Xingchen Fan

xcfan@stanford.edu 510-604-3782 linkedin.com/in/xingchen-fan

EDUCATION
Stanford University Sept. 2015 - June 2017
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.98
University of California, Berkeley Aug. 2011 - May 2015
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with High Honors GPA: 3.93

WORK EXPERIENCE
ClearMotion (Woburn, MA)
Vehicle Dynamics & Controls Intern June 2016 Sept. 2016
Created Simulink models for passive and active dampers; simulation results are within 15% of experimental data
across a wide range of frequencies
Tested dampers and controllers on dynamometers for system identification and parameter tuning
Improved the real-time road roughness estimation and impact damping algorithms
Tesla Motors (Fremont, CA)
12V Wire Harness Intern Jan. 2014 Aug. 2014
Designed the packaging for Model X 12V battery, which accommodates multiple battery candidates and guarantees
easy service access; worked with various engineering teams for vehicle integration
Designed several brackets for harnesses on Model S and Model X; involved in complete product design cycles
Designed and ran verification tests on harness components, including fusebox vibration test and connector seal test

SKILLS
MATLAB/Simulink, LabVIEW, C, Julia
SolidWorks (Certified SolidWorks Associate), CATIA, AutoCAD, ANSYS, LS-DYNA

COURSEWORK
Optimal control, MIMO control, nonlinear control, signal processing, vehicle dynamics and control, computer vision
Finite element analysis, continuum mechanics, materials, thermodynamics, aerodynamics, vibration, mechatronics

PROJECTS
Vehicle Dynamics Modeling and Control Oct. 2016 Present
Created a Simulink library for full vehicle simulation, including tire models, ride models and handling models
Analyzed the full vehicle and subsystems in both frequency and time domains, and used the results to facilitate the
design of Stanford Solar Car
Designed various controllers based on models, including ABS, cruise control, active suspension and path tracking
MechaDragon, a Canfield joint-based robotic arm Dec. 2014 May 2015
Analyzed the kinematics of a parallel kinematic machine in MATLAB and designed a feedforward controller
Utilized different manufacturing techniques to machine all parts in one week, some have more than 50 copies
The team received The Frank Jarrett Machine Design Prize with an award of $500
CalSol, UC Berkeley Solar Vehicle Team Sept. 2012 Dec. 2013
Led suspension/chassis team for half a year, organized mechanical projects and machining of vehicle components
Facilitated front suspension design, analyzed load and stress at suspension mounting points in MATLAB
Designed the brake caliper mounts and front fenders in SolidWorks, optimized the design through FEA
Path Planning for Insertion of a Bevel-Tip Needle Nov. 2016 Dec. 2016
Implemented Partially Observable Markov Decision Process (POMDP) to plan the path for insertion of a bevel-tip
needle into tissue under dynamics and state uncertainty
Solved the path planning problem in both continuous and discrete spaces
Chiron, a line-following robotic car Feb. 2016 Mar. 2016
Designed the circuits for driving DC motors, sensing magnetic fields and detecting infrared signals
Wrote the programs in C to transmit and receive information through serial communication
Every Pipe Has Its Leaks!, an arcade game machine Nov. 2015
Designed the circuits to drive more than 20 LEDs with transistors and shift registers
Wrote the state machines in C to take user inputs and respond by driving servomotors and LEDs
Fregata, an autonomous blended-wing-body RC airplane Apr. 2016 Jun. 2016
Built an RC airplane from foam and carbon fiber tubes
Wrote the stabilization and line-following algorithms in C and implemented on a Pixhawk flight controller

HONOR
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society