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Suneet Sharma suneet@seas.upenn.edu www.suneetsharma.in/ http://in.linkedin.com/in/sharmasuneet http://be.net/suneetsharma M: +1-215-776-6662

A product designer and a passionate change agent, I am a firm believer in the power of science, technology and art in addressing today’s complex socio-economic issues and market needs. With background in Mechanical Engineering as well in integrated product design (Engineering, design and Business) and with eight years of experience in the Energy and Transmission sector, I have been instrumental in promoting continuous innovation and have authored several patents My Background in engineering and product design has developed in me astute observation skill, Design thinking and ability to look from end users point of view and made me more a doer than a mere thinker; it has equipped me with the knowledge and skill to realize an idea, whether it is solving technical challenges faced during my professional, academic life or developing solutions for societal problem as part of “Manthan” group & “Jagrati Yatra”.

About Me

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Inspiration Design Brief • Design a Cup & a Saucer • Considered User Interactions with the cup & Saucer I.e. Ways of holding, Ways of placing it on the table etc. • Considered interaction between Cup and Saucer, How they complement each other. • Optimized size of the cup and Saucer – Based on Ergonomics of the user.

Cup is inspired from traditional Indian pot called “Matka” made of clay and saucer from “Erundi” made of clothes, Predominantly used in Rural India.

“Matka” – Made of Clay, is Used as Water Storage

“Kulhad” – Made of Clay, is used to serve tea Ideation:

1: Tumbler - Cup & Saucer Design

Date: Aug‘14 – Aug’14 @ University of Pennsylvania

Academic work

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User Interaction / Scenario:

Tumbler - Cup & Saucer Design

Date: Aug‘14 – Aug’14 @ University of Pennsylvania

Academic work

Final Design: Sketch & 3D models:

This cup and saucer has the most natural shape existed – Sphere, Quite the reason droplet or hail storm tends to become spherical, though not the perfect ones and here too I have some intended imperfection to give room to new expression.

Shuttle bend at the top provides room for the lip to rest for gentle shipping. Spherical bulge at the saucer further complements the cup’s geometry and smaller size of it doesn’t take away attention from the cup and keep it prominent as intended.

Handle has been carved from within the sphere hence makes it an integral part of the cup and spherical geometry gives the feeling of completeness when one moves ones hand over it.

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Design Brief • Design a Chair • Considered Different users (Age group) and different ways a chair could be used (Siting, Reclining, stool etc.) • Looked • Considered interaction between Cup and Saucer, How they complement each other. • Optimized size of the cup and Saucer – Based on Ergonomics of the user.

Inspiration

Ideation:

Various Yoga postures gave the idea of having a chair which can change shape and each transformation has a meaning.

Protheus - Chair

Date: Sept‘14 – Dec’14 @ University of Pennsylvania

Academic work

Scenario: (Target Users) The design is in line with standard anthropometry measurements and ergonomics for optimized user experience.

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Sketch models: Process Selection:

3D Models:

Experiments with Laser cutting: To get the desired bend

No. Material Process Complexity (10 - Highest)

1 Wood Veneer Lamination 7

2 Wood Steam bending 9

3 Wood / Plywood Laser cut + Joining (Parts) 5

4 Wood / Plywood Laser cut (ends) + Middle (Other mediums) 5

5 Green wood Bending (Pieces joined) 6

6 MDF Laser cut (whole profile) 8

7 Dense foam Laser cut (whole Profile 5

8 Wood / Plywood* Design bent cuts 7

9 Canes Profile bending 5

10 Plastic Injection Moulding 9

11 Bamboo Bending outer structure 8

Wood is a tricky medium to get the desired bend and I was looking for ways to achieve the wood to flow on a complex contour which was quite impossible by steam bending and veneer lamination. Optimized laser cut pattern not only helped the wood (MDF /Plywood) to roll over the contour smoothly, but also gave the required strength

Protheus - Chair

Date: Sept‘14 – Dec’14 @ University of Pennsylvania

Academic work

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Protheus

•  The Proteus consciously steers clear of requiring moving parts or adjustments to be able to achieve the multiple transformations that it is capable of – the simplicity of the tumble is an inherent characteristic that makes this design unique.

•  Only 3 flattened Parts Joined together, can be sold as a Modular Design and takes less space. •  Design provides considerable rear and back comfort due to curvature along the body’s contour caused by cantilever

effect. •  Using the MDM /Plywood flat sheet with cut pattern keeps the chair light enough to rotate easily and keeps material

usage low •  The smooth profile of Proteus gives a sense of continuity and in spite of using traditional material, the cut pattern

provides a unique contemporary design impression and enhances overall aesthetic appeal.

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Mechatronics Project: Glimpse

Date: Sept‘14 – Dec’14 @ University of Pennsylvania

Academic work

Stalker: Responding to IR light - Individual project Designed and built to track an infrared beacon over a 180-degree arc at a distance between 50 and 90 centimeters.

Link to the Project Video >>

Labyrinth: Remote Controlled Robot - Individual project Designed and built the mobile which can be remotely navigated through a labyrinth

Stroboscope: LED strobe light Individual project Microcontroller (M2) Programming Combined general-purpose I/O with the timer subsystem on the M2 Microcontroller to create a battery-powered, user-adjustable LED strobe light.

Orchestra: Wirelessly Controlled Speaker Individual project Microcontroller (M2) Programming designed and constructed a battery-powered, GF1004-based instrument capable of playing a tone for a specified duration when requested via an mRF wireless command.

Golfer: Team of 2 Microcontroller (M2) Programming designed and developed Battery powered golfer which point and shoots towards the IR beacon.

Robockey: Robb to Play Hockey Team of 4 Microcontroller (M2) Programming Robot Participated in Annual Robockey tournament at University of Pennsylvania.

Acrobat: Self Balancing robot Team of 4 Microcontroller (M2) Programming Designed and developed fully self contained Acrobat, which touch the ground only through two coaxially-mounted wheels, and have a center of gravity more than one-half wheel radius above the wheel axis.

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Augmented Reality System

Date: Feb’13- Sept’13

Personal Work

About Technology:

Augmented Product visualization: • A specific promise to “end users” of the “unique real world experience” offered at zero price. • Ability to create and analyze different scenarios while refurbishing the home. • Which color product to buy as per the wall color or you can even change the wall color to find the adequate color of the product before deciding.

Augmented reality (AR) is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikg5nunWkZk (Watch Complete Video)

Augmented Product catalog: • A specific promise to “installers” of “real world integration’ offered at zero price • It helps to create final scenario, what products and where they will be installed which leads to no confusion to the installers what end users wants..

Augmented Product catalog: • A specific promise to “installers” of “real world integration’ offered at zero price • It helps to create final scenario, what products and where they will be installed which leads to no confusion to the installers what end users wants..

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Switched Socket

Date: Jan’12 – Aug’12

Personal Work

Design Brief / Technical Challenges:

Design Available in The market:

As a safety concern it is a need, either to have a separate switch to activate Socket or to have a well so users don’t get harmed by sparks produced during switching ON/OFF.

Socket with Separate Switch Socket with Well

•  Device could be toggled ON/OFF only when plug remains inserted into the device.

•  By Design always Parallel to the wall, When there is no plug inserted. •  Plug can be removed only when device is OFF. It eliminates the risk of

getting shock while removing plug as device is “OFF”. •  Plug can be inserted only when device is OFF •  Force of inserting plug will never toggle the SO. •  Switched SO doesn’t operate by jerking of the plug wire. (Vacuum cleaner

test doesn’t operate the switch). •  * New design address all the above challenges.

Technical Design:

Final Concept:

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Gesture Based Switch… e Pad

Date: Sept’14 – Ongoing

Personal Work

Description of the technology:

Idea:

Present

Future

Making a pivot from the thumb and rotating the finger in CW direction to increase speed (Feels like rotating the knob)

Hi & Bye gesture (Along with sound) to switch On / Off the mains.

Single tap to switch on/off the concerned device.

Product recognizes user’s gestures (Touch and touch less / Spatial) and operate the respective devices or perform the desired function.

•  Do we really need so many switches to operate different devices.. •  Another difficulty - how to recognize which is for what? •  Idea is to actuate different devices by single switch however by making

appropriate more obvious gesture. •  Users gestures could be Touch / Touch less / Spatial.

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Uneven wall Snap design http://www.google.com/patents/EP2270941A2

Snaps sitting loose in case of negative wall irregularity

Part is not snapping in case of Positive wall irregularity Step 1: After coming to step 1, we align the frame correctly then push the hinge

inwards.

Step 2: Snaps locks in its’ position

Solution:

Patented Work

Date: Aug‘06 – July’14 Schneider Electric India

Professional work

Releasable locking with angular adjustability

Step 1: After coming to step 1, we align the frame correctly then push the hinge inwards.

Step 2: Snaps locks in its’ position

http://www.google.com/patents/EP2602888A2?cl=en

patent application number (777KOL2013

Angular Adjustable Lugs

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Exxact Range “Nordic Market”

Date: July‘08 – Oct’10 Schneider Electric Denmark

Professional work

Role & Responsibility: I Led the design & development of products (Close to 200 product commercial references, 60 new tools), worked in products from diverse line of business such as wiring devices, Residential Control, Network Connectivity & got supported by contract employee for modeling and detailing work. Few of the products are shown below.

SELV Push Button Dimmer Timer Rotary Dimmer Blind Cover Cable Outlet RCD

Lexcom (RJ45 Outlet) Telephone outlet Handicapped RWC

Section Switch

Products (Ingress Protection: IP 20)

Products (Ingress Protection: IP 44)

* Products are already in the market

SELV Push Button Dimmer Timer Rotary Dimmer Blind Cover

Section Switch

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Role & Responsibility: Rotary Dimmer was part of the EXXACT project. I led the design and development of the same (Excluding dimmer insert and light module.).

Design Brief / Requirement: • Designing of Rotary dimmer (Excluding insert and light module). • Light guide design which can distribute light across from the point source. • Glow should be uniform across the edges.

Optimizing number of matt surfaces (Blue highlight) as well design of the light pipe to control the uniformity of the light across.

Initial Design) With Light Glow Final Design) With Light Glow

Solution:

Light Guide Design

Date: July’08 – Oct’10

Professional work

Schneider Electric India

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Suneet Sharma suneet@seas.upenn.edu www.suneetsharma.in/ http://in.linkedin.com/in/sharmasuneet http://be.net/suneetsharma M: +1-215-776-6662