Details of Consultancy Projects involved:

1. Name of the Project  :  Design, Development and Manufacture of Low cost Weeder and Coconut tree Climber. 

Customer & Cost  : NABARD, Vellore, 1.93 Lakhs 

Status of the project : Completed (2011) 

2. Name of the Project  :  An Investigation on the Improvement in Product Design and Manufacture of Stabilizer Fin Assembly 

Customer & Cost  : DRDL, Hyderabad, 8.25 Lakhs. 

Status of the project : Completed (2004) 

3. Name of the Project  :  Design & Development of an Unfolding & Locking mechanism of Control Surface 

Customer & Cost  : DRDL, Hyderabad, 4.96 Lakhs 

Status of the project : Completed (2005) 

Details of Research & Development Projects involved:

1. Name of the Project  :  Development of AI based framework for the prediction of Hydrogen Embrittlement failure on welded and 3D printed parts (Co-PI)

Customer & Cost  :  UKIERI – SPARC, ₹58.38 Lakhs

Status of the project : Ongoing (2024 – 2026)

2. Name of the Project  :  Empowering Young Engineers in Additive Manufacturing Industry for Future Growth, Innovation and Employability (Lead Applicant) 

Customer & Cost  :  British Council, Going Global Partnerships Industry Academia Grant 2023-24, Jointly with Coventry University, UK. 40,000 GBP

Status of the project : Ongoing (2023 – 2024)

3. Name of the Project  :  Experimental investigations on work hardening during turning of Inconel - 718. (Principal Investigator) 

Customer & Cost  : ISRO, DOS, Bengaluru,  ₹6.96 Lakhs 

Status of the project : Completed (2015 - 2016) 

4. Name of the Project  :  Development of dispersion strengthened graphene reinforced aluminum alloy matrix composites and investigations on its machinability(Principal Investigator) 

Customer & Cost  :  Science Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, ₹24.87 Lakhs

Status of the project : Completed (2014 - 2017) 

5. Name of the Project  :  Processing and Characterization of dispersion strengthened precipitation hardenable aluminum alloys (Co-Investigator) 

Customer & Cost  : VSSC, ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, ₹17.54 Lakhs

Status of the project : Completed (2013 - 2015) 

6. Name of the Project  :  Characterization and processing of Composite Materials for manufacturing of Gears used in Aerospace Applications (Principal Investigator) 

Customer & Cost  : Aeronautical Research & Development Board, New Delhi, ₹22.06 Lakhs 

Status of the project : Completed (2013 - 2015)

7. Name of the Project  :  Automated disposition of weld radiographs based on given specification & performance enhancement of the existing developed system (Co-Investigator)  

Customer & Cost  : VSSC, ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, ₹4.27 Lakhs 

Status of the project : Completed (2009 - 2010) 

8. Name of the Project  :  Automated Interpretation of Industrial Radiographs using ANN (Co-Investigator) 

Customer & Cost  : VSSC, ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, ₹6.06 Lakhs 

Status of the project : Completed (2006 - 2008) 

9. Name of the Project  :  Evaluation of coconut oil as a metal working fluid for machining AISI 304 / 314 in respect of reducing chatter (Principal Investigator)  

Customer & Cost  : VSSC, ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, ₹3.91 Lakhs  

Status of the project : Completed (2005 - 2007) 

10. Name of the Project  :  Study on improvement of surface finish in EDM drilling process by means of Electrode rotation (Co-Investigator)  

Customer & Cost  : VSSC, ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, ₹4.78 Lakhs 

Status of the project : Completed (2005 - 2007)