Varshith Reddy Solipuram

MECHANICAL | AUTOMOTIVE

Personal Profile

Mechanical Engineer skewed towards Vehicles and Mobility

A polymath that loves building and engineering things, especially those pertaining to cars. I've been a key part of two formula student teams, built an autonomous spherical bot and a ton of hobby projects. I'm passionate about a career in which I get to build electric cars, contribute to self-driving tech and make the fleet of the future. Skilled at problem solving, mechanical design and programming.

I'm a huge electronics hobbyist, avid programmer and a Linux enthusiast. Also an advanced beginner in website design, image/video editing, compositing and playing Guitar. I enjoy reading books, mostly Sci-Fi, Popular-Science and cosmology.

Currently, a graduate student pursuing my Master's in Mechanical Engineering and currently looking for internship opportunities in and around Detroit.

Am Batman.

Skills

My Tool Box

SolidWorks

Python/C/ROS

MATLAB and Simulink

FEA/CAE

Rapid Prototpying/DIY

Inquisitiveness

Education

Where my brain was wired.

Wayne State University

Mechanical Engineering - Master of Science - GPA: 3.95/4.00 - Graduated: 2020

ADAS, Powertrains, FEA and Materials

Research assistant for Dr. Jerry C. Ku

Clubs: PeerHackers and WSU Robotics

Osmania University, MVSREC

Automobile Engineering - Bachelor of Engineering - Graduated: 2017 - First class with Distinction

Built two Formula student cars.

Social Media and Publicity Head for the department's student Association.

Experience

The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried. - Stephen McCraine

WSU Robotics

Computer Vision + Integration + Music

Made a robot navigate autonomously for IGVC 2020. Developed code for lane detection and mapping.

Designed and printed mounts, uprights and cases.

Ampere Motorsport

Chassis + CAD/CAE + Electronics

Was part of the pilot team to compete in formula student at our college.

Designed and modeled the car. Integrated all the subsystems into the vehicle. Developed a prototype electric supercharger and implemented an electric solenoid gear shift. You can read more about it here

Foreign Language Technology Center

Student Assistant + Tech Support

In charge of maintaining computers, audio video equipment and making sure the classes go uninterrupted without any hardware or software issues.

Also the in-house 'design' guy. Printed Cable management clips, SD card holders and a bunch of other makeshift items.

Portfolio

You can find me at hackaday.io here.

Ronin: Zero

A Single-seater race car, SupraSAE India 2016

Iron Helmet

Touch activated mark #42 Iron Man's helmet.

Spheron

Autonomous spherical rolling robot. UG '17

Composite laminate analyzer

Mechanics of Composite Materials - Fall '17

Dihedral Synchro-Helical Door hinge

a.k.a The Koenigsegg hinge.

Stove Controller

Making the stove smart.

2D-Plotter

Plot, cut, emboss on anything

Live Racing - RPi

Drive an RC car from anywhere on the planet.

An Electric Cone Screw - SuperCharger

SupraSAE India 2016

1D Music Visualizer

Summer '18

TARS

The star of Interstellar

Graphics / Movies

When words fall short.

Contact

Want to chat?

You can find me at:

4500 Cass Ave, Apt 422

+1(313) 408-6458

vsolipuram5@gmail.com

gp5704@wayne.edu