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International Student Leader

NC State University

August 2018

Mentored a group of 20 incoming international students at NC State by providing assistance and guidance with academic formalities and life here in the US!

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Suspension Head

DJS Kronos India

February 2015 - February 2016

Head of Suspension in a Team of 40 that accomplished the design, fabrication and testing of an All-terrain vehicle. Competed in two national level BAJA SAE competitions, winning the first prize for Maneuverability event. Achieved the following as Suspension Head:

  • Design of suspension geometry on Solidworks

  • Finite Element Analysis of components on Ansys Workbench

  • Prototyping and fabrication of Assembly

  • Troubleshooting and testing of Suspension System

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Component Design

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3D CAD models designed on Solidworks. The parts labeled are:

1) Suspension Knuckle 2) Steering Arm 3) Dead Spindle 

4) Brake Rotor 5) Wheel Hub

Testing and Analysis

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Component analysis using ANSYS workbench considering:

  • Stress Concentration value and location

  • Part Distortion during extreme conditions

  • Part Failure due to fatigue or extreme conditions

Component Assembly

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All components were assembled using Solidworks and a rendered image on the vehicle was developed.

Fabrication

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Fabrication process included:

  • Vehicle chassis fabrication by welding metal tubes

  • Engine, powertrain, brake and suspension component Assembly

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Siddhant Satish Rao

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