Bishakh Bhattacharya

Department of Mechanical Engineering
bishakh@iitk.ac.in

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9621-5246

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Research Interest

  • Active and Passive Vibration Control 
  • Structural Health Management
  • Energy Harvesting System
  • Robotics & Automation
  • Intelligent System Design
  • Child- Robot Interaction
Prof Bishakh Bhattacharya
   

 

 

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     Research Projects

      On Going Projects [Total Cost of the Projects: INR 11,93,76,155]

  • Design and Development of a Miniature Rotary Actuator Based on Flexinol SMA (Portescape sponsored CSR Project)
  • Development of an Intelligent Sit-to-Stand (STS) and Mobility Support System for The Elderly (Portescape sponsored CSR Project)
  • Design and Development of Autonomous Stairs/Escalator Climbing & Self-Navigating Smart Wheelchair (GSMST)
  • Design and Development of a Model Cargo-Hyperloop Using Pipe Following Robot (CMPDIL)
  • Design and Development of a Smart Electric Stubble-Harvester and Integrated Baler toward Sustainable Agro-residue Management (DST)
  • Design and Development of an Integrated Inspection Framework Comprising of UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicles) with Deployable UAVs(Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) for Critical Power Infrastructure (CPRI)

 

     Completed Projects [Total Cost of the Projects: 17,86,45,309]

  • Neuro-Cognitive Instrumentation of Validated Human-Robot Interactions to Enhance Learning and Developmental Processes in Children (DST) [2018-2020]
  • SPARC: Vibration Absorption using Metamaterial based Composites (DST) [2018-2020]
  • Cognitive Robotics Based Study of Child-Robot Interaction (CRI)-Characterization of Critical Parameters and Interaction Design (SERB) [2020-2022]
  • Design and Development of Autonomous Robot for Crop-Monitoring and Localised Pest Neutralisation (DST) [2020-2022]
  • Design and Development of Shape Memory Alloy Based Servo Type Rotary Actuator for Building Automation and Control Applications (JCIPL) [2021-2022]
  • Development of Substation Inspection Robot (Powergrid) [2022-2024]
  • SMA based bipennate Actuator Development (Johnson Control)[CSR]
  • Design and Development of a Miniature Rotary Actuator Based on Flexinol SMA (Portescape)[CSR]
  • Development of an Intelligent Sit-O-Stand (STS) and Mobility Support System for the Elderly (Portescape)[CSR]
  • Neuro-Cognitive Instrumentation of Validated Human-Robot Interactions to Enhance Learning and Developmental Processes in Children (DST-CRG)[2018-2020]
  • Sparc: Vibration Absorption Using Metamaterial Based Composites(MoE)[2021-2023]
  • Development of a Fibre Optic Intubation Device with a Co-Sensor at its Tip for Facilitation of Endotracheal Intubation (DIC, MoE)[2016-2018]
  • Designing and Manufacturing of Prototype of Dynamic Endotracheal Tube Holder (DIC, MoE)[2016-2018]
  • Design and Construction of Computer Controlled Automated Radio-Chemistry Synthesizer(DIC, MoE)[2016-2018]
  • Design and Development of Adoptive Intelligent PHMR for Fuel Transportation Systems (GAIL)[2017-2021]
  • Design Validation of Active Flexible and Reconfigurable Parabolic Antenna Using SMA based Smart Actuator (ISRO)[2017-2018]
  • Design & Development of Aquatic Autonomous Observatory (Niracara Svayamsasita Vedhshala-Nsvs) for in situ Monitoring, Real Time Data Transmission & Web Based Visualization(DST-IUSSTF)[2017-2022]
  • Shape Memory Alloys Actuated Mechanically Active Reconfigurable Lightweight PEEK material based Parabolic Reflector for Active Control on RF Patterns for high Frequency Micro/Nano Spacecraft Application (ISRO)[2018-2021]
  • Fundamentals of Bio-Inspired Robotics (GIAN)[2017]
  • National Entrepreneurship Awards Scheme 2017 (MSDE)[2017]
  • Pipe Inspection Robots for Structural Health Monitoring (GIAN)[2015]
  • Development of Compressed Air Based Test Bed for Pipe-Line Health Monitoring Robot (GAIL)[2013-2016]
  • Phase-II Expanded Proposal on Design of Active Flexible and Re-configurable Parabolic Antenna Using SMA based Smart Actuators (ISRO)[2013-2015]
  • Integrated Sensing, Monitoring and Healing for Complex Autonomous Systems (UKIERI)[2012-2015]
  • Optimal Vibration Control of Composite Structure (DST)[2009-2012]
  • Modelling and Development of Multiphase Micro-Structured Damping Layer for Broadband Vibration Damping in Flexible Links (ARDB)[2007-2011]
  • Design of a Smart Fully Compliant Mechanism of Trajectory Tracking (DST)[2007-2010]
  • Control of Flexible and Reconfigurable Parabolic Antenna Using SMA Based Smart Actuators (ISRO)[2006-2008]
  • Smart Hybrid Damping of Vibration on Rotating Flexible Links (ARDB)[2002-2003]
  • Development of Smart Composite Prosthetic Limbs (MHRD)[2002-2024]