Control Systems Engineer

• Oct 2021 - Present

Controls Engineer - II

• Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

o Analyze system requirements and high-level design controls and develop models using MATLAB/Simulink. o Perform requirement elicitation, review the specifications against functional requirements for the embedded machine application software. o Design and development of control algorithm using MATLAB and Simulink (model-based design tools) for multiple ECMs on various off-highway, on-highway, and marine machines. o Development of functional safety systems for the machines used for various off-highway, on-highway, and marine applications. o Develop datalink communication modules using Vector CAN tool to establish inter-ECM communication and service tool communication. o Debugging the control algorithms on Caterpillar ECMs using simulations and plant-based models o Calibrating and tuning the control logic and safety parameters for machine testing. o Developing ‘Functional safety features and related software components’ and verify their compliance against standards. o Configure AUTOSAR builder to generate RTE layer and generate Bridge Components to interface with Autosar Software Components (SWCs). o Debugging the layer and node communication on target ECM using Trace32 debugger & Lauterbach debugger along with Vector CANalyzer tool o Unit testing the software modules on the target hardware in a ‘Model in Loop’ (MIL) environment. o Validate the overall control library on the “Hardware in Loop” (HIL) environment o Version control the library on GIT and release the software for machine testing. o Coordinate with the offshore team and plan for the work-package delivery schedule and act as a single point of contact between the offshore and onsite team. Tools: Vector tools - CANalyzer, CANape, CANoe, MATLAB/Simulink, Dspace Control Desk Show less

Embedded Controls Engineer

• Oct 2017 - Dec 2018

Embedded Controls EngineerProject 1: Autonomous Electric Vehicle • Designed PID controllers used to control the steering and speed of the vehicle using MATLAB/Simulink• Established communication between vehicle and GPS and IMU module using CAN J1939 communication• Developed a C parser for converting the GPS NMEA data to Model based design inputs• Programmed a Woodward ECU using Simulink and MotoHawk (code generation tool)• Performed autocode generation for C software from MATLAB using MotoHawk• Calibrated all the sensors and various other components using MotoTune (calibration tool) • Created item definition for various systems in an Electric go-kart and performed system level and platform level hardware metrics on it using Medini Analyze tool.• Depending on the ASIL level, obtained the safety goals, functional safety requirements and technical safety requirements• Specified the hardware and software safety requirements depending on the FSR and TSR• Performed Hazard and risk assessment and evaluated ASIL levelTools: MATLAB, Simulink, CanAyzer, KavazerCan, MotoTune, MotoHawk, Medini Analyze Show less

Functional Safety Engineer

• Oct 2017 - Dec 2018

Functional Safety Engineer• Work product management created work products templates according to ISO 26262:2011 standard that is necessary for the project for Allison transmission• Created generic templates for the work products according to ISO 26262:2011• Performed Hazard and risk assessment and evaluated ASIL level for an E-turbo for Honeywell Aerospace.• Depending on the ASIL level, obtained the safety goals, functional safety requirements and technical safety requirements for the E-turbo• Specified the hardware and software safety requirements depending on the FSR and TSR• Created item definition for various systems in an Electric go-kart and performed system level and platform level hardware metrics on it using Medini Analyze tool.• Worked on HARA, ASIL evaluation, Safety goal, FTA, quantitative and qualitative FMEA on an Electric go-kart using ANSYS Medini Analyze• Updating Hardware Metrics Libraries (catalogs: IEC-62380:2004, Military Handbook 217F, SN29500-1) in ANSYS Medini Analyze toolTools: Medini Analyze, MS Visio, MATLAB/Simulink, Ni Multisim Show less

Embedded Controls Engineer

• Oct 2017 - Dec 2018

Project 2: Development of Speed Control System for both ICE and Electric Vehicle • Designed a plant model, and Engine Position Tracking (EPT) system for a diesel engine using Simulink• Calibrated the engine crank position using Mototune calibration tool • Developed a state machine for stall, crank, run, and overload states using MATLAB/Simulink• Developed a Model based design for a PID control logic to control the fuel flow into the cylinder• Executed gain scheduling and feedforward table for lower response time and stabilized engine speed • Developed minimum and maximum governor models for controlling engine speed using Simulink• Simulated controller model on Hardware in Loop (HiL)• Calibrated and tuned the engine using MotoTune calibration tool• Tested final control model on Cummins 5.9L diesel engine at different load conditions• Project involves HIL validation of vehicle line features for Body, Powertrain and Chassis using dSPACE simulator and control desk experiment tool.Tools: MATLAB, Simulink, dSpace, CanAyzer, KavazerCan, MotoTune, MotoHawk Show less

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

Assisted in teaching and grading various graduate and under-graduate courses in the field of Controls and Robotics

Research Assistant

• Jan 2016 - Aug 2017

Project: Incorporating Passive Compliance for Reduce Motor Loading During Legged Walking • Built a ‘Bio-Inspired Robot’ by mimicking the body of an ant and gait pattern of a spider• Optimized energy consumption of various joint motors of the robot by 28% which is currently in the testing phase at the military• Calculated the joint and spring locations based on several gradient-based algorithms to reduce the total joint torque required to perform a gait using MATLAB scripting• Collected and analyzed large amounts of data to obtain a solution, which is a point in 6-D space optimized for both energy and design Software used: MATLAB R2015a, MS Word, Excel, RoboDynamics, Embedded C, Arduino Show less