Anand Venkateswaran

Software Engineer

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India14 yrs experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

14 years of experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering
Expert in controls development and simulation data analysis
Led projects with significant technical uncertainties

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Mechanical Engineering expert specializing in Model-Based Systems Engineering for the automotive industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Model-based Systems EngineeringControls DevelopmentResearch

Other Skills

AMESimActive Vibration ControlBattery Management SystemC (Programming Language)Component CharacterizationDrivabilityEngine DynamicsEngineeringHiL TestingMATLABMathematicsModel Predictive ControlModel Reference ControlModel-Based ControlModel-Based Development

About

I have a Master’s (research) degree in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Dynamics & Controls and 14 years of experience in helping automotive OEMs & Tier-1 suppliers apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) in their vehicle development activities. For the better part of my career, I played a lead role in their development of dynamically validated plant models towards troubleshooting existing products, getting early insights into an upcoming product's performance and in facilitating controls development. In my initial years, I played an active role in the shift to model-based controls development, particularly Verification & Validation (V&V) and Control Design / Algorithm implementation. I have had industry-relevant research experience in rigorous academic environments. Centered around modeling of system dynamics & controls, these were foundational experiences that helped me in later years to confidently lead projects with significant technical uncertainties, limited background information & support. I am an avid programmer interested in leveraging programming languages (MATLAB, Python) towards efficient processing / analysis of Simulation data / results. After a satisfying 3-year break for family & community work, I am raring to go beyond my comfort zone - Version 2.0 !

Experience

Siemens digital industries software

Senior Engineer

Feb 2016 – Feb 2022 · 6 yrs · Greater Chennai Area

Project Manager or Individual contributor in small global teams located in India, Japan, France, USA and Korea.
Executed detailed studies on :
NVH - Torsional / Tactile / Gear Rattle || Drivability – CVT Ratio Hunting || Component Characterization & Parameterization - Empirical / Geometric || Vehicle Dynamics - Steering / Ride / Trajectory Tracking || Forces – Impact / Effort || Simulation time – Variable Step / Fixed Step.
Through development of appropriate fidelity models of :
Driveline || Vehicle - Planar / MDOF || Transmission - Clutch Damper / DMF / Torque Converter / CVT / AT || Engine block / Mounts / Multi-piece Propeller Shaft & Axle Assembly || Steering - Hydraulic / EPS / Adams Co-simulation / Kinematics || Suspension - Coil / Leaf || Mechanisms - Parking Brake / Excavator Crawler / Manual Gear Shift || Model Reduction - Driveline / Hydraulic Circuit || Model Predictive Control (MPC) – Prediction model / Bicycle / Non-linear variants.
Including hands-on processing of :
Measurement Data - Input / Validation / Static / Dynamic / Operational / Engine pressure / RPMs / Accelerations / Mount displacements / Efforts / Noise levels / FRF || TPA || Road profile || Component Geometry – Parking Brake / Torque converter / Gearbox
Using these State-of-Art tools :
AMESim - Supercomponents / Custom components coding / Co-simulation || TestLab || MATLAB || Python || ADAMS

NVHDrivabilityComponent CharacterizationVehicle DynamicsSimulationModel Predictive Control+5

Lms, a siemens business

Technical Associate

May 2012 – Jan 2016 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Greater Chennai Area · On-site

Individual contributor or Project Manager in small global teams located in India, France and Japan.
Executed detailed studies on :
NVH - Torsional vibrations / Booming / Gear Rattle || Drivability - Surge / Tip-in / Tip-out / Clunk || Multi-Attribute-Balancing.
Through development of appropriate fidelity models of :
Powertrain || Engine Dynamics – Pressure profiles / Imbalance Forces || Vehicle - Planar || Transmission - Clutch Damper / MT / AT / TMD (Tuned Mass Damper) || Engine block / Mounts || Drive cycle Controls - Lock-up Clutch Slip / Feed-forward / Gear shift Algorithm.
Including hands-on processing of :
Test Data - Input / Correlation / Static / Dynamic / Operational || Quantities - Engine pressure / RPM /
Acceleration / Mount displacement / Force / Torque / Structural Vibration / Noise Level || System
Characteristics – Rigid body Mode Shapes / FRF / TPA || Signals – Filters / Logic Checks
Using these State-of-Art tools :
AMESim - Supercomponents / Custom components coding / Co-simulation || TestLab || MATLAB

NVHDrivabilityPowertrainEngine DynamicsTransmission ModelingMATLAB+3

Emmeskay, inc.

Project Engineer

Jan 2010 – May 2012 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Detroit Metropolitan Area · On-site

Active member of a global team located in USA and India.
Involved in Model-Based development of a EV Battery Energy Controller Module (BMS) for a battery supplier.
HiL Testing :
Requirements to Test Procedures || Manual / Automated || Open-loop / Closed-loop || Replicating issues seen in Vehicle testing / Lauterbach-based debugging || Modules - Contactor Control / Battery Charging / Thermal Control / SoC / Cell Balancing
Model based Control algorithm :
SoX Modules / SoC / SoH / Power Limits / Cell Balancing
Validation with Operational Data :
Specifying Test procedures to Battery Back Testing team / Post-processing & Analysis of Test data / Validation of Controller's Energy related estimations
Tools :
dSpace / Control Desk || MATLAB / Simulink / Stateflow || Python

Battery Management SystemHiL TestingModel-Based ControlMATLABSimulinkPython+2

Uc davis

Graduate Student Researcher

Oct 2007 – Dec 2009 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Thesis :
Active vibration control of lightly damped structures using rotary actuators -
Evaluating active & semi-active (with TVA-Tuned Vibration Absorber) control strategies to reduce vibrations when subject to broadband disturbances.
A U.S.A based technology & manufacturing company was interested to apply it on deep sea pipelines, light aircraft and oil pipelines suspended at high altitudes (mountainous region).
Advisor : Dr. Donald Margolis, Professor, Mechanical & Aeronautical Engg., UC Davis
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Key Term projects or Research support :
Optimal control of an inverted triple pendulum || Model Reference Control (MRC) for yaw dynamics || Comparison of Active & Semi-active suspension (Sky-Hook damping) for a Heave-Pitch model || Evaluating an in-series Roll control actuation system || Control of in-plane rotor vibration by power assisting passive bifilar pendulums || Multi-Body-Dynamics of a Waddling duck toy along an incline || Hydro-Mount Bond Graph model || Preview suspension control

Active Vibration ControlModel Reference ControlMulti-Body DynamicsResearch

Emmeskay systems solutions private limited

Engineer

Aug 2005 – Aug 2007 · 2 yrs · Greater Chennai Area · On-site

Active member of a global team located in India and USA.
Involved in the implementation of a robust migration process to enable an auto major to make a paradigm shift from Legacy Controller development (C-code) to Model-Based one (Simulink models).
Ensuring modeling guidelines are followed for readability & efficient auto-code generation || Peer review of migrated models || Validation of models using randomized test vectors that provide complete Controller code coverage || Developing MATLAB based tools for - Automating model creation from code / Model comparison / Model instrumentation (sensors & actuators) for intermediate variables / Auto-checking of modeling guidelines || MATLAB / Simulink / Stateflow

Model-Based DevelopmentMATLABSimulinkStateflowModel-Based Systems Engineering