Embedded Systems Project Leader
Resume:
Curriculum Vitae
Prashant D. Kokane Mobile: +91-981*******
*/** *********, *.*.B.: 10th July 1973
Gopal Nagar, Road No.2 ***************@**********.***
Dombivili (E).
Thane, Maharashtra, India 421 201.
Profile
• Electronics Engineer.
• Over 11 to 12 years of experience in Embedded Design and Development for industrial automation domain.
• 3 years of experience in Product Development and Project Management.
• Hands on experience in Real time multithreaded application development on Windows CE 5.0, Vx-Works Platform.
• Hands on experience in various Inter-process communication techniques, TCP/IP sockets programming.
• In-depth exposure to assembly language programming with expertise in “Embedded C” programming.
• Experience in system analysis, system re-engineering, design, implementation, integration and testing.
• Good in Logic development, & manpower management skills.
• In depth exposure to various industrial automation techniques.
• Worked on to develop s/w for kinematics motion of a Four–axes SCARA Robot and Six-axes Articulated Robot.
• Working experience in various process industries, such as food packaging industry, printing industry, construction industry, pharmaceutical industry, plastic molding industry, automobile industry, metal forming, etc..
Career Objective
Work with professionally managed and growing association. The career is performance based, thereby providing me an opportunity to play a meaningful role in shaping future of the organization
Professional experience
Working as a Project Leader (Embedded) with Larsen & Toubro Limited
Embeded Systems Division. Mumbai since 24th Nov 2008 to till date.
Worked as a Team Leader (Embedded) with SoftDEL Systems Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai since May 2005 to 15th Nov 2008.
Worked as a Project Engineer with OSI Systems Ltd. Hyderabad since Sept 2004 to May 2005.
Worked as a Senior Electronics Engineer with Electropneumatics & Hydraulics (I) Ltd. Mumbai since Jan 1999 to Sept 2004.
Worked as a R&D Engineer. (Embedded) with Sensograph Techniques Mumbai from June 1996 to Dec 1998.
Skill Sets
Languages Assembly languages for µP (8085, 8086, 80186), µC (8031, 8051), PLC ladder Programming languages, Embedded C. Embedded VC++.
Platforms Windows XP
RTOS Windows CE 5.0, Vx-Works 5.4
IDE /Tools Keil, BorlandC, Dynamic C, Embedded VC++, Tornado 2.0.
Micro Controllers / Processors IBM PC Compatibles, Intel Chipset- µP 8085, 8086, 80186 & associated peripheral chipset, µC-8051, 8031, PIC controllers PIC16C6x/7x family, RCM3200 (Rabbit Processor). Analog & digital logic circuit design etc.
Protocols I2C, SPI, Mod-bus, CAN, HART, Zigbee.
Network Protocols TCP/IP.
Major Assignments
Project 1
Project Registration Control System
Modules SBC Front End And Back End, Trigger Generator & Motor Control Interface
MCU ARM based SBC, Rabbit 3000 based RCM3200 modules
IDE Tool Embedded VC++, Dynamic C 9.21
Embedded OS Windows CE 5.0
Role Team Leader
Team size 5
Duration 30 Months
Description:
Register control system (RCS) is a product development project for industrial type of printers such as Rotogravure, Offset, Flexo Printing machines. It’s a control System that controls the printing position, to synchronize different color Print Stations to achieve good quality of Color print. The project involves firmware, front-end GUI, TCP/IP Communication related s/w development. This project has gone through various product development phases like Requirement gathering, system analysis, reverse engineering, hardware design, s/w design, development, application level protocol design, proof of concept, prototype phase, field trials, Aesthetic front end design & implementation etc. The control system consists of various embedded modules such as Rabbit’s RCM-3200 module based TGM module to generate high-speed triggers for Sensors; MCI module to generate 30 correction motor signals; Windows-CE 5.0 based Industrial PC for Operator interface, generate 30 control actions using error feedback from 15 different sensors & synchronize control actions between various embedded modules in the system; 15 different Optical Sensors to give print position error feedback. All the above modules communicate over TCP/IP to each other. The system is designed to control 15 different color stations at a time at a speed of 600 m/min printing speed.
Responsibilities
• Client Interaction for requirement gathering.
• Requirement Analysis, Product Study and Reverse engineering of control technologies used in printing industry.
• System Architecture, design and develop a proof of concept for field trials.
• Design the product for Commercial launch.
• Involved in developing firmware for various embedded modules (RCM3200 based) and backend multithreading functionalities at SBC end.
• Involved in design and development of application level protocol based on TCP/IP.
• Project management activities, manage a team of 4 s/w developers (2 from embedded domain and 2 from open System development)
Project 2
Project CNC CHASSIS PUNCHING M/C
Module Industrial PC, associated Add-on cards such as I/O Card, Motion Control Card, ADC Card, AC Servo Motors & Drives, LCD Touch Screen, etc
MCU 486 Industrial PC
IDE Borland C
Role Sr. Application Engineer
Team size 1
Duration 4 Months
Description:
CNC Chassis Punching M/C is designed to punch the programmed mounting holes on the Truck chassis. The chassis dimensions that the machine can process are 12 meters. Long & 2 meters wide & 16mm thick. The punching holes can be programmed in Cluster form, Flange pattern, Matrix pattern, Linear pattern, Single-hole, absolute & incremental co-ordinate referencing etc which optimizes the program time required for single hole program feature. At a time the chassis can be programmed to punch 7 different size holes at various x-y coordinates. The s/w is designed with various machine user interface features like Emergency, Alarm, current machine status, and current job status under processing, System Alarm Data-logging, program backup / restore feature, program uploading from remote PC, real time graphical representation of programmed punch holes during programming etc.
Responsibilities
• Requirement analysis and System Design.
• Coordination between various departments at various project stages.
• S/w development, testing, machine trials under client inspection.
• User Manual documentation.
• Support to Service Engineers during erection & commissioning
Project 3
Title CNC ANGLE PUNCHING M/C
Module Industrial PC, associated Add-on cards such as I/O Card, Motion Control Card, ADC Card, AC Servo Motors & Drives, LCD Touch Screen, etc
MCU 486 Industrial PC
IDE Borland C
Role Sr. Application Engineer
Team size 1
Duration 6 Months
Description
CNC Angle Punching & Cutting M/C is designed to punch the programmed mounting holes on the different size Angles. The Angle dimensions that the machine can process are 12 meters. Long & 250mm wide & 16mm thick. The punching holes can be programmed in Cluster form, Flange pattern, Matrix pattern, Linear pattern, Single-hole, absolute & incremental co-ordinate referencing etc which optimizes the program time required for single hole program feature. In a single long angle one can nest different type of programmed small-length angles with different punch hole profiles. The production target factor for different small-length angles, automatically decides the number of nesting of the small-length angles into the auto measured raw long angle. This feature reduces the material wastage & time saving & hence the increase in productivity. The s/w is designed with various machine user interface features like Emergency, Alarm, current machine status, and current job status under processing, System Alarm Data-logging, program backup / restore feature, program uploading from remote PC, real time graphical representation of programmed punch holes during programming etc.
Responsibilities
• Requirement analysis and System Design.
• Coordination between various departments at various project stages.
• S/w development, testing, machine trials under client inspection.
• User Manual documentation.
• Support to Service Engineers during erection & commissioning
Project 4
Title DAMAGE CONTROL SIMULATOR
Module Industrial PC, associated Add-on cards such as I/O Card, Motion Control Card, Incremental & Absolute Optical Encoder Card, Hydraulic AC Servo Valve, LCD Touch Screen, RS-422, etc
MCU 486 Industrial PC
IDE Borland C
Role Sr. Application Engineer
Team size 1
Duration 4 Months
Description:
This system is used to give offshore training to the Navy trainee cadets. The system is used to generate damage events when the ship is in deep sea. The ship sized simulator is constructed & is pivoted at its two opposite ends & is oscillated 20 degrees to & fro with a controlled speed & random oscillation angle with the help of hydraulic servo Valve. The simulator is controlled from two different controls, one from Master control located inside the Simulator & other Slave Control located outside the simulator. The master slave communication is done using RS-422 with the help of customized communication protocol.
Responsibilities
• Requirement analysis and System Design.
• Coordination between various departments at various project stage.
• S/w development, testing, machine trials under client inspection.
• User Manual documentation.
• Support to Service Engineers during erection & commissioning
Project 5
Title CNC CLUTCH COVER ASSEMBLY AND TESTING M/C
Module Industrial PC, associated Add-on cards such as I/O Card, Motion Control Card, ADC-Card, AC Servo Motors & Drives, LCD Touch Screen, Transducers: Load Cells, LVDT, etc
MCU 486 Industrial PC
IDE Borland C
Role Sr. Application Engineer
Team size 1
Duration 3 Months
Description:
The machine is used to assemble & test different sized Clutch Covers. The machine is designed as a Universal testing machine in which various dynamic tests of the clutch cover are performed. Three different type of real time graph are plotted during the test, which helps to monitor the dynamic behavior of the clutch cover, & helps to reject the defective components. This ensures to maintain good & consistent quality of the end product. There total three Compression types of Load cells to monitor the Clamp Load, one Universal Load cell to monitor the Bearing Load, three LVDT to monitor the Pressure plate lift.
Responsibilities
• Requirement analysis and System Design.
• Coordination between various departments at various project stage.
• S/w development, testing, machine trials under client inspection.
• User Manual documentation.
• Support to Service Engineers during erection & commissioning
Project 6
Title 4-STATION UPSTROKING GANG PRESS
Module 80186 processor based controller with associated Ad-on cards, VGA monitor for man - machine interface, etc
MCU 80186 Processor
IDE Assembly language, Assembler: MASM.
Role Sr. Application Engineer
Team size 1
Duration 1 Month
Description:
The machine is used to press & form a Brake liner component out of a powder in a controlled temperature & pressure. 4 different press stations are controlled simultaneously with independent operating consoles.
Responsibilities
• S/w development, testing, machine trials under client inspection.
• User Manual documentation.
• Support to Service Engineers during erection & commissioning.
Project 7
Title PROJECTION WELDING M/C
Module 80186 processor based controller with associated Ad-on cards, VGA monitor for man - machine interface, Miyachi welding Drive, etc
MCU 80186 Processor
IDE Assembly language, Assembler: MASM.
Role Sr. Application Engineer
Team size 1
Duration 1 Month
Description:
The machine is used to do the projection welding of the hinges on the panel doors in a controlled pressure time duration.
Responsibilities
• S/w development, testing, machine trials under client inspection.
• User Manual documentation.
• Support to Service Engineers during erection & commissioning.
Project 8
Title 4-HEAD WEIGH FILLING M/C
Module 8085 microprocessor based controller with its peripheral interfaces along with various analog & digital inputs & outputs. Load cells, Thyristor controlled vibrators
MCU 8085 Processor
IDE Assembly language, Assembler: MASM.
Role R&D Engineer
Team size 1
Duration 6 Months
Description:
The machine is used to weigh & fill the Protein-X powder in to the Tins conveyed on a continuous conveyor. The powder quantity is programmable & the machine speed is 60 tins per min with a weighing & filling accuracy of 0.5%. The machine consists of 4 weighing heads with two filling nozzles, each for a pair of weighing head. The powder is first filled in a weighing pan with the help of coarse & fine vibrators. The vibration speed is controlled in an inversely proportional to the current weighing pan weight. When the Set weight of the powder is reached the vibrator is turned off & the powder is dumped whenever the system finds an empty Tin in front of the filling nozzle. All the Weighing heads are synchronized to each other to achieve efficient output from the machine.
Responsibilities
• S/w and H/w development, testing, machine trials under client inspection.
• Erection & commissioning.
Project 9
Title 10-TON BATCHING PLANT FOR CONCRETE MIXING PLANT
Module 8085 microprocessor based controller with its peripheral interfaces along with various analog & digital inputs & outputs. Load cells, Dozing Unit
MCU 8085 Processor
IDE Assembly language, Assembler: MASM.
Role R&D Engineer
Team size 1
Duration 3 Months
Description:
The System is used to weigh & fill 6 different ingredients in a concrete mixer. The 6 different ingredients quantity is programmable, with a weighing & filling accuracy of 1%. The System consists of a weighing Hopper with six different Bins, each having different ingredients used for concrete mixing. The ingredients are first filled in a weighing hopper in fixed sequence with the programmed quantity. When the Set weight of the entire ingredients is reached, the whole mixture is dumped in to one of the two concrete mixers, whichever is ready to process the new batch.
Responsibilities
• S/w and H/w development, testing, machine trials under client inspection.
• Erection & commissioning.
Project 10
Title SAND HARDNESS TESTER
Module 89C51 Micro controller based control with its peripheral interfaces along with various analog & digital inputs & outputs. Load cells, stepper motor, printer
MCU 89C51 Micro controller
IDE Keil.
Role R&D Engineer
Team size 1
Duration 1 Month
Description:
The System is used to apply compression force or press the sand granules & measure the load at which it breaks; this is basically used to test the sand hardness or tablet hardness. The system consists of a stepper motor driven ball screw with an S-shaped Load cell mounted on it to measure the load generated during pressing.
Responsibilities
• S/w and H/w development, testing, machine trials under client inspection.
• Erection & commissioning.
Educational Details
Degree College/University Year Percentage
B.E. in Electronics Pune University 1995 55%
H.S.C K.V. Pendharkar Dombivili / Mumbai 1991 76%
S.S.C. Maharashtra Board 1989 75%
Personal information
Languages Known English Hindi & Marathi.
Sex Male
Marital Status Married
Nationality Indian
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