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 the ideas, perspectives, and exclusive skills of one another to solve problems beyond the scope of a single discipline.
Focus Areas of Product Development
- Development of micro-/nano-scale devices/sensors for space, environmental, and bio-sensing applications using innovative processes and low-cost materials
- Sensor Technology & IoT
- Electrochemical Sensors for Agriculture & Healthcare applications
- Sensors for Cancer Biomarkers Identification
- Fully Automated Hydroponics Fodder
- Materials/FSS for EMI Shielding Applications
- Hybrid supercapacitors
- AI-based Smart Bin
- Green packaging products for food/consumer products, Soundproof products
- Electrical switches; switch board
- Flow control devices
- Bladeless fan for Human Comfort
- Aerodynamic Devices to alter the Flow for various applications such as Rockets, Subsonic & Supersonic Flights, Agriculture requirements etc.,
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
| Sl. No. | Title | Patent No. | Date of Filing | CIPD Faculty Associated |
| 1 | Diagonal Slotted Rectangular Mechanical Tabs for Subsonic Jet flow Control | 202241054979 | 9/26/2022 | Dr. Vinayagamurthy |
| 2 | Scrubber Tool for Autonomous Wall Putty Robot | 390488-001 | 7/17/2023 | Dr. E. Manikandan |
| 3 | Leveller Tool for Autonomous Wall Putty Robot | 390489-001 | 7/17/2023 | Dr. E. Manikandan |
Sl. No. | Name of the Faculty | Project Title | Funding Agency | Duration | Amount Sanctioned in INR | Status Completed/ Ongoing |
| 1 | Dr. G. Lakshmi Priya (CIPD, PI) Dr. E. Manikandan (CIPD, Co-PI) | Multispectral Imaging for Prediction of Crop Infestation in Hydroponics System using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models | National Mission for Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems Programme, IIT Kharagpur AI4ICPS I HUB Foundation | 2023 – 24 | 1,681,689 | Ongoing |
| 2 | Dr. J. Sathya Sree (SENSE, PI) Dr. E. Manikandan (CIPD, Co-PI) Dr. G. Idayachandran (SENSE, Co-PI) | Development of Fully Automated Printed Inductive Sensor for Tremor Detection with Integrated Android Application | SERB (SURE) – DST | 2023 – 26 | 2,900,000 | Ongoing |
| 3 | Dr. Manali Karmakar (SSL – PI), Dr. G. Bhuvaneswari (SSL – Co-PI), Dr. Swati Sharma (SSL – Co-PI), Dr. Binu Sahayam D (SSL – Co-PI), Dr. G. Lakshmi Priya (CIPD – Co-PI), Prof. Zakkariya T H (VITSOL – Co-PI) | Warblers: Network of Reproductive Pain Studies from Southern India | The Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research (NNMHR) and New Networks in Critical Medical Humanities Funding Scheme | 2023 – 25 | 2,26,000 | Ongoing |
| 4 | Dr. A. Ravi Sankar (CIPD, PI) | Thermal-Drift Aware Modeling and Design of Surface Stress based Micro/Nano Composite Cantilevers with Integrated Piezoresistors for Biosensing Applications. | SERB, DST | 2017-19 | 2212100 | Completed |
| 5 | Dr. G. Venkatachalam (CIPD, PI) | Investigation on mechanical characterization of cellulose nanofibrils (cnf) reinforced composites obtained through chemical pretreatment and mechanical grinding | Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata, India | 2018-20 | 30000 | Completed |
| 6 | Dr. G. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD, PI) | Influence of Airplane wake-vortices on the layout and infrastructure of Airports | SERB, DST | 2015-19 | 1535000 | Completed |
| 7 | 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 | 2022-23 | 500,000 | Ongoing |
| 8 | Dr. G. Venkatachalam (CIPD, PI) | Development of thermally conductive electrical insulators (product) using boron nitride/banana fiber reinforced polymer matrix composite | VIT SEED | 2022-23 | 143,000 | Ongoing |
| 9 | 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 | 2022-24 | 395,066 | Ongoing |
| 10 | Dr. G. Idayachandran (PI), Dr. E. Manikandan (Co-PI), Dr.Henridass (Co-PI) | Portable non-invasive human body hydration sensor | VIT SEED | 2022-24 | 500,000 | Ongoing |
| 11 | Dr.Sheena Christabel Pravin (PI), Dr. E. Manikandan (Co-PI) | Machine Vision-enabled Autonomous Wall Putty and Painting Robot | VIT SEED | 2022-24 | 403,000 | Ongoing |
12 | Dr. G. Lakshmi Priya (PI) | Label-Free Nano-biosensor for Dengue Detection using Green – Synthesized Ag coated, n – ZnO / p – Si Heterojunction Diode | VIT SEED | 2022-24 | 200,000 | Ongoing |
| Dr. E. Manikandan (Co-PI) | ||||||
13 | Dr. M. Sindhuja (SENSE, PI) | Development of Electrochemical sensors for the ovarian cancer biomarker detection | VIT SEED | 2022-24 | 500,000 | Ongoing |
| Dr. A. Ravi Sankar (CIPD, Co-PI) | ||||||
14 | Dr. G. Shoba (PI) | Detection and Localization of Soil Microplastics using Novel Non-Invasive Technique with Integrated Deep Learning Model | VIT SEED | 2022-24 | 395,000 | Ongoing |
| Dr. E. Manikandan (Co-PI) | ||||||
15 | Dr. G. Vinayagamurthy (PI) | Optimization of Hybrid Wind-Solar Powered charging stations for National Highways & Other applications | VIT SEED | 2022-24 | 460,000 | Ongoing |
| Dr. Davidson (Co-PI), | ||||||
| Dr. Lenin NC (Co-PI) | ||||||
| Dr. Sivakumar (Co-PI) | ||||||
| 16 | Dr K. Rajendra Kumar (PI) Dr N Gobinath (Co PI) | Design of Continuous Flow Photoreactor Prototype for the Green and Economical Production of Poly(methyl methacrylate) with Predetermined Molecular weight in Kilogram Scale | VIT SEED | 2022-24 | 455,000 | Ongoing |
| 17 | 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 | 100,000 | Ongoing |
The list of selected journals in which the CIPD research faculty have published manuscripts with VIT affiliation is given here, with their corresponding 2022 impact factors (published in June 2023).
| S. No | Journal Title | Impact Factor |
| 1 | Nano-Micro Letters | 26.6 |
| 2 | Journal of Energy Storage | 9.4 |
| 3 | Materials Science and Engineering: A | 6.4 |
| 4 | Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation | 5.6 |
| 5 | Building Simulation | 5.5 |
| 6 | Nanomaterials | 5.4 |
| 7 | Polymer Composites | 5.2 |
| 8 | Polymers | 5.0 |
| 9 | Materials and Manufacturing Processes | 4.8 |
| 10 | Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical | 4.6 |
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.
| S. No. | Name of Authors | Title of the book/chapters published | Year of publication with month | ISBN/ISSN number | Name of the publisher | DOI |
| 1 | G. Lakshmi Priya, M. Venkatesh, S. Preethi, T. Venish Kumar, and N. B. Balamurugan | Performance Analysis of Emerging Low-Power Junctionless Tunnel FETs | Aug-22 | 9781032147291 | CRC Press, Taylor & Francis | 10.1201/9781003240778 |
| 2 | M. Venkatesh, G. Lakshmi Priya, T. S. Arun Samuel, and M. Karthigai Pandian | Modeling and Simulation of Emerging Low-Power Devices | Aug-22 | 9781032147291 | CRC Press, Taylor & Francis | 10.1201/9781003240778 |
| 3 | Karthigeyan, K.A., Elakkiya, A., Manikandan, E., Indhu, R. | Micromachined Terahertz Metamaterials | Sep-22 | 978-981-19-4105-4 | Springer | 10.1007/978-981-19-4105-4_14 |
| 4 | Andrew Robert, M. Venkatesh, G. Lakshmi Priya, G. Gifta, L. Jerart Julus | Challenges of Conventional CMOS Technology in Perspective of Low-Power Applications | Jun-23 | 9781003327035 | CRC Press, Taylor & Francis | 10.1201/9781003327035 |
| 5 | Rajasekarababu Kompala Baskar, Selvi Rajan, Vinayagamurthy Ganeshan | Peak Wind Pressure Coefficient on a Setback Building | Jun-23 | – | AIP Conf. Proc. | 10.1063/5.0139315 |
| 6 | K. B. Rajasekarababu, G. Vinayagamurthy | Assessment of local pressure coefficient over conventional and unconventional tall buildings | 2020 | 978-981-13-2696-7 | Springer | 10.1007/978-981-15-6619-6 |
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 |
INDUSTRIAL MoU
Signed MoU with “Magnitudo Technologies” on 03.08.2023
Technical Areas of Collaboration with Magnitudo Technologies
- Smart trolley and automation system
- Automotive electronics
- Agriculture and health monitoring applications using IoT
- Future farming techniques
- Sensors for environmental monitoring applications
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 (Rs.) |
| 1 | Dr. E. Manikandan (CIPD), Dr. G. Lakshmi Priya (CIPD) | Automated Hydroponics system Development | Magnitudo Technologies Private Limited | 2 Months | Ongoing | 34,810 |
| 2 | Dr. A. Ravi Sankar | Charge – Discharge Studies | Annamalai University | – | Completed | 1888 |
| 3 | Dr. A. Ravi Sankar | Charge – Discharge Studies | Annamalai University | – | Completed | 300 |
| S. No. | Name of the Event | Title | Name of the Coordinators | Resource Person Details | Date |
| 1 | Workshop | Prototype to Product: A Practical Session | Dr. G. Lakshmi Priya & Dr. A. Ravi Sankar | 1. Mr. Dhinesh B Entrepreneur | Founder and CEO at Vividobots 2. Ms. Ishwariya Senthilnathan, Director, Blinc Smart Homes Pvt. Ltd. 3. Mr. Iyyappan M CTO & Founder – IMROBONIX Pvt. Ltd. 4. Mr. Akash J Co-Founder at AtumX Building Next-Gen Social Robots 5.Dr. Ravi Sankar A Director & Professor, Centre for Innovation and Product Development (CIPD), VIT University, Chennai | 24-02-2023 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | Make-a-thon | Domestic appliances | Dr. Davidson (SMEC), Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) and Dr. Raghukiran (SMEC) | – | 21-04-2022 to 23-04-2022 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | VAP | Sports Aerodynamics for VIT Chennai students | Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) and Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) | Dr. Ramakrishnan, TNPESU | 15-11-2021 to 01-12-2022 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | Workshop | CFD analysis of Rotating Machinery (CFDRM) | Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) and Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) | Dr. Sivakumar (SMEC) and Dr. Vinayagamurthy (CIPD) | 19/09/2020 |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | 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 | Outstanding Reviewer Award – Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering | 2022 |
| 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. K. V. Meena, Mirrorcle Technologies Inc, Richmond, CA, United States of America | Dr. A. Ravi Sankar | Research Work | Published a few research articles |
| Dr. Gomathi N, IIST, Trivandrum, Kerala, India | Research Work | |||
2 | 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 | Dr G Venkatachalam | Research work | Published a few research articles |
| Dr Tae Yub Kwon, Department of Dental Biomaterials, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea | Research work | Published a research article | ||
| Dr Raghava Rao Mukkamala, Department of Digitalization, Copenhagen Business School, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark | Research work | Published a research article | ||
| Dr Achuthan MUNUSAMY, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, National University of Science and Technology, Azaiba, Muscat, Oman, P.O.Box 620 | Research work | Published a research article | ||
| Dr Klaudio Bari, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK | Research work | Published a research article | ||
3 | Professor Yukio Tamura, Wind Engineering Research Center, Tokyo Polytechnic University, JAPAN | Dr. G. Vinayagamurthy | Research work | Under review |
| Dr. KB Rajasekarababu, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China. | Research work | Under review | ||
| Dr. Ma Wenyong, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, China | Research work | Under review | ||
| 4 | Dr. Vithya Saahar Sethu Madhavan, Queensland University of Technology, Australia | Dr. G. Lakshmi Priya | Research work | Under review |
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 | Lakshmi Priya G, Venkatesh M, Namita Rawat (21MVD1020), S Abhishek (21MVD1015) | PG | Hybrid Silicon Substrate FinFET-Metal Insulator Metal (MIM) Memristor Based Sense Amplifier Design for the Non-Volatile SRAM Cell | Micromachines | Vol. 14, No. 2, (2023) |
| 2 | Lakshmi Priya G, Puneet Saran, Shikhar Kumar Padhy, Prateek Agarwal, A. Andrew Roobert, J Jerat Julus | UG | Novel Low Power Cross-Coupled FET-Based Sense Amplifier Design for High-Speed SRAM Circuits | Micromachines | Vol. 14, No. 3, (2023) |
| 3 | Gopalan V, V Hemanth,M Logesh, Arora Piyush, Mahalingam Siva kumar, Vignesh Pragasam & Thozhuvur Govindaraman Loganathan | UG | Investigation of Tensile Behavior of Carbon Nanotube/Coir Fiber/ Fly Ash Reinforced Epoxy Polymer Matrix Composite | Journal of Natural Fibers | Vol. 20, No. 1, (2023) |
| 4 | Gopalan, V.; Vardhan, M.S.; Thakur, V.; Krishnamoorthy, A.; Pragasam, V.; Degalahal, M.R.; Velu, P.S.; Raja Annamalai, A.; Jen, C.-P | UG | Studies on Numerical Buckling Analysis of Cellulose Microfibrils Reinforced Polymer Composites | Materials | Vol. 16, No. 3, (2023) |
| 5 | V. Gopalan, S. Rajarajan, M. Wilson, J. Venkatesan, M. Elango, S. Natarajan, S. Rajakumar | UG | Studies on fly sh/coir/sugarcane reinforced epoxy polymer matrix composite | Materials Science and Eengineering Technology (Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik) | Vol. 54, No. 2, (2023) |
| 6 | A. Bhushan L. Gupta R. Kushwaha S. Suman G. Vinayagamurthy | UG | Structural Integrity Assessment of Aligned and Non-aligned Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Epoxy Resin | International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems | Vol. 14, No. 6, (2022) |
| 7 | Ritik, K. S.; Keerthivasan, R.; Kumar, S. Y.; Jeyanthi, S.; Vinayagamurthy, G. | UG | Axial Compression Study of Crash Boxes with Various Honeycomb Structures | International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems | Vol. 14, No. 6, (2022) |
| 8 | Chaitanya Agarwal, Ravi Prakash, Vasu Mahajan, Aditya Chhetri, G. Vinaygamurthy, Awani Bhushan & S. Jeyanthi | UG | Investigation on the Influence of Vortex Generators on Aerofoil | International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems | Vol. 14, No. 6, (2022) |
| 9 | 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. |
| 10 | 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. |
| 11 | 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. |
| 12 | 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. |
| 13 | 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. |
| 14 | 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. |
| 15 | 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. |
| 16 | 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. |
| 17 | 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. |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | 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. |
| 20 | 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. |
| 21 | 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. |
| 22 | 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. |
| 23 | 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. |
| 24 | 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. |
| 25 | 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. |
| 26 | 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. |
| 27 | 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. |
| 28 | 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. |
| 29 | 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. |
| 30 | 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. |
| 31 | 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. |
| 32 | 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. |
| 33 | 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. |
| 34 | 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. |
| 35 | 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. |
| 36 | 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. |
| 37 | 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. |
| 38 | 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. |
| 39 | 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. |
| 40 | 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. |
| 41 | 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 |
| 42 | 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 |
| 43 | 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. |
| 44 | 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. |
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:
| Sl. No. | Name of the Faculty | List of In-House Products being developed | Current TRL Level | SDG |
| 1 | Dr. G. Lakshmi Priya | Flexible low-cost nano-biosensors to aid early detection of diseases | TRL 2 | 3 |
| 2 | AI – assisted Hydroponics System | TRL 4 | 15 | |
| 3 | Dr. E. Manikandan | Fully automated Hydroponics System | TRL 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Smart Trolley system | TRL 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | Sensors for soil nitrate and contamination detection | TRL 3 | 14 | |
| 6 | Dr. A. Ravi Sankar | Lithography-free fabrication of a glass-based microthruster for the propulsion of micro-/nano-/pico-satellites | TRL 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Development of heavy-metal ion | TRL 3 | 6 | |
| 8 | Development of dopamine sensor | TRL 4 | 3 | |
| 9 | Glass-micromachined micro-heater | TRL 3 | 9 | |
| 10 | Dr. K. Rajendra Kumar | Green packaging films and containers | TRL 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Sound proof panels | TRL 4 | 3 | |
| 12 | Dr. G. Venkatachalam | Electrical switches; switch board | TRL 4 | 5 |
| 13 | Dr. G. Vinayagamurthy | Diagonal Slotted Rectangular Mechanical Tabs for Subsonic Jet flow Control | TRL 5 | 8, 9, 15 |
| 14 | Bladeless fan for Human Comfort | TRL 2 | 7, 13 | |
| 15 | Variable profile spoiler for sports and race car | TRL 4 | 9 |
* TRL – Technology Readiness Level
*SDG – Sustainable Development Goal
