Mechanical Engineering Research Initiatives
Research Lab
The Department is recognized as Research Centre by VTU during 2015-16. The Faculties of the Department are actively involved in research and consultancy works in the areas of Composite Materials, Fracture Mechanics, Fuels & Lubricants, Energy Systems Engineering and Renewable Energy.
The Research Laboratory has the following facilities:
- Basic Material Testing facilities like UTM, Fatigue testing machine, impact testing machine, wear testing machine etc are equipped to inspect the material properties for research activities.
- Analysis software’s like CATIA, SOLID EDGE and ANSYS are used to carry out design & analysis.
- Reputed Journal access like SCI, Thomson router indexed to the Research Scholars.
- Sufficient research related books and Internet facility.
- Online Course material and videos of NPTEL are available which are useful for Stage-1 of research which constitutes course work examination.
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LIST OF Ph.D GUIDES – ME RC, ATMECE
Sl. No. | Name of the Faculty | Designation | Teaching Experience | Research Experience | Industrial Experience | Total Experience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dr. Srinivasa K | Professor & Dean Student Affairs | 24 | 3 | - | 24 |
2 | Dr. Chethan S | Associate Dean Academics | 17 | 9 | - | 17 |
3 | Dr. Mohanakumara K C | Assistant Professor | 14 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
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Ph.D PURSUING FACULTY – ME DEPARTMENT, ATMECE
Sl. No. | Name of the Faculty | Research Center | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mr. Devaraj M R | VTU, RRC Mysore | Comprehensive Viva Voce Completed |
2 | Mr. Niranjan Kumar V S | SJCE, Mysore | Comprehensive Viva Voce Completed |
3 | Mr. Raghu | SJCE, Mysore | Comprehensive Viva Voce Completed |
4 | Mr. Ravikumar S | RRC, VTU, Mysore | Course Work Exam Completed |
5 | Mr. Rohith S | VVCE, Mysore | Course Work Exam in Progress |
6 | Mr. Hemanth B R | ATMECE, Mysore | Completed Entrance Exam |
Research Grants fetched by KSCST for the year 2023-24
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Funded Projects
| Sl. No. | Projects | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Affordable stairlifts to aid elderly and mobility – impared individuals | 5000 |
| 2 | Development and testing of biodegradeble agave fibre reinforced polymer based coposites | 5000 |
| Total | 10000 | |
Research Grants fetched by KSCST for the year 2022-23
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Funded Projects
| Sl. No. | Projects | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Affordable Wheelchair Attachment E – Hand bike For Physically Challenged | 7000 |
| 2 | IOT Based Home Automation System | 6000 |
| 3 | Automatic Adjustment Of Side Mirrors Using Sensors Connected To Steering | 8000 |
Research Grants fetched by KSCST for the year 2021-22
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Funded Projects
Projects Recognized and Funded by Karnataka State Council for Science & Technology
| Sl. No | Projects | Sanctioned Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Application of IoT and Machine Learning in Crop Protection against Wild Animals | 6000 |
| 2 | Converting Waste Cooking Oil into Biofuels | 12000 |
| 3 | Design and Fabrication of Survival Pod | 7000 |
| 4 | Effect of Inbuilt Patch Locations in The Stacking Sequence at Discontinuity on Minimization of Stress Concentration Effect in GFRP Laminates used in Aerospace Structures | 7000 |
| 5 | Fabrication of Solar Cooker by using Phase Change Material | 7000 |
| TOTAL | 39000 | |
Research Grants fetched by KSCST for the year 2020-21
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Funded Projects
Projects Recognized and Funded by Karnataka State Council for Science & Technology
| Sl. No | Projects | Sanctioned Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Design and Fabrication of Pedal Operated Groundnut Dehusking Machine | 8000 |
| 2 | Design and Fabrication of Organic Fertilizer Granules Machine | 8000 |
| 3 | A Study on The Minimizing of Stress Concentration Factor in Glass Fibre Reinforced Composites with a Circular Hole used in Structural Applications | 7000 |
| TOTAL | 23000 | |
Research Grants fetched by KSCST for the year 2019-20
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Funded Projects
Projects recognised and funded by Karnataka State Council for Science & Technology
| Sl. No | Projects | Sanctioned Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Design and Fabrication of Organic Fertilizer Making Machine by Composting Method. | 4000 |
| 2 | Design and Fabrication of Organic Fertilizer Making Machine by Composting Method. | 6000 |
| 3 | Multi Axes Solar Tracking System. | 6000 |
| 4 | Design and Fabrication of Mulching Machine. | 7000 |
| TOTAL | 23000 | |
Patent published by faculties
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| Academic year | Applicant name | Inventors | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Rohith S | Rohith S, Hemanth B R, Dr. Chethan S | Automatic Adjustment of side mirrors using sensors connected to steering |
| 2024-25 | Dr. Chethan S | Dr. Chethan S, Hemanth B R, Rohith S, Md Rashid, Naveen Raju P, Pavan Thejasvi R, Yashwanth Kumar S | Affordable stairlift for elderly and physically challenged |
| 2024-25 | Niranjan Kumar V S | Niranjan Kumar V S | Design and Fabrication of Wheelchair cum stretcher with slider mechanism for hospital bed |