| Name : Dr. J. Florence Gnana Poovathy | |
| Designation : Associate Professor | |
| School : School of Electronics Engineering (SENSE) | |
| Centre : Electric Vehicles Incubation Testing & Research Centre (eVIT-RC) | |
| University: Vellore Institute of Technology, Melakottaiyur, Chennai – 600127, TamilNadu, India. | |
| Telephone/Mobile Phone : +91 8675462014 | |
| Email ID: florence.poovathy@vit.ac.in | |
| Scopus IDs : 56986444400, 57193259901, 58163760900, 57217351787, 58902141800, 57222361213
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Research Profile
Research Focus
- To contribute in the fields of Battery Management Systems in electric vehicles, AI, Robotics, Automation.
Expertise
- Battery Management Systems for EVs, AI & Robotics, Image/Video Processing, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Control System, Recycling of Li
Recent Publications
| S. No | Recent Publication Details |
| 1 | J Florence Gnana Poovathy, SR Ashwin, M Ramit, M Mohit, V Veeramani, “Testing and analysis of suitable compounds to design an air-tight dome to withstand high pressure for underwater applications”, International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM), 1-13, 2024 |
| 2 | John, Florence Gnana Poovathy, et al. “Wheeled wall climbing robot with suction chamber: Building process and analysis.” AIP Conference Proceedings. Vol. 2898. No. 1. AIP Publishing, 2024. |
| 3 | Paramanandham, Nirmala, Kishore Rajendiran, Florence Gnana Poovathy J, Yeshwant Santhanakrishnan Premanand, Sanjeeve Raveenthiran Mallichetty, and Pramod Kumar. “Pixel Intensity Resemblance Measurement and Deep Learning Based Computer Vision Model for Crack Detection and Analysis.” Sensors 23, no. 6 (2023): 2954. |
| 4 | Poovathy, J. Florence Gnana, et al. “Magnetic Adhesion in Wall Climbing Robots using varied Electromagnet Arrangements.” Journal of Robotics and Control (JRC) 3.3 (2022): 354-360. |
| 5 | Florence Gnana Poovathy, J., and Radha Sankararajan. “Split–Process–Merge Technique-Based Algorithm for Accelerated Recovery of Compressively Sensed Images and Videos.” Wireless Personal Communications 118.1 (2021): 93-108. |
| 6 | Latha, M. Anna, E. Sathish, and Florence Gnana Poovathy. “Computational Approach to guide Mind Controlled Robotic Arm using BCI–A Review.” 2021 Seventh International conference on Bio Signals, Images, and Instrumentation (ICBSII). IEEE, 2021. |
| 7 | Eswaramoorthy, Sathish, and Florence Gnana Poovathy John. “Wheeled wall climbing robot with suction chamber: A study on forces and moments for stability.” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Vol. 1055. No. 1. IOP Publishing, 2021. |
| 8 | Poovathy, John Florence Gnana, et al. “Modeling of a Suction Chamber based Wall Climbing Robot for Angular Stability.” 2020 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC). IEEE, 2020. |
Ongoing Funded Projects
| S. No | Title | Cost in Lakh | Duration
(months) |
Role as PI/Co-PI | Agency |
| 1 | Design of Cost-Effective Hydrogen Generation Using Polymer Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer | 15 | 24 | Co-PI | VIT-UDG |
|
2 |
Earlier Determination of Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) Degradation using the Armed Movable System Coupled with Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Water Electrolyzer |
4.78 |
24 |
Principal Investigator |
VIT SEED Fund |
|
3 |
AI Based Barrel crawling bot inspection system |
4.95 |
24 |
Co-Principal Investigator |
VIT-Seed Fund |
Ongoing Consultancy Projects
| S. No | Details |
| 1 | Algorithm development for Battery Management System for HCL Technologies, Rs. 18,65,300 /- (including Phase I and Phase II). |
| 2 | Design and Development of Automatic Rover system, FLSmidth, 15,34,000/-, PO Number: 1030001830 |
| 3 | Validation of Cycle-Tempo’s SOEC Component with bench mark results Asimptote B.V., The Netherlands, India, Rs. 45000/- |
Industry Collaboration
| S. No | Details |
| 1 | HCL – Consultancy project |
| 2 | Nanosol Energy Pvt. Ltd – Battery stacks and cell related activities |
| 3 | FLSmidth |
Patents
| S. No | Details | Type of Patent | Application Number | Status |
| 1 | System And Method For Detecting And Reporting Chuckhole- Census Data In Real-Time | Utility | 202441059963 | Published |
| 2 | An interactive doll with touch-sensitive fabric and appropriate messages for sex education of children | Utility | 202441016166 | Published |
| 3 | Robotic Inspection System For Crack Detection In Industrial Pipes | Design | 394686 -001 | Granted |
| 4 | Thruster Attached Drone That Traverses In Air And Water | Design | 414280-001 | Filed (under DRDO inspection) |
| 3 | Ring Shaped Device To Defend Oneself | Design | 405479-001 | Granted |
Equipment available
- Texas Instruments’ BQ76952EVM Battery Management System Evaluation board
- RXN BMS evaluation board
- RSI Battery Cycler
- Temperature Chamber
Areas of specialization:
- Battery Management System (BMS) for Electric Vehicles
- Algorithm development for Battery Management Systems in Electric Vehicles
- Cell balancing and health monitoring of battery pack
- Parametric evaluation of battery status
- Robotics:
- Robotics for automatic detection of I and V in cell stacks – single cell, group of cells and whole stack combinations
- Design and Development of Automatic Rover system – FLSmidth
- Prediction Analysis of changes in parameters of performance of the cells with respect to the observed impedance and derived equivalent circuit.
- SLAM robot for automated path finding
- Early disease detection in plants using drones and deep learning
- Robotic drone which can be maneuvered in water and air
- Impedance analysis and Balance of Plant (BoP) for
- Water Electrolyzer
- Energy conversion devices (e.g., Hydrogen fuel cell)
- Energy Storage devices (e.g., Air batteries, Li-ion batteries etc.)
- IoT for plant management and prediction analysis
Skills:
- Algorithm Development for BMS
- Experience in Simulink
- Equivalent circuit formation
- Battery Assembly and spot welding
- Balance of plant construction (BoP)
- Automation of BoP
