StatementofPurpose

Nothingtomecomesclosertosymbolizewhatmencandoandhowinventivetheyareandhow
solidasearththeirproductscouldbethantheBenzontheroadortheinnumerablecars
racingupontheAutobahn.Onecannotjustseethespectaclewithoutbeingstruckinsurprise
ofthetalllimitsofthecapacityforhumaninventionandimagination.Ihavealwayslovedwell
engineeredcars,notonlyassessingthemfromtheengineeringstandpointofmileageandpower,
butfromtheartisticstandpointofdesignandappeal.Thefieldofcardesignandmanufacturing
hasbeenexcitingmyimaginationforthebreadthofknowledgeitdemandstoproduceand
perfectit.Fromharnessingnaturallawsofphysicsandunderstandingofscienceofmaterialsto
integratingnuancedelectronicsand,aboveall,trainingthemindtothinklikeanartist,likethe
onewhofeelsperfectfunctioningisnotenough,buttherehastobestimulatingaestheticsthat
dazzleswithmajesticsimplicityandsolidness,likeapoetwhowishestosayallhewishestosay
withintheelegantframeworkofasonnetoralimerick.ThisiswhatIlovedaboutcarmaking.
Anamalgamationofscienceandartinitsmaking,andmeetingthehighdemandsofphysicsand
poetryatthesametime.Iloveeverythingaboutitthesciencebehinditspowerandtheart
behinditsbeauty.Isnotthisreason,ofabsoluteunitybetweenpowerandbeautythereasonfor
Germancarsbeingeminentlyvisibleevenamidstmillioncarsonanyroad.Ibelieveyes.

DuringmyundergraduateengineeringprograminMechanicalEngineering,Igotacquaintedwith
thedifferentsubjects.ButmorethantheoriesIlovedtheoriesputtouse,wasmoreinterestedin
practice,intheactualdesign,whereinIbelieveexcelledothers.MytimeatthefirmsHyundai
andAmpereinthefinalyearofmystudiestaughtmemoreaboutmechanicalandautomobile
engineeringthanthesubjectsthatIwasexposedtheoretically,andthusthisexperienceproves
nowtobedecisiveformyorientationtowardsAutomobileEngineering.

AmpereVehiclesPrivateLimitedisanElectricalVehicleManufacturer.InthefourmonthsI
internedatthisfirm,Iparticipatedinthedesignandanalysisofelectricpassengerthreewheeler.
Iwillgiveamacroglanceofmywork.Weweregiventheoveralldimensionofavehicleand
wereaskedtodesign.Wecategorizedthedesignintothreemodulesfrontfork,steeringand
rearsuspensionofthebody,andmadeadesignofeachofthesemodulesunderstressandload
conditions.WethenusedAutoDeskInventorProfessionaltoconvertourroughconceptioninto
CADmodel.AtlastwetestedthedesignunderstaticloadusingANSYS.Broadly,thisiswhatI
did,rightfrommakingloadcomputationstothedesignandfinaltesting.Ibelievethereis
nothinggreatabouttheobjectiveortheworkthatIdid.ButthelessonsthatIhadlearnedwhile
movingtowardsthedesignobjectivewereinvaluableinthatIgotanideaoftherealproblems
andfrustrationsonewouldfaceintheworldofpracticaldesign,besidestheinfluencesIcame
across,someaccidentallyandsomeconsciouslytomakemydesignwork.Andtheseexperiences
werefulfilling.

Thedesignwasnotonlyconstrainedbythenotionofappeal,butbythefunctiontoo,andwhen
weiteratedthedesignversions,theimplicationofthechangewasfeltrightfromthechangein
aerodynamicresistance,lightnessofthevehicle,engineefficiency,andpickuptotheexternal
beauty.Workingcloselywithmaterialspeopleandengineassemblersandexternalbody
designershelpedmeidentifytheroleandimportanceofsuchpeopleinthemakingofavehicle.
Theeducationwasholistic,anddeeplysatisfying,asIreceivedanintegratednotionof
manufacturing.Designhadanoutcomeandithadconstraints,frommanyangles,andwhenthe
scopeofworkwaswithinanarrowarea,thethoroughnessitrequiredwasatfirstdaunting.
Nothingwaslefttochance,fromthelowestboltsandnutstothetypeofsteel,andthicknessof
thewindowpane,everythingwasprefigured.AsIknewhowdemandingthewholeworkis,and
thelimitsofhumanmindinattendingtodetails,IbegantoappreciateGermanEngineering,and
notjustit,butanyperfectengineering,whereinengineerismoreofacraftsmanthansomebody
whodesignsbecausethatishisjob.Thetruthinthisworkambianceinwhichperfectionwas
takenforgrantedandpersistencewasnaturalamongpeople,andpatiencewasneededtocreate
workthatstandstoweringall,IgotthestrongestimpulsetodoAutomobileEngineering.Having
readaboutthedifferentcarmakers,andtookpleasureindiscriminatingcarsbasedonthesound
oftheengineasaboy,andhavebeenhearingagainandagainthatGermancarslastandstands
thetestoftime,andJapanesecarssecondthem,andAmericancarshavelostintherace,Iwish
eagerlytolearnwhybehindalltheseobservations.Andalsobecomeabettercraftsman.Ilove
cardesign.AndthusIlovetolearnaboutengineering,asgooddesignisasmuchformas
function.IthinkSteveJobssaid,Gooddesignisnotjusthowitlooks,buthowitworks.It
seemsapplicabletoAutomobileEngineeringaswell.Thispromptsmetoapplytoyourschool.