Vaishakh Gopalakrishnan Nair

 Developed a manufacturing process plan using DOE for cast compressor wheels right from the design stage to testing stage.
 Designed aftermarket compressor wheels for superchargers by reverse engineering using investment casting.
 Developed a job traveler for the entire process including Bill of Materials (BOM) on Microsoft Excel for manufacturing.
 Utilized CREO Parametric to design compressor wheel cover to withstand high pressure ratios with minimal material.

-Researched about the applications of Additive Manufacturing in the medical industry such as surgical aids, ex vivo and in vivo applications.
-Reviewed the current methods for bio-printing including details of the process, evolution of the process, materials.
-Identified critical challenges for the various processes and finally addressed challenges for expanding the technology.

 Evaluated wear analysis/patterns of disc brake in automobiles and found the best suitable material.
 Analyzed the wear rate and depth of three materials under various driving conditions using ANSYS Workbench.
 Studied Alumina(A479M), Carbon fiber composite, Epoxy Resin polyester composite for pad materials and AMC for disc.
 Concluded that Carbon fiber composite had 15% less wear among the three under normal driving conditions, thus increasing longevity of disc brakes

 Constructed an over-actuated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using DJI F450 450mm aluminum frame, a DJI NAZA Mv2 flight controller and four 1000 kV brushless motors.
 Created a CAD model for tilting mechanism for rotors using CATIA V5 to achieve over-actuation and 3D printed them with Polylactic acid material.
 Designed a novel control strategy using a cascaded PID controller for the tilting mechanism with MATLAB/Simulink which reduces the settling time of quadcopter by 50% of a normal… Show more

 Constructed an over-actuated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using DJI F450 450mm aluminum frame, a DJI NAZA Mv2 flight controller and four 1000 kV brushless motors.
 Created a CAD model for tilting mechanism for rotors using CATIA V5 to achieve over-actuation and 3D printed them with Polylactic acid material.
 Designed a novel control strategy using a cascaded PID controller for the tilting mechanism with MATLAB/Simulink which reduces the settling time of quadcopter by 50% of a normal PID controller.
 Organized and managed weekly meetings and reported minutes and meeting agenda to the laboratory supervisor.
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