Specialisation:

Vehicle Design, Impact and Crash Safety Design; Computer-Aided Engineering

Major Professional Contributions:

Consultancy Areas:

Impact simulation and testing, lightweight materials and components under impact loading, vehicle crashworthiness and occupant safety, CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering) including explicit dynamic finite element analysis, ballistic impact simulation and testing, product/vehicle design, electric vehicles, solar energy, adhesively-bonded joints, jute composites, practical MDO for vehicle weight reduction

Sector Associated With:

Academia

Sectors Interested to Offer Service:

Educational / Academic institutions, Industry (Private), Industry (PSUs), R&D Organizations, Government (including funding agencies), Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists, Law Enforcement Agencies, Consultancy Firms, Private Agencies, Individuals

Professional Experience

Professor, CPDM, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India (2007-Present) Chairman, CPDM, IISc, Bangalore, India (2009-2014) Associate Professor, CPDM, IISc, Bangalore, India (2001-2007) Senior Product Design Engineer, Large Vehicle Center, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, USA (1995-2000) Technical Development Engineer, Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC), Milford, Ohio, USA (1992-1994) Adjunct Lecturer, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan at Dearborn, Michigan, USA (1997-2001).

Keywords

Impact Safety Engineering, Simulation, Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling, Explicit Finite Element Analysis, Vehicle Crashworthiness, Occupant Safety, Pedestrian Safety, Vehicle Dynamics, Boundary Element Method, Structural Vibration, Design Optimization and Lightweighting, Fiber-Reinforced Composites, Nano-clay Composites, Jute Polymer Composites, Ballistic Impact and Armor Plates