Pandarinath M.

E/E System HIL: •Design, setup and commission vehicle system HIL test benches for software integration, testing based on dSPACE SCALEXIO platform •Establish end-to-end link from requirements to test results for ES8 and ES6 vehicle programs Test Development: •Develop test procedures using python and ECUTest, perform test execution, analyze data from test runs, certify the test results and submit reports to top management as HIL test bench lead •Develop test procedures to reproduce field failures, perform test execution, perform root cause analysis from test data, and suggest design improvements as part of Continuous Integration strategy •Develop FOTA (Firmware Over The Air) test procedures and develop FOTA test automation for HIL test bench and prototype vehicle fleet •Develop Jenkins test automation and integration strategy for regression testing on HIL Test data management and reporting: •Develop a method to manage thousands of HIL test execution logs and artifacts per day in a PostgreSQL database •Develop reporting and dashboarding system for viewing nightly test results for use by test engineers, software developers and product management team members Autonomous driving (AD) simulation: •Worked on the middleware required for sensor data injection into Autonomous Domain Controller (ADC) ECU for closed loop test of AD system functionality •Simulate various sensor inputs (Radar, USS and Camera) required for testing autonomous vehicle (AV) stack including AD Perception •Object List Injection into ADC ECU as another mode of AV stack validation •Develop test cases for unit testing vehicle dynamics component for in-house AD simulation software •Develop utilities to provide visualization of in-house AD traffic simulation data using C++ API in unreal engine Infotainment test bench: •Develop test cases using OpenCV and Matlab computer vision tools for validating vehicle infotainment system

Requirements development, Testing, and Validation: • Created requirements and specifications for transformers, coupled inductors and current limiting reactors based on customer needs for various custom UPS projects • Develop test procedures, determine pass/fail criteria, create test plan for testing UPS systems • Designed and setup HIL test benches for validating UPS systems using National Instruments’ cRIO • Executed tests, performed data analysis, certified test results and submitted test reports to top management Test data analysis: • Developed data analysis tool for real-time monitoring of 2 MW drives test bench using Grafana, and Microsoft Silverlight platform • Developed python programs for post processing and analysis of test data using numpy, pandas, and matplotlib for identifying complex test failure criteria in time series data Modeling and Control systems development: • Programmed multi axis motion control systems in C++ for PMSM, synchronous reluctance, and induction motors • Analog and digital control system modeling, design and analysis for motion control systems • Create Matlab/Simulink models for induction motors, BLDC, PMSM and synchronous motors for evaluation of Rotary UPS Design of Power Converters: • Developed 250 W Average Current Control based Buck-Boost converter for field excitation of synchronous generators with Voltage and Droop control • Developed 3 kW Thyristor based Half Bridge Rectifier for excitation of flywheel energy transfer system

•Developed novel mathematical models for synchronous generator-controlled rectifiers for determining its short circuit characteristics and circuit breaker ratings. •Evaluated different types of circuit breakers for use in electric ship MVDC power systems. •Studied standards for power systems in high rise buildings. •Arc interruption in MVDC power systems using hybrid circuit breakers. •Average value modeling of six pulse rectifiers using novel techniques.

Course: Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering Prepared lab manuals and conducted lab lectures for robotics and electrical circuit design. •Circuit theory verification using NI Multisim. •Design of soccer robots using LEGO mindstorm kits and Robolab software. •Usage of NI ELVIS for circuit design and measurement. Course: Introduction to Programming (C and C++) •Conducted recitation & lab sessions and Prepared assignment solutions for electrical engineering undergraduates.

Intern at the Capacitors and Power Electronics division. Worked on the project “Networking of Power Electronic Equipment using CAN protocol" Other projects include: -Design of buck converter. -Design of AC voltage regulator. -DC motor control -CAN Low Level Protocol Design. -Design of CAN High Level Protocols such as CANopen, J1939 and DeviceNet.

Courses: Electric Power Quality, Power Electronic Devices and Systems, Power System Engineering, Linear System Analysis, Multivariable Control Systems, Restructured Electricity Markets, Distributed Generation Technologies, Optimization in Engineering Systems, Modeling/Simulation of Wind Power Plants