages: English, Telugu, Hindi

WORK EXPERIENCE

Automotive Control System Engineer/Trainee July 2017 – Present

LHP Engineering Solutions, Pontiac, MI

Developed a control strategy (Speed Governing; Controls Model; Systems Diagrams) for GM Ecotec 2.4l gasoline engine using MATLAB, Simulink and MotoHawk and calibrated the system using MotoTune

Implemented CAN Communications between ECUs using J1939 protocol

Simulated controller model on Hardware in Loop(HiL) using DTE with Veristand

Trained in Business Etiquette, Agile SCRUM, Leadership, Budgeting, Stress and Conflict Management, Communication and Teamwork

Engineering Trainee January 2014 – May 2015

Keerthi Industries Ltd., India

Designed and simulated a Simulink model of powertrain and machine ECM software modules using V-Model development

Generated the algorithm and automatic code for the model and tested the code by simulation method - MIL

Contributed in all phases of software development handling requirement, system and sub-system design, development, verification and validation

Performed unit testing on application level basis and HIL testing on system level basis

PROJECTS

Lhpu, Pontiac, Michigan

Development of Gasoline Engine Speed Control System

Designed engine PID controller, plant model, and Engine Position Tracking (EPT) system for a GM Ecotec 4 stroke 2.0 Liters gasoline engine using MotoHawk, MotoTune, and Simulink

Used Model-based Design and "V" design model for modelling

Developed a state machine for stall, crank, run, and overload states and calibrated engine for different states

Implemented gain scheduling and feed forward loop up table for lower response time and stabilized engine speed

Performed Root Cause Analysis for existing errors in the control model

Development of Minimum and Maximum Governor Control Models

Developed in Simulink minimum and maximum governor models for controlling engine speed

Simulated controller model on hardware in loop (HIL) i.e, bench validation using DTE with VeriStand

Calibrated and tuned the engine using MotoTune calibration tool

Tested final control model on GM Ecotec 2.4L gasoline engine at different load conditions

Distributed Control System for Electronic Throttle and CAN Communication

Develop a control system model for controlling electronic throttle with a potentiometer using simulink

Built a wiring harness for the ETC with a 48-pin ECM based on a wiring schematic

Calibrated the Accelerator Pedal Position(APP), Throttle Position Sensor(TPS) remotely using CAN communication (J1939 standards) and tuned a PID controller using MotoTune

Calculated the gain, offset and percent position of APP and TPS, and validated the control by varying the pedal position using MoyoHawk

Electronic Throttle Position Controller(TPC) using Linear Potentiometer

Implemented Automotive Functional Safety using ISO 26262 to electronic throttle controller(ETC) project

Designed a PI controller model in MATLAB Simulink and performed model in loop (MIL), Hardware in loop (HIL) and Software in loop (SIL) simulations

Tested for different test cases on ETC and classified according to ASIL levels and implemented HARA for electronic throttle controller

Documented various issues that can affect a person’s safety according to the ISO 26262 standard

Implemented different techniques to improve PI controller model (Gain Scheduling, Saturation, Anti-windup)

Calibrated the throttle position of a Bosch Dv-e5 electronic throttle using MotoTune

Model-based control system for spark ignition and fuel injector characterization

Architected control strategy to design a controller model for fuel pump, fuel injection, and spark ignition

Characterized the specifications into the model through logical and mathematical calculations of engine combustion principle

Determined pump state, injection, and ignition start and end angle to actuate the respective drivers

Used Simulink and MotoHawk for the model-based design and MotoTune for the calibration

Calibrated, tested, and ran a 2.4L 4 cylinder 4 stroke Ecotec Gasoline engine in a test cell by flashing our designed model into Woodward ECU and CAN communication of spark ignition timings to a separate ECU

CAN based Digital Driving System

Analyzed the internal design of the car and how the distance between car and the object is obtained

Designed the model with four critical nodes which is responsible for determining the amount of the fuel and speed needed for the car

Implemented CAN bus between the four nodes as the mode of communication

Automatic bus alert system using GSM and GPS

Verified and Stored the latitude and longitude values in the microcontroller.

Processed the GPS location of the system by placing the ARM LPC2148, LCD, GPS and GSM modem in the bus which is then sent to receiver via GSM modem

Utilized the GSM modem for sending the GPS location to the bus stations which is displayed on the digital boards.

Developed an Embedded C code and flashed it on the microcontroller using KeiluVision4 as the software tool

DTMF based DC Motor Control

Controlled DC motor by Dual Tone Multiple Frequency generated signals from mobile

Displayed the required function using LCD display

Utilized these signals to rotate DC motor clockwise and anti-clockwise from any corner of the planet

Lead a team of 3 people in assigning the work and managed the time for the project to meet the deadline

Design of a 2-Bit Synchronous Counter

Designed and implemented the elementary components like AND, OR, NOR, XOR with the aid of Cadence in the AMI 0.6 Micron process

Implemented a D-flip flop using the elementary elements

Executed a synchronous counter where a clock signal was connected to one of the inputs of each flip-flop, using the D-flip flops and other elementary components

In the real world, these synchronous counters are used in digital electronics like Oscilloscopes

Frequency Tunable Antennas using RF mems Technology

Developed the systems which are operating at different frequencies, thereby growing a need for single antenna that can be tuned dynamically to operate at different frequencies

Reduced the system size and cost by the usage of a single antenna on the system for various application

VOLUNTEER

Volunteered in organizing schedules for National Service Scheme at CVSR College Wing 2012

Conducted a Technical presentation on piezo electric fibers at Convergence, VNRVJIET 2012

Participated in a Graphical Designing workshop conducted by Arena Multimedia at VNRVJIET 2013

Served as a student volunteer at AVANI, a technical conference at JNTUH 2013

Served as a volunteer at the Robokid workshop conducted by Jay Robotix 2014

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