Mechanical Engineering Engineer

CHENRUI “CHARLES” GUO

********@*****.***, 716-***-****, www.linkedin.com/in/chenruiguo

CAREER SUMMARY

An Engineer as well as an Innovator. Enthusiastic, passionate and self-motivated. Not only dedicated to working but also living a brilliant ketogenic lifestyle. Recent graduate with M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Excellent research, modeling, coding, and time management skills. Able to code in several languages, model problems, and analyze data. Proficient in programming, CAD software, and computer operations. Experienced in Design Optimization, Dynamics, Robotics, CAD, Estimation.

ABILITIES

Computer skills: Windows OS, Linux OS, GitHub, MS Office with Advanced Excel Programming: MATLAB/Simulink (Expert), Python (Proficient), C/C++ (Average), HTML (Basic), JAVA (Basic) Software: AutoCAD/Inventor, CATIA, ANSYS, ABAQUS, LabVIEW, SolidWorks, ABB, ROS Languages: Chinese (Native), English (Proficient)

ENGINEERING PROJECTS

Online Path Planning with Obstacles Avoidance for Autonomous Fixed-Wing UAVs (Individual), 09/2016 – 05/2017

• Built flight path models and minimize total distance, avoid collisions, and reduce runtime as much as possible.

• Modified and improved an optimization algorithm to help minimize flight distance and reduce runtime.

• Proposed a collision point generation method to avoid collisions. Optimal Estimation Methods (Individual), 09/2016 – 12/2016

• Learned and used Kalman filter to estimate parameters.

• Improved Kalman filter in several ways.

• Compared the estimation results of several estimating methods. Estimation in Road Vehicle Dynamics Based on Multiple Methods (Individual), 09/2016 – 12/2016

• Used multiple filter methods to improve the performance of a road vehicle.

• Built a model to test the dynamics and control system of a road vehicle.

• Compared and discussed the results of different estimation methods. Modular UAV Design (Group), 02/2016 – 05/2016

• Maximized endurance, minimized weight and cost, and maximized robustness.

• Implemented 3D CAD model and MATLAB Simulink model.

• Individually developed the Simulink model to evaluate the robustness of the UAV. CNC Modeling and Programming (Individual), 02/2016 – 05/2016

• Constructed and assembled parts of the CNC machine in Inventor.

• Programmed a code in MATLAB to control the CNC machine.

• Simulated the movement of the CNC model.

Attitude Estimation Based On Multiple Methods (Individual), 02/2016 –05/2016

• Minimized the loss function of Wahba’s problem.

• Estimated the attitude of a spacecraft by several approaches.

• Made a comparison among the results of multiple methods. Strain Energy Optimization of Negative Stiffness Beam (Group), 09/2015 – 12/2015

• Optimized a negative stiffness beam based on the simulation results generated from ABAQUS model.

• Individually formed an objective function that calculates strain energy based on the result of ABAQUS.

• Individually built a framework that linked MATLAB and ABAQUS. Aerodynamic Optimization of RAE Airfoil (Individual), 09/2014 – 06/2015

• Maximized the ratio of lift to weight with optimization algorithms.

• Modeled an RAE airfoil and simulated the aerodynamic performance of the airfoil with ANSYS.

• Constructed a framework that connected ANSYS and MATLAB.

EDUCATION

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA Jun 2017 Field of study: Design Optimization, Robotics, Machine Learning, Estimation Methods CGPA 3.3/4.0 B.S., Flight Vehicle Design and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China Jul 2015 Field of study: Design Optimization, Structural Analysis CGPA 3.1/4.0

PUBLICATION

Optimal Online Path Planning with Multi-Obstacles Avoidance for Autonomous Fixed-Wing UAVs

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