Using Smart Glove integrated Interactive toys as learning tool for Autistic children
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The project was developed during the Confirm Center Summer Bursary and is aimed at using a combination of smart gloves and interactive toys to better understand spatial memory, hand-eye coordination, and engagement in autistic children. The project will develop further in the future, contact us for more details and project updates.
Social Awareness, Acceptance, and Impact Study of Smart Manufacturing
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The 4th Industrial Revolution and the oncoming 5th have further bridged the gap between the general public and industry. As we move towards mass individualized product manufacturing, it is essential that we understand the awareness, acceptance, and impact on the public; and base our research on the opinions of society.
SMA-based hand exoskeleton for cobotic applications (SM-EXO)- MSCA Postdoc Project
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SM-EXO aims to develop a novel hand gesture recognition technique by making use of the kinaesthetic feedback from the finger joint movements. We develop SMA embedded sleeves for the thumb, index, and middle fingers. The individual, as well as a combination of finger movement readings, are then used as commands for soft gripper robots. Using a three-finger approach, we can achieve a total of seven commands depending upon single or multiple finger movements. The individual finger commands will control the translational and rotational movement of the gripper, whereas the finger combination signals for the gripping mechanism.
Design and Development of an Active Bi-morph Composite Structure- PhD Project
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Current research is going on in embedded Shape Memory Alloy wire composite systems which give bi-directional bending upon actuation. The concept will be utilized in the rigidisation of deployable membrane structures in space applications. A variety of work has been completed in this domain, ranging from experimental to numerical shape control to optimization of smart composites for eigenfrequency decoupling. The work has been extended to auxetic composites to understand the Gaussian curvature upon actuation.
Behavior study of Auxetic structures- Summer Project
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In this project, we studied the behavior of an Auxetic structure (structures with negative Poisson's ratio) with respect to the change in its re-entrant angle. The structure was given an axial force by actuating Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) springs attached to one of its ends and by keeping the other end fixed. The variation in Poisson's ratio with respect to the re-entrant angle and the change in the reentrant angle upon SMA spring actuation were studied. We have 3D printed a reentrant and a reentrant-chiral hybrid and studying the vibration response experimentally and numerically of the same.
Design of a robot to imitate thought based hand gestures. (KyuTech, Japan)- Sakura Project
​Research Program organised by Intelligent Robotics Education and Research Center, Car-Robo Joint Graduate School. International activity in Minicar/Minirobot Manufacturing Comprehensive Practicum.
Designing a robot which functions based on signals obtained from EEG and Brain-Mapping.
Rigidisation and shape control of an inflatable antenna base- ISRO, Govt. of India Project
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There are many rigidisation methods used to rigidise an inflatable torus-shaped antenna base, but all with limitations. To eliminate the limitations of rigidisation techniques of current inflatable structures, such as degassing and uneven curing, novel methods are being explored. Currently, our team is working on the same problem, trying to utilize embedded smart composites and auxetic structures to solve this purpose.
Design of an inflatable endotracheal
tube holder- SGPGI, Medical Council of India Project​
The current endotracheal tube holder in the market is both costly and not very patient-friendly. It is hard hence causing discomfort and also not reusable. To solve these issues our team is working on the design and fabrication of an endotracheal tube holder which involves inflatable membrane structure.