Industrial Interaction & Consultancy

COMPLETED PROJECTS

• Technical Evaluation of a Novel Concept for Power Generation, sponsored by Omiom Innovations, Mumbai, Jan - June 2014

• Simulation and testing of a Payload Recovery Device, sponsored by Aerial Delivery R&D Establishment, DRDO, 2013 - 2015.

• Review of Report on Mumbai Airport Blast Wall Design Analysis, sponsored by Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), June 2013.

• Techno-commercial evaluation of an aerostat based system for electrical power generation, sponsored by Tata Capital, Mumbai, 2010 (carried out while on sabbatical at Virginia Tech).

• Sizing and Optimization of High Altitude Airship Platform, sponsored by National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, 2008-2010

• Aerodynamic design optimization of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment, DRDO (2008-09)

• Phase-II of Route Optimization Module for Blue Dart Aviation Ltd. Chennai, (2008-09)

• Conceptual study of unmanned aerial platforms for real-time monitoring of avalanche parameters for Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment, DRDO (2008-10)
   

• Technical vetting of Vihang Netra MK II UAV for Jahagirdar Aero Products, Ahmednagar (2008-09)
   

• Design Review of Hyperthrust Project for  Innovative Design Engineering Animation Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad (2008-09)

• Design of Aerostat for deployment at Dhundi for Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment, DRDO (2008-09)
   
• Cargo Airline Route Planning & Optimization for Avicore Aviation Pvt. Ltd. (2007)

• Conceptual Design studies of Trans-Brahmaputra Airship Ferry  for DSIR New Delhi (2007-09). in association with National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
   
• Phase-I of Route Optimization Module for Blue Dart Aviation Ltd. Chennai, (2007-08)
   
• Workload Assessment Study for Air Traffic Control units for Air Traffic Controllers Guild (India), Western Region (2007-09)
  
  
• Phase-I of Design and Development of Stratospheric Airships as a high altitude platform for high integrity Psuedolite based Precision Navigation System for Defence Research & Development Laboratory, Hyderabad, 2004
   
• Phase-I of Design and Development of Airships for Transportation of Goods and Passengers in Uttaranchal for Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC), New Delhi, 2001-03
   
• Production Planning and Scheduling of heat Treatment Process for NRB Bearings Limited, Thane, 2000-02
   
• Technical Vetting of the design of an unmanned aircraft developed by Jahagirdar Aero Products, Ahmadnagar, 1999
   
• Member of the Aeronautical Advisory Committee of SICOM/MIDC joint venture project on development of five new airports at MIDC sites in Maharashtra, 1997-98