Atharva Pawar

An avid researcher and developer of solutions in the mechanical and aerospace engineering fields. Enthusiastic Design Engineer eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of Mechanical Engineering and training in Design of machine components. Ability to foster a relationship with team members that will measurably improve teamwork

1. Mission and System Architecture Design of Deimos Sample Return Mission ( Currently under review )

• The Mission Design is an overview of the sample return mission to dive into the specifics of the various segments of the subsystems detailing with the focus of outcome based analysis has been performed.
• The paper details and innovative grappling mechanism to extract samples from Deimos as part of the novel mining architecture presented, currently under review.

2. Systems Design and Architecture of a Phobos Sample return mission ( Approved on Abstract review in the IEEE Aero conference 2023 )

• This study will attempt to deal with problems through ingenious analysis of science and technology to develop a cost-efficient and feasible plan
• Due to the previous challenges imposed by the dynamics of the martian system, employing an innovative approach to the technologies will allow for designing a mission optimal for combatting challenges.

3. Systems Engineering Design of a Martian Ascent Vehicle with a Human Crew ( Published in the IEEE Aero conference 2022 proceedings https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9843786 )

• Trade-offs between the structure, propellant mass, time of flight the total mass that can be lifted from Mars,and strategies to use in-situ materials for sustaining launch requirements are considered.
• Rigorous calculations have been performed to evaluate appropriate flight parameters, in addition to the launch vehicle design for which the structural and thermal aspects have been optimized.

4. Nanofluid Based Active Thermal Control System for a spacecraft ( Published in the conference proceedings of GLEX 2021 https://dl.iafastro.directory/event/GLEX-2021/paper/63086/ )

• Designed Nano fluid based Thermal Control System for a spacecraft
• Performed Meshing using Hypermesh and Conducted Thermal Analysis using Ansys.

5. BAJA SAE ( 2020 College Car Racing Team )

• Worked with the braking team of the project for competing in BAJA SAE 2020
• Developed a braking system for the BAJA vehicle which was 10% more effective than previous years.