
Mr. Ajith Kumar
Educational Qualifications
- B.E – Mechanical Engineering
- M.Tech – Machine Design
- PhD- Pursuing on Structural Health Monitoring
Total Experience
12 Years
Areas of Interest
- Aircraft Structures
- Energy Systems
- Machine Design
- UAV
Professional Memberships
- ISTE- Indian Society for Technical Education(LM9762)
- IRED- Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors (SM101000602318)
- IAENG-International Association of Engineering(248906)
- AeSI- The Aeronautical Society of India (M-21155)
Subjects Handled UG Programme
Strength of Materials, Kinematics of Machines, Theory of Vibrations, Engineering Drawing, Mechanisms and Machine Theory, Aircraft Structures and Elements of Mechanical Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Aircraft Materials.
Paper publications in Journals:
- Vishwaretha Kolpady Ramamohan BhatCorresponding Author; Ajith Kumar; Babusab Abdul Shukar; Prerana Kishore Suvarna; Rajalakshmi Aall Satya Naeayana Reddy; Suman Santosh, Study on effect of surface texture of aluminum laminates on tensile, bending and impact properties of carbon fiber reinforced metal laminates, AIP Conference Proceedings 3299, 050002 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0280047
- Vishwaretha KR, Ajith Kumar , Augustin Dsouza AG, Rao PY. Fabrication and Flexural Performance of Self-Healing Composites with Micro-Vascular Channels. Library Progress International. 2024 Nov 12;44(3):23410-5. https://www.doi.org/10.53555/lpi.v44i3.2975
- Ajith Kumar A, Tahasildar AR, Naidu AS, Suhail M, Divakar PS. Design and Analysis of Horizontal Axis Small Wind Turbine for Low Wind Velocity Using QBlade. Journal of Mines, Metals & Fuels. 2023 Dec 1;71(12) https://doi.org/10.18311/jmmf/2023/36540
- Ajith Kumar , Rishma M G , Ranjith H.D , G Ezhilmaran , Sujesh Kumar, Vishwaretha K R & Suraj M Shet Power Generation by Moving Vehicles on Speed Breaker Using Bicycle Pedal Mechanism. Journal Of Technology https://technologyjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/6-JOT1418.pdf
- Ajith Kumar, Shashanka Rayadurga Huliraj2 ,G Ezhilmaran3 , Sujesh Kumar4 , Kiran Kumar M V5 ,Suraj M Shet6. Bond Graph Modeling and Simulation of Electromechanical Rescue Hoist System. TANZ Journal 2024 19(10) 1869-7720). https://tanzj.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7-1.pdf
- “Design And Development of Low Cost High Endurance Agri Drone for Spraying Pesticides On Areca Nut” International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer and Communication Engineering Vol. 12, Issue 5, May 2023
- “Comparative Analysis of Signal Processing Techniques for The Fault Detection In The Ball Bearings” Academic Journal of Manufacturing Engineering 19 (3/2021)
- “Design and Development of a Novel Flying Car for Future Transportation”AIP Conference Proceedings 2311, 050020 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0034457 Published Online: 07 December 2020
- “Advancement in Digital Flight Control System”. In: Jha K., Gulati P., Tripathi U.K. (eds) Recent Advances in Sustainable Technologies. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0976-3_14
- “Study of Free Vibration Characteristics Of Hybrid Polymer Composites”, International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD) ISSN(P): 2249–6890; ISSN(E): 2249–8001 Vol. 10, Special Issue, Jun 2020, 328–339.
- “Fault Detection in Bearings Using Advanced Signal Processing Technique”, International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD) ISSN(P): 2249–6890; ISSN(E): 2249–8001 Vol. 10, Special Issue, Jun 2020, 399–412
- “Tribological properties of Cissus quandrangularis stem fiber reinforced isophthalic polyester composites” Materials Today: Proceedings 2020 Jul 9.
- “Study on Two Body Abrasive Wear behaviour of Carboxyl-Graphene Reinforced Epoxy Nano-composites” IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 376 (2018) 012058.
- “Review on Condition Monitoring of Bearings using vibration analysis techniques”, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 376 (2018) 012002.
- “Experimental Investigation on Performance of Solar Air Heaters with Thermal Storage”, International Journal of Renewable Energy and Its Commercialization. 2019; 5(1): 37–46p.
Paper publications in conferences:
- Percussion Based Vibration and Audio Signal Analysis for Structural Health Monitoring of Bolted Joints Fifth International Conference on ‘Emerging Research in Civil, Aeronautical & Mechanical Engineering (ERCAM – 2024 )at NMIT Bengaluru held on 12-13 Dec 2024
- Experimental and Numerical analysis of divergence angle for C-D solid propellant rocket Nozzle, International Conference on Advances in Aerospace Technologies (ICAAsT 2024), at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur Campus, Chennai held on 4th-6th December 2024
- Study on effect of surface texture of aluminum laminates on tensile, bending and impact properties of carbon fiber reinforced metal laminates, 3rd International Conference on RTIMES-2024 at SIT Mangalore held on 10-11May 2024
- Percussion based structural health monitoring of bolted lap joint Global conference on Aeronautical, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, at GAT benagluru during 03-04 may 2024
- Development of a Prototype of a Smart Agricultural Photovoltaic System for Enhancing Land Use Efficiency and Farmer Revenue TECHNOVATION 2023 – 6th Edition International conference on Recent Advances in Engineering Poornima College of Engineering 21-22 December 2023
- “Power Generation By Moving Vehicles On Speed Breaker Using Bicycle Pedal Mechanism” “1st international conference ICMech-REC-2023” conducted by National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telangana, during 23 -25 June,2023.
- “Airborne Hybrid Power Generation System For Electric Vehicle Charging Station” 43rd World Conference on Applied Science, Engineering & Technology (WCASET – 2022) Organized by Padre Conceição College of Engineering, in association with Institute For Engineering, Research and Publication (IFERP), held on 29th & 30th December 2022 at Goa,India.
- “Design And Fabrication Of Multi Utility Autonomous Agri Drone” International Conference on Recent Developments in Mechanical Engineering (ICRDME-2022), Siddaganga Institute of Technology Tumkur, during June 24-25, 2022
- “A Design And Analysis Of Horizontal Axis Small Wind Turbine For Low Wind Velocity Using Qblade” International Conference on Recent Developments in Mechanical Engineering (ICRDME-2022), Siddaganga Institute of Technology Tumkur, during June June 24-25, 2022
- “Design and Development of a Novel Flying Car for Future Transportation” 3rd International Conference on Frontiers in Automobile & Mechanical Engineering (FAME 2020 ) held at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to be University), Chennai, India, during 7th to 9th August, 2020.
- “Experimental investigation of Mechanical Properties for Natural fiber hybrid Composites for Automotive/Aerospace applications”, in Global Conference on Advanced Smart and Sustainable Technologies in Engineering (GCASSTE-2020), Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering Moodbidri, on 30th & 31st Jan. 2020.
- “Fault Detection In Bearings Using Advanced Signal Processing Techniques”, in Global Conference on Advanced Smart and Sustainable Technologies in Engineering (GCASSTE-2020), Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering Moodbidri, on 30th & 31st Jan. 2020.
- Study Of Vibration Characteristics of Hybrid Polymer Composites”, Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Technology(NCRAMET-19), Yenepoya Institute of Technology Moodabidri on 29th & 30th April 2019
- “Study on Two Body Abrasive Wear behaviour of Carboxyl-Graphene Reinforced Epoxy Nano-composites” International conference on advances in Manufacturing, Materials and Energy Engineering- (ICon MMEE 2018), Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering Moodbidri, on 2nd & 3rd March 2018
- “Study on Mechanical Performance of Carboxyl Functionalized Graphene Reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites”, National Conference on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technology(NCAMMT-18), SET Jain University Bangalore on 3rd February 2018: ISBN : 978- 93- 5300- 385-2
- Review on Condition Monitoring of Bearings using vibration analysis techniques”, International conference on advances in Manufacturing, Materials and Energy Engineering- (ICon MMEE 2018), Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering Moodbidri, on on 2nd & 3rd March 2018
- Investigation of effect of filler materials in hybrid fibre composite”, National Conference on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technology(NCAMMT-18), SET Jain University Bangalore on 3rd February 2018: ISBN : 978- 93- 5300- 385-2
- “Design and development of in situ compression set up”, International Symposium on Advanced Materials for Engineering Applications (ISAMEA-17), National Institute of Engineering Mysuru on 24th & 25th March 2017
- “Experimental investigation of solar air heater with thermal storage” National Conference on Mechanical Material and Manufacturing Engineering (NCMMME-16), National Institute of Engineering Mysuru on 23rd & 24th May 2016
- “Fabrication and Testing of Open Pore Aluminium Foam Heat Exchange” National Conference on Mechanical Material and Manufacturing Engineering (NCMMME-16), National Institute of Engineering Mysuru on 23rd & 24th May 2016
Sponsored Projects:
- Project Titled “Study of tensile, impact and vibration characteristics of hybrid polymer matrix composite” was sponsored by Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology under SPP -2019
- Project Titled “Design and Development of Prototype Crosswind Energy Kite for Agricultural Application” was sponsored by Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology under SPP -2021
- Project Titled “Airborne Hybrid Power Generation For Electric Vehicle Charging” was sponsored by Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology under SPP -2023
- Project Titled “Development of a Prototype of Smart Agri Photovoltaic System for Enhancing Land Use Efficiency and Revenue of Farmers” was selected for semifinals in -The Inventors Challenge-2023 organized by AICTE, Arm Education and ST.
- Project Titled “ Development of a Prototype of Smart Agrivoltaics System For Enhancing Land Use Efficiency and Revenue Of Farmers” was sponsored by KSCST SPP 2024
- Project Titled “Design and Development of Lighter than Air Hybrid Power Generation System for Electric Vehicle Charging” was sponsored by KSCST SPP-2024
- Project Titled “Experimental & Numerical Investigation on Effect of Divergence Angle for a Convergent – Divergent Solid Propellant Rocket Nozzle” was sponsored by KSCST SPP 2025
- Project Titled “Percussion-Based Vibration and Audio Signal Analysis for Structural Health Monitoring of Bolted Joints in Aircraft Structures” was sponsored by KSCST SPP-2025
Certifications:
- Certified with elite grade in NPTEL online courses on
- Introduction to Mechanical Vibration conducted by IIT Roorke.
- Strength of Materials conducted by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
- NBA Accreditation and Teaching and Learning in Engineering (NATE) conducted by IISC Bangalore
- Coursera online Certification Courses completed
- Experimentation for Improvement by McMaster University.
- Machine Design Part I by Georgia Institute of Technology.
- Understanding Research Methods by University of London and SOAS University of London
- Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects by McMaster University.
- Qualified in GATE -Mechanical Engineering in 2015
Certified in the International Engineering Educator Certification Program (IIEECP) – Indo Universal Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE)