Introduction:
A Hydrostatic slide is non-contact in that the slide is supported by a film of high pressure oil, in the order of 10 Um. It functions by producing a continuous flow of high pressure oil through and out of the bearing. The flow rate being controlled by restrictors. The restrictors allow the slideway to cope with varying loads and maintain a near constant film thickness. Throughout the bearing surface, small pockets or pads are machined to create areas of high pressure fed by these restrictors and from which the oil flows ,to the rest of the bearing surfaces before exiting the bearing. The oil is then collected, filtered, repressurized, and recirculated. [Handbook, pg. 294]
ANANT JAIN
Undergraduate Projects
1. Kinetic Energy Recovery System (Master's Project)
Introduction
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Kinetic Energy Recovery System or KERS is an automotive system for recovering a moving vehicle’s kinetic energy under breaking, recovered energy is stored in a reservoir for later use under acceleration
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With a focus of implementation on gasoline based 2-wheelers, the idea was to capture the kinetic energy through a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) as rotational energy a flywheel
Project Organization
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The scope of the final year project was to develop a CVT based proof of concept of the KERS System
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Created the system architecture, component drawings; calculated the stresses gyroscopic effects of a rotating flywheel
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Manufactured the components and assembled them into a working prototype
A video demonstrating a flywheel based Energy Recovery System developed by us
Accomplishments
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Developed a working prototype, demonstrating the working of a KERS System
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Secured a grant of INR 1L for the project
Major Learnings
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Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems
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Concepts of Motorcycle Dynamics, Rigid body Mechanics, Euler angles and Gyroscopic Precession
2. DRDO Students' Robotic Competition (DRDO SRC), 2010
The IIT Madras team that participated in DRDO SRC along with the vehicle 'Alterbot'
Introduction
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This was a students' robotics competition organized by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), 2010
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The project funding came through Centre for Innovation (CFI), IIT Madras and prize money received for prototype development after qualifying for final round
Project Organization:
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The problem statement of the competition was to develop an autonomous off road, robotic platform which can navigate a rough terrain and avoid natural and man-made objects in the shortest amount of time
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My contribution was in the mechanical design, fabrication and assembly to ensure vehicle movement over off-road terrain, sand and ability to climb stairs
'Alterbot' , the vehicle built for the competition easily navigates through off-road terrain
Accomplishments
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Created a vehicle capable of travelling over road, grass, sand and climbing stairs
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One of the 14 teams (out of 250) to clear the preliminary stage
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Placed among the top 5 teams in finals all over the country
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Invited for Young Engineer’s Visitation Program, organized jointly by Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and Lockheed Martin to the Lockheed Martin Centre for innovation, Suffolk, VA
Note: A technical report on the same can be found here
3. Industrial Visits: Young Engineer's Visitation Program, 2011
Organizer: Lockheed-Martin corporation and Indo-US Science & Technology forum (IUSSTF)
Venue: Lockheed Martin Centre for Innovation & technology Forum
Background: I was nominated for the program due to our team’s performance in the DRDO Student Robot competition 2010. Our team along with the other top five performers participated in this program
Theme: The theme of our part of the program was to address the 3 major challenges faced in manufacturing:
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Collaboration between design and manufacturing,
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Optimization of design of factory and processes, and
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Communication of Manufacturing status to design and product management teams
We presented a solution for the above problem, developed in the Second-Life environment to an audience including several scientists from Lockheed Martin.
Me receiving the prize for best inventory management and optimization
Personal Contribution: My major contribution towards the team was in:
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Creating an optimization algorithm that can simulate the factory design, no. of plants required for any number of inputs
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Communicating with team for scripting the algorithm in the Second Life Environment
Team Accomplishments:
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Mastered Second Life Object creation and scripting
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Created a visual representation of a factory floor to increase engineering-manufacturing collaboration
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Created a simulation that can optimize the factory design, no. of plant, inventory to be kept for any number of inputs
Our team was awarded the prize for “Best Maintenance and Optimization”