RESUME Name : S. Ramachandran Father's name : R. Sundararajan Date of birth : 27th March 1974 Address: 9A, RAMRAVI, Vaigai Street, Kamadhenu Nagar, Avarampalayam, Coimbatore, India. PIN - 641 006. Phone: 91 - 422 - 560811 Homepage : http://ramshome.tripod.com email : sramachandran@mailcity.com Education * Research Student - Robotics Research Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - October '98 to present Project: Agile manufacturing using Modular Reconfigurable Robots A modular reconfigurable robot consists of a collection of standard components. These components can be reconfigured and assembled to form a robot dedicated to a specific task. The objective of this research is to develop an agent-framework for task-based design of modular robot configurations. Java based software agents have been used for distributed processing of the combinatorial optimization of robot configurations using Simulated Annealing. * ME Production Engineering - PSG College of Technology, India - January '97- I Class Project Work: Automated Inspection of Industrial components using Machine Vision The project work was carried out for automating the process of inspection of speedometers using Machine Vision at Premier Instruments & Controls Ltd , Coimbatore, India. Parameters like speed measurements, needle oscillation and stick-slip were extracted and analyzed. The project was developed using C language. * BE Mechanical Engineering - Madurai Kamaraj University, India - June '95 - I Class with Distinction Project Work: Design and Fabrication of Pick-and-Place Robot Industrial Experience * Production Engineer - Hindustan Motors Ltd - Earthmoving Equipment Division, Chennai, India - March '97 to September '98 Nature of Work: As Cell Leader for Spindle & Banjo Cell in Axle Plant involving CNC/conventional machine tools to cater to a family of parts. Responsibilities: * Planning, Scheduling and Production * Machinery and Men Utilization * Production Performance analysis * Continuous Improvement activities Other activities: Active involvement in the Reengineering exercise in which a Process based layout was converted into a Cellular Manufacturing setup. Main contributions: * Design and Re-organization of Axle Assembly Cell * Design and Implementation of Casting & Forging Yard * Development of software for computerization of Measures of Performance for the Cells using C language Publications: 1. S. Ramachandran, Chen I-Ming, "Distributed Agent-Based Design of Modular Reconfigurable Robots", 5th International Conference on Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Singapore, March 2000 2. P. Radhakrishnan, A.I. Edinbarough, K. Natarajan, S. Sellappan, S. Ramachandran, "Automated Inspection of Dial type indicating instruments using the techniques of Machine Vision", International Conference on Quality Engineering & Management, PSG College of Technology, India, August 1997 Membership in Professional Organisations: 1. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2. Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) 3. Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 4. Indian Institute of Production Engineers (IIPE) Awards/Scholarships received: * Research Scholarship at Robotics Research Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Recipient of National Scholarship (GATE-1995) from University Grants Commission, India from July 1995 to February 1997 * University Rank holder in Madurai Kamaraj University (IX Rank) - 1995 * CP Ramaswamy Gounder Award for Best Outgoing Student - 1995 Computer proficiency: Languages - Java, C++/C, HTML Packages - AutoCAD, Pro Engineer, CADDS5, ADAMS, ANSYS, MS Office Tools - Visual C++ Extra-curricular Activities: - Chairman, ISTE Students' Chapter, 1994 - 95 - Committee Member, Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1993- 94 References: Will be provided upon request I hereby declare that the information provided above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Date: SIGNATURE