Mr. R. Dwaraka

Research area: Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)
MS scholar: Ongoing since August 2016
Brief about research work: 1) Application of sensors for understanding EDM in fundamental terms.
2) Development of process monitoring and control techniques for EDM using multi-sensor fusion.
Academic Background:
B.E. – Mechanical Engineering (2014), PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.
M.S. – Pursuing at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai.
Email: dwarakanath1993@gmail.com

Mr. Akhil V

Research area: Surface Characterization of metal 3D Printed Components.
MS scholar: Ongoing since July 2016
Brief about research work: My research area is in the surface texture characterization of metal 3D printed components. My work addresses the lack of unified and standard surface characterization techniques in metal Additive Manufacturing. I am trying to develop a characterization method for metal AM using Machine Vision approach with the help of Image Processing and Machine Learning techniques.
Keywords: Additive Manufacturing, SLM, Surface Characterization, Image Processing, Machine Learning.
Academic Background:
B.Tech – Mechanical Engineering, NSSCE, University of Calicut, Kerala.
M.S. – Pursuing at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai.
Email: akhil93.v@gmail.com

Mr. Aravind Thangaraj

Research area: Magneto-rheological (MR) finishing
MS scholar: Ongoing since July 2017
Brief about research work: Developing an MR fluid based finishing device for non-magnetic materials like Ti-6Al-4Vcylindrical rods to achieve nano-level surface roughness tolerance.
Academic Background:
B.E. – Mechanical Engineering (2015), RMK Engineering College, Chennai.
M.S. – Pursuing at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai.
Email: aravindthangaraj1993@gmail.com