Mihir Menon
Mumbai,MH
Summary
Hard working graduate with a passion for automotive engineering, especially in vehicle dynamics domain. Skilled engineer with experience in modeling, simulation, calibration, validation and analyzing brake module related systems. Key areas of interest - Active Safety, Braking Controls, Steering Controls, Vehicle Testing and Calibration, Suspension design, Tire Behavior.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Application Engineer
ADVICS North America Inc.
08.2017 - 10.2024
- Main responsibilities included calibration and validation of ABS, TCS, and ESC active safety systems.
- Worked on creating specification, designing prototype/test software, calibrating and validating Off road performance of brake module for Multi-Terrain system
- Worked on designing a solution for Axle Hop via brake module intervention on a mid size pickup truck
- Worked on creating software specifications and testing software for low speed automatic emergency braking
- Worked on conducting fault insertion analysis on autonomous last mile delivery bot
- Worked on testing and benchmarking brake systems of various vehicles on Asphalt, Snow, Ice, Gravel, Rock, Sand.
Co-Op Product Engineering/Slip Control Systems
ZF TRW
12.2016 - 08.2017
- Worked on developing a motor thermal model and thermal management for brake by wire project
- Worked on converting a C-code based subsystem to a model based subsystem using Target Link and integrating it with other subsystems
- Working on conducting Pressure Control Test to validate if the motor control meets the internal standards of ZF TRW
- Main responsibilities included HIL simulation, in vehicle testing, data collection, and processing.
Co-Op - Slip Control Systems
ZF TRW
01.2016 - 07.2016
- Worked in the Slip Control Systems department specifically on the actuator subsystem
- Worked on coil current and motor control for the slip control systems module
- Conducted both HIL testing as well as in vehicle testing, collected and processed data
- Worked on calibrating and testing motor and coil thermal model for brake by wire project.
Design Engineer
Symphony Teleca Ltd
08.2013 - 07.2014
- Designed and developed electro-mechanical sensors for automotive applications
- Worked in collaboration with German counterparts to design, prototype and validate sensors for various OEMs and Tier 1 companies.
Education
Master of Science - Automotive Engineering
Clemson University - International Center For Automotive Research
Greenville, SC08.2016
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechatronics Engineering
Manipal Institute of Technology
Manipal, Karnataka05.2012
Skills
- MATLAB/Simulink R2014a
- Target Link
- SolidWorks 2014
- Vector CANalyzer
- CATIA v5 R19
- CarSIM
- SimPack
- Python/C/C
- B1 Nissan Driving License
Projects
Modeling and analyzing different control strategies for Adaptive Cruise Control systems
- Conducted extensive literature review on adaptive cruise control systems including sensors, and control strategies.
- Modeled the different components of the system; the radar sensor, switching controller, main controller, and brake and throttle actuators. Used CarSIM and Simulink for car model and simulation.
- Analyzed individual stability, homogeneous and heterogeneous string stability for different control strategies
Brake based Electronic Stability Control with yaw rate feedback
- Used a yaw rate feedback PD controller to actuate individual brakes in order to stabilize the vehicle. Used the bicycle model to compute drivers desired response.
- Conducted a Simulink-CarSim co-simulation to view and analyze the results
Dune Buggy Road Load data acquisition and fatigue analysis
- Instrumented the dune buggy and acquired the required data for analysis first from the four post shaker and then by driving it on/off road.
- Analyzed and reported the reactions of the buggy during a particular driving event.
- Conducted fatigue analysis on the suspension and body of the buggy using nCode.
- Determined fatigue life and compared four post shaker results to the real road results.
Active electromagnetic damping system using Magneto-Rheological Fluid
- Designed and built a working prototype of an active damper system using Magnet-Rheological (MR) fluid to damp the vibrations (5Hz – 100Hz) in machines.
- Calibrated a nano-cantilever piezoelectric sensor to sense vibrations and control, through a micro-controller, the current flowing into the electromagnet
Modeling and Analysis of systems
- Developed quarter car, pitch and heave, and directional stability models to analyze ride and handling performance of vehicles
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
German
Elementary (A2)
Interests
Football (Soccer), Guitar, Sound Engineering, Music Production
Timeline
Application Engineer
ADVICS North America Inc.
08.2017 - 10.2024
Co-Op Product Engineering/Slip Control Systems
ZF TRW
12.2016 - 08.2017
Co-Op - Slip Control Systems
ZF TRW
01.2016 - 07.2016
Design Engineer
Symphony Teleca Ltd
08.2013 - 07.2014
Master of Science - Automotive Engineering
Clemson University - International Center For Automotive Research
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechatronics Engineering
Manipal Institute of Technology
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