Anirudh Agarwal

Developed satellite structure and handled mechanical integration of all subsystems. Designed and fabricated the solar deployment mechanism and demonstrated actuation with a custom-designed PCB fabricated in-house. Derived equations for ADCS reaction wheel and magnetorquer sizing, cold gas thrust, and orbital orientation from first principles. Implemented them in Python. Supervised the propulsion system development with 2 direct reports. Developed the initial business model and financial projections.

Developed a surround stage for 3D printing with magnetic materials in a rotating magnetic field. Designed and built 4 versions of food 3D printers. Gen 4 printer with 10x faster material change than Gen 3 Gen 3 with 3x more volume capacity and over 10x load capacity than Gen 2 Gen 2 with 4x smaller size and 3x less weight than Gen 1 Designed and built accessories for cartridge replacement and cartridge filling to demonstrate further automation with Gen 4.

Founded Anrich3D to develop food 3D printing as a platform technology for various applications as a spin-off from my NTU research. Constructed complex mechatronic assemblies, adapting slicers for paste extrusion and multimaterial printing. Created business models, financial projections, and pitches for various market segments. Won the pitch competition at the SFFA Exhibition 2019. Exhibitions: SKS - Seattle, TIP - UAE News: Bloomberg - Japan, CNA - Singapore Incubated in the SPACE-F program in Bangkok

Built a soft gripper with 3 silicone fingers scaled up by 2x in size and 4x in load lifting capacity from the original. Developed a multi-step moulding process to create composite fingers with embedded 3D printed joints. Created a C++ module to generate gcode for embedded 3D printing for polymer composites. Published a paper visualizing the gripper forces configuration space simulated in Matlab.

MSc. Mechanical Engineering GPA: 4.25/5 Specialization: Manufacturing Technology and Automation. Master's by coursework. Taken a thesis project in lieu of 2 credits. Thesis: Food 3D Printer Head Design: Built a universal auger-based extrusion system for 3D printing with a focus on modelling viscosity behaviour and enabling high-speed deposition.

B.Tech. Mechanical & Industrial Engineering GPA: 8.78/10 Thesis: Study of EDM process variants: Investigated thermal simulation of near-dry EDM in ANSYS; modelled phase change, heat flow, and tool wear. Internships: Yr 1: Summer Undergraduate Research Award (SURA): waste recycling Yr 2: Maruti Suzuki: Car Manufacturing Yr 3: a) National Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research (NCAIR): numerical modelling of cutting forces in Ball End Milling using C++ b) Minda Silca: Key manufacturing