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Ankush Ahirrao

Ankush Ahirrao

Pune

Summary

DSM analyst specializing in hydraulic, thermal, MBD simulation and DSM-MBSD integration.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Engineer – DSM Analyst Sugar Harvester

John Deere India Pvt LTD.
Pune
07.2021 - Current
  • Predicting propulsion subsystem performance using an integrated model, including controls, hydraulics, 3D MBD model, and terrain.
  • Hydraulic simulations at the vehicle level using a virtual prototype for the cane harvester.
  • Multibody dynamics simulation for predicting loads for the chopper and elevator subsystems of the cane harvester using tools like RecurDyn.
  • Mentor a team to execute DSM projects for the Hay & Forage product line.
  • Plant model development for HiL, SiL, and MiL.
  • Successfully completed a 2-year assignment in the USA as a DSM analyst.

Senior Engineer- DSM Analyst Combine and Cotton Harvester

John Deere India Pvt LTD.
07.2015 - 07.2021
  • Perform a vehicle-level energy management study using the mathematical models for the major power-consuming subsystems in the harvester.
  • Power distribution mapping, optimizing the subsystem efficiency, and evaluating the field performance at various load cases.
  • Hydraulic Subsystem Optimization and Feasibility Analysis: Hydrostatic Propulsion Analysis: Evaluated the newly proposed design for the hydraulic Prodrive propulsion system for the cotton harvester.
  • Thermal Analysis of Hydraulic System: Various subsystems in the cotton harvester were analyzed at various ambient temperatures to avoid overheating of oil, and the delayed response of the hydraulic components.
  • Hydraulic Valve Modeling: Developed 1D simulation models for complex hydraulic cartridge valves, which were used in subsystem simulation models.

Education

Masters in Technology - Thermal Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
05-2015

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

University of Pune
05-2012

Skills

  • Hydraulic Simulation
  • Thermal Simulation
  • DSM-MBSD Integration
  • Test data analysis
  • MBD simulations
  • Virtual prototype development
  • Automation of loads generation
  • Automation and scripting

Timeline

Lead Engineer – DSM Analyst Sugar Harvester

John Deere India Pvt LTD.
07.2021 - Current

Senior Engineer- DSM Analyst Combine and Cotton Harvester

John Deere India Pvt LTD.
07.2015 - 07.2021

Masters in Technology - Thermal Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

University of Pune
Ankush Ahirrao