Sivanand Shankar

Design and implementation of a vehicle dynamic simulation model for sir spring suspension system development The focus of the work was: - Implementation of vehicle dynamics model into an air spring simulation model - Definition, validation, and execution of various driving maneuver simulations - Creation of documentation and simulation reports

- Support, optimization and further development of the simulation library (parameter, user interface, validation, structuring) - Calculation of air spring systems Services for customer specific projects and further development of software functions - Optimization of current air spring system functions (Driving State Monitor). Additionally, - Analysis of functional unit requirements - Implementation of unit test frames in C and Piketek-TPT - Analysis of findings (C and Simulink/Targetlink)

Working in the department of manufacturing engineering - Paint center. The following are the tasks that I am responsible on a daily basis: -Creation of material list for external paint shops. -Creation of enclosed drawing and configuration manuals for external paint shop. -Optimization of the external paint project. -Assist the team in daily tasks

Use of digital development tools for Industrial Production Tasks: - Market research on Virtual Commisioning and its benifits for Autoliv. - Defining a use case where both CAD and PLC programming can be simulated in a single platform. - Implementation of the use case on LabView with sample work stations

-Implementation of a Linear programming Controller using a Non-Linear dual tack vehicle model for torque vectoring and slip control. -Working with Matlab and Simulink for the development of the controller. -Tuning the gains according to various velocity conditions. -Implementing the controller on the car and optimization of the controller by test driving the car.

Eginiton-Hamburg e.V is the formula student team in Hamburg, who build two race cars every year. One being an electric race car and the other being autonomous race car. Being in the department of control systems, I am responsible for the following tasks: -Implementing an algorithm for the torque shifting for both electric and driverless car. -Working with Matlab and Simulink for the design of the algorithm. -Working with IPG carmaker for the simulation and tuning of the controller.

Working in the department of Quality management, and I am responsible for the following tasks: -Development of a master test protocol for product-specific incoming goods tests. -Creation of product-specific checklists for the goods incoming inspection. -Support for personnel in the field of quality-assured incoming goods inspection.

Focus: Control System, Robotics, Vibration theory, Linear and Nonlinear Dynamics, Finite Element analysis.

Focus: Control system, Dynamics of Machineries, Fluid Dynamics, Heat and Mass transfer, Finite Element analysis, Kinematics of Machineries