AERO-ELECTRO-MECHANICS & SYSTEMS (AIMS) LAB
Welcome to AIMS Lab !!! Aero-Electro-Mechanics and Systems lab, in short AIMS Lab, is a group of world-class students and faculty engaged in the exploring and solving the multidisciplinary problems related to aerospace vehicles and mechanical systems. Currently, our research focus on the nonlinear dynamics and controls of structures, aeroservoelasticity of aerospace vehicles. Our approach to research problems is a combination of theoretical, computational and experimental studies.
OUR MOTTO:
BHUJAN KRITYA - BHAJUAN SHUKAYA
(WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF MAXIMUM PEOPLE - GAUTHAMA BUDDHA)
OUR INSPIRATIONS: THOSE SELF TAUGHT GENIUS
Dr. M. S. Murugan
Aero-Electro-Mechanics &Systems (AIMS) Lab,
Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036,
Tamil Nadu, INDIA
WE ARE LOOKING FOR "DUAL DEGREE & MTECH STUDENTS" INTERESTED IN "ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE/ML/Data Driven" for AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS. Please email me for further.
Research Experience : Swansea University UK, (2010-2015)
Research Officer-Lecturer,
Morphing Aircraft Lab,
Zienkiewicz Centre for Computational Engineering
Zienkiewicz Centre for Computational Engineering
Swansea University, (Previously-University of Wales) UK
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering/zcce/aerospace-engineering-structures/
Project: Modeling of Morphing Aircraft, funded by European Research Council.
Education: (2004-2010)
PhD (Helicopter Dynamics & Aeroelasticity), Helicopter Lab, IISc, Bangalore
PhD Thesis: Stochastic Aeroelasticity of Helicopters
MS, (Helicopter Dynamics & Aeroelasticity), Helicopter Lab, IISc, Bangalore
MS Thesis: Design of Helicopters Rotors for Vibration Reduction
BE, Government College of Engineering-Anna University, India
AIMS Lab's Primary Research focus :
Nonlinear Dynamics & Control,
Aero-Servo-Elasticity (ie Fluid Structure Interaction)
UAV, Morphing Aircraft & Helicopters
Aeroelasticity of Morphing Aircraft
(Pic Courtsey: Prof Friswell, Swansea, UK)
Nonlinear Dynamics of Morphing Structures
(Pic Courtsey: MIT/NASA, USA)
Control of Morphing Structures & Systems
Funded Research Projects:
Morphing Aircraft, European Research Council, UK (2010-15)
Dynamics and Aeroelasticity of Morphing Aircraft, NFSG, IITM, India-15 Lakhs, (2019-21)
Nonlinear Dynamics & Aeroelasticity of Morphing UAV Wing, SERB-India, 35 Lakhs, (2020-23).
Courses (Advanced) Taught:
Helicopter Dynamics (Swansea University UK, IISc, IIT-M)
UAV Aircraft Design (Swansea University UK, IIT-M)
Structural Dynamics & Aeroelasticity (IIT-M)
Smart Structures: Analysis & Control (IIT-M), Nonlinear Dynamics & Stability (IIT-M)
Aircraft Design Projects (IIT-M),
Helicopter Aerodynamics (IIT-M)
Research & Scholars:
MS (Completed) :
Mr. Deniel, Dynamics of Morphing Wing (GalaxEye Space, India)
Mr Arghya, Meta Material & structures (2021-), Mercedes Benz, Bangalore, India
Ms. Deepika, Dynamics of Morphing Wings (2020-present) AIRBUS, India
Under Progress:
Dynamics & Control of moving loads (2018-present), Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), Pune.
Meta Materials & Structures (2019-present), Whirlpool, India
Nonlinear Dynamics of Morphing Structures (2019-present), Dassault Aviation (France).
Control of Morphing Wing (2020-present), AIRBUS, India
Dynamics of Morphing structure, (2021-)
PHD :
Aeroelastcity of Span Morphing Aircraft. (2020-)
Dynamics of Metamaterials. (2020-)
Dynamics of Camber Morphing Aircraft (2020-present)
M-Tech (Regular) :
5.MS P, Energy Harvesting from Aeroelasticity (2022-), GE AVIATION, India.
4. Energy Harvesting from Aeroelasticity (2021) AIRBUS, India.
3. (2018), Scientist, Aeronautical Defense Agency, Bangalore.
2 Coupled vibration of Maglev trains (2018), K12 Techno Services Pvt Ltd, Bangalore.
Dynamics of helicopter under ship landing (2018), Associate Engr, AIRBUS, India
Dual Degree IIT-M:
7. Data Driven Modeling of Span Morphing Aircraft (2022- )
6. Stochastic Aeroelastic Analysis of eVTOL Aircraft (2022- ), Product Analyst, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bangalore.
5. Data Driven Modeling of a Delivery Drone: Physics Informed NN (2022- ), Data Scientist, Decision Point Analytics Inc.
4. SC, Aeodynamics of Morphing Wing, (2022), Analyst, Goldman Sachs.
3. Nandan N ML for Dynamics of Drones (2020), Development Architect, Standard Chartered Bank.
2. Rg, Modeling & analysis of corrugated structures (2018), PhD-TU Munich, Germany.
1. Leelandhu L, 3-D Manufacturing methods of Morphing Structures (2017), Flight Control, Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan.
B-Tech IIT-M :
Data Driven Control of Quadcopter, 2020, Software Engineering MTS,
Salesforce, USA.
WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO YOUNG MOTIVATED RESEARCHERS (MS, PhD, Post-Doc) TO JOIN OUR LAB.
From all "Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical & Electronics" engineering disciplines in relevance with our research areas. If you are interested in MS/PhD, Please mail me: murugan@ae.iitm.ac.in.
Please Note: Because of Some constraints, we do not take B Tech interns, Sorry.
International Collaborators & Co-Authors:
UNITED KINGDOM
Prof. M. I. Friswell, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Prof. Sondipon Adhikari, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Prof. Ben Woods, Lecturer, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Prof. EA de Souza Neto, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Prof. Satish Kumar Ponnusamy, City University, London, UK
USA
Prof. Daniel J Inman, University of Michigan, Blacksburg, USA
SPAIN
Prof. Rafael Gallego, University of Granada, Spain
Dr. RafelCastro Triguero, Assistant Professor, Universidad de Cordoba, Spain
CHILE
Dr Erick I. Saavedra Flores, University of Santiago, Chile
Publications (2017-Present)
2024:
- Data Driven Modeling and Control of Delivery Drone. In: Tiwari, R., Ram Mohan, Y.S., Darpe, A.K., Kumar, V.A., Tiwari, M. (eds) Vibration Engineering and Technology of Machinery, Volume II. VETOMAC 2021. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 153. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8986-7_13