Mechanical Engineering Design

YUHAO ZHOU

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» Education

Virginia Tech – Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (GPA 3.50/4.0) Virginia Tech – Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (GPA 3.73/4.0)

» Work Experience

Department of Energy Research Assistant in CEHMS Lab, Blacksburg, Virginia Energy harvester validation, 09.01.2016- 07.01.2017

Ocean wave energy harvester reliability analysis (FEA and CAD design) including vibration evaluation

Dynamic analysis for gear interaction in power transmission with CAE tool (Ansys, Calyx)

Sprag one-way clutch interaction analysis with Matlab

Prototype design modification to meet the reliability requirement through static analysis and report to DOE(Department of Energy)

Boeing LNGPT Senior design, Blacksburg, Virginia

DAQ designer, 09.01.2015-05.01.2016

Data acquisition system design for kerosene powered jet engine, including pressure, combustion chamber temperature, RPM and thrust measurement through LabView interface

Jet engine fuel system tuning via the microcontroller

Communication to companies of getting the sensors with different specification

Microcontroller programming to link DAQ with the ECU through Arduino

Venturi tube design and manufacturing for low-temperature gas flowrate measurement NSF Research Internship, Blacksburg, Virginia

UGV manufacturing and programming, 05.01.2015-08.01.2015

CAD and FEA design for chassis of an UGV (unmanned ground vehicle) with ASME Y14 standard

Chassis manufacturing, including metal cutting, aluminum welding and CNC coding

UGV motion programming with PID feedback control for transmission system

Vibration signal analysis for ground material detection- transient and steady response identification

» Certification and Others

Engineer in Training(EIT) qualification in mechanical engineering

Virginia Tech – Treasurer of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Council (MEGSC), 09.01.2016-12.01.2016

Micah’s Backpack (social service) Campus Kitchens Project active volunteer

» Additional Skills

Control System Design- LabVIEW, Matlab, Energia, Eagle (PCB Deisgn), LTspice Mechanical Design Software- SolidWork, NX, CATIA V5, Ansys, Calyx Computer Science- C++, Python

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