Sponsored Projects

1. "Tolerance Analysis for Supporting DFMA of High Precision Ka-Band MMIC Packages" , Sponsored by Space Applications Centre (ISRO) Valuation: 15 lakhs Duration:Jan. 2006 – July 2008
   Co-Investigators: J.E. Diwakar


2. "Natural Manipulation of Digital Mannequin" , Sponsored by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) Valuation: 16 lakhs Duration:Jun. 2006 – May 2009


3. "Developing a Virtual Environment for Aiding Design for Assembly" , Sponsored by Boeing Co.(USA) Valuation: 316 lakhs Duration:Apr. 2006 – March 2011
   Co-Investigators: A. Chakrabarti & B. Gurumoorthy


4. "Product Definition Analysis for Manufacturing" , Sponsored by Boeing Co.(USA) Valuation: 160 lakhs Duration:Dec. 2007 – Nov. 2012
   Co-Investigators: A. Chakrabarti & B. Gurumoorthy


5. "Telehaptics for Remote Patient Examination" , Sponsored by Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber-Physical Systems Valuation: 55 lakhs Duration:Aug. 2012 – July 2015


6. "DHM Based Precision Assembly Simulation of MMIC Packages" , Sponsored by IISc-ISRO Space Technology Cell Valuation: 11 lakhs Duration:April 2012 – March 2014
   Co-Investigators: A.V. Pathak (Co-PI from ISRO)


7. "Developing an ICU Simulator" , Sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, GOI Valuation: 45 lakhs Duration:Oct. 2013 – March 2017
   Co-Investigators: J.E. Diwakar (PI)(IISc), B. Gurumoorthy(IISc), Dr S Sampath (St John’s Hospital)


8. "Designed Biomaterial Devices for Limb Salvage Implant" , Sponsored by Department of Science and Technology (DST), GOI Valuation: 77 lakhs Duration:June 2012 – May 2015
   Co-Investigators: Bikramjit Basu(PI)(IISc),Dr. D.C. Sundaresh, (MSR Hospital)


9. "Compliant Easy Chair for the Elderly" , Sponsored by DST/TIDE, GOI Valuation: 47 lakhs Duration:Sep. 2014 –Aug. 2016
   Co-Investigators: G.K. Ananthasuresh (PI))


10. "Digital Human Modeling for Build Process Simulation" , Sponsored by Boeing Co.(USA) Valuation: 272 lakhs Duration:Dec. 2014– Nov. 2018
    Co-Investigators: A. Chakrabarti & B. Gurumoorthy


11. "Technological Data Analytics for Network Enabled Manufacturing" , Sponsored by Boeing Co.(USA) Valuation: 221 lakhs Duration:Dec. 2014– Nov. 2018
    Co-Investigators: A. Chakrabarti & B. Gurumoorthy


12. "PURAK: Wearable Devices for Distal Arm Function Rehabilitation" , Sponsored by Wellcome Trust (UK) Valuation: 524 lakhs Duration:Sep. 2014– Aug. 2018
    Co-Investigators: B. Gurumoorthy(IISc), Alison Noble & Mark Thompson (Univ. of Oxford)

Current Project Scientist

Vinay V Project Scientist Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing Research Interest: prosthesis and Ergonomics Project: PURAK (Wellcome Trust (UK))

Nilesh Walke Project Scientist Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing Research Interest: prosthesis and Ergonomics Project: PURAK (Wellcome Trust (UK))

Current Project Associate

Nishant Chandrashekhar Project Associate Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing Research Interest: Mechanisms and Robotics

Arvind Sahu Project Associate Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing Research Interest: Mechatronics, Prosthesis