ABHINAV
KUMAR
Phone: +1-(929)-363-6451
Email: abhinavkumarak56@gmail.com
Mechanical and Robotics Engineer
Work Experience
Mechanical Design Engineer
Feb - June 2022
OCTOBOTICS TECH
Delhi, India
(https://octobotics.tech/)
Mechanical Design Engineer
Jan 2021 - Feb 2022
FUTURISTIC LABS
Hyderabad, India
(https://www.getriku.com/)
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Refined design on a ship crawling robot and a drone for ultrasonic thickness gauging inspection, NDT inspection and pre-docking services
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Engineered auto-tensioning device, watertight seals for the crawler robot manipulators, and designed structural members for the drone
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Allocated and optimized resources to consolidate workflows of the company, attaining shipping Class certification for operations
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Undertook an automated cooking robot from prototyping to production phase that aims at cutting down weekly cooking hours by 66.6%
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Devised a unique Non-Return Value bottle for oil and water storage that could be manufactured using 3d printing, redesigned it for pressure resin casting setup and later optimized it for injection moulding
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Developed the control pipeline for steaming of food ingredients on the machine and perfected cooking degree with hundreds of experiments
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Solved the problem of food blockage in the dispensing mechanism by adding a novel surface feature and fabricating a dispensing mechanism
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Initialized a small pressure resin casting facility required for rapidly prototyping parts for Riku and developed Operational Procedures for it
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Wrote crucial decision-making documents like PRD, FMEA, HOQ, and developed processes to increase efficiency at a company level
Projects
CAPSTONE PROJECT
Renewable Energy and Thermodynamics
Nov 2019 - Jun 2020
Tamil Nadu, India
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Paper published to the International Journal of Ambient Energy on biofuel aimed at finding the composition and combustion characteristics
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Performed 9 chemical experiments including FTIR analysis, experiments for physical properties, and 16 controlled diesel engine combustions
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Concluded that B60 works from the massive data collected on emission, performance, combustion, SFC, BTE, crank angle, and cylinder pressure
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TEAM VIMAANAS
Unmanned Radio-Controlled Aerial Vehicle Enthusiast
Mar 2016 - May 2018
Technical Member
Lakeland, Florida
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Designed and fabricated a modular wing and tail assembly that can be detached from its mount and placed inside a small constraint box
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Constructed a functional and cost-effective test rig to quantify the thrust generated by aircraft developed by the team
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Spearheaded the team’s project management efforts and the timely completion of five design iterations before the engineering prototype
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Assisted in fabricating multiple subassemblies for the final RC plane that entered into the competition
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Presented the team’s work at the final event in Florida, USA securing 6th position for the presentation and 10th overall out of 70 participants
Visit Project Page :
ROBOT DYNAMICS
KUKA UR5 robot control firmware
Sept 2022 - Dec 2022
New York, USA
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Implemented Forward kinematics on the robot using matrix product of exponentials for a KUKA UR5 5 degree of freedom robot
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Coded Inverse Kinematics on the robot using Newton-Raphson algorithm for root finding and visualized frames using CoppeliaSim simulator
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Trajectory was generated using Quintic Time scaling and odometry was applied as a transformation matrix
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ARGL Ltd.
Integrated Automotive Component Manufacturer
May 2018 - June 2018
Production Design Engineer
New Delhi, India
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Developed a low-cost ring gear counting system leading to the reduction of counting time by 85% per stack of blanks
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Wrote algorithms and worked with ultrasonic sensors developing circuits on the Arduino platform
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Gained practical understanding in production management through working with ring gear manufacturing plant
FAILURE ANALYSIS OF A CAPACITOR
Fractography and Failure Mechanics
July 2018 - Nov 2018
Tamil Nadu, India
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Executed a detailed study on the failure modes of a capacitor involving acceleration of failure through various mechanisms
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Evaluated different instruments and techniques for failure analysis and performed fractography with a high-resolution optical microscope
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Identified the failure root cause as a combination of excessive thermal stress and high-pressure gases for the capacitor experimented upon
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Innovated and constructed 5 bipedal robot prototypes including designs with 2 DOFs, 4 DOFs, and 6 DOFs. Currently advancing expertise by leading the development of an 8 DOF design with climbing and jumping capabilities
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Created power circuits for 12V and 48V, controls for balancing, kinematics/dynamics modeling and hybrid walking model
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Wrote URDF of 3 designs, imported into Gazebo simulation software for accurate prediction of physics of the robot
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Built and led a team of 7+ engineers and raised $2,500+ from NYU with a crowdfunding campaign scheduled around 25th Feb, 2024
Education
Sep 2022 - Expected May 2024
Masters of Technology in Mechatronics and Robotics
New York University, Tandon School of Engineering
New York, USA
Aug 2016 - July 2020
Bachelor of Technology in Production & Industrial Engineering
Vellore Institute of Technology - Vellore
Tamil Nadu, India
Work Experience
Mechanical Design Engineer
Feb - June 2022
OCTOBOTICS TECH
Delhi, India
(https://octobotics.tech/)
-
Refined design on a ship crawling robot and a drone for ultrasonic thickness gauging inspection, NDT inspection and pre-docking services
-
Engineered auto-tensioning device, watertight seals for the crawler robot manipulators, and designed structural members for the drone
-
Allocated and optimized resources to consolidate workflows of the company, attaining shipping Class certification for operations
Mechanical Design Engineer
Jan 2021 - Feb 2022
FUTURISTIC LABS
Hyderabad, India
(https://www.getriku.com/)
-
Undertook an automated cooking robot from prototyping to production phase that aims at cutting down weekly cooking hours by 66.6%
-
Devised a unique Non-Return Value bottle for oil and water storage that could be manufactured using 3d printing, redesigned it for pressure resin casting setup and later optimized it for injection moulding
-
Developed the control pipeline for steaming of food ingredients on the machine and perfected cooking degree with hundreds of experiments
-
Solved the problem of food blockage in the dispensing mechanism by adding a novel surface feature and fabricating a dispensing mechanism
-
Initialized a small pressure resin casting facility required for rapidly prototyping parts for Riku and developed Operational Procedures for it
-
Wrote crucial decision-making documents like PRD, FMEA, HOQ, and developed processes to increase efficiency at a company level
Projects
CAPSTONE PROJECT
Renewable Energy and Thermodynamics
Nov 2019 - Jun 2020
Tamil Nadu, India
-
Paper published to the International Journal of Ambient Energy on biofuel aimed at finding the composition and combustion characteristics
-
Performed 9 chemical experiments including FTIR analysis, experiments for physical properties, and 16 controlled diesel engine combustions
-
Concluded that B60 works from the massive data collected on emission, performance, combustion, SFC, BTE, crank angle, and cylinder pressure
Visit Project Paper :
TEAM VIMAANAS
Unmanned Radio-Controlled Aerial Vehicle Enthusiast
Mar 2016 - May 2018
Technical Member
Lakeland, Florida
-
Designed and fabricated a modular wing and tail assembly that can be detached from its mount and placed inside a small constraint box
-
Constructed a functional and cost-effective test rig to quantify the thrust generated by aircraft developed by the team
-
Spearheaded the team’s project management efforts and the timely completion of five design iterations before the engineering prototype
-
Assisted in fabricating multiple subassemblies for the final RC plane that entered into the competition
-
Presented the team’s work at the final event in Florida, USA securing 6th position for the presentation and 10th overall out of 70 participants
Visit Project Page :
ROBOT DYNAMICS
KUKA UR5 robot control firmware
Sept 2022 - Dec 2022
New York, USA
-
Implemented Forward kinematics on the robot using matrix product of exponentials for a KUKA UR5 5 degree of freedom robot
-
Coded Inverse Kinematics on the robot using Newton-Raphson algorithm for root finding and visualized frames using CoppeliaSim simulator
-
Trajectory was generated using Quintic Time scaling and odometry was applied as a transformation matrix
Visit Project Page :
ARGL Ltd.
Integrated Automotive Component Manufacturer
May 2018 - June 2018
Production Design Engineer
New Delhi, India
-
Developed a low-cost ring gear counting system leading to the reduction of counting time by 85% per stack of blanks
-
Wrote algorithms and worked with ultrasonic sensors developing circuits on the Arduino platform
-
Gained practical understanding in production management through working with ring gear manufacturing plant
FAILURE ANALYSIS OF A CAPACITOR
Fractography and Failure Mechanics
July 2018 - Nov 2018
Tamil Nadu, India
-
Executed a detailed study on the failure modes of a capacitor involving acceleration of failure through various mechanisms
-
Evaluated different instruments and techniques for failure analysis and performed fractography with a high-resolution optical microscope
-
Identified the failure root cause as a combination of excessive thermal stress and high-pressure gases for the capacitor experimented upon
Visit Project Page :
Education
Sep 2022 - Expected May 2024
New York University, Tandon School of Engineering
New York, USA
Masters of Technology in Mechatronics and Robotics
Aug 2016 - July 2020
Vellore Institute of Technology - Vellore
Tamil Nadu, India
Bachelor of Technology in Production & Industrial Engineering