Specialisation:

Developing techniques and methodology for aerospace vehicle design; Management of aerospace R&D & aircraft development programmes

Major Professional Contributions:

(i) Design & testing of aeroelastic models of launch vehicles and aircraft
(ii) D&D of Light Combat Aircraft LCA Tejas in the aera of Loads, dynamics, Aeroelasticity, Aeroservoelasticity, Structure- Control Interactions, Structural Optimisation of Composite Wing and Fin, Flight Flutter Testing
(iii) National Programme on Smart Materials Programme Management
(iv) Management of R&D and Small Civil Aircraft D&D Programmes at CSIR-NAL
(v) Feasibility Studies on a 70-90 seat RTA D&D under a National Task Team at CSIR- NAL
(vi) Contributed to Feasibility studies on AMCA at ADA as Dr Raja Ramanna DRDO D/F
(vii) Aerospace education at IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay & Jain University, Bangalore
(viii) Functioned as Coordinator, Structures Panel & Convenor, Technical Committee, AR&DB, MoD , GOI
(ix)Chairman /Member of Review Committes for R&D and Mission Mode Programmes of DRDO, ISRO, DST, CSIR, AR&DB, CMTI , IITs
(x) Functioned as Convenor SC VII, Aerospace Engineering of INAE and as Member Secretary of INAE Bangalore Chapter ; INAE BC's Outreach Programme withg VTU, Karnataka
(xi) Functioned as Chairman/President of Professional Societies ISAMPE, ISSS, SVA(K)
(xii) Organised Internationa/National Seminars/Conferences/Workshops/ Lecture Series etc

Consultancy Areas:

Same as above.

Sector Associated With:

R&D

Sectors Interested to Offer Service:

Professional Experience

Project Director(Structural Technologies)& Associate Programme Director(LCA Navy), ADA , Bangalore Programme Director , National Programme on Smart Materials , ADA, Bangalore Scientist(1974-1986) & Director(2004-2011), CSIR-NAL, Bangalore Honorary Guest Professor, IIT-Bombay Chairman/Convener, Technical Committee, AR&DB , DRDO

Keywords

Aircraft Design, Aeroelasticity, Aerospace R&D, AR&DB, Smart Materials, .