Centre for Innovation and Product Development
Preamble:
The fast pace of technological advances in recent times mandates students to be industry-ready by acquiring broader skills while graduating from the institutes of higher education. In line with the above, the Centre for Innovation and Product Development (CIPD) has been established to act as a forum to enable students to implement their novel, and creative ideas originating from fundamental concepts learned in the classroom and to perpetuate the hands-on knowledge gained in the laboratory into a new product or a novel process.
The CIPD at VIT Chennai aims to develop new hardware and software products that will have a social impact by leveraging exhaustive technology.
Vision:
- To develop innovative prototypes and process technologies and transfer the technologies to the industry for product development
Mission :
- To create an ambiance for interdisciplinary learning by loosening the complexities set by the conventional boundaries of department/school structure
- To encourage research scholars, students, and faculty members across schools and departments to come together and utilize ideas, perspectives, and exclusive skills to solve problems beyond the scope of a single discipline
- To carry out product development-oriented research involving cost-effective materials and processes for space-, bio-, and industrial-applications
The primary research areas and objectives of CIPD are:
i) Robotics and Product Development: To design and develop vision sensor integrated algorithms for automatic assembly systems for industries
ii) MEMS and Micro-/Nano-sensors: To develop micro-/nano-scale devices/sensors for space-, environmental-, and bio-sensing applications using innovative processes and low-cost materials
iii) New Material and Product Development: To develop products from natural fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials
iv) Aerodynamics: To develop Aerodynamic aids for better cornering stability and drag reduction on commercial vehicles and
v) Applications of Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Sciences for innovative process and product development
Research
| S. No | Faculty Member as PI/Co-PI | Project Title | Funding Agency | Years | Status | Amount (Rs) |
| 1 | Dr. A. Ravi Sankar (CIPD, PI) | Design and Development of Glass-based Micro-thrusters without using Lithography for the Propulsion of Micro-/Nano- Satellites | VIT SEED | 2022-2024 | Ongoing | 5,00,000 |
| 2 | Dr. M. Sindhuja (SENSE, PI) & Dr. A. Ravi Sankar (CIPD, Co-PI) | Development of electrochemical sensors for ovarian cancer biomarker detection | VIT SEED | 2022-2024 | Ongoing | 5,00,000 |
| 3 | Dr. K. Rajendra Kumar (CIPD, PI) | Design of Continuous Flow Photoreactor Prototype for the Green and Economical Production of Poly(methylmethacrylate) with Predetermined Molecular weights in kilogram scale | VIT SEED | 2022-2024 | On-going | 4,55,000 |
| 4 | Dr. G. Vinayaga Murthy (CIPD, PI) & Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC), Dr. Davidson (SMEC), Dr. Lenin (EVITR) (Co-PIs) | Optimization of Hybrid Wind-Solar Powered charging Units for National Highways & Other applications | VIT SEED | 2022-2024 | Ongoing | 4,90,000 |
| 5 | Dr. Lakshmi Priya (CIPD, PI) & Dr. E. Manikandan (CIPD, Co-PI) | Label-Free Nano-biosensor for Dengue Detection using Green – Synthesized Ag coated, n – ZnO / p – Si Heterojunction Diode | VIT SEED | 2022-2024 | ongoing | 2,00,000 |
| 6 | Dr. S. Shoba (SENSE, PI) & Dr. E. Manikandan (CIPD, Co-PI) | Detection and Localization of Soil Microplastics using Novel Non-Invasive Technique with Integrated Deep Learning Model | VIT SEED | 2022-2024 | Ongoing | 3,95,066 |
| 7 | Dr. G. Idayachandran (PI), Dr. E. Manikandan (Co-PI), Dr.Henridass (Co-PI) | Portable non-invasive human body hydration sensor | VIT – SEED | 2022 | Ongoing | 500000 |
| 8 | Dr.Sheena Christabel Pravin (PI), Dr. E. Manikandan (Co-PI) | Machine Vision-enabled Autonomous Wall Putty and Painting Robot | VIT – SEED | 2022 | Ongoing | 403000 |
| 9 | Dr. G. Venkatachalam (CIPD, PI) | Development of thermally conductive electrical insulators (product) using boron nitride/banana fiber reinforced polymer matrix composite | VIT SEED | 2021-2023 | Ongoing | 1,43,000 |
| 10 | Dr. K. Karunamurthy (SMEC, PI) & Dr. K. Rajendra Kumar (CIPD, Co-PI) | Design and Development of a Microbiological fuel cell integrated Solid Waste Composter | VIT SEED | 2021-2023 | Ongoing | 1,00,000 |
| 11 | Dr. G. Venkatachalam (PI) | Investigation on mechanical characterization of cellulose nanofibrils (cnf) reinforced composites obtained through chemical pretreatment and mechanical grinding | Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata, India | 2018-2020 | Completed | 30,000 |
| 12 | Dr. A. Ravi Sankar (PI) | Thermal-Drift Aware Modeling and Design of Surface Stress based Micro/Nano Composite Cantilevers with Integrated Piezoresistors for Biosensing Applications | DST-SERB | 2017-2020 | Completed | 22,12,100 |
| 13 | Dr. G. Vinayagamurthy (PI) | Influence of airplane wake vortices on the layout and infrastrcuture of airports | DST- SERB | 2015-19 | Completed | 15,30,000 |
The list of selected journals in which the CIPD research faculty have published manuscripts with VIT affiliation is given here, with their corresponding 2021 impact factors (published in June 2022).
| S. No | Journal Title | Impact Factor |
| 1 | Nano-Micro Letters | 23.655 |
| 2 | Materials Science and Engineering: A | 6.044 |
| 3 | Nanomaterials | 5.719 |
| 4 | Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation | 5.131 |
| 5 | Polymers | 4.967 |
| 6 | Materials and Manufacturing Processes | 4.783 |
| 7 | Journal of Materials Science | 4.682 |
| 8 | Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing | 4.644 |
| 9 | Journal of the Electrochemical Society | 4.386 |
| 10 | IEEE Sensors Journal | 4.325 |
K. B. Rajasekarababu, G. Vinayagamurthy “Assessment of local pressure coefficient over conventional and unconventional tall buildings” In book: Innovative Design, Analysis and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering-2020, Book Chapter ISBN: 978-981-13-2696-7 PP: 145-152 Published by Springer.
Insights
The details of the research scholars (Ph.D. and M. S. (by Research)) worked/working under the supervision of the faculty members of the research center are provided hereunder:
Doctoral Research Scholars – Completed
| S. No | Name of the Scholar | Title of the Thesis | Supervisor | Year of completion |
| 1 | K B RAJASEKARABABU | Computational evaluation of wind pressure and flow field on and around the setback building | Dr. G. Vinayagamurthy | 2021 |
| 2 | R. MANJU | Development of Chitosan-Based Affordable and Eco-Friendly Desiccants for Environmental Applications | Dr. K. Rajendra Kumar | 2020 |
| 3 | S. M. SAKTHIVEL | VLSI Implementation of Image Watermarking Algorithms | Dr. A. Ravi Sankar | 2020 |
| 4 | K. V. MEENA | Design Optimization of a Highly Miniaturized Silicon MEMS Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor for Bio-medical Applications | Dr. A. Ravi Sankar | 2019 |
| 5 | S. SARANYA | Micro-Structuring of Quartz Substrates using an Electrochemical Discharge Machining Process for Realizing MEMS Devices | Dr. A. Ravi Sankar | 2019 |
The details of the consultancy work carried out (both completed and ongoing) by the research faculty of CIPD jointly with the colleagues of the other Schools and Centres in the recent past are provided hereunder.
| S. No | Name of the Faculty | Topic | Funding Agency | Duration | Status | Amount (INR) |
| 1 | Dr. E. Manikandan (CIPD), Dr Chanthini B (SENSE), Dr.E.Papanasam(SENSE) | Retro-fit system | Magnitudo Technologies Private Limited | 2 Months | Ongoing | 1,08,560 |
| 2 | Dr.P.Subbulakshmi (SCOPE), Dr.E.Manikandan (CIPD) | Mobile Application Development | Vasthak Pvt.Ltd | 2 Months | Ongoing | 25960 |
| 3 | Dr.L.K.Pavithra (SCOPE), Dr.E.Manikandan (CIPD) | VR Simulation | SIGETECH | 3 Months | Ongoing | 15,500 |
| S. No. | Name of the Event | Title | Name of the Coordinators | Resource Person Details | Date |
| 1 | Workshop | Workshop on Device Engineering using Visual TCAD | Dr. Lucky Agarwal (SENSE) and Dr. G. Lakshmi Priya (CIPD) | Amit Saini Director of Cadre Design Systems | 21-11-2022 to 22-11-2022 |
| 2 | Make-a-thon | Design of High-speed VLSI Circuits using CADENCETM EDA tools | Dr. A. Ravi Sankar (CIPD) & Dr. S. Umadevi (CNVD) | Dr. A. Ravi Sankar (CIPD) & Dr. S. Umadevi (CNVD) | 05-11-2022 |
| 3 | Make-a-thon | Domestic appliances | Dr. Davidson (SMEC), Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) and Dr. Raghukiran (SMEC) | – | 21-04-2022 to 23-04-2022 |
| 4 | Workshop | Composites: Materials, Mechanics, Computations, and Applications | Dr. G Venkatachalam (CIPD), Dr. R Narayanan (SMEC)& Dr. Raja Annamalai (SMEC/Vellore Campus) | Dr. G Venkatachalam (CIPD), Dr. R Narayanan (SMEC) & Dr. Raja Annamalai (SMEC/Vellore Campus) | 05-01-2022 to 07-01-2022 |
| 5 | VAP | Computational Fluid Dynamics for TNPESU students | Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) and Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) | Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) and Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) | 15-11-2021 to 01-12-2022 |
| 6 | VAP | Sports Aerodynamics for VIT Chennai students | Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) and Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) | Dr. Ramakrishnan, TNPESU | 15-11-2021 to 01-12-2022 |
| 7 | VAP | CFD Applications in Fluid flow and Heat transfer | Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) and Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) | Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) and Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) | 12-07-2021 to 31-07-2021 |
| 8 | VAP | Experimental and Computational Methods in Bluff Body Aerodynamics | Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) and Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) | Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) and Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) | 09/12/2020 to 31/12/2020 |
| 9 | Workshop | Metallurgy for Non-Metallurgists | Dr. G Venkatachalam (CIPD), Dr. R Narayanan (SMEC) & Dr Raja Annamalai (SMEC/Vellore Campus) | Dr.A.Raja Annamalai, Dr.R.Narayanan, Dr. Giribaskar Sivaswamy, Shri. Peranandhanathan.M and Ms. Sukanya | 14-12-2020 to 18-12-2020 |
| 10 | Workshop | CFD analysis of Rotating Machinery (CFDRM) | Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) and Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) | Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) and Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) | 19/09/2020 |
| 11 | Workshop | Experimental and Computational methods in Wind Engineering | Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) and Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) | Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) and Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) | 02-02-2019 |
| 12 | Workshop | Experimental and Computational methods in Wind Engineering | Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) and Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) | Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) and Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) | 29/01/2018 |
| S. No. | Faculty Member | Award | Year |
| 1 | Dr. A. Ravi Sankar | IOP Outstanding Reviewer Award – Measurement Science and Technology | 2021 |
| IEEE Journal Publication Award | 2021 | ||
| IOP Outstanding Reviewer Award – Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering | 2020 | ||
| IOP Outstanding Reviewer Award –Nanotechnology | 2020 | ||
| IOP Trusted Reviewer Award | 2020 | ||
| CTS Best Faculty Award | 2018 |
| S. No. | Foreign Professor and Institution | Name of the Faculty | Nature of Collaboration | Details |
| 1 | Dr. Chun-Ping Jen, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Advanced Institute of Manufacturing for High-Tech Innovations, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi 62102, Taiwan | Research work | Published three research articles | |
| 2 | Dr. Tae Yub Kwon, Department of Dental Biomaterials, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea | Published a research article
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| 3 | Dr. Raghava Rao Mukkamala, Department of Digitalization, Copenhagen Business School, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark | |||
| 4 | Dr. Achuthan MUNUSAMY, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, National University of Science and Technology, Azaiba, Muscat, Oman, P.O.Box 620 | |||
| 5 | Dr. Klaudio Bari, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK |
Apart from the Doctoral research scholars and the students of the M. S. (by Research) program, a few undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students have participated in the research activities with the faculty members of the CIPD to publish articles in peer-reviewed journals. The details are given in the table hereunder.
| S. No. | Name of the Authors | UG / PG | Paper Title | Journal Title & Impact Factor | Publication Details |
| 1 | Pradhyumn B Rohit O.P Omkar A.N Venkatachalam G Vignesh P Dinesh R.S | UG | Investigations on tensile and flexural behaviors of sugarcane fiber/boron nitride/fly ash reinforced polymer matrix composite | Polymer Composites IF:3.531, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 43, pp. 1730-1741, 2022. |
| 2 | Anirudh V.P Ajay A.S.K Akshat A Venkatachalam G Loganathan T.G | UG | Virtual fatigue analysis of epoxy-based composite reinforced with sugarcane fibre, fly ash, and carbon nanotubes | Materialwissenchaft and Werkstofftechnik IF:1.034, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 53, pp. 56-67, 2022. |
| 3 | Arora P Venkatachalam G | UG | Design and Simulation of an FSAE Impact Attenuator | SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 15, pp. 26, 2022. |
| 4 | Vadivel K.L Sundararaman K.A Iyahraja S Vignesh K.D Venkatachalam G Piyush A | UG | Investigations on Mechanical and Morphological Characteristics of Mudar Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites | Journal of Natural Fibers IF:3.507, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 19, pp. 14548-14560, 2022. |
| 5 | Jeyanthi S Nividhitha D Venkatachalam G Singh R Sangwan G | UG | An Experimental Investigation and Optimization of Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Effectiveness of Hybrid Epoxy Nanocomposites | Journal of Electronic Materials IF:1.938, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 51, pp. 3453-3465, 2022. |
| 6 | Venkatachalam G Hemanth V Logesh M Arora P Sivakumar M Vignesh P Loganathan T.G | UG | Investigation of Tensile Behavior of Carbon Nanotube/Coir Fiber/ Fly Ash Reinforced Epoxy Polymer Matrix Composite | Journal of Natural Fibers IF:3.507, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 20, 2022. |
| 7 | Venkatachalam G Hitesh B.N Deshmukh A.R Senthilnathan N Achuthan M Jeyanthi S Pandivelan C | PG | Virtual Fatigue Life Prediction of Back Strip Butt Weld Joint under Bending and Torque Load Conditions | MATERIALS SCIENCE (MEDŽIAGOTYRA) IF:0.854, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 28, pp. 519-528, 2022. |
| 8 | Venkatachalam G Deshmukh A.R Annamalai A.R Vignesh P Gokulkrishnan B Vijay V Jen C.P | PG | Fatigue Life Prediction Using Virtual Strain Gauge for Backing Strip Full Penetration Weld Joint | Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers IF:0.228, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 43, pp. 127-141, 2022. |
| 9 | Guru Anand Venkatachalam G Senthilnathan N | PG | Thermal buckling of flax fibre reinforced epoxy laminated composite plate using finite element analysis | International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, Scopus Indexed | Vol- 23, pp. 219-227, 2022. |
| 10 | G. Lakshmi Priya Namita Rawat (21MVD1020) S Abhishek (21MVD1015) M. Venkatesh | PG | Modeling and Simulation of Double Gate Dielectric Stack Silicon Substrate Memristor Circuits for Low Power Applications | Silicon, IF = 2.941, SCI Indexed | Online First (2022); DOI: 10.1007/s12633-022-01944-9 |
| 11 | Venkatachalam G Vyas R (16BME1083) Goswami I Shah A Vignesh P | UG | Flexural Analysis of Epoxy Polymer Composite Reinforced With Sugarcane Fibre/Fly Ash/Carbon-Nanotube | International Journal of Surface Engineering and Interdisciplinary Materials Science, Scopus indexed | Vol- 9, pp. 87-99, 2021. |
| 12 | Jeyanthi S Vinothkumar S Venkatachalam G Gupta M Rohan Singh | UG | An Investigation of EMI Shielding Effectiveness of Organic Polyurethane Composite Reinforced with MWCNT-CuO-Bamboo Charcoal Nanoparticles | Journal of Electronic Materials IF:1.938, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 50, pp. 1282-1291, 2021. |
| 13 | Venkatachalam G Vyas R (16BME1083) Goswami I Shah A Vignesh P | UG | Tensile Behaviour of Sugarcane Fibre / Fly Ash / Carbon Nano Tubes Reinforced Epoxy Composites | UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series D Mechanical Engineering, Scopus indexed | Vol- 83, pp. 181-192, 2021. |
| 14 | Venkatachalam G Vimalanand S Jefferson stanley David Jeyanthi S Raja Annamalai S Jen C.P | PG | Experimental and Numerical Analyses on the Buckling Characteristics of Woven Flax/Epoxy Laminated Composite Plate under Axial Compression | Polymers IF:4.967, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 13, pp. 995, 2021. |
| 15 | Gokulkrishnan B (18MCD1028) Venkatachalam G Deshmukh A.R | PG | Prediction of Fatigue Life of Full Penetration Weld Joint Using Thermal Elasto Plastic Properties Incorporating Residual Stress Effect | UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series D Mechanical Engineering, Scopus indexed | Vol- 83, pp. 135-148, 2021. |
| 16 | Venkatachalam G Vimalanand S Raja Annamalai S Santhnakrishnan M Vignesh P Pandivelan C Giriraj M Jen C.P | PG | Dynamic Characteristics of Woven Flax/Epoxy Laminated Composite Plate | Polymers IF:4.967, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 13, pp. 209, 2021. |
| 17 | Sivakumar M Venkatachalam G Hemanth V Vignesh P Prashanth P Vimalanand S | UG | Studies on Shear Strength of CNT/Coir Fibre/Fly Ash Reinforced Epoxy Polymer Composites | Emerging Material Research IF 1.795, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 9, pp. 78-88, 2020. |
| 18 | Venkatachalam G Vimalanand S Tiwari S.K Mehta N Shukla S | UG | Dynamic Characteristics of Honeycomb Sandwich Beam Made with Jute/Epoxy Composite Skin | Emerging Material Research IF 1.795, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 9, pp. 132-140, 2020. |
| 19 | Venkatachalam G Sharma S.K Jangid A.K Vignesh P Nilesh S.N | UG | Investigations on Tensile and Flexural Characteristics of Fly Ash and Banana Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Matrix Composites | Engineering Transactions, Scopus indexed | Vol- 68, pp. 89-101, 2020. |
| 20 | Venkatachalam G Sivakiran G Vishnu P.C Yash G Vignesh P Annamalai K | UG | Investigations on surface roughness of natural (banana / coir / sisal) fiber reinforced hybrid polymer matrix composites | UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series D Mechanical Engineering, Scopus indexed | Vol- 82, pp. 191-198, 2020. |
| 21 | Venkatachalam G Bhardwaj P Nilesh S.N Vignesh P | UG | Determination of Fatigue Limit of Coir/CNT/Fly Ash Reinforced Epoxy Polymer Matrix Composite | Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 64, pp. 248-255, 2020. |
| 22 | Guru Anand Venkatachalam G Vasudevan R | PG | Investigation on thermal buckling Analysis of Jute/Epoxy Polymer Matrix Composite | Emerging Material Research IF 1.795, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 9, pp. 1229-1236, 2020. |
| 23 | Venkatachalam G Vignesh P Hitesh B.N Gokulkrishnan B (18MCD1028) Pandivelan C | PG | Investigation on Machining Characteristics of Banana Fiber and Silicon Carbide Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites | Engineering Transactions, Scopus indexed | Vol- 68, pp. 297-313, 2020. |
| 24 | Venkatachalam G Akshay I Giriraj M Vignesh P Aamer A.K Rishi Dam | UG | The Effect of Fiber Size on Tensile Characteristics of Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites | Emerging Material Research IF 1.795, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 8, pp. 426-433 2019. |
| 25 | Venkatachalam G Reddy D.M Tiwari S.K Nilesh S.N Kovalan S | PG | Fracture and flexural analysis of sandwich panel with polypropylene honeycomb as core and jute fabric reinforced epoxy matrix composite as skin layer | Material Research Express IF:2.025, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 6, pp. 115348, 2019. |
| 26 | Vimalanand S Venkatachalam G Nikam T.D Jog O.V Suryavanshi R.T | PG | Determination of Vibrational Characteristics of Coir, Banana and Aloe Vera Fibres Reinforced Hybrid Polymer Matrix Composites | International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration IF:0.632, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 24, pp. 12-19, 2019. |
| 27 | Venkatachalam G Vignesh P Omkar V.J Tushar D.N Gautham S | UG | Determination of stress intensity factor (SIF) of coir and aloe vera fiber reinforced hybrid polymer matrix composites | UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series D Mechanical Engineering, Scopus Indexed | Vol- 80, pp. 219-228, 2018. |
| 28 | Graceraj P.P Venkatachalam G Garg A.S Afsan M.A | UG | Determination of stress intensity factors of jute fiber-reinforced hybrid polymer matrix composites | Composites: Mechanics, computations, applications IF:0.69, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 9, pp. 41-50, 2018. |
| 29 | Jain K Kumar S Venkatachalam G Ayyappan S | UG | Vibrational analysis of hybrid fabric reinforced polymer matrix curved composite beams | Composites: Mechanics, computations, applications IF:0.69, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 9, pp. 269-282, 2018. |
| 30 | Venkatachalam G Mehta N.H Shukla S Gupta Y Sharma A Ghosh R Rajan G | UG | Experimental Investigations on Flexural and Fracture Behaviors of Flax Fiber Reinforced Sandwich Panels | International review of mechanical engineering, Scopus indexed | Vol- 12, pp. 231-238, 2018. |
| 31 | Venkatachalam G Vignesh P Banarjee D Karmakar S Reddy D.M | UG | Analysis of Tensile and Flexural Strengths of Kenaf Fabric reinforced Hybrid Polymer Matrix Composite | Composites: Mechanics, computations, applications IF:0.69, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 9, pp. 363-379, 2018. |
| 32 | Kazi A Dam R Datta S Venkatachalam G Rajan G | UG | Flexural and fracture analysis of polymer metal hybrid composite panels reinforced with natural fibers | UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series D Mechanical Engineering, Scopus indexed | Vol- 80, pp. 85-96, 2018. |
| 33 | Meena K.V., Mathew R., Leelavathi J (14MVD1027) Ravi Sankar A | PG | Performance comparison of a single element piezoresistor with a half-active Wheatstone bridge for miniaturized pressure sensors | Measurement, IF=5.131, Clarivate indexed | Vol-111, pp-340-350, 2017 |
| 34 | Saranya S Nair A (14MVD1019) Ravi Sankar A | PG | Experimental investigations on the electrical and 2D-machining characteristics of an electrochemical discharge machining (ECDM) process | Microsystem Technologies, IF = 2.012, Clarivate indexed | Vol-23, 1453–1461, 2017 |
| 35 | Venkatachalam G Vipin V Vignesh P Ghule K Saluja J.S | UG | Investigation on dynamic behavior of sandwich panels made of aluminium and hybrid polymer and optimization of design parameters using Taguchi method | UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series D Mechanical Engineering, Scopus Indexed | Vol- 79, pp. 205-214, 2017. |
| 36 | Harikrushna D Venkatachalam G Ayyappan S | PG | Optimization of parameters influencing the dynamic behavior of a banana fibre reinforced hybrid polymer matrix compsoites | Composites: Mechanics, computations, applications IF:0.69, Clarivate indexed | Vol- 8, pp. 35-46, 2017. |
Innovations on Process and Product Development
The list of the innovative process and products developed in the recent past and the products being developed at present are provided in the table below:
| S. No. | Faculty Member | Innovative Product/process developed, including ongoing research works |
| 1 | Dr. Lakshmi Priya | i) Label-Free nano-biosensor for flavivirus detection ii) Non-invasive flexible breath sensor iii) AI-Assisted hydroponics system |
| 2 | Dr. Manikandan E | i) Hybrid supercapacitor ii) Soil health reader iii) Retro-fit system, Smart water bottle, and Fully automated hydroponics system (Under development in collaboration with industries). |
| 3 | Dr. Rajendra Kumar K | i) Development of superhydrophobic paper ii) Development of heat-resistant transparent glass coating materials |
| 4 | Dr. Ravi Sankar A | i) Development of piezoresistive micro-/nano-cantilever sensors for biochemical sensing applications ii) Development of glass-based miniature devices for space- and bio-applications iii) Development of ultra-miniature pressure sensors for biomedical catheters |
| 5 | Dr. Venkatachalam G | i) Electrical Switch from Banana fibre polymer composite ii) Mobile stand from natural fibre composite |
| 6 | Dr. Vinayaga Murthy G | i) Design and development of bladeless fans ii) Development of wind-solar-powered charging units |