Design Mechanical Engineering
Resume:
Manikandan Mohan
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OBJECTIVE
A progressive and challenging career in a field involving Product design and analysis
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering (Design) - Arizona State University, (Aug ‘09 - Dec ‘11) (CGPA – 3.33/4.00)
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering – Anna University, India (Aug‘05 – May ‘09) (CGPA – 78/100)
KEYWORDS
FEA, ANSYS, FMEA, Failure analysis, Structural Analysis, Solid mechanics, Design for safety Product design, Product innovation
RELEVANT COURSES
Advanced CAE Simulation, Finite Elements analysis, Mech design/ Failure prevention,
Automation using Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Modern concepts in engineering design, Design of Experiments, Mechanics of Composite materials, Computer-aided geom. design, Design of Machine elements, Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass transfer, Linear Algebra
FEA/STRUCTURAL EXPERIENCE
Mechanical design/ Failure prevention, Spring 2011
1.Modes of mechanical failure, Linear elastic fracture mechanics, State of Stress/strain, Failure theories
2. High cycle/Low cycle fatigue, Cumulative damage, Life prediction, Stress concentration
3. Creep, Impact, Buckling
Advanced CAE Simulation, Spring 2010
1. Linear Static analysis – Bike frame analysis (Beams), Pressure vessel analysis (Booster rocket shell) and Weld stress analysis
2. Boundary Non-linearity, Material non-linearity and contact analysis – Brake pads, Analysis on Metal forging, Leaf springs and bolted joints, Cold metal upsetting, shear and volumetric locking problems in sheet metal design, Slender beams, rate independent material non-linearity, rate dependent modeling such as time and strain hardening, creep and visco-plasticity and composite materials
3. Geometric Non-Linearity analysis – Large deformation and large strain problems such as fishing rod, steel cables and arches and buckling analysis – Euler and NL buckling (Lee’s frame Buckling)
4. Dynamic and Vibration Analysis – Rigid body dynamics of engine, con-rod and camshaft assembly, harmonic analysis of crane and crane platform, transient and random vibration (PSD) analysis of ball impact/ castor wheel
5. Design optimization: Shape and parametric optimization of con-rod for minimum weight and maximum stress
Finite element Analysis, Fall 2009
1. Writing a Finite element solver for Linear Static analysis (Plane stress/Plane strain)
2. Element type - Q4, Storage of stiffness matrix as an upper triangular banded matrix
3. Mechanical or Thermal loads, Homogeneous/Non-homogenous boundary conditions.
RELEVANT SKILLS
CAE Tools: ANSYS Workbench/Classic, IDEAS
CAD Tools: NX, SolidWorks, PRO-Engineer
Automation Tool: Automation Studio (Hydraulics, Pneumatics, PLC)
DOE/Data Analysis: Design Expert 8.0, SPSS, Minitab
Database Management: MS Access 2010, POSTGRE-SQL
CASE Tools: MS Visio 2010, MS Visual Studio
Graphics: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Illustrator (novice), Photomatix
Programming Languages : MATLAB, C, C++ (novice)
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
1. HYUNDAI MOTORS INDIA Ltd, Chennai, India - Engineering Trainee (Dec 08 – Feb 09)
Training was given on assembly of Engines and PLC Automation.
2. ASHOK LEYLAND, Ennore, India - Student Intern (May – Jul 08)
Training on manufacturing/ assembly process of engine blocks and chassis. Deep understanding of several machining processes.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT ( Dr. Jami J. Shah, Design Automation Lab, ASU)
“Explorative study on Design ideation paths” (Jun 2011 – present)
1. The usefulness of ideation paths/ideation strategies are going to be studied. Furthermore, the usability of the Holistic ideation UI will also be evaluated.
2. Heuristic evaluation will be conducted on designers with varying experience and knowledge.
“Exploratory study: Holistic Ideation test-bed for creative design” - NSF EAGER Project (Jan 2010 – Jun 2011)
1. Holistic ideation test bed has the capability to characterize ideation states of a designer and it consists of both logical and intuitive ideation strategies which help a designer to come up with creative solutions.
2. Ideation methods are seamlessly integrated to provide easy traversal.
3. Design repositories were created for Physical effects (PE), Working principles (WP) and component catalog. UI designed for PE search tool, WP search tool, DAL TRIZ workbench (provides solution for contradicting features) and Picture search tool.
Reference: Manikandan Mohan, Ying Chen, Jami J. Shah, “Towards a framework for holistic ideation in conceptual design”, Proceedings of ASME IDETC/CIE 2011, Washington DC, August 28-31, 2011 (To appear)
“Identification, characterization and measurement of design skills” (May 2010 – Sep 2010)
1. Training on evaluation of creativity tests like Divergent thinking (DT) test and Visual thinking (VT) test. Determination and analysis of correlations between DT and VT measures based on the scores obtained from evaluation.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Design of experiments, Fall 2010
1. Analysis of factors affecting time taken for CAD drawing.
2. The factors were human variables and computer efficiency.
Computer aided geom. design, Spring 2010
1. Rendering of parametric surfaces using cubic Bezier curves
2. Bezier patch and tri-linear morphs
3. B-spline and subdivision surfaces
Automatic Truck Lift (B.E., Final year project), Spring 2009
1. This method helps in lifting a fully loaded truck/bus while stuck in a ditch, marshy areas or on an inclined plane
2. Three double acting hydraulic cylinders and an HDM valve was used since PLC was costly
3. The proposed hydraulic specifications and circuit were designed for a TATA LPK 2516C truck based on the loads/reactions on the wheel
Fabrication of a Universal coupling, Spring 2008 (B.E.)
1. A prototype of a Universal coupling using Rapid prototyping (RPT) was done and was used to prepare a metal casting (Aluminum).
2. Machining/finishing was also done after the casting process
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
1. Poster presentation - NSF CMMI 2011 – Holistic ideation project
2. Selected for Computational design synthesis summer camp (TU Munich, August 2011)
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
1. ‘Mechanical engineering Design knowledge modeling’ (Organized by Georgia Institute of Technology, ASME IDETC 2011)
2. ‘Pneumatic and Electrical PLC Control’ organized by Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (Government of India’s network training program, 2008)
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