Mukunda Madhava Nath
Work Experience
Bangalore, India
Technical Lead - Mechanical Engineer III, Creative Solutions Lab, Advanced Technology Lab, CTO
December 2017 - present
- Working with cross function design and analysis teams across sites on the next generation systems. Use simulation and experimental techniques to analyse structural weaknesses in a design while working towards improving current modeling methodology.
- Performing structural simulation/analysis at a component and system level.
- Characterization of new materials. Design the experiments to characterize these materials and their material modeling.
- Identify advancements in simulation technology and its incorporation into current process.
- Working with mechanical design, manufacturing, materials engineering teams and external vendors.
- Using research outlook to identify new problems in the domain.
- Simulating manufacturing processes.
- Python/TCL scripting for automation of processes and improving efficiency
Bangalore, India
Senior Engineer - Safety CAE, Pedestrian Protection CAE
August 2013 - November 2017
- Nonlinear explicit dynamics simulations intensive of contact and material nonlinearity in LS-DYNA.
- CAE Analysis of full-vehicle frontal, rear and side loadcases in USNCAP, China NCAP.
- CAE Analysis of all pedestrian protection loadcases
- Structural, occupant, and pedestrian protection simulation for full vehicle models.
- Correlation of CAE model to physical test results.
- Development of counter measures to meet performance target values.
- Automate FE model generation, simulation, and post-processing procedures to reduce development time and increase efficiency
- Professional working efficiency and capability in LS-DYNA, Primer, Animator, LS Opt, and Hyperworks package.
Project Assistant, Computational Nano-Engineering Group, M2D2 Lab, under Dr. G. K. Ananthasuresh
August 2010 - June 2011
- Benchmarking of an FEA package developed in IISc (HyFEM) to commercial packages.
- Finite element simulation of micro compliant mechanisms.
Education
Master of Design (MDes), Product Design and Engineering, July 2011 - July 2013, Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing(CPDM), CGPA 6.4/8.0
Thesis - Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a Novel and Cost-Effective Soil Moisture Sensor Meter for Farming Applications in India. (G-Drive Link)
Advisor - Dr. G. K. Ananthasuresh, Professor, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, IISc Bangalore
Bachelor of Technology(BTech), Mechanical Engineering July 2006 - June 2010, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CGPA 8.29/10
Thesis - Design and analysis of thermal actuators for MEMS applications.
Advisor - Dr. P. K. Patowari, Associate Professor, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Silchar.
Publications and Patents
Publications
- Mukunda Madhava Nath, Nitin Gupta, Dibakar Sen. Design of an Ergonomic Bicycle Seat. In proceedings of International Ergonomics Conference - Humanizing Work and Work Environment, December 2014, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India. (Pre-Print G-Drive Link)
- P. K. Patowari, M. M. Nath, A. S. Bharali, J. Gogoi, C. K. Singh. Comparative Study of Different Micro-Thermal Actuators for Micro-Electro-Mechanical-System Application. Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems (JAMS), Volume 11, Issue 1(2012) pp. 17-26, January 1, 2012. (Pre-Print G-Drive Link)
- P. K. Patowari, M. M. Nath, A. S. Bharali, J. Gogoi, C. K. Singh. Comparative Study of Different Micro-Thermal Actuators for MEMS Application. In Proceedings of the 3rd International and 24th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research (AIMTDR) Conference, December 2010, Visakhapatnam, India. (Pre-Print G-Drive Link)
Patents
- Dibakar Sen, Mukunda Madhava Nath, Nitin Gupta. A bicycle seat assembly. Indian patent application 2105/CHE/2013. Patent pending. (Pre-Print G-Drive Link)
Projects
This project is an exploration of the capability of mechanical components for complex actuation and control. The trajectory of human foot is similar to the alphabet D, rotated anticlockwise 90 degrees. A similar coupler curve can be found in the Hoeken’s linkage. An optimized mechanism (in terms of number of links and coupler curve) is designed as a functioning leg and six of them is connected to a rectangular frame with a tripod gait. A single rotating motion is connected to the links through chain drives to control all the legs in a particular gait. The vehicle can be steered using a mechanism that facilitates differential stride for opposing legs.
Software Skills
- Simulation Packages: LS DYNA, Optistruct, Abaqus, NX Nastran, Comsol.
- Pre-Processing: Hypermesh, Primer, LS Pre-post.
- CAD Packages: NX CAD (Unigraphics) 9.0, Solidworks 2012.
- Programming: Excel VBA, Unix Shell, Python, MATLAB, C++.
- Presentation/Documentation: MS Office, LaTeX, Beamer.
Honors and Achievements
- Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) BlackBelt, General Motors University, 2015
- Graduate Scholarship from MHRD, Government of India for pursuing masters’ degree (on the basis of GATE mechanical engineering qualified with 99+ percentile in 2011)
- Certificate of Proficience from the Government of Assam for securing state rank of 24 and 32 in class X and XII board examinations respectively
Invited Talks
- A talk on Non-traditional Career Opportunities for School Children at Career Conclave 2016, organized by Vidyarthi Point
Attended Seminars/Conferences
None
Teaching Experience
None
Mentoring Experience
- Mentored an intern for carrying out experiments for BUG Hexpod project
- Mentored an intern for Sickle Innovations project
Writing Experience
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