Internships | Joshit Mohanty

Spearheaded a tech-supported political campaign strategy for state elections in Virginia in 2023.
Conducted market research on carbon emissions in the Earth-movers industry.
Strategized industry-first innovative real-match making of inventory site to demand sites, increasing business revenue by ~32% and carbon emission reduction by ~14%.
Researched and developed “Carbon Accountability Scores,” combining carbon credit and debit scores.
Led a team of 5 members duly coordinating the tasks and completing the startup phase 1 (roadmap & architecture) in 2 months.

Prototyped antenna deployment mechanism for CubeSats, 1^st successful commercial implementation.
Collaborated with key stakeholders at Volkswagen, reduced product development cycle using PLM by 4%.
Tasks accomplished:
- Reviewed the existing Antenna Release Mechanism (ARM)
- Engineered the alternative for the melting wire approach (Shape Memory Alloy)
- Proposed the Design of ARM 3U / 6U
- Developed the 3D model of ARM 3U / 6U
- Prototyped the mechanical design ARM 3U / 6U
- Demonstrated the ARM performance 3U / 6U

Developed vibration analysis using PID, Fuzzy, and Adaptive Fuzzy logic.
Modeled inflatable antenna reflectors equipped with Piezo sensors – PVDF/MFC.
Tasks Accomplished:
- Comprehended systems requirements
- Conceptualized framework for design and trade-off studies
- Implemented Genetic Algorithm to optimize the sensor locations on inflatable reflectors
- Implemented Fuzzy Logic to optimize the feedback control signals

Joshit Mohanty