Basavaraj Koraddi

SUMMARY:

Total experience of 11 years in CAE Automotive Crash & Safety domain.

Presently working as Technical Lead in Honda R & D Americas Inc.

Expertise in ANSA, Hypermesh, Primer, LS-Dyna, Pamcrash

Expertise in Automotive Passenger and commercial vehicle Crash & Safety

analysis.

Expertise in seating system load cases to meet safety system requirements such as Luggage retention, seat belt anchorage, and seat anchorage test.

Expertise in making Design feasibility and Manufacturability suggestion to designers to minimize the cost of production and assembly fitment. (DFMEA)

Expertise in creating DFMEA document with difference components.

Expertise in giving countermeasures in feasible and less complex parts to manufacture and cost effective sheet metal body and seating structure.

Worked for more than 5 international automotive domain customers

(NISSAN,AUDI,VW,MAHINDRA,HONDA)

TRAINING/SKILLS:

Analysis Tools:

ANSA, Hypermesh, Primer,Ls-Dyna, Pamcrash

ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS

Got award of excellence in Head impact simulation for DNC Japan.

Patent award on design of rear bench seat cross member of Trapezoidal section in Mahindra & Mahindra limited

EDUCATION:

M Tech in Materials engineering from NITK Surathkal Karnataka

India

B E in Manufacturing engineering from BMSCE Bangalore (VTU Belgaum).

WORK EXPERIENCE:

October 2015 to Till date

Honda R & D Americas Inc, Ohio, USA

Lead CAE Analyst

Side Impact load cases such as USNCAP, IIHS, AM50Pole, AF5Pole for SUV.

Close coordination with designers and vehicle crash testing team to meet the US crash regulations.

Propose countermeasures to meet the crash regulation load case.

Tools used ANSA, Lsdyna, Metapost.

April 2015 to September 2015

Mahindra Research Valley Chennai, India

Lead Engineer

Worked on Passenger version of Mahindra Maximo.

Design Validation Plan (DVP) of Frontal ODB impact test, Seat belt anchorage test, IP head impact, Luggage retention for Indian and European regulations.

Side door Intrusion DVP (AIS95 & ECE 95).

Coordination with designers and vehicle testing team.

Mass optimization and cost-effective design solutions of Mahindra SUVs.

November 2014 to April 2015

Geometric Limited Bangalore, India

Lead Analysis Engineer

Project: Side Impact Analysis US NCAP.

Responsibility: Engineer

Tools Used: ANSA, LS-dyna, Metapost

This project is carried out for Honda Techno fort in LS-dyna LS971 R7

Simulation set up as per the SINCAP side impact regulation test protocol.

Study of Panel rupture, Weld failure& Dummy injuries (Rib deflection).

Post-processing, results interpretation and report preparation.

Suggested countermeasure to prevent Sill rupture, reduced B-Pillar intrusion, Improved dummy injury performance.

Project: (USNCAP) Frontal ODB 64KMPH analysis

Responsibility: Lead Engineer

Tools Used: ANSA, Primer, Ls-dyna, Metapost

This project is carried out for Honda America.

Full vehicle model Preparation, Load Case Simulation setup, Simulation in LS DYNA 971 R7.

Assessment of Passenger compartment integrity, Steering column intrusion, dash panel intrusion, deformation pattern of crash can & front rails, Vehicle Crash Acceleration Pulse.

Post-processing, results interpretation and report preparation

September 2010 to October 2014

Satyam Ventures Engineering Services Private Ltd, Hyderabad

Senior Analyst

Worked at Onsite (Mahindra Trucks & Buses Division Pune).

Projects: Pendulum bob frontal impact simulation of ICV trucks cabin

Responsibility: CAE engineer

Tools Used: Hypermesh, Ls Dyna, Hyperview

Simulation load case set up as per the ECE 29 test protocol.

Study of passenger safety in cabin, steering column intrusion towards manikin.

Provided countermeasure to meet regulations.

Post-processing, results interpretation and report preparation.

Projects: Roof strength simulation of ICV trucks cabin

Responsibility: CAE engineer

Tools Used: Hypermesh, Ls Dyna, Hyperview

Simulation load case set up as per the ECE 29 test protocol.

Study of passenger compartment safety.

Provided countermeasure to meet regulations.

Post-processing, results interpretation and report preparation.

Worked at Onsite(Nissan techno center Tokyo Japan, January 2014 – June 2014)

Project: Full vehicle side impact (ECE 95).

Responsibility: Engineer

Tools Used: ANSA, Pamcrash, Metapost

Simulation set up as per the ECE 95 side impact regulation protocol.

Calculation carried out in Pamcrash 2012 solver.

Study of panel rupture, Weld failure& Dummy injury performance.

Provided countermeasure to meet regulations.

Post-processing, results interpretation and report preparation

Worked at Onsite(Audi AG Ingolstadt Germany February 2011 – March 2012)

Responsibility: Engineer

Tools Used: ANSA, Pamcrash, Metapost

Project :Dynamic Luggage Retention (ECER-17)

Simulation set up as per the ECER-17 regulation protocol.

Calculation carried out in Pamcrash 2012 solver.

Study of seat forward excursion criterion.

Provided countermeasure to meet regulation.

Post-processing, results interpretation and report preparation

Project: Interior Head Impact FMVSS 201U

Simulation set up as per the FMVSS 201U regulation protocol.

Calculation carried out in Pamcrash 2012 solver.

Meet HIC criterion.

Provided countermeasure to meet HIC criterion.

Post-processing, results interpretation and report preparation

Project: Seat Belt Anchorage Strength Analysis(ECER-14)

Simulation set up as per the ECER-14 regulation protocol.

Calculation carried out in Pamcrash 2012 solver.

Meet the criterion described in ECER-14.

Provided countermeasure to meet regulation.

Post-processing, results interpretation and report preparation

Safran Aerospace India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore

Designation: Mechanical Engineer

Period: Sep 2006 to July 2007

Project: Mixed mesh FE Modeling of Power Train components:

Responsibility: Team Member

Tools used: Hypermesh, Nastran

These projects are carried out for European OEM

FE modeling of the power train component is done using mixed mesh method in which thick sections are modeled with solid elements and thin sections are modeled with shell elements.

Mass balancing is done referring tetra model of the same component.

Modal analysis is carried out for both the tetra model and mixed model and deviation in the natural frequencies for the first ten non rigid modes is studied.

Report is generated for the study and submitted to the customer.

EASi Engineering services India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore.

Designation: Design Engineer

Period: November 2004 to August 2006

Project: Roof Crush study of BIW with Front & Rear door attached(FMVSS216).

Responsibility: Team Member

Tools Used: ANSA, Ls-dyna, Metapost

This project is carried out for European OEM.

FE modeling of BIW with doors, assembly and connections are done as per the requirements.

Calculation carried out in LS Dyna solver

Post-processing, results interpretation and report preparation.

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Project : Modeling of BIW with and without trims

Responsibility: Team Member

Tools Used: ANSA, EASI Tools, Nastran, LS Dyna

Geometry parts comparison with BOM

FE modeling, Intersection and penetration removal

Creation of MWF assembly using RSM, adding trims, NSM and concentrated mass

Nastran structural analysis executed for Bending, Torsion and Modal Analysis to see the behavior of BIW structure by mode shapes and to meet the targeted frequency.

Zero milli second run for penetration removal in Ls-dyna

Project : Model building for BIW for JAPANESE OEM

Responsibility: Team Member

Tools Used : ANSA, Hyper mesh .

Finite element meshing of BIW parts for various quality and technical guidelines.

Connections, material assignation for subsystems as indicated by client.

Penetration removal.

Assembly includes welding, mastics for glass parts, checking of material and section details for all components in the assembly

Documentation and report generation.

Project : Modeling and assembly of a Full Car model for Frontal Impact and debug run.

Responsibility: Team Member

Tools Used: ANSA, Hyper mesh, Ls-dyna.

Scope involved finite element modeling of BIW parts, sub-systems like suspensions and seats, Closures, IP, console, Transmission line for various quality and technical guidelines.

Intersection and Penetration removal for full car model

Assembly tasks including welding, mastics for glass parts and closures, checking material and section details for all components in the assembly.

Zero ms run carried out for entire subsystems and model.

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