REKHA KATHIRAVAN

• Selected innovative teaching methods to deliver course content.
• Assisted in developing new courses based on current trends in the field of study.
• Establishing AEROMODELLING LAB
• Conducted Aeromodelling Workshop .

• Planned class material to engage students in both online and in-person class environments.
• Organized guest lectures from experts in the field of study to supplement course content.
• Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Attended meetings with administrators, deans, and other key stakeholders regarding curricular matters.

Aeromodelling

• Aeromodelling is the activity involving design, development and flying of small air vehicles. It is a very exciting and interesting way to learn, apply and understand science and engineering principles.
  
  Aeromodelling generally involves small sized flying objects like Radio Controlled Aircraft (RC Aircraft), Gliders, Ornithopters, Boomerangs and Paper Planes. Although Aeromodelling looks like a lot of Aerospace/ Aeronautical engineering topic, it involves a lot of interdisciplinary concepts from from various streams of engineering - primarily Aerospace/ Aeronautical, Mechanical, Electronics, Electrical and Computer Science. Aeromodelling gives a good understanding of the roles each of these engineering skills play in real aircraft industry and provides enormous opportunities to develop innovative thinking and implementation.

The details of the various assignments that I have handled are listed here.

March 2007 – March 20011 TCS, Bangalore

Project

Full software life cycle development for HYDIF software which will be part of Boeing 787 aircraft.

Client

Defence Avionics Research Establishment , Bangalore

Role

Junior Engineer

Responsibilities

• Validating OMS (ARINC 624) protocol on GPM (General Processing Module) which goes on Aircraft.
• Creating partitions for the carrying out testing based on ARINC 653 standards.
• Creating messages and transmitting to GPM for carrying out integrating testing using AFDX cards and AFDX protocol.
• Data loading on to GPM (ARINC 615)
• Reviews of Software Design and Software Requirements specification documents.
• Tracking engineers for testing the software modules. Responsible for one for the functional areas out of five functional areas.
• Testing and Validating the software requirements following DO-178B process.

Solution Environment

Platform Safety Critical(PSC) AE653 Vx Works

Special Softwares

PSCAE653 VxWorks, VeroSource for Structural coverage

Hardware

Power PC 7448

Location

Offshore – HCL, Bangalore

Engine controls

• Hands on experience on Full Authority Digital Engine Controls (FADEC) for Turbomeca TM333-2B1 and TM333-2B2 engines presently installed on ALH. Was heading the Engine controls’ team, which has finalized the controls for the TM333-2C2 (SHAKTI) engine after discussions with Turbomeca specialists.
• Integrated the engine controls and electrical systems on Cheetah helicopter. All flight testing activities which includes the flight test specification, flight tests and flight test data analysis was carried out. Involved in hot whether, cold weather, high altitude and seal level trials for collecting the data to finalise the flight manual. Numerous suggestions provided to optimize flying Cheetah with TM333 2M2 engine. All the activities were carried out in a record time and handed over to Indian Air Force for user evaluation. Re-engined Cheetah bagged the Golden Peacock award for design excellence for the year 2003-2004.

Involved in Certifying the engine controls system as per FAR – 21, MIL-STD and DEF-STAN00-970 standards.

Followed the MIL-STD and DO 160C for qualifying the LRUs of the engine control system.

I would like mention that M/s Turbomeca (engine manufacturer for ALH) has certified me to carryout first line maintenance on TM 333 2B2 engines. This certification is not restricted to ALH but can carryout and provide necessary advise on all TM 333 2B2 engines installed on any aircraft in the world. This is mainly due to the knowledge I have on gained on engines and engine controls systems

DC load analysis

Project: DC load analysis, which includes all electrical loads on aircraft. Aircrafts operate in different role and missions, the DC load requirements for these conditions are required for adding new load or for optimizing the presently installed load.

Programming language used : C

Roles and contribution:

Team leader – Team size – 1

• Collection of data of the DC loads on the aircraft
• Developed the application for the generating the DC load availability for each role and mission