Chaitanya Mehta
Master of Science in Robotics, (May 2024)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
B.Tech. (2020), Mechanical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
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Hello! I'm Chaitanya
I'm a Mechanical Design & Robotics Enthusiast, interested in Product Development and Applied Research in Robotics. I am looking for opportunities to engage in Research with Robotics Research Labs or companies and product development firms. Equipped with the necessary skills, passion for engineering, vision & enthusiasm, I strive to make a lasting impact in the field of engineering & robotics.
EXPERIENCE
Aug 2021-Present
Senior Engineer
Aug 2020-Aug 2021
Graduate Engineer Trainee
JOHN DEERE INDIA PVT LIMITED
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Developed a virtual prototype of CH570 Sugarcane harvester machine on MATLAB & Simulink. It involves modeling complex interactions between structures, hydraulics, controller, and the environment. Recognized by WOW Award for automating and improving the workflow of modeling.
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Optimized selection of Pump and Motors of Hydrostatic transmission Drive system and Various Cylinder Function circuits through modelling and simulation of the Hydraulic Circuits on MATLAB based on Supplier provided efficiency data, Developed various hydraulic valve models.
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Led the transition of the team to Git from SVN, including training the team and transferring Repositories
Jul 2020-Present
Mechatronics Engineer
CLUTTERBOT INC
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Designed the Robot Brain, Toy collection mechanism, Drive System for the robot employing GD&T and DFX principles for 3D Printing.
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Developed test rigs to test ideas and decide on the best solution for the systems of the robot
Aug 2018-Jun 2020
Undergraduate Researcher
CENTER FOR ROBOTICS & CONTROL, IIT INDORE
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As an undergraduate researcher contributed to the ongoing research on control of an ostraciiform inspired robotic fish
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Performed CFD-MBD Co-simulation to estimate the thrust generated by oscillating fin propulsion scheme
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Prepared a virtual test rig interfacing ADAMS with MATLAB to optimize Control System
May 2019-Jul 2019
Mechanical Design Intern
ADDVERB TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.
Developed a heavy pallet lifting mechanism for the pallet shuttle robot.
Designed ball screw-based lifting mechanism that reduced power consumption by ~50% and cut the costs by 45%.
2018-2019
Design and Analysis Head
TEAM ENGINES AND DEMONS IIT INDORE
responsible for making design decisions for different parts of an all-terrain vehicle. Designed Wheel assembly and Roll cage Assembly and analyzed them.
2016-2018
Subject Matter Expert
NEXT EDUCATION PVT. LTD.
Worked as a freelancer answering doubts of the student on the online education platform and preparing question papers for tests.
2017-2018
Member
TEAM ENGINES AND DEMONS IIT INDORE
Team Engines and Demons is SAEINDIA BAJA Team of IIT Indore. I am a member of BAJA 2018 Team. Worked Specifically on Design Documentation, with DFMEA, DVP&R and the CAE Report
2018-2019
Head
2017-2018
Member
ALUMNI CELL IIT INDORE
As a head of Alumni Cell IIT Indore made the cell active organizing various events throughout the year, publishing an Annual Alumni Magazine, Organizing two Alumni Meets: MAGNUM OPUS 2019,2020.
2017-2018
Member
CAE CLUB IIT INDORE
CAE Club is a Computer Aided Engineering Club under Student Gymkhana IIT Indore which works to create a better understanding of CAE tools in IIT Indore student community.
EDUCATION
2012-2024
Master of Science
Robotics
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ATLANTA
GPA: 3.89/4
Specializing in Mechanics, Control and Artificial Intelligence for Robotics
2016-2020
Bachelor of Technology
Mechanical Engineering
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INDORE
CPI: 9.08 out of 10
Institute Silver Medal for Best All Round Performance
Best B. Tech. Project Award
Best Academic Performance (AP) grade in Machine Drawing Course
2014-2016
Higher Secondary School
SHREE NARAYAN VIDYALAYA, VADODARA
Grade: A1
Percentile Rank: 99.98, Rank 1
JEE Main Rank: 2305
JEE Advanced Rank: 3906
2008-2014
Secondary School
BRIGHT SCHOOL, VADODARA
Percentile Rank: 99.97, Rank 1
Ideal Student Award | Class 7
Ranker of The Year Award | Class 6
First in School Level Quiz Competition on Gujarat State | Class 5
First in Essay Writing Competition | Class 6
Wrote a script for a stage play and performed on "Matrubhasha Gaurav Din Celebration"
Elementary and Intermediate Drawing Exams
HONORS & AWARDS
Awarded
Institute Silver Medal for Best All Rounder
Awarded to the graduating student with best over all performance in academics, research, leadership & extra-curriculars.
Awarded
ISAE-MBDA Programme of Excellence Scholarship
Awarded Fully Funded Scholarship (Tuition + Stipend) for higher education in Aerospace Engineering for Fall 2020 at ISAE SUPAERO, Toulouse, France.
Awarded
John Deere India WOW Award
Presented with WOW Award from John Deere India for Virtual Prototype Development of F5 Series Cane Harvester Machines
Awarded
Best B. Tech. Project Award
Awarded to the Best Bachelor Thesis Project among all graduating students
Finalist
DRDO DRUSE 2018
Led the team from IIT Indore that secured 3rd position at the Zonal Level Screening and qualified among top 30 finalists from 1088 entries from all over the country
Runner-up
Samsung Innovation Award 2019
Presented my bachelor thesis project- Orchard Stromer- the Tree Climbing Quadruped Robot to the jury of Samsung R&D Institute and IIT Indore. Stood runner up at the Samsung Innovation Award.
Cash Prize: INR 1,20,000
Awarded
IDEAS 2018 Funding from IEDC
Secured funding for development of Universal Planter project by pitching idea to the jury of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Cell at IDEAS 2018
SKILLS
3D Modelling
Solidworks
CATIA
SIEMENS NX
AUTOCAD 2D
Mathematical Modelling & Analysis
ANSYS Workbench
(Static Structural & Thermal
HyperMesh
(Optistruct & Radioss)
MSC ADAMS ( MBD)
MATLAB & Simulink with Simscape
Programming
C/C++
Python
Android App Development
ROS
Other Tools
Microsoft Office
Arduino
Raspberry Pi
Languages
English
Gujarati
Hindi
PROJECTS HIGHLIGHT
Tree Climbing Quadruped Robot
For my Bachelor Thesis, I developed a Tree-climbing Quadruped Robot capable of spanning length and breadth of any tree with its bio-inspired design.
The Project won Best B. Tech. Project Award among all graduating students of 2020 and stood runner up at Samsung Innovation Award 2019, IIT Indore.
INTERESTS
ROBOTICS
Robotics is the future of the industry and enhancing the capabilities of the robots to work in hazardous environments will eliminate the use of human for labour work. Many of my projects aimed towards this common goal of enabling the robots to perform such laborious tasks. I'm specifically interested in the locomotion & manipulation of robots.
PRODUCT DESIGN & ANALYSIS
Product Development is my passion, and I am familiar with 3D modeling of products and Analyses of the same using Finite Element Analysis and Multibody Dynamics analysis. Also, I am familiar with the concepts of DFMEA and DVP&R.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
I'm B.Tech Mechanical Engineering graduate from IIT Indore. The way Mechanical Engineering has contributed to the development of human society has always fascinated me and has made me pursue it as my career.