Aerospace-Engineering

National Aerospace Conceptual Design Competition (NACDeC VI) 2023 – Winners. Department of Aerospace Engineering organizing Skill Development Workshops for Aerospace Students. M.Tech. in Industrial Systems Engineering (Specialization: Model Based Systems Engineering) Consolation prize for Mr. Jayesh Sharma, in SYRES 2023 in PG Category organized by IEEE Hyderabad. Best paper award for Ms. Rinisha T. Nikhade & Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi, International conference STAAAR 2023. SPANDAN 2024 – Department of Aerospace Engineering students won the Institute Rolling Trophy. Patent Successfully granted to Dr. Manish Tripathi, Dr. Ajay Misra, Dr. Mahesh M. S. Consolation prize for Mr. Jayesh Sharma, in SYRES 2023 in PG Category organized by IEEE Hyderabad. Best Paper Award for Jagdish J S, Oshmita A & Dr. Pooja Agrawal, International Conference on Innovations in Infrastructure (ICIlIF 2024), organized jointly by the Institute of Technology Research and Management (TRAM), India, and Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHE), France, 2024. Best Paper Award for Srinivasan R, Dr. Sunita Dhavale & Dr. Pooja Agrawal, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ICRM), 2025. Best Paper Award for Prajakta Koratkar & Dr. Pooja Agrawal, International Conference on Smart Mechanical Systems for Sustainability (ICSMSS 2025), organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, jointly with Indian Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2025. Best Paper Award for Rahul Chaudhary & Dr. Pooja Agrawal, International Conference on Recent Developments in Control, Automation and Power Engineering (RDCAPE), 2025. Conducted Rubber powered & E20 battery powered airplane building & flying workshop on 13 Jan 2025. Conducted customized course on Missile Technology for BDL Executives from 05 May 2025 to 13 June 2025 Conducted orientation Workshop on Missiles & UAVs on 13-14 Aug 2025 Best Paper Award for Mittapalyam Ashok Karthik, Dr. Ajay Misra & Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi, International Conference on Sustainable Air and Space Technologies (ICSAST – 2025), KITS, 2025
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Department of Aerospace Engineering and Autonomous Systems

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Research Projects

Sr. No. Title Funding Agency Amount Year Faculty
1 Dual Arm Manipulation DRDO 2025 - 2027 PI: Dr. Soumya S
2 Automatic Tracking and Positioning System DRDO 2024 - 2026 PI: Dr. Soumya S
3 Robust Deep Learning Approach for Runway Health Monitoring System DIAT Grant-in-Aid 2024 - 2025 PI: Dr. Pooja Agrawal
4 Underwater Vision Based Surveillance and Tracking using Machine Learning TIH IIT, Guwahati 2023 - 2026 PI: Dr. Pooja Agrawal  
5 Prognostic Engine Health Assessment based on Borescope Images using AI Approach ADA, Bangalore 2023 - 2024 PI: Dr. Sunita Dhavale   Co PI: Dr. Pooja Agrawal
6 Aerodynamic Characterization of Grid Fins in Subsonic Regime ARMREB 2022 - 2025 PI: Dr. Ajay Misra   Co-PI: Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi
7 Development of technology for production of non-flammable hydrogen gas and its application in Lighter than Air (LTA) Vehicle ERIP/ER 2021 - 2024 PI: Dr. Prashant S Kulkarni, School of Energy and Environment  
8 Attenuation of Flowfield Unsteadiness due to Flare Induced Shock/Boundary Layer Interaction using Micro Vortex Generators SERB, DST 2019-2022 PI: Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi Co-PI: Dr. S. B. Verma, NAL Bengaluru
9 Development of non-flammable hydrogen using selected inhibitors and study of its lifting ability AR&DB DRDO 2018-2020 PI: Dr. Prashant S Kulkarni, School of Energy and Environment Co-PI: Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi
10 Study of Flare Induced Shock-Boundary Layer Interactions DIAT Grant-in-Aid 2018-2020 PI:  Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi
11 Study of Ice Accretion on an Airfoil using CFD AR&DB 2014-2016 PI: Dr. Sunil Chandel, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering   Co-PI: Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi
12 Aerodynamic Characterization of Grid Fins in Subsonic Regime ARMREB DRDO 2022-2025 PI: Dr. Ajay Misra
Co-PI: Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi
13 Development of Data-Driven Machine Learning Algorithms for Engine Health Prognostics based on FADEC Data ADA 2023-2024 PI: Prof. R. K. Satapathy
14 Thermal Barrier Coatings with Enhanced Radiation Rejection Performance: Computational Design to Prototype Fabrication DIAT 2023-2024 PI : Prof. R. K. Satapathy
Co – PI : Dr. Fiyanshu Kaka
15 Development of technology for production of non-flammable hydrogen gas and its application in Lighter than Air (LTA) Vehicle ERIPR DRDO 2021-2024 PI: Dr. Prashant S. Kulkarni
Co-PI: Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi
16 Attenuation of Flowfield Unsteadiness due to Flare Induced Shock/Boundary Layer Interaction using Micro Vortex Generators SERB, DST New Delhi 2019-2022 PI: Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi
Co-PI: Dr. S. B. Verma, NAL Bengaluru
17 Development of non-flammable hydrogen using selected inhibitors and study of its lifting ability AR&DB DRDO 2018-2020 PI: Dr. Prashant S Kulkarni, School of Energy and Environment
Co-PI: Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi
18 Study of Flare Induced Shock-Boundary Layer Interactions DIAT Grant-in-Aid 2018-2020 PI: Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi
19 Study of Ice Accretion on an Airfoil using CFD AR&DB 2014-2016 PI: Dr. Prashant S. Kulkarni
Co-PI: Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi
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