Mechanical Engineer

SRIHARI GOWRI SHANKAR

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Davis, CA 95616. c549qz@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.51

University Of California, Davis September 2011 (Expected)

Related Coursework

• Advanced Dynamics ● Robotic Systems

• Engineering Experimentation and Uncertainty Analysis ● Mechanical Vibrations

• Advanced Energy Systems ● Digital Control Systems

• Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.85

Visvesvaraya Technological University, India July 2009

SUMMARY

Seeking an entry level engineering position in a technology driven organization where I can utilize my advanced engineering knowledge in Dynamics and Control. Major strengths include –

Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Strong work ethic with high standards of ethics and integrity.

Good organizational skills and attention to detail.

THESIS PROJECT

Numerical Investigation of the Effects of Payload Motion on the Attitude Stability of a Spinning Spacecraft. (March 2010 – Present)

Modeled the spinning spacecraft as a cylinder with four movable rods hinged to it which act as the payloads and defined the dynamics of the selected model in Autolev.

Derived the equations of motion of the system using Kane’s method and used Matlab to simulate and study the effects of moving each of the attached rods on the overall motion of the spacecraft.

Generated strategies for moving the payloads in such a way as to cause desired motion of the spacecraft and achieve stable operation.

TEAM PROJECT

Search & Sort Robot – Goal was to design a robot that could track a path and pick objects. Team achieved 85% of design goal. (March 2010 – June 2010)

Built a fully autonomous robot using Lego Mindstorms NXT kit to track a path and pick up colored objects with the help of three sensors and three motors.

Infrared sensor kept the robot on a predefined path, sonar sensor was used to locate colored objects and touch sensor was used to activate the arm to grab and lift the object.

Robot dropped off the object at the platform of a sorting station which had a color sensor to sort the object placed on the platform to its respective bin.

COMPUTER SKILLS

● Matlab ● Autolev ● Solidworks ● Simulink

● R Project for statistical computing ● Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS and COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

• Assisted the Leprosy mission of India in collecting funds.

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