Selected Projects
This is a collection of some of my projects, along with the skills developed working on those projects.
Modeling and simulation of a pneumatic diaphragm micropump
Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems Course, MIT, Fall 2018
Skills: Control relevant multi-domain modeling and simulation - fluid, pneumatic, mechanical, electrical, etc.
DC-DC buck convertor design
Power Electronics Course, MIT, Spring 2019
Skills: Power electronics design / LT spice simulations
report / code / LT spice model
Cause of Interstitial Pressure and Vascular Collapse in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Critical Analysis
- Do fluid pressures collapse vessels, or do collapsed vessels lead to increased fluid pressures in pancreatic tumors?
Fields, Forces, and Flows in Biological Systems Course, MIT, Fall 2015
Skills: Modeling and analysis of bio-phenomena, bio-structures, and bio-flows at micro- and macro-scales
Commutation and Control of a Brushless DC motor
Digital Control Systems Course, MIT, Fall 2015
Skills: Digital controls, Analog controls, Amplifer circuit design
2D Laser Projection System
ASPE Student Challenge Competition, 2016
Brij Bhushan, Tyler Hamer, Minkyun Noh, Luis Soenksen, Lei Zhou
Skills: Mechatronics system design, LabVIEW real-time, Inverse kinematics, Trajectory generation, Project management
report / slides / code (kinematics) | 1st place winners
Confocal Thickness Measurement System
ASPE Student Challenge Competition, 2018
Brij Bhushan, Andrew Duenner, Tyler Hamer, Hilary Johnson, Aaron Ramirez, Lei Zhou
Skills: Precision machine design, Geometrical optics
report / slides / optics calculations / LabVIEW code | 2nd place winners
Non-round Grinding
Micromatic Grinding Technologies Limited, 2014-2015
Skills: Kinematics, Machine tool design, Grinding process design, Project management
Grinding non-circular contours on a cylindrical grinding machine is achieved by interpolation of the wheel-infeed (linear) – X-axis with the work-piece (rotation) – C-axis. I developed the algorithms to convert a non-circular work-piece profile into machine C,X coordinates, along with analysis tools for checking the largest grinding wheel diameter possible, checking for interference, profile smoothing, and motion optimization. I also worked on business development. This effort resulted in a new product line of non-round grinding machines for the company.
Grind Trak - In-process monitoring of Grinding
Micromatic Grinding Technologies Limited, 2012-2014
Skills: Grinding process development, System approach, LabVIEW
Developed a portable, in-process monitoring tool measuring power and wheel displacement signatures in cylindrical grinding machine tools. Such signatures, like health signatures in medicine, help in process troubleshooting, optimization, and benchmarking. Developed training materials and trained the application engineering team in its use for more than 40 case studies spanning multiple customers across the country.
Steam and compressed-air circuits - plant improvement studies
Summer Internship at ITC Limited, Guntur, AP, India, 2011
Skills: Steam and thermal systems, Compressed air system design
Alterbot - All-terrain Robot
DRDO Students' Robotic Competition (DRDO SRC), India, 2010
Brij Bhushan, Anant Jain, Gaurav Jain, Tanuj Jhunhunwala, Sanchit Mehta, Vinit Unni, Anoop Vergheese, Nagendar VSS