Sagnik Chakraborty

Experience

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  Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

  Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

  Summer Intern

  Contributed to the initial design phase, worked with the researchteam, gaining practical experience with Autodesk Inventor, and enhancingproblem-solving skills in robotics.

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  CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI)

  Nov 2020 - Jul 2021

  Final Year Project

  Design, development, and fabrication of a pneumatic bending actuator using soft silicone material.Finite Element Analysis and characterization of the actuator.Development of soft smart force sensors to estimate contact force in conjunction with the actuator.

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  National Institute of Technology Durgapur

  Sept 2021 - Jun 2023

  Project Assistant II

  Human Gait Analysis, Intent Detection using different wearable sensors like IMUs and FSRs, and soft material-based non-conventional sensors.Control system utilizing PID controller, ML approach, and Hybrid control scheme.ROS Framework on LINUX-based systems, and deployment of machine learning models on NVIDIA Jetson Nano/Xavier NX development kits.Design and Fabrication of a Soft Exosuit prototype and System Integration.

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  Spacewalk Automation

  Mar 2024 - now

  Mechanical Engineer