Ashwin
Milan | Italy
ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Ashwinraj. I'm an Aeronautical Engineering Master's student at Politecnico di Milano. I specialize in high-speed aerodynamics and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
Previously, I served as the Team Leader and Head of Aerodynamics for the thrustMIT rocketry team, managing 40 members to achieve a successful 10,331-foot launch at the Spaceport America Cup. I also love the intersection of aerospace and code.
I won the FOSSHACK 3.0 hackathon by building a 6-DOF trajectory simulator in Python, and I'm currently diving deep into open-source solvers like OpenFOAM on my custom Linux machine. I'm actively looking for an internship where I can tackle complex, real-world aerospace problems.
thrustMIT 10,000 Feet - Sounding Rocket
I was the 2022-2023 Team Leader & Head of Aerodynamics of thrustMIT, Manipal Rocketry team and led a 40-member multidisciplinary rocketry team to design, build, and launch a sounding rocket for the Spaceport America Cup 2023. Directed all...
Computational Aerodynamics - Method Implementation and Aircraft Analysis
The primary goal of this project was to move beyond commercial "black-box" solvers by writing custom MATLAB code to implement foundational aerodynamic theories. The project involved developing, validating, and applying 2D and 3D computational...
Helios - 6DOF Rocket Trajectory Simulator
First-place winning hackathon project (Awarded ₹1,00,000 / ~$1,100). Developed a high-precision, 6-degree-of-freedom flight dynamics simulator in Python designed to accurately predict sounding rocket trajectories, apogees, and performance under...
CFD Performance Analysis of a Rocket-Based Combined Cycle (RBCC) Engine
Culminating Bachelor's Thesis evaluating the aerodynamic and propulsive efficiencies of a novel Rocket-Based Combined Cycle (RBCC) engine for supersonic cruise missile applications. Designed a 3D model in Fusion 360 and conducted rigorous CFD...