Dr. C.S. Narayanamurthy a
Dr. C.S. Narayanamurthy b
Prof. Kuruvilla Joseph
Dr Kuruvilla Joseph is the Outstanding Professor & Dean, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology. He has done post-doctoral, at the Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil and Swedish Institute of Composites (SICOMP), Sweden. He did Ph.D from the NIIST CSIR (formerly RRL TVM) , Thiruvananthapuram in collaboration with School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. He is currently working on nanomaterials, polymer blends and composites. His H Index is 59, and i10 index is 175. He has more than 15000 citations to his credit.
Prof. Raju K George
Prof. Raju K George
Prof. A. Chandrasekar
Prof. A. Chandrasekar
Robot Mechanisms And Technology
Mechanisms of robots: Regional and orientational mechanisms of serial chain manipulators, gripper mechanisms, parallel chain manipulator mechanisms, leg mechanisms of walking robots, suspension and drive mechanisms of wheeled rovers, bio-robots, UAV’s and Underwater robots. Representation of spatial mechanisms, and rigid body transformations Actuators, drives, and sensors in robotics.
Design And Analysis of Aerospace Structures
Design considerations – codes and standards – aerospace materials and their properties – selection of materials – failure theories – design criteria – strength, stiffness, fatigue, damage tolerance – fail safe and safe life designs – design aspects typical aerospace structural constructions: monocoque, stiffened plate, isogrid, sandwich and laminated composites – weight control – design of pressurized systems – configuration, design calculations and checks applied to typical aerospace structures – structural connections and joints – fasteners – design project.
Smart Materials And Structures
Overview of smart materials – piezoelectric ceramics – piezo-polymers – magnetostrictive materials – electroactive polymers – shape memory alloys – electro and magneto rheological fluids. Mechanics of Piezoelectric Materials and Systems: constitutive modelling – actuator and sensor – piezoelectric beams and plates. Shape Memory Alloys: constitutive modelling – actuation models. Electroactive polymer materials applications.