Utkarsh Thakre

Experience

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  Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  Aug 2018 - Mar 2019

  Editor

  Department Newsletter, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IIT bombay.

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  Unmesh Mashruwala Innovation Cell

  Sept 2018 - Jan 2022

  Development and Fabrication of Autonomous Unmanned Aerial vehicles for International Aerial Robotics Competition: (Mission 9) International Robotics Competitions and Challenges.Barcelona Smart Drone Challenge(BSDC)International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC-Mission 8) Unmesh Mashruwala Innovation Cell, IIT Bombay, is a design and engineering center that enables students across IIT-Bombay to come together to develop technological innovations and participate in national and international competitions.

  • Senior Technical Advisor

    Jul 2020 - Jan 2022

  • Head, Mechanical Subsystem, Unmesh Mashruwala Innovation Cell, IIT Bombay.

    Nov 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Mechatronics Design Engineer

    Sept 2018 - Nov 2019
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  NCAIR (National Centre for Aerospace Innovation and Research)

  Dec 2018 - Jul 2022

  Major Research Projects:- Implementation for Framework for Automated Finite Element Formulation in Python.- Incremental Pressure Correction Scheme (IPCS) based formulation for Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulation of Offshore Wind Turbines.- Thermomechanical analysis of Spray header cooling Systems. (GE Power & NTPC collaboration) Project Topic: Finite Element Simulations for Dynamic structural analysis of Fibre-Reinforced Aircraft Slats.

  • Undergraduate Researcher

    Jan 2019 - Jul 2022

  • Research Intern

    Dec 2018 - Jan 2019
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  Airbus

  Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

  Airframe design trainee

  Development of a Framework for Uncertainty analysis in design and modeling using Stochastic Finite Element Techniques. Major developments include:- Optimized Monte-carlo Simulations using Sobol and Korobov sequences- Rigorous Polynomial Chaos method based algorithm for Uncertainty Propagation.- Sparse Grids pseudo Spectral Methods based PCS implementation for higher efficiency.- Random Field discretisation in multi-dimension using Karhunen-Loeve Expansions.

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  University of Delaware

  Jul 2020 - Jan 2021

  Undergraduate Researcher (Collaborative Composites Research , IIT Bombay & University of Delaware)

  A collaborative research project between Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and University of Delaware, Newark (United States). Research focusing the areas of cutting-edge developments in Composites Manufacturing.

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  Georgia Institute of Technology

  Jul 2022 - now

  Graduate Research Associate

  Graduate Research Associate, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.