Nishanth Bhat

• Reverse engineered a Vega Insight full-face motorcycle helmet using SolidWorks.
• Performed structural analyses (ANSYS) to test the design for impact resistance and drop test.
• Used results from the FEA to identify critical dimensions, to modify the overall performance of the helmet.

Conceptualized, designed a successfully demonstrated a smart window concept, which could vary it's transparency from fully transparent to fully opaque, depending on the intensity of the sunlight outside the house.
This window was also capable of being controlled by means of a Bluetooth enabled Android smartphone.
A prototype was built for the same, and demonstrated at Schneider Innovation Challenge 2012, where it was awarded first place across the country.

•Identified the shortcomings of existing fuel-sender designs currently used in the market.
•Conceptualized a modular design with ability to be fitted to any gas tank design.
•Performed a thorough failure mode and effects analysis, assembly sequence analysis and tolerance analysis on the current and proposed designs to validate the proposal.
•Created detailed CAD drawings using Solid Works, and performed structural analyses using ANSYS Workbench, to determine the critical dimensions… Show more

•Identified the shortcomings of existing fuel-sender designs currently used in the market.
•Conceptualized a modular design with ability to be fitted to any gas tank design.
•Performed a thorough failure mode and effects analysis, assembly sequence analysis and tolerance analysis on the current and proposed designs to validate the proposal.
•Created detailed CAD drawings using Solid Works, and performed structural analyses using ANSYS Workbench, to determine the critical dimensions and components for material selection.
•Fabricated prototypes to demonstrate the functioning and proof-of-concept.
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Primary objective was to understand the influence of prototyping in the process of design and suggest methods to make it more efficient. An in-depth process of designing a product was carried out, by observing senior level undergrad students take develop projects from concept stage to a physical product. Based on the studies, a number of generic 3D-printable “connectors” were design and fabricated, which would allow the development of high-quality low-fidelity prototypes. These prototypes… Show more

Primary objective was to understand the influence of prototyping in the process of design and suggest methods to make it more efficient. An in-depth process of designing a product was carried out, by observing senior level undergrad students take develop projects from concept stage to a physical product. Based on the studies, a number of generic 3D-printable “connectors” were design and fabricated, which would allow the development of high-quality low-fidelity prototypes. These prototypes, although very easy to build, were highly efficient in demonstrating relative motion as well as product functionality. Following this, a method was proposed to take the prototypes directly to CAD stage by 3D scanning the prototypes. Show less

•A shop floor consisting of 4 machine groups was considered.
•Each machine group had a number of identical machines for parallel processing, and the maximum number of machines in each group was limited by the budget constraints for the job shop resource allocation.
• Objective was to study the effect of each of the control variables on the throughput time of the job shop, using DoE techniques.
• The experiment consisted of 4 input variables and one response variable.
•Minitab was… Show more

•A shop floor consisting of 4 machine groups was considered.
•Each machine group had a number of identical machines for parallel processing, and the maximum number of machines in each group was limited by the budget constraints for the job shop resource allocation.
• Objective was to study the effect of each of the control variables on the throughput time of the job shop, using DoE techniques.
• The experiment consisted of 4 input variables and one response variable.
•Minitab was used to perform the ANOVA and determine the effects and interaction plots.
•The conclusions of the experiment helped determine the significance of the control variables on the throughput time, thereby allowing the optimization of the throughput time.
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• Analyzed the net inflow of Indium into the US in 2014, and mapped the usage of Indium in various industries.
• Primary focus of the project was to track the usage of Indium in Liquid Crystal Displays and Photovoltaic Cells.
• Used data from various USLCI and Indium Corp to develop a process model for Indium from extraction stage (cradle) to end-of-life (grave).
• Analyzed the environmental performance of various flows involved in Indium processing, by performing Life Cycle Assessment… Show more

• Analyzed the net inflow of Indium into the US in 2014, and mapped the usage of Indium in various industries.
• Primary focus of the project was to track the usage of Indium in Liquid Crystal Displays and Photovoltaic Cells.
• Used data from various USLCI and Indium Corp to develop a process model for Indium from extraction stage (cradle) to end-of-life (grave).
• Analyzed the environmental performance of various flows involved in Indium processing, by performing Life Cycle Assessment of the processes, using SimaPro and Microsoft Excel.
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Optimized the ordering schedule and inventory level using EOQ model, for a diesel engines manufacturing plant. The project also involved the analysis of demands over the pat 2 years, in order to determine the optimum models to be applied for the optimization.

Developed an energy recovery system for four-wheel vehicles, which was capable of recovering the otherwise lost kinetic energy (during braking) and the heat energy (from exhaust gases) in a single module, and deliver the recovered energy back to the car, there by increasing the efficiency of the car.
Modeled the system on Unigraphics (NX 8.0), to validate the proof-of-concept.

The project was presented at the PACE Global Annual Summit in Pasadena CA, where it was awarded 2nd place… Show more

Developed an energy recovery system for four-wheel vehicles, which was capable of recovering the otherwise lost kinetic energy (during braking) and the heat energy (from exhaust gases) in a single module, and deliver the recovered energy back to the car, there by increasing the efficiency of the car.
Modeled the system on Unigraphics (NX 8.0), to validate the proof-of-concept.

The project was presented at the PACE Global Annual Summit in Pasadena CA, where it was awarded 2nd place globally. Show less