https://anjanmelkote.me/ 2026-10-30 monthly 1.0 https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/profile-photo-B3ZDz-oA.jpg https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/triaxial-uv-sensor-assembly 2026-10-30 yearly 0.8 https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/uv-sensor-installed-sqdFFkl6.jpgInstalled assembly on the production line https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/uv-sensor-cad-CKLHUrV4.pngInventor model of the triaxial mount https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/windshield-film-mould-design 2026-10-30 yearly 0.8 https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/wpf-mould-vs-scan-lQrIW-io.jpgCloudCompare check of the MDF mould against the windshield scan: deviation map and histogram over 21.25 million points https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/wpf-mould-cad-B2ncHvt-.jpgSolidWorks mould model built from the verified scan data https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/wpf-mould-manufactured-AZeBsY4j.jpgManufactured thermoforming mould made from the released drawings https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/autonomous-crane-robot 2026-10-30 yearly 0.8 https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/crane-robot-lab-DK8f0hgg.jpgFinal build at the design showcase https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/crane-robot-cad-CiP11Rhv.pngFull SolidWorks assembly https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/crane-robot-closeup-CEru9nwG.pngGripper and carriage close-up https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/crane-gripper-cad-cSuHt5bB.pngRay-fin end-effector model https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/crane-gripper-photo-CNcZgYsx.jpgPrinted ray-fin gripper https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/crane-carriage-cad-DASPdsNW.pngCustom bearing carriage https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/engine-teardown-manufacturing-analysis 2026-10-30 yearly 0.8 https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-cover-gasket-DHchxen6.jpgCrankcase cover with its flat gasket and press-fit bearing https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-crank-gears-HklYC6yp.jpgCompetitor crankshaft: cast counterweights, machined journals and the two press-fit gears (arrows) https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-flywheel-balancing-D0bmSOqk.jpgFlywheel underside: three drilled holes on the rim from dynamic balancing https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-crank-finish-DOLj1jRO.jpgSand-textured counterweight next to the ground journal https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-cover-finishes-B7TMLSMb.jpgDull as-cast skin beside the machined gasket flange and a post-tapped hole https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-crank-micro-200x-y0GxE3yF.jpgCrankshaft micrograph, 200x: flake graphite in a ferrite-pearlite matrix https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-crank-in-case-BIdXa-0q.jpgCrankshaft in the crankcase; boxed area shows the casting seam https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-crank-seam-BDLwerhe.jpgFlash seam left along the counterweight curvature https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-crank-micro-50x-Bx6mWG4c.jpgCrankshaft micrograph, 50x: uniformly distributed graphite https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-honda-crank-DzKBW9sc.jpgHonda GX200 crankshaft with its press-fit gears https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-honda-crank-micro-ByjXXxWt.jpgHonda crankshaft micrograph: fine pearlite-ferrite steel, no graphite https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-gear-thin-micro-J28j6lEo.jpgThin gear, 200x etched: ferrite and pearlite, no heat treatment https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-gear-thick-micro-BvVW8aUs.jpgThick gear tooth, 500x: needle-like tempered martensite https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-gear-thin-finish-DXPrgCZf.jpgHob marks on the thin gear teeth https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-gear-thick-finish-BXYCbanF.jpgThick gear tooth finish https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-gear-honda-chamfer-mkvsihRD.jpgHonda thick gear: the circled tooth chamfer is an extra lathe operation https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-cover-micro-Djv7npse.jpgCover micrograph: Si and Al-Fe-Si intermetallics in an aluminum matrix https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-cover-parting-line-Uj4eF8R2.jpgParting line on the crankcase cover https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-cover-lettering-3Lyfjf5_.jpgFine cast lettering: too sharp for sand, so a permanent mould https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-cover-bearing-C8Bod4z0.jpgBearing bore: a press fit needs about 0.01 mm, so it is machined https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-cover-oil-port-BB6iQgyI.jpgOff-axis oil port threads: cast to size, then hand tapped https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-flywheel-micro-unetched-DQR6vDMe.jpgFlywheel, unetched 200x: flake graphite https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-flywheel-micro-etched-D-mqOlgb.jpgFlywheel, etched 200x: ferrite-pearlite matrix https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-flywheel-parting-line-BDPsnbte.jpgFlywheel parting line and circular lathe marks https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-flywheel-surface-sUVqAT-Q.jpgRough green-sand surface on unmachined areas https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-flywheel-bore-DtWCR5BX.jpgBored centre hole with concentric tool marks https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-flywheel-keyway-DEXYTolF.jpgMilled keyway that locks the flywheel to the crankshaft https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/drs-aerodynamics 2026-10-30 yearly 0.8 https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/fsae-car-CKxAC-eE.jpgUW Formula Electric car on track https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/drs-trace-baseline-8_CzbuqT.pngVelocity particle trace, baseline https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/drs-trace-active-C8l5WtPY.pngVelocity particle trace, DRS active https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/drs-airfoil-baseline-B0tabemi.pngNACA N6409 element profile, closed https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/drs-airfoil-active-Bt9MlNxk.pngNACA N6409 element profile, flap open https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/drs-wing-sim-1-BLpN48Kq.pngSurface pressure, configuration A https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/drs-wing-sim-2-D6s2OHHI.pngSurface pressure, configuration B https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/drs-wing-sim-3-BghhUsEi.pngSurface pressure, configuration C https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/drs-wing-sim-4-BLZPlWxT.pngSurface pressure, configuration D https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/drone-landing-gear 2026-10-30 yearly 0.8 https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/drone-photo-COMj-VA2.jpgDrone in the WARG bay https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/drone-landing-gear-cad-B-zJKI-T.pngLanding gear mount and sacrificial joint https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/drone-frame-cad-Dm2LmOVr.pngFull x-frame assembly https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/drone-fea-DghQdNzt.pngJoint stress study https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/smart-epaper-display 2026-10-30 yearly 0.8 https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/epaper-final-frame-B9ChAJiX.jpgFinished frame showing the University of Waterloo logo on the e-paper display https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/epaper-cad-exploded-D_izP6F_.jpgSolidWorks exploded view of the three-part enclosure https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/epaper-v1-stand-l_e-Cd7H.jpgv1: rack and stand https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/epaper-v2-two-piece-CEnnOBiR.jpgv2: two-piece housing and front plate https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/epaper-cad-housing-CfXz7_Ju.jpgSolidWorks render of the housing https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/epaper-cad-backplate-Sy8Fs68c.jpgSolidWorks render of the backplate with USB-C and microSD slots https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/epaper-schematic-a9uiFblE.pngKiCad schematic https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/epaper-kicad-layout-lvxf_4QS.jpgKiCad PCB layout render https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/epaper-pcb-bare-CqfDtsLD.jpgBare PCB before assembly https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/epaper-kicad-3d-DGLqK5jq.jpgKiCad 3D viewer render of the PCB https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/epaper-pcb-assembled-i1l0fszt.jpgAssembled PCB, top view https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/epaper-bench-test-C6x7fOhG.jpgBench test of the board with the housing https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/epaper-board-in-housing-CuVBeUdX.jpgBoard mounted in the housing https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/cycloidal-gearbox 2026-10-30 yearly 0.8 https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/cycloidal-photo-SwfBNEpQ.pngPrinted prototype https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/cycloidal-exploded-CFJsVUH-.pngExploded assembly https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/cycloidal-fea-Dc_Dla4m.pngVon Mises stress on the cycloidal disk https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/assembly-line-layout 2026-10-30 yearly 0.8 https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/assembly-line-layout-olaQqvl6.pngFull assembly line layout https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/weigh-hopper-cover 2026-10-30 yearly 0.8 https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/hopper-cover-cad-SssWuJZd.pngCover assembly in Inventor https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/braillebot 2026-10-30 yearly 0.8 https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/braillebot-photo-Lj0-LhnI.jpgBrailleBot assembled https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/braillebot-funnel-BRYKUWQW.jpgPrinted bead funnel and dispenser https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/braillebot-photo-2-Bbo_I58Z.jpgRunning a text file https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/uwaft-switch-mount 2026-10-30 yearly 0.4 https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/uwaft-switch-installed-CwWMHlx1.jpgDisconnect switch mounts installed on the UWAFT 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ competition car https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/uwaft-switch-drawing-CqEjrIys.jpgSwitch drawing, Rev 1, with section A-A through the knob https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/uwaft-switch-mount-wall-CNTgWNSm.jpgSheet metal mount with the switch, fixed to a wall panel (NX) https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/uwaft-switch-mount-detail-BL3HbsCl.jpgMount detail: wrapped body and flanges for the drywall screws https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/uwaft-switch-model-DYehdRTT.jpgSwitch model with the 4x mounting hole pattern https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/uwaft-switch-model-side-BuRHWOlt.jpgSwitch model, side view https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/engine-assembly 2026-10-30 yearly 0.4 https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/engine-assembly-1-D8MQ8ERm.pngEngine assembly https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/skytrooper 2026-10-30 yearly 0.4 https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/skytrooper-1-CKQdv8iN.pngSkyTrooper https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/skytrooper-4-Czejd2Qt.pngPayload release https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/skytrooper-3-BvYW5ACr.pngEnclosure design https://anjanmelkote.me/assets/skytrooper-2-DiNV2MsF.pngPrototype