| Hamilton Sundstrand - Rockford, IL |
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Hamilton Sundstrand provides many mechanical and electrical products to the worldwide aerospace industry. These mechanical and electrical products are found on commercial and military airliners, missiles, launch applications, and undersea systems. They provide ram air turbines, mechanical actuators, control systems, pumps, gearboxes, generators, and much more.
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I worked full-time at Hamilton Sundstrand as co-op student. This allowed me to alternate semesters between school and work for three years, and therefore, extended my graduation one year. For example, I would take a semester off at Purdue, and work at Hamilton Sundstrand. Then, the following semester, I would be back at Purdue taking a classes. The co-op program permitted me to accumulate nearly two years of work experience.
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Overall, my experience at Hamilton Sundstrand has been very rewarding, educational, and interesting. I have learned a number of things that cannot be taught in school, and have been able to apply what I have learned in school to work, and vice versa. I have had the privilege to be apart of revolutionary aircraft that will not only be more economically and environmentally friendly, but will protect our freedom. The co-op program has provided me with an invaluable experience that has shaped who I am today and what I strive for tomorrow. Below is a detailed description of each of my five sessions.
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| 1st Session: Boeing 787 Airplane Power System Integration Facility (APSIF) |
| Aug. 2006 to Jan. 2007 |
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- Made significant contributions to the build and test efforts of APSIF which tests the entire electric power system of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
- Built an AC to DC electric shorting cart
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| 2nd Session: Reliability, Maintainability, and System Safety |
| May 2007 to Aug. 2007 |
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- Completed a Failure Mode and Effects Analysis of the Generator Control Unit on the Sukhoi Superjet 100
- Completed a Failure Mode and Effects Analysis of the DC power supplies on the Airbus A400M
- Updated a hazardous material document for the P-8A Poseidon Aircraft.
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| 3rd Session: Applied Research |
| Jan. 2008 to May 2008 |
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- Troubleshot malfunctioning multiplexers in APSIF
- Created, analyzed, and modified Matlab routines to analyze digital data from APSIF
- Wrote an engineering report documenting the accuracy of these Matlab routines
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| 4th Session: Space, Land, and Sea |
| Aug. 2008 to Dec. 2008 |
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- Programed a programmable logic controller to route hydraulic oil to various test stands
- Designed a wire harness for a stand that tested the slats and flaps of multiple regional jets
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| 5th Session: Electric Power Generation Engineering |
| May 2009 to Aug. 2009 |
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- Performed Engineering and Qualification Tests for the Boeing 787's electric power generators
- Performed tests to determine the various inductances of 787 generators for computer simulation
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