Controls Engineer, MS Mechanical Engineering
Resume:
Prashant Vasant Hegde
http://prashanthegde.wordpress.com
OBJECTIVE: An entry-level position in Control Systems Engineering.
SUMMARY:
* Adept in programming microcontrollers (PIC) in C (high level and assembly).
* Experience in incorporating sensors and other actuators with electromechanical systems.
* Developed applications for Windows CE in .NET framework (VC#) in a standalone embedded environment. (ICOP eBox 4300 - using Visual Studio 2005)
* Simulated and implemented neural networks on MatLab , experience with Neural Network toolbox.
* Worked with modeling and analyzing Non Linear Control Systems
* Good at team work and collective goal achievement.
* Skilled at good communication.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Represented the US in the World wide finals of Microsoft Imagine Cup 2009, as a team member in the category of embedded systems at Cairo (finished among the top 6 final teams from the 550 teams that participated initially). (Visual C# using ICOP eBox 4300)
EDUCATION:
* Master of Science (Mechanical Engineering): FALL 2009
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. CGPA 3.31
(Specializing in Dynamic systems & Control)
* Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering): May 2006
Lokmanya Tilak College Of Engineering, (Mumbai University), India CGPA 3.00
Final year GPA – 3.75 (First Class with distinction)
EXPERIENCE:
* Teaching Assistant, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering , Aug 07-Jun 09
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
o held office hours, conducted lectures occasionally, helped students with C and MatLab codes/programs, proctored tests, graded assignments, tests.
* Lecturer, Lokmanya Tilak CoE. Oct 06-May 07
o conducted lectures (Mechanical Vibrations), invigilated exams, conducted practicals.
CREATIVE COMPONENT PROJECT:
* A web-based home security system using eBox 4300, PIC microcontroller.
o Developed Windows CE application (GUI) for the ICOP eBox 4300.
o Enabled 2-way communication between a smart-phone and the standalone eBox system.
o Incorporated various sensors and a servo motor with the eBox.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS:
* Nonlinear Analysis of web tension dynamics due to steady slip (3-pulley system)
o Developed a non-linear model for a web handling machine
o Performed analysis to determine stability and steady states of the system.
o Developed and tested a control law for maintaining the speed of the web using MatLab.
* Paper Review: Identification of a Discrete Time Dynamical System – M.Patcher & Odell Reynolds
o Compared Generalized Least Squared Error method and the new paper reviewed – “Generalized Minimum Variance’ (GMV) for identifying a system.
o Tested the algorithms using MatLab.
* Paper Review: A fast new algorithm for training feedforward neural networks - R.S. Scalero and N. Tepedelenlioglu
o Compared Backpropogation with the new Layer by Layer algorithm to train neural networks.
o Tested results using various data sets and different Neural Networks using MatLab and the Neural Network toolbox.
* Prototype for closed loop control of motor speed. (C programming on PIC board)
o Interfaced an encoder successfully with the PIC, measured speed of motor.
o Achieved D/A conversion and output analog voltage controlled as desired.
o Demonstrated a prototype to close loop on a DC motor to maintain the speed.
* Basic design of a maze-solving robot. (C programming on PIC board)
o Incorporated the sensors, actuators and the LCD successfully.
o Demonstrated a simple algorithm to avoid obstructions using IR sensor.
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY:
* Programming Languages and software tools: C, C++, VC#,VBA, MATLAB, AutoCAD,MS Office
* Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2000, XP, Ubuntu
Knowledge of VB6, HTML, FLASH.
RELEVANT COURSEWORK:
Mechatronics Design (PIC programming), Digital Data Acquisition and Control, Digital Control systems, Neural Networks, Linear systems, Nonlinear Systems,System Identification, Agricultural Electronics (ISO 11783)
VISA STATUS: F-1
Optional Practical Training – Feb 9, 2010 onwards.
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