Faculty
V. Sundararajan
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
V. Sundararajan
received his Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley in 2000,
majoring in Manufacturing Engineering with a minor in Computer Aided
Geometrical Design and Control Systems. Prior to joining the
Mechanical Engineering faculty, he was an associate specialist at the
Berkeley Manufacturing Institute at UC Berkeley.
Research Topics
Dr. Sundararajan's research interests lie in the broad area of
manufacturing systems. During his Ph.D. days at Berkeley, he worked on
the CyberCut system - a networked system for mechanical engineering
designers to rapidly design and machine parts. He developed the
feature recognition module and contributed heavily to the process
planning engine of CyberCut. During his post-doctoral research, he has
worked with Ford Motor Company to develop advisory systems for gear
designers of automotive transmissions. His software for the prediction
of transmission error and noise in transmissions is currently being
tested at Ford. His current research interests include Computer-Aided
Design, Process Planning, Computer-Aided Manufacturing, Manufacturing
System Integration, Sensor Networks Application for Automotive
Applications, Embedded Systems, Distributed Computing and Control.
Selected Publications
Mishra, D., Sundararajan, V., Wright, P., "Zig-zag tool path generation for sculptured surface finishing", Accepted for publication by AMS/ DIMACS Volume on Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing, 2004 (Originally presented at DIMACS Workshop on CAD/ CAM., Rutgers University, Oct 7 - 9, 2003)
Sundararajan, V., Wright, P., "Volumetric Feature Recognition for machining components with freeform surfaces", Computer-Aided Design, 2004, vol 36, no 1, pp 11 - 25
Sundararajan, V., Wright, P., "Feature Based Macroplanning Including Fixturing", Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 2002, vol 2, No 3, pp. 179 - 192
Sundararajan, V., Wright, P., "Identification of Multiple Feature Representations by Volume Decomposition for 2.5D Components", Transactions of the Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Feb 2000, vol. 122, no 1, pp. 280 - 290
Publications From Refereed Conferences
Sundararajan, V., Redfern, A., Watts, W., Wright, P., "Distributed Monitoring of Steady-State System Performance using Wireless Sensor Networks", Accepted for publication for IMECE-2004, Anaheim, CA 2004
Gudal, S., Pan, Y., Liou, S., Sundararajan, V., Antonetti, D., Wright, P., "Design System for Composite Transmission Error Prediction for Automatic Transmissions", Presented at DETC - 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept 2004
Sundararajan, V., Wright, P., "Identification of Multiple Feature Representations by Volume Decomposition for 2.5D Components", International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Anaheim, CA, Nov 1998
