Prashant Yadav Email & Phone Number

Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States

• Designed and developed components for linear displacement sensors (LVDT) and rotational displacement sensors (RVDT) utilized in aerospace and industrial sectors.
• Conducted static structural and vibration analysis of sensor components exposed to fluid pressure and mechanical vibrations using FEA software (Solidworks simulation).
• Performed FMEA (Failure mode & effects analysis) and calculated MTBF (Mean time between failures) calculations as part of reliability analysis for the sensors.
• Collaborated with the manufacturing department and utilized DFA (Design for Assembly) techniques to streamline manufacturing and assembly processes and enhanced product quality during the design phase.
• Produced product specification drawings, component drawings, detailed assembly drawings using GD&T principles and assembly work instructions for production.
• Designed fixtures for LVDT test benches and tooling to meet manufacturing needs.

Philadelphia

• Designed a 3-degree freedom delta robot for pick and place task using SolidWorks, arduino
• Manufactured the delta robot using manufacturing processes such as 3-D printing, laser cutting
• Developed an educational project and laboratory component for undergraduate engineering curricula involving ultrasonic welding with ABB robot and data acquisition using LabView
• Developed lab modules for Green Energy Manufacturing course
• Teaching assistant for robotics course (2 axis 3 axis and 6 axis robots)
• Physics course - Taught topics like transnational kinematics, basic mechanics, including motion. Newton's laws, gravitation, energy, momentum, rotational motion

Drexel University

• Designed suspension geometry using an iterative approach, bell cranks and anti-roll bar system using SolidWorks
• Calculated suspension parameters such as ride rate, roll rate and control arm(A-arm) forces using MATLAB
• Conducted Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using SolidWorks simulation for anti-roll bar assembly Used Abaqus to perform FEA on bell cranks and control arms

Mumbai Area, India

• Created CAD models and assemblies of heat resistant alloy castings such as grate plates, tip casting blocks, dip tubes using SolidWorks to deduce part weights for quotations and work orders
• Created manufacturing drawings of immersion cyclone tube, cooler grate plates used in cement plants
• Collaborated in producing manufacturing plant layout drawing for machinery location on production line
• Coordinated the manufacturing and sales department to estimate in quotation estimation for various product inquiries

Pune Area, India

• Proposed automation of drilling process to reduce drilling time at bottleneck operation in production line of steering knuckle.
• Designed fixture for mounting different types of steering knuckle in the SPM using SOLIDWORKS
• Produced manufacturing drawings of the components of the SPM

Mumbai Area, India

• Reverse engineered tripod housings and designed differential mounts and half axles
• Calculated parameters for brake pedal box and brake rotor selection such as pedal ratio, master cylinder diameter.
• Performed FEA for tripod housings and differential mounts using SolidWorks simulation

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering