Research And Consultancy Projects Carried-Out

Coordinator for establishing AMADA Sheet Metal Research Centre at IIT Madras with CNC Laser cutting machine, CNC Press brake and VPSS software : Value : Rs.300 lacs supported by AMADA Co. Ltd. Japan

S No.	Title of the project	PI / Co-PI	Funding Agency	Total Value (Rs. In lacs)	Period
1.	Applications of Waterjet Technology in Manufacturing	PI	DST, GoI (TAMIN,Chennai)	46.57	1995 - 1998
2.	Development of Object Oriented Simulation Software for Automated Manufacturing Systems	PI	DST, GoI	7.50	1994 - 1996
3.	Development of a Production Integrated Quality Control Loop for NC Machining Operation through Coordinate Measurement of Finished Part and Feed Back of Parameter Modifications to NC	Co-PI	Volkswagen Stiftung	DM70,900	1996 - 1998
4.	Development of Technology and Equipment for Rapid Prototyping and Manufacture using Computer Integrated (CIM) Approach	Co-PI	DST, GoI	13.454	1996 - 1998
5.	Offline Programming and Simulation for Multiple Mobile Crane Lifts	Co-PI	DST, GoI	9.57	1997 - 1999
6.	Petrinets for Project Management	Co-PI	DST, GoI	4.86	1998 - 2000
7.	A Study on Centreless Grinding with Variable Stiffness Control Wheel	Co-PI	DST, GoI	14.12	1998 - 2000
8.	Development of focusing nozzles for Abrasive Water Jet cutting	PI	DST, GoI	9.57	2000 - 2002
9.	Quality Improvement of Water Jet Cutting	PI	DST-DAAD	4.13 & DM14,113	1999 - 2001
10.	Genetic algorithms in offline planning of cooperative manipulators	Co-PI	DST, GoI	16.51	2000 - 2003
11.	Adaptive control of AWJ cutting process using soft computing approaches	PI	Volkswagen Stiftung	37.24 (Euro99,400)	2002 - 2006
12.	AMADA Sheet Metal Research Centre (SMRC)	PI	AMADA Co. Ltd.	300.00	2008
13.	Investigations on Ice Bonded Abrasive Polishing of materials	PI	ARDB-GoI	18.67	2007 - 2010
14.	Development of Next Generation Precision Grinding Machine Tool	PI	OPSA, DST-GoI	284.90	2012 - 2015
15.	Development of a Prototype for Dismantling Time Expired Ammunitions with Abrasive Water Jets	PI	ARMREB, DRDO	72.62	2015 - 2018
16.	CNC laser cutting, waterjet cutting and press brake maintenance fund	PI	IC & SR	2.50	2014 – 2015
17.	Central Fabrication Facility	PI	IC & SR	31.204	2011 - 2016
18.	Centre of Excellence on Machine Tools and Production Technology	PI	DHI, GoI	5612.50	2016 - 2019
19.	IMPRINT India – Advanced Manufacturing	PI	MHRD, GoI	5.00	2016 - 2017
20.	Femtosecond laser pulses for ultraprecision manufacturing of soft and hard materials	Co-PI	DHI, GoI	349.17	2016 - 2019
21.	Global Eco-easy Challenge	PI		0.445	2020
22.	Development of web-based Technology Innovation Platform- Knowledge Integration for Technology Enrichment (KITE) – TCS as Knowledge Partner	PI	DHI, GoI	342.00	2020 - 2021
23.	Cyber Physical System for a machine tool spindle with variable preload technology	Co-PI	IITM Pravartak Technology Foundation (C-Funding with AMTDC)	104.66	2021 - 2023

S No.	Title of the project	PI / Co-PI	Funding Agency	Total Value (Rs. In lacs)	Period
1.	Consultancy works on a) Calibration of machine tools with laser interferometer, b) Development of press tools for manufacture of bellows, c) Development of software for AS/RS, d) Development of software for planning, control and monitoring of fluidised bed heat treatment processes, and e) Automation of 35 mm relay...	PI	BHEL Corporate R & D, Fluidtherm P Ltd, Fuidyne Engineers, OEN India, TAFE etc.	13.45	1990 – 2000
2.	Development of software tools for automatic conversion of Raster and Vector data into clear views	PI	Amadasoft India P Ltd. Chennai	3.60	10/2004 – 04/2005
3.	Intelligent Aids in Manufacturing – Verification of PLC ladder logic diagrams	PI	General Motors India P Ltd. Bangalore	1.20	12/2004 – 04/2005
4.	Design recovery analysis and representation of PLC logic code	PI	General Motors India P Ltd. Bangalore	19.01	12/2006 – 12/2009
5.	New Nesting Engine R & D	PI	Amadasoft India P. Ltd. Chennai	43.36	05/2008 – 12/2009
6.	Predictive and corrective methods for addressing undesirable deformations in sheet metal bending – Phase-I	PI	Amadasoft India P. Ltd. Chennai	21.59	12/2009 – 07/2011
7.	Predictive and corrective methods for addressing undesirable deformations in sheet metal bending – Phase-II	PI	Amadasoft India P. Ltd. Chennai	21.59	06/2011 – 12/2012
8.	Development of analysis tool for prediction of deformations in sheet metal bending and its integration into software tool	PI	Amadasoft India P. Ltd. Chennai	23.26	07/2012 – 06/2015
9.	Investigation on edge grinding quality of automotive glass	PI	Saint Gobain, Inc. USA	45.69	07/2012 – 06/2015
10.	Design and development of laser dressing system for ultra-precision grinding machine	PI	CMTI, Bangalore	5.00	01/2014 – 05/2015
11.	Accelerated Testing of Grinding Wheels (Research Program Agreement with Doctoral Student)		Saint Gobain Research India, Chennai	22.00	03/2015 - 03/2018
12.	Fretting wear material characterization	Co-PI	Pratt & Whitney, Canada	81.00	10/2010 – 12/2014
13.	Research and development into borated steel machining and HAZ studies for shielding	Co-PI	Institute for Plasma Research, Ahmedabad	60.00	04/2010 – 02/2012
14.	Modelling, analysis, design and implementation of 2kW battery discharge regulator	Co-PI	ISAC, Bangalore	49.50	10/2011 – 04/2014
15.	Design reviews for DMDE	Co-PI	Ministry of Defence	9.07	3/2016 - 3/2017
16.	Development of an IioT enabled actively damped boring bar to mitigate chatter in machining of aerospace alloys	Co-PI	IITM Pravartak Technology Foundation (Technology + Start up fund)	50.00	2021 – 2022
17.	Industrial Internet of Things (IioT) enabled, thermally induced drift compensation module for milling machine tool	PI	IITM Pravartak Technology Foundation (Technology + Start up fund)	50.00	2021 – 2022
Projects undertaken at Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development Centre, IITM Research Park
18.	Simulation studies on 2-wheeler engine cylinder	PI	TVS Motor Co. Hosur with Fraunhofer Institute, Chemnitz, Germany	12.00	2019
19.	Automated 3d printing system for casting of reinforced concrete structure	PI	UAY, IIT Madras	14.00	2020
20.	Micro-plasma – CNC – 3D metal printer	PI	Dept. of Materials & Metallurgical Engg, IIT Madras	2.50	2020
21.	Assembly and complex component manufacturing	PI	Aerostrovilos (Start up), Chennai	0.50	2020
22.	Spine pressure relief system – design & development	PI	Technomed Electronics, Chennai	4.50	2021
23.	Prototype component manufacturing	PI	Agnikul (Start up), Chennai	1.15	2020
24.	Fuel cell assembly line automation	PI	ARCI-CFCT, Hyderabad & Chennai	101.667	2021
25.	Development of simulation software for studying pantograph – catenary interaction in high-speed rails	PI	National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. Delhi	116.604	Jan 2021 – Dec 2021