*Control Systems Engineer with a Masters Degree in Controls and 20 Years of Industry Experience. Has Tuned more than 500 Control Loops. Is Very Proficient with All Aspects of the Controls Engineering Profession.*Life long learner with a passion for teaching.*Has demonstrated experience in the following : | Mathematical modeling from first principles| Design of experiments for system identification in the time and the frequency domain| Time and frequency domain system ID from experimental data| Loop modeling in MATLAB & SIMULINK| Controller design and tuning using PID filters, lead-lag and notch filters, LQR, LQG, adaptive LMS, disturbance observers and nonlinear PTOS controllers| Has experience in the loop closing for aerospace, motion control, semiconductor inspection equipment, disc drives and high energy laser systems*Very fluent in the design of Pure Analog Controllers using just Operational Amplifier Circuits.*Analog and Digital Signal Processing for Control Systems.*C and C++ Coding Skills.*Implementation of Controls Algorithms on Microprocessors and FPGAs.
Plus Infinity Studios
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Co-FounderPlus Infinity Studios Oct 2022 - PresentLongmont, Colorado, United StatesEasy PID Tuning Course for Engineers, Scientists, Techs and Hobbyists To Go from a Newbie to a Confident PID Tuner in 3 WeeksWith Zero Confusion and With the Minimum Needed Theory & MathTest Your Newly Acquired Skill on Actual Hardware Daily Discord Support & Weekly Group Coaching Calls for this Course
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Senior High Energy Laser Control Systems EngineerNlight Nutronics Apr 2021 - Nov 2022Longmont, Colorado, United States*Design of excitation signals for analog and discrete plant system ID (multi-phase Schroeder etc).*Frequency response data collection and system ID for optomechanical loops consisting of high speed cameras and fast steering mirrors (FSMs).*Methods for getting the analytical model for the plant transfer function straight from the measured frequency domain data.*Design and tuning of pure analog controllers ( PID + lead lag + low pass) for FSM loops using op amps.*Design and tuning of discrete controllers ( PID + lead lag + low pass + notches ) for FSM loops using FPGAs.*Development of in-house controls tools for laser centroid trackers with fast cameras and FSMs.#*Complete motor control loop architecture design for HEL weapon ultra-large gimbals (AZ and EL gimbals).*Mathematical modeling of gimbal plant transfer function and mechanical resonances using FEM data generated by mechanical engineers. *COTS component selection for motor driver power amplifiers and high resolution position feedback encoders.*Mathematical modeling of the velocity and position control loops for HEL weapon AZ & EL gimbals in MATLAB and SIMULINK.*Design of velocity and position control loops for HEL weapon gimbals using PID, lead lag, lag lead, low pass and notch filters.*Analysis of regenerative braking circuits for high torque motor drivers. *Loop closing and testing of the velocity and position loops.*Signal processing routines (FFT and PSD) for jitter characterization for closed loop gimbal movements.*Replacing the COTS motor controllers with in-house motor control algorithms running on FPGAs.# *Modeling of DC-DC power converter circuits in LTSpice for transient and frequency sweep analysis. *Voltage controlled and average current controlled polyphase converter topologies.*Small signal transfer function analysis of DC-DC converters in Matlab and comparison with LTSpice frequency sweep analysis. -
Principal Control Systems EngineerIi-Vi Optical Systems, Inc. Dec 2019 - Mar 2021LongmontLOS stabilization for high precision HEL systems for defense applications.LOS jitter analysis for HEL pointing.High speed, high accuracy nonlinear control loops.Ultra-precise rate, position and tracking loops design. -
Senior Control System EngineerRedstone Aerospace Feb 2019 - Dec 2019Control systems for multi axis precision gimbals for defense applications. -
Senior Control Systems EngineerRedstone Aerospace Feb 2019 - Dec 2019 -
Senior Staff Control Systems EngineerSeagate Technology Feb 2004 - Sep 2017Longmont, Colorado -
Staff Control Systems EngineerKla-Tencor 2000 - 2004San Jose, California
Sivakumar Kanakraj Education Details
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Control Systems Engineering -
Bergen College Of Engineering, Bergen, NorwayElectrical And Electronics Engineering
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Sivakumar Kanakraj works for Plus Infinity Studios
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Sivakumar Kanakraj's current role is Teaching a Mentored PID Tuning Course | The "Easy PID Tuning" Course is for Engineers, Scientists, Techs and Hobbyists Looking to Learn PID Tuning in 3 Weeks with Zero Confusion.
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Sivakumar Kanakraj attended Norwegian University Of Science And Technology (Ntnu), Bergen College Of Engineering, Bergen, Norway.
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