Kunal Shinde

-Designed a canine inspired robotic leg based on its leg length and toe size.
-Performed FEA on the leg assembly using SolidWorks for trotting forces.
-Compared various geometries of leg design of a canine and cheetah.
-Reduced the stress on standard robotic leg by 63% using bio-inspiration.

Topology optimization is a very powerful tool in used in various areas of design such as structural mechanics, electronics, optics, etc.
A Gripper is designed using topology optimization tools which are based on the SIMP algorithm.
This design is automatically generated and can be extended to design various other compliant mechanisms such as hooks, brackets and inverters.

• Reverse engineered and modified a novel sprinkler by modifying parts, sub-assemblies and assemblies.
• Produced engineering drawings (SolidWorks) and applied GD&T techniques to analyze critical components of the design.
• Implemented DFMA approaches to reduce number of parts from 40 to 21, material usage by 20%, production & assembly costs.

• FMEA analysis to identify all possible modes of failure in the manufacturing stages Switch gear parts.
• Implemented Lean six sigma strategies such as Cellular manufacturing, Poka Yoke, etc. on production floor for 6 different parts.
• Created a Kanban Card Pull System for 20 Work-In-Process SKU's, thereby creating a visual replenishment environment which resulted in reduced Raw Materials inventories by 27% and Finished Goods Inventories over 25% for seven product lines over a… Show more

• FMEA analysis to identify all possible modes of failure in the manufacturing stages Switch gear parts.
• Implemented Lean six sigma strategies such as Cellular manufacturing, Poka Yoke, etc. on production floor for 6 different parts.
• Created a Kanban Card Pull System for 20 Work-In-Process SKU's, thereby creating a visual replenishment environment which resulted in reduced Raw Materials inventories by 27% and Finished Goods Inventories over 25% for seven product lines over a four week period.
• Monitored process performance using statistical process control.
• Assisted in shop floor layout planning, document BOMs for assembly and supervised manufacturing.
• Resulted in increase of potential profit by more than $20000.
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-Reverse engineered an Automated soldering machine.
-Performed design/analysis of Rotating Parts including sub-systems and developed detailed documentation.
-Generated detailed drawings on Z-CAD.
-Provided timely communications on significant issues or developments.
-Manufactured and assembled parts to produce a replica of the machine to serve as a replacement during breakdown.

• Optimized an intake manifold through CFD ANSYS and experiments on a swirl rig by reducing swirl ratio variations in ports of intake manifold by 60%.