Mechanical Engineering Engineer

ADITYA PANT

Cell: 352-***-**** **** Cass Ave. #**5 Detroit MI 48201 Email: ******.******@***.***

EDUCATION:

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering University of Florida, Gainesville May 2016

G.P.A.: 3.7/4.0

Relevant Coursework:

Dynamic and Non-Linear FEA, Approximation and Optimization, Structural Optimization, Failure of Materials in Mechanical Design, Applied Elasticity & Advanced Mechanics of Solids, Fundamentals of Production Engineering, Aerospace Structural Composites

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering Nagpur University, India May 2013

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ANSA

ANSYS

CATIA V5

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION

ABAQUS

OPTISTRUCT

CFD

DURABILITY

HYPERMESH

SOLIDWORKS

MATLAB

RELIABILITY

NASTRAN

UG/NX

GD&T AND DFMEA

DATA ANALYSIS

WORK EXPERIENCE

CAE Analyst and Brake System Designer-Hyperloop Pod Design Competition University of Florida Spring 2016

Leader for developing an Emergency Mechanical Braking system for a high speed pod for improving safety

Developed CAD model and performed thermo-mechanical coupled non-linear FEA analysis in HYPERMESH and ABAQUS

Performed Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) and DVP-R on the braking system for risk mitigation

CAE Analyst and Aerodynamics Engineer-ASME Human Powered Vehicle University of Florida Fall 2014

Collaborated with a team of 25 students to design an efficient, aerodynamic bicycle

Represented University of Florida in ‘ASME Human Powered Vehicle Competition 2015’

Performed Structural analysis of the Rollover and Protection System (RPS) using FEA to design and optimize the frame

Optimized the aerodynamics of vehicle by performing CFD optimization using ANSYS FLUENT and reduced the drag by 20%

Chassis Design Engineer- SAE INDIA BAJA Nagpur University, India Fall 2011 – Spring 2012

Worked with a team of 5 members to design a Chassis of All Terrain Vehicle

Modeled Chassis with design guidelines provided by SAE-INDIA using CATIA V5/R17

Simulated Static and Dynamic Loads using ABAQUS 6.10

Modified of the design iteratively based on the requirements of the analysis team

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Design and Development of Pyrotechnic Pin Puller and Analysis of Functional Reliability Fall 2015-Spring 2016

Investigated the after effects of firing pyrotechnic charge in a puller

Generated a DOE for several factors affecting the design

Developed a mathematical model on MATLAB for estimating the functional reliability of a pin puller

PROJECTS

Normal Modes Analysis and Modal Superposition of Engine Cam Shaft Spring 2016

Performed Modal Analysis and Modal Superposition on 8 lobes engine cam shaft using ABAQUS FEA

Performed Transient structural analysis (modal superposition method) due to the cyclic loads on cam shaft

Determined the natural frequencies and mode shapes of vibrations

Result: The frequencies were within the safety range and avoided resonance for the cam shaft

Torque-Arm Modeling, Simulation and Optimization Fall 2015

Modeled a torque arm in ABAQUS FEA to determine the exact vertical displacement and a reasonable mesh size using Richardson’s extrapolation method.

Studied the effect of using different elements on the end result.

Performed a convergence study, parameter study of the torque arm.

Result: Reduced the weight of Torque-Arm by 10% of its original weight and was able to sustain the stress to its maximum limit.

Contact Analysis of Gearbox Bolted Flange Fall 2015

Modelled the contact between sliding interfaces of the bolted flange assembly using HyperWorks 13.0

Performed Non-Linear Quasi Static Analysis to obtained stresses, implemented mesh refinement

Introduced more contacts to study the effects of contact/ boundary non-linearity in FEA

Result: The stresses and displacements were in the permissible range

Durability of a Fractured Wing-Fuselage Fall 2014

Performed industrial failure analysis methods on estimating the life of a fractured wing-fuselage connector

Performed Rain-flow analysis in order to reduce a spectrum of varying stress into a set of simple stress reversals

Result: Successfully estimated the fatigue life using approaches like Palmgren Miner rule, Paris law and Goodman relation and validated using the FEA results

AWARDS:

Academic Achievement Award by University of Florida for graduate students with excellent academic record

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