Engineering Mechanical

LALIT KUMAR DAMODARAN

**, *** ***** *******, ***** 2, Brooklyn, New York - 11209

******@***.***, 201-***-****

EDUCATION

New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn New York May 2015

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. GPA: 3.21

National Institute of Technology, Surathkal Karnataka (NITK) May 2012

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering

COURSEWORK

Digital Control Systems

Mechanical Design

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

Mechatronics

Finite element Analysis

Transport phenomena

Robot Mechanics

Advanced Dynamics

Design Strategies

Advanced Mechatronics

Solid mechanics and material sciences

Organizational behaviour

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Engineering Software’s - AutoCAD, Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor(2013), ANSYS, Matlab, Microsoft office

Programming Languages - Python, C, Matlab, Embedded C

Microcontroller Programming – Basic Stamp 2, Parallax Propeller, Arduino

Proficient at reading mechanical, electrical schematics

EXPERIENCE

Mechatronics and Controls Lab, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, New York June 2014 – May 2015

Hands-on experience with microcontrollers, 3D printing, sensors such as photo resistors, motion sensors, accelerometers, Force Sensors, ultrasonic sensors etc.

Constructed a quadcopter and developed a physics and maths based curriculum for high school students.

Built an automated drum set using an Arduino. Improved it performance by interfacing it with a propeller microcontroller.

Wrote a program on Matlab to determine the joint angles using inverse kinematics of a 3-DOF Robotic Manipulator.

L&T Chennai, India May 2011 - July 2011

Exposure to various welding processes, cutting processes and manufacturing techniques and hands on experience with lathes and milling machines.

Collaborated between the engineering and manufacturing team to update drawing, specifications and update information.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

Computer Vision based drawing using a Robotic Manipulator, NYU Tandon School of Engineering May 2015

Implemented a computer vision (openCV) based algorithm to track an optical marker using a raspberry pi and a pi camera.

Designed a robotic arm to draw the tracked movement on a sheet of paper. This was achieved by transforming the movements of the marker to the equivalent joint angles using inverse kinematics.

Smart Fan, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Sept 2014 - Dec 2014

Designed and prototyped a system to automate a table fan using PIR sensors interfaced with a microcontroller.

Used a simple proportional controller and a feedback loop to track human movements and direct the fan accordingly.

Demonstrated the Significant increase in performance and comfort using the prototype.

Design Strategies using design for assembly and manufacturing November-2014

Developed a coffee maker from the design stage to the production stage while addressing the customer needs.

Using DFA and DFM, reduced assembly time and increased part count and assembly efficiency of the coffee maker.

Finite Element Analysis of Bridge, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Sept 2013 - Dec 2013

Constructed a mathematical model using beam theory to analyse deflection and stress associated with a simply support bridge.

Corroborated the theoretical model using a simplified 3D model created in Solidworks and analysed using ANSYS. Achieved a difference in results of less than 5%.

Mechanical and Tribological characterization of SiC and Flyash reinforced Al6061 Composites, National Institute of Technology, Karnataka Aug 2011 - May 2012

Manufactured a composite of Al6061 reinforced with varying percentage of fly ash (5%, 10%, 15%) and SiC.

Machined the specimens to specifications using a lathe and milling machine to perform compressive, wear and tension tests.

Achieved significant increase in strength in some specimens whereas the rest showed signs of brittleness. Results were presented at the 8th International Conference on Industrial Tribology (ICIT 2012), India.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Volunteered at the Cleantech open conference held at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Oct 2013

Currently doing an online course on PLC’s from Udemy. Nov 2015

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