RESEARCH
The Department has research programs leading to M.S and Ph.D Degrees. The faculty in the Department concentrates on three major field of Aeronautical Engineering viz., Aerodynamics, Aircraft Structures and Propulsion. The Department has the potential to carry out research in Composite Structures, Computational Mechanics, Non – Destructive Testing. In recent past Department has taken up several projects from various funding agency and the details of which are given. Also the faculty has carried out several projects through Centre for Aerospace Research. The Department staff has collaborative research with Prof. Yukio Tamura, Tokyo Polytechnic University through J.S.P.S (Japan Society for Promotion of Science), Government of Japan. Also the Department has taken steps in having collaborative research activities and staff student exchange programmes with Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan and University of Stuttgart, Germany. To improve more research activities, a Chair in Memory of Prof. K.A.V.Pandalai, a former Professor and Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering, has been created in the year 2000 with the financial support from Aeronautical Research and Development Board (AR&DB) Ministry of Defence. Under the chair a number of research activities related to Defence and Space Programmes are being taken up.
PROJECTS
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List of Projects completed/Undergoing
S.No
Title of the Project
Name of the Investigator(s)
Total Cost
Funding Agency
Year
1.
Effect Of Burning Rate Modifiers On Surface Temperature Of Composite Solid Propellants
Coinvestigator: Dr.B.T.N.Sridhar
Rs. 5,00,000/-
1992 - 1996
2.
Data Generation Of Wind Tunnel And Cyclone Effects On Structures For Code Formulation
CO-Principal Investigator: Dr.K.M.Parammasivam
Rs. 5,00,000/-
1996 - 1997
3.
Combustion Characteristics Of AP-HTNR Composite Solid Propellants And HTNR Polymer
Coinvestigator: Dr.B.T.N.Sridhar
Rs. 5,00,000/-
1996 - 2000
4.
Modernization Of Subsonic Wind Tunnel At Mit
CO-Principal Investigator: Dr.K.M.Parammasivam
Rs. 8,00,000/-
AICTE
1998 - 1999
5.
Design And Analysis Of CFRP Motor Case
Dr.V.Baskar
Rs.4,80,000/-
DRDL, Hyderabad
2001-2003
6.
Thermo Structural Design Of HRV Wing
Dr.R.Dhanaraj
Rs.4,98,000/-
DRDL, Hyderabad
2001-2002
7.
Mathematical ModelingOf Flow In A Kerosene Fuelled Scram Jet Combustor
Dr.B.T.N.Sridhar
Rs.4,95,000/-
DRDL, Hyderabad
2001-2002
8.
Experimental Evaluation Of Aerodynamics Characteristics Of HRV Vehicle Configuration At Low Speeds
Dr.B.T.N.Sridhar
Dr.K.M.Parammasivam
Rs.4,48,500/-
DRDL, Hyderabad
2001-2003
9.
Temperature Mapping Rocket Motor Propellant
Dr.R.Dhanaraj
Rs.7,00,000/-
ASL, Hyderabad
2001-2003
10.
Micro Satellite Development In Anna University (ANUSAT)
Dr.K. Jayaraman
Rs.4,39,00,000/-
ISRO, Bangalore
2002-2005
11.
Simulation Of Tall Slender Structures Under Cyclonic Storms Using Cfd And Wtt
Dr.K.M.Parammasivam
Rs.10,00,000/-
AICTE
2002-2004
12.
MIL BUS COMM
Consultancy For Development Of Application SoftwareDr.J.Shanmugam
Rs.4,92,000/-
ISRO, Bangalore
2002-2004
13.
Determination Of Ageing Characteristics Of Solid Rocket Motors
Dr.B.T.N.Sridhar
Rs.70,00,000/-
ASL, Hyderabad.
2002-2007
14.
Design And Development Of Loom For 3-Dimensional Spacer Fabric
Dr.V.Baskar,
Dr.A.Joseph StanleyRs.6,05,600/-
AR&DB,
New Delhi2002-2004
15.
Estimation Of Control Characteristics Of HRV At Low Speeds
Dr.V.Baskar,
Dr.S.Elangovan,
Dr.B.T.N.SridharRs.1,98,000/-
DRDL, Hyderabad
2003
16.
Experimental Evaluation Of Component Characteristics Of HRV At Low Speeds
Dr.S.Elangovan,
Dr.B.T.N.SridharRs.1,94,400/-
DRDL, Hyderabad
2002-2004
17.
Aerodynamic Loading And Thermal Mapping
Dr.B.T.N.Sridhar
Rs.4,75,000/-
DRDL, Hyderabad
2003
18.
Stress Analysis And Weight Estimation Of Major Structural Components Of HTV
Dr.B.T.N.Sridhar,
Dr.V.BaskarRs.4,85,000/-
DRDL, Hyderabad
2003
19.
Structural Layout On Conceptual Design Of Major Structural Components Of HTV Based On Aero Thermal Loading
Dr.V.Baskar
Rs.4,75,000/-
DRDL, Hyderabad
2003
20.
Upgradation Of Supersonic Wind Tunnel In CAP Laboratories
Dr.B.T.N.Sridhar
Rs.7,85,000/-
AR&DB,
New Delhi2003
21.
Establishment Of High Temperature Material Characterization Centre
Dr.B.T.N.Sridhar
Rs.4,32,00,000/-
DRDO,
New Delhi.2004
22.
Airframe Attachment-Hstdv Engine Airframe Attachment Design
Dr.R.Dhanaraj
Rs.3,30,000/-
DRDL, Hyderabad
2004
23.
Fabrication And Establishment Of Experimental Facilities
Dr.A.Joseph Stanley
Rs.2,75,000/-
HCE, Padur
2004-2007
24.
Tip To End Flow Simulation Of HSTDV Configuration Incorporating Pylon Based Scram Jet Combustor
Dr.B.T.N.Sridhar
Rs.9,84,000/-
DRDO, Hyderabad
2004
25.
Development Of Gas Generator Propellant Formulations With Low Flame Temperature
Dr.B.T.N.Sridhar
Rs.9,80,000/-
RCI, Hyderabad
2005-2007
26.
Virtual Instrumentation Of Mit Wind Tunnels
CO-Principal Investigator: Dr.K.M.Parammasivam
Rs.9,36,000/-
AICTE
2005-2007
27.
CFD Analysis Of Supersonic Combustion In A Pylon Based Scramjet Combustors
Dr.B.T.N.Sridhar
Rs.9,75,000/-
DRDL, Hyderabad.
2005
28.
Thermal And Thermo-Mechanical Characterization Of Aluminium Alloy HE-15 WP Condition, Inconel – 601 And Hastalloy– 718 For Hot Gas Actuators
Dr.B.T.N.Sridhar
Dr. R. DhanarajRs.9,50,000/-
RCI, DRDO
Hyderabad2007
29.
Development Of Model Mounting Mechanism For Wind Tunnel
Dr.S.Elangovan,
Dr.C.SenthilkumarRs.19,16,000/-
AR&DB
New Delhi2008-2011
30.
Development Of Anusat II
CO INVESTIGATOR: Dr. V. Arumugam
Rs.25,00,000/-
ANNA University
2008-2017
31.
Development Of Reaction Systems Using Solid Hot Gas Generators
Dr. B.T.N.Sridhar,
Dr.K.SenthilkumarRs.9,99,000/-
RCI, DRDO
Hyderabad2009
32.
Augmentation Of Facilities In Aerodynamic And Structures Labs
Project Coordinator: Dr.K.M.Parammasivam
Rs.53,00,000/-
2009 - 2014
33.
Thermal Analysis Of Graphite Samples
Dr. B.T.N. Sridhar
Rs.5,51,500/-
Graphite India Limited, Bangalore
2010
34.
First Pilot View (FPV) Flying UAV Test Bed For Acoustic And Imaged Data Generation
Dr.K.Senthilkumar
Rs.14,97,000/-
NAL,
Bangalore2010
35.
Impact Characterization Of Laminate Composites
Dr. B.T.N. Sridhar,
Dr.S.ThanigaiarasuRs.9,85,000/-
ADE,DRDO
Bangalore2010
36.
Joint Time Frequency Representation Of Acoustic Signatures Of Electrical MAV’s
Dr.K.Senthilkumar,
Dr.A.SaravanaKumarRs.9,80,000/-
ADE, DRDO
Bangalore2011-2012
37.
Strength Of Laminated Composites By Impact And Compression Tests
Dr.S.Thanigaiarasu,
Dr.B.T.N.SridharRs.9,85,000/-
ADE,DRDO Bangalore
2012
38.
"Burner Design With A Porous Flame Stabilizer And Estimation Of Combustion Characteristics
Dr.K.M.Parammasivam
Rs.17,57,500/-
2012 - 2014
39.
Experimental Investigation Of The Role Of Innovative Vortex Generators On High Speed Jet Control
Dr.S.Thanigaiarasu
Rs.18,82,000/-
AR & DB
DRDO New Delhi2012
40.
Force Measurement For The UAV Model Using Wind Tunnel And 6- Component Internal Balance
Dr.C.Senthilkumar
Rs. 2,27,500/-
IIT, Madras
2013
41.
Consultancy For Aerodynamic Design And Development Of High Subsonic/ Transonic Glide Vehicle
Dr.S.Paneerselvam
Rs.8,50,000/-
RCI, Hyderabad
2013
42.
Calibration Of Orifice Plates At Different Air Flow Rates Using The Air Blower
Dr.C.Senthilkumar
Rs.35,294/-
National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai
2014
43.
Evaluation Of Stall Characteristics Of The Control Surface Of RCI Reduced Dimension Vehicle
Dr.C.Senthilkumar
Rs.7,07,440
RCI, DRDO, Hyderabad
2015
44.
Design And Development Of Smart Phone Controlled Micro UAV Systems
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs. 34,44,000/-
AR&DB, New Delhi
2014-2016
45.
Setting Up Of Combustion Driven Shock Tunnel
Dr. C. Senthilkumar,
Dr. B.T.N. Sridhar,
Dr. V. ArumugamRs. 44,06,000/-
AR & DB, New Delhi
2014-2016
46.
Development Of Mathematical Model For Prediction Of Energy Loss In Canister During Missile Launching
Dr. C. Senthilkumar
Rs.24,97,000/-
ASL, Hyderabad
2014-2016
47.
Thermal Characterization And Analysis Of Carbon – Carbon Samples For Aerospace Applications
Dr. V. Arumugam,
Dr. C. Senthilkumar,
Dr. B.T.N. SridharRs. 7,60,000/-
GIL, Bangalore
2014-2016
48.
Design And Development Of Rotary Wing VTOL Mini Unmanned Aircraft System For Tamil Nadu Police
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar,
Dr. S. ThamaraiSelviRs. 95,00,000/-
DGP, Government of Tamil Nadu
2015-2019
49.
Effects Of Combustor Exit Profile In Tip And Platform With Film Cooling Effectiveness
Dr.K.M.Parammasivam
Rs. 14,45,000/-
UGC, New Delhi
2015-2018
50.
Design And Development Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar,
Dr. S. ThamaraiSelviRs. 20,00,00,000/-
Tamil Nadu Government under TANII scheme
2015-2018
51.
Experimental Investigation Of Scalable Under Water Launching Missile System
Dr.K.M.Parammasivam
Rs.1,00,000/-
IEI
2016 - 2017
52.
Evaluation Of Stall Characteristics Of Wing &Control Surface And Overall Characteristics Of A Typical Missile Configuration
Dr. C. Senthilkumar
Rs.14,87,059/-
DRDL, Hyderabad
2016 - 2017
53.
Temperature Effect On Falling Weight Impact Damage In Composite Laminates
Dr.V.Arumugam
Rs.16,24,000/-
AR&DB , New Delhi
2016-2018
54.
Passive Method Of Base Drag Reduction For Range Enhancement Of Gun Launched Shell Configuration
Dr. C. Senthilkumar
Dr.V.Arumugam
Rs.53,36,293/-
2017-2019
55.
Characterization Of Composite Sandwich Panel Materials For Radome Structures
Dr.V.Arumugam
Rs.10,00,000/-
DRDO
2017-2019
56.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Photogrammetric Mapping For Flood Preparedness In The State Of Tamilnadu
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar,
Dr. A. SaravanakumarRs. 7,00,00,000/-
Disaster Management Agency, Government of Tamil Nadu
2017-2020
57.
Design And Implementation Of Micro Quad Copter UAV
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.4,31,000/-
Office of the Sub Divisional Magistrate and Sub Collector, Kumbakonam
2018
58.
Supply Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar,
Dr. A. SaravanakumarRs.25,00,000/-
State Police Chief, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
2017 - 2018
59.
Supply, Design, Development Training Maintenance Of Rotary Wing VTOL Mini Unmanned Aircraft System With Accessories For Use Of Kolkata Police
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar,
Dr. A. SaravanakumarRs.26,00,000/-
Office of Commissioner of Police, Government of West Bengal, Kolkata
2017 – 2018
60.
Design And Development Of Fixed Wing UAV With Mapping Camera
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar,
Dr. A. SaravanakumarRs.15,99,000/-
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, Coimbatore
2018 -2021
61.
Design And Development Of Quad Copter UAV And Accessories With Digital Camera
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar,
Dr. A. SaravanakumarRs.8,00,000/-
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Department of Remote Sensing and GIS
2018 -2021
62.
Integration Of Thermal Imaging System And Accessories With Quad Copter UAV
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar,
Dr. A. SaravanakumarRs7,96,000/-
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, Coimbatore
2018 -2021
63.
Integration Of Visible Sensors And Accessories With UAV System
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar,
Dr. A. SaravanakumarRs7,92,000/-
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, Coimbatore
2018 -2021
64.
Village Map GeoreferenceUsing UAV Digital Ortho For Forest Boundary Demarcation In Vippar Village, VilathikulamTaluk, Tuticorin District
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.3,60,000/-
Revenue Administration, Disaster Management and Mitigation Department
2018-2019
65.
Supply Of Tethered UAV And Its Accessories To Bharat Electronics Limited
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar,
Dr. A. SaravanakumarRs.1,30,27,000/-
Bharat Electronics Limited, Bangalore
2018-2020
66.
Supply Of Quad Copter UAV And Its Accessories To Bharat Electronics Limited
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar,
Dr. A. SaravanakumarRs.72,54,000/-
Bharat Electronics Limited, Bangalore
2018-2020
67.
River Profile Based Post Flood Scenario Assessment Using Unmanned Aerial Survey Output Of Pamba River Basin
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar,
Dr. A. SaravanakumarRs.15,00,000/-
KSREC- Kerala State Remote Sensing & Environment Centre
2018 -2019
68.
Drone Based Micro Level Spatial Monitoring Of Fresh Water Lakes Of Kerala-UAV Mapping
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar,
Dr. A. SaravanakumarRs.15,00,000/-
KSREC- Kerala State Remote Sensing & Environment Centre
2018 -2019
69.
Survey And Mapping For Proposed Road Construction Design &Analysis Using Unmanned Aerial Systems(UAS)
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.16,56,000/-
North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC), Department of Space, Umiam Meghalaya
2019-2021
70.
Augmentation of facilities in the Department of Aerospace Engineering
Fist coordinator
Dr.V.Arumugam
· Rs. 14,00,000/-
· 2020 - 2020
71.
Supply, Installation, Commissioning &Training Of 02 (Two) Sets Of Complete Package Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System (UAV) For Surveying And Mapping On Nomination Basis
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.3,63,35,000/-
Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd. (CMPDI), Jharkhand
2020-2021
72.
Value Added Programme On UAV System
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.9,40,500/-
The KalaignarKarunanidhi Institute of Technology (KIT)
2020-2021
73.
Assemble And Supply Of 25 Drones Of Disinfectant Spraying Drones
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.5,00,00,000/-
Revenue Administration, Disaster Management Department,
Tamil Nadu2020-2021
74.
Supply Of 16 Nos Of Micro Drones For Field Policing
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.36,80,000/-
Tamil Nadu Police
2021-2022
75.
Disinfectant Spraying In Chennai Corporation
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.18,40,800/-
Greater Chennai Corporation
2020-2021
76.
Supply Of Single Trainer Drones
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs. 1,76,054/-
Tamil Nadu Police
2020-2021
77.
Monitoring The Mining Activity, Volumetric Analysis, Lease Boundary Analysis, Surveillance To Curb Illegal Mining And Various Other Applications Related To Mining Industry In The State Of Tamil Nadu
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.50,00,000/-
Department of Geology and Mining , Government of Tamil Nadu
2020-2021
78.
UAV’s For Aerial Remote Sensing
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs. 23,08,080/-
National Remote Sensing Centre. ISRO, Hyderabad
2021-2022
79.
Design And Development Of Module Drone
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs. 7,00,000/-
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, Coimbatore
2021
80.
Scoping Study On Role Of Uavs/Drones In Disaster Management
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.42,95,250/-
National Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs
2021
81.
Supply Of Micro Drones
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.71,30,000/-
Technical Services, Tamil Nadu Police
2021-2022
82.
Supply Of Drone For Disaster And Rescue Operations
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.1,14,00,000/-
AFGP, Operations, Tamil Nadu Police
2021-2022
83.
Data Driven Research And Analysis Of Effects Of Drone Based Ultra Low Volume Aerial Spraying Of Bio Disinfectant On COVID-19 Under RUSA Scheme
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.15,00,000/-
State Project Director, RUSA
2021-2022
84.
Data Driven Research Study On River Desilt Monitoring &Analysis Using Drones (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) At Nagapattinam District Under RUSA Scheme
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.14,85,000/-
State Project Director, RUSA
2021
85.
Study On Drones To Control Of Larvae In Major Water Ways In Chennai
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.11,38,500/-
Greater Chennai Corporation
2021
86.
Sprayer Drone Operation To Control Of Larvae In Major Water Ways In Chennai
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar
Rs.12,39,000/-
Greater Chennai Corporation
2021-2022