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Dr. Sakthivel G

Professor

Date of Joining: 06.05.2013
Nature of Association: Regular

Employee ID 50415
Intercom 1387
Educational
Degree Passed out year           Specialization    Institute/University/College
Ph.D    2013 Intelligent and robust control applications of engines Anna University, Chennai
M.E    2003 Mechatronics VIT Vellore
B.E    2001 Mechanical Engineering Madras University
Research Details
Areas of Specialization

Mechatronics and Automation, Digital Manufacturing, Machine Intelligence,  Agriculture Automation. Automotive Ergonomics

ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3877-3063
Scopus ID
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57211528498
H-index (scopus) 20
Google Scholar ID https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=YGjhlMYAAAAJ&hl=en
i10 index 48
On-going Consultancy Project Details
On-going Consultancy Project Title 1.    Crash Pad Automation Assembly – TAFE Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd, India (2024), ₹ 2.9 Crores

2.    Vision based Fault Diagnosis System – Bimetal Bearings Limited, India (2024), ₹ 9.5 Lakhs

3.    Quality Inspection Autoamtion in Assembly Line – TAFE Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd, India (2024), ₹6.5 Lakhs

4.    Automating Blouse Tailoring – Prasanthi Silks WEDTREE ESTORE, India (2024), ₹9.4 Lakhs.

Completed Consultancy Project Details               
  1.      Development of Asset Management Solution for Rail Transport – Bhugol GIS Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India (2023), ₹2.3 Lakhs.

2.      Contactless Diagnostic and Measuring System for OHE in Railways – KONTACT Consortium, Chennai, India (2022), ₹3.2 Lakhs

Ongoing Funded Project Details              
  1.    Agricultural Revitalization in Higher Education Institutions of Asian Countries , Erasmus, European Union — ₹ 7.26 Crores

2.    Capability Building and Collaborative Research on Economic Feasibility of Developing an Enhanced Electric Compact Tractor for Family Farming, Royal Academy, UK – ₹ 77 Lakhs

Completed Funded Project Details
Completed Funded Project Title 1.    Smart solar thermic cooking device, La foundation Dassault Systemes, India–  ₹ 9.5 Lakhs

2.    Development of exo-skeletal wearable robot for assisting agricultural and industrial worker, VIT seed grant

3.    Smart Crossbreed E-Bike for Public Bike Sharing (PBS), VIT seed grant

Patent Published Details
Patent Published Title
  1.   Smart Device for Monitoring Medication Schedules and Dispensing Pharmaceutical Pellets, and Method Thereof-Patent No.: 202441060027

2.   System for Controlling Cooking Temperature, and Method Thereof- Patent No.: 202441008901

3.   Solar Heating Device for Cooking-Patent No.: 202341072630

4.   Responsive Sensors for Particle Detection Using Machine Learning-Patent No.: 202341056844

Patent Granted Details
Patent Granted Title
  1.   Automatic Mat-Nailing Machine for Non-Turf Cricket Pitches – Patent No.: 419769-001

2.   Threaded LPG Flowguard- Patent No.: 419650-001

3.   Automated Fish Feeder with Cognitive Capabilities -Patent No.: 407380-001

4.   Automated Pharmacy System- Patent No.: 404446-001

5.   Universeat Toilet – Patent No.: 404446-001

6.   Smart Garland Mender – Patent No.: 403702-001

Book / Book Chapter Published Details
Title Publisher Year
Computational Intelligence Techniques and their Applications to Software Engineering Problems CRC, Taylor and Francis Group 2020
Laser material interaction and simulations in laser material processing Nova 2020
Awards & Recognition Details
Recognized as one of the Top 2% Scientists in the world among 76 Lakhs+ of researchers for the year 2020, 2021 and 2022 as per the survey by Stanford University in the field of Energy and AI-based on the citations, h-index, hm-index etc.
Major International Collaboration Details
Type of collaboration (Research & publication/Funded Project/consultancy etc.), collaborating industry, year of collaboration

1.       Dr. Ioannis Sarris – University of West Attica, Greece – Research & Funded Project Collaboration

2.       Dr. Mehmet Karaca – Middle East Technical University, Turkey – Research & Funded Project Collaboration

3.       Prof. Suresh Gopee – Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation, Malaysia – Research & Funded Project Collaboration

4.       Dr. Mohamed Ariff Ameedeen – Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia – Research & Funded Project Collaboration

5.       Dr. Bawatharani Raveendrakumaran – Eastern University, Sri Lanka – Research & Funded Project Collaboration

6.       Dr. Anantharajah Kaneswaran – University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka – Research & Funded Project Collaboration

7.       Dr. Irraivan Al Ilamvazhuthi – Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia – Research & Funded Project Collaboration

8.       Dr. Yigeng Xu – Cranfield University, UK – Research & Funded Project Collaboration

9.       Dr. Bernard W. Ikua – Jomo Kenyatta University, Kenya – Research Collaboration

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