Worked on devising a new parameter— "alpha" which will serve as a new figure-of-merit for co-relating powertrain performance, engine efficiency and range of the vehicle. For this project, I collaborated with a professor from University of Victoria (Victoria, BC, Canada) and a professor from University of Stuttgart (Stuttgart, Germany) for the "Car and Driver Magazine"

• Designed a VTOL tail-sitter delta-wing drone for mass surveillance usage in defence, mining surveillance, forest mapping and rescue operations with an infrared-imaging camera and a GPS-enabled ground station• The designed drone can survey an area of 2 km2 in a singular flight and a single charge• The wings follow the NACA25112 airfoil standard and the drone has a low speed ULM wingspan of 1300 mm and an industry-leading weight of just 2.8 Kg including all its avionics

Design and Composition of Metal-Air Batteries for Light-Duty Applications• Developing a design for Aluminum-air battery for a 225.9 cc bike to increase its single charge range to 1500+ kms• Extensive research on aluminum anode, cathodic and electrolytic materials to establish best combination of materials for optimal coulombic cycle and charge/discharge curves• MATLAB modelling of design and material parameters to theoretically predict coulombic life-cycle and efficiency

Background Oriented Schlieren Imaging of Thermal Convection• Designing and fabricating equipment for a Schlieren Imaging Facility to establish a Gas Dynamics Laboratory at BITS Pilani• Investigating Shock-Boundary Layer Interactions of Supercritical Airfoils and Natural Convection of a hot plate through Background Oriented Schlieren Image Processing techniques using OpenCV Modules in Python

• Increased the dispatching efficiency of Iron Oxide from Acid Regeneration Plant through an improved burner and dispatch truck design• Designed a pneumatically-activated tanker chamber (300psi) which along with friction and consolidation rollers increased loading efficiency by 200%• The dispatch output of iron-oxide per trip increased from 4MT to 11.8MT and saved 3.3 MT of fuel/annum due to changes in design of spray-boom ceramic nozzles, telescopic dispatch sprouts and 2 axis bed shakers

Research Intern under Prof. Justin Albert on the project of “Flight Path Prediction Model and ALTAIR CAD-Modelling”• Work on computational modelling for project ALTAIR which provides a precise (0.1% uncertainty) photometric reference calibration using in-situ-calibrated light sources over the atmosphere, in optical and microwave spectra• Working on developing flight path prediction model using AIFCOMSS software and also help in CAD remodeling of ALTAIR satellite for efficient performance and advanced sensor infusion for payload-delivery

• Developed a multi-rotor exoskeleton for a rapid-imaging and surveillance drone with a thrust of 6.5 kgs• Use of CFRP-PLA to 3D print the exoskeleton in multi-axis manner for increased durability and weight reduction• Prototyped, tested and manufactured one of the most affordable drones in the market weighing 950 g with a durability to sustain impacts of 2000N head-on and on the motor housings.• Design to be submitted for Indian commercial patent approval.

TA in Computer-Aided Design: Finite element programming and analysis of frequency modes and ultimate tensile strength of shear and normal loading on a beam using Code-Aster as well as ANSYS

TA in Fluid Mechanics: Designed and conducted fluid simulation on a Plug flow reactor to observe vortices formed due to baffles, valves and orifices

• Designed AISI 4130 Chromoly space frame chassis for a formula style vehicle with a weight of 310 kg• Conducted FMEA tests and FEA Simulation of essential components for critical failure analysis and maintained FOS Standards under loads which were always 1500N more than real-time loads• Designed an 304 Stainless Steel accumulator casing by additive manufacturing from Mild steel to minimize the area occupied in engine bay and maintain ambient temperature

• Secured 1st rank in Project Review Award amongst 102 international teams and secured overall rank of 12th at NASA HERC 2023• Ranked globally 5th overall and 2nd in Project Review among 80 teams from 12 countries at NASA HERC 2022• Coordinated 6 subsystems to design for manufacturability and modularity• Formulated loading states for static and dynamic FEA simulation of chassis and essential components on Ansys Workbench; iterated on four different Three Wheeled ATV designs on Fusion 360• Led technical discussions to showcase our team’s capabilities to sponsors and secured monetary funding, software licenses, and free patented components from brands like Autodesk, Altair, LPS Bossard, and Efneo• The rover model was selected to be showcased at Autodesk’s global CONVERGE event at Bangalore, India in front of VPs and CTOs of companies like Boeing, Mahindra Automotives etc.

• Leading a team of 8 to represent the university amongst the officials of CISCO India• Aided in conducting webinars and conferences on web development, cyber security, and ethical hacking

• Implemented PLC Ladder, HMI Programming, and SCADA for an automatic cylinder change manifold• Developed robust and manufacturable logic controller and algorithm for efficient delivery of cylinders to the manifold based on the detection of pressure levels inside the connected gas cylinder• Performed HMI simulation analysis on the cylinder manifold and troubleshot to eliminate the point of failures

TA in Engineering Graphics: Drafted 3D printed isometric and sectional view models; Took sessions for students on computer-aided manufacturing using 3D printing and CNC