Rahul's Portfolio

F1-Tenth competition (2025-Current)

Ecocar (2023-Current)

NASA: L'space Mission Concept Academy (2024)

Vinyl Wrapping (2022-current)

About Me

I am a motivated and results-driven Mechanical Engineering student eager to contribute hands-on mechanics, problem-solving, and teamwork skills to a summer internship/job/shadowing or research position within the automotive or aerospace sector. Proficient in 3D design using Solidworks, technical work, and creative drawing. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and excellent interpersonal skills.

F1-Tenth competition (2025-Current)

Lead Mechanical/electrical designer (2025-Current):

Lead designer of a mini autonomous vehicle developed for the F1tenth competition.
Integrated LiDAR sensor and VESC electronic speed controller into a real-time autonomous racing platform.
Designed and tuned PID controllers, improving speed regulation accuracy by 20%

Controls engineering

custom vehicle hil model:

Developed a custom vehicle HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) Model for simulating real time performance, accommodating for the autonomous vehicles regen braking system, ABS system, and 2DOF functionalities.

Ecocar (2023-Current)

Propulsion, Controls, and Modeling ENgineer (current):

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Testing

CAN Communication Integration

Speedgoat Testing

Vehicle-On-Off-System

Top-Level Vehicle Model

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Led propulsion system calibration and validation to optimize EV drivability, improving vehicle performance and reducing jerks and shocks.

Developed and refined torque control algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing with Speedgoat, contributing to a measurable 10% increase in overall vehicle efficiency.

Conducted real-time HIL tests for acceleration and brake pedal inputs, ensuring responsive and reliable vehicle control under diverse conditions.

Gained hands-on experience with battery management systems (BMS) and electric drive unit (EDU) integration.

Systems, design, and integration Engineer (2023-24):

Suspension

Calipers Decompression

Vehicle Teardown of the Cadillac Lyriq

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Conducted a disassembly of the EV control vehicle module, motor, suspension, and cooling system to update and improve the functionality of the parts. Altered the motor with a more compact and lighter choice to improve efficiency.

Assembled and disassembled the vehicle's calipers and brakes using a compression method with the help of a charger & clips.

Assembled a junction box that improved the structural wiring and protect the electrical configurations from mishaps.

Designed and constructed an Emergency Driving Stop Safety (EDSS) system to activate immediate braking from a press.

NASA: L'space Mission Concept Academy (2024)

Mission: Developing an equipped system that has the ability to navigate and identify the most ideal location on the lunar surface for possible future human habituation alongside the extreme calamities of the Moon.