Dr. Muhammad Adeel Awan

My role was to look after the Harman software suppliers around the globe & contribute in supplier development to address business needs. The responsibilities were: • Define, review & rate suppliers' artefacts for effective supplier monitoring • Conducting workshops to analyse supplier collaboration, process & product quality • Organizing & execution of Supplier Assessments using Automotive SPICE as a yardstick • Propose process improvements & corrective actions to improve overall product quality

Investigated physical and sonic gesture recognition for vehicle control purposes. The research was aimed to: • Identify the potential solutions commercially available • Comparison of the existing solutions • Evaluate the safety aspects in terms of misinterpretation Regular project appraisals to the sponsor by means of presentations and technical reports

The scope includes development of hybrid steering system for improved handling. This has been achieved by employing a low cost steer-by-wire system in conjunction with in-wheel motors. Simulations validated by experiments are used to evaluate the system performance. Skills gained are: • Vehicle & non-linear tyre modelling using Matlab/Simulink • Cascade control design for torque vectoring & wheel-slips • Multibody dynamic simulations in Adams Car and Simulink • Sensors data acquisition

During the stay I successfully contributed in several diverse and challenging projects related to aircraft industry. All the projects demanded thorough investigation and detailed planning. The projects undertaken required technical as well as management skills for successful accomplishment.

Served as a faculty member with the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Major responsibilities included preparation and delivery of lectures. During my stay I taught various courses at undergraduate and graduate level including Engineering Mechanics, Computer Aided Design and Modelling & Simulation.

• Vibration Analysis of a Connector used in Automotive Industry (Master Thesis): - Investigation of connectors relating to vibration resistance using a composite approach of Finite Element Method and Multi-body system. • Comparison between ABAQUS/Standard and ABAQUS/Explicit (Mini Project): - Evaluation of advantages by using ABAQUS/Explicit instead of ABAQUS/Standard for tedious problems.

Compensation of Low Performance Steering System using Torque Vectoring