13th National Conference on
Machines and Mechanisms

Oral Presentation

Session I A1 - Aerospace mechanisms

Deployment Simulation for the Side Panels of a Spacecraft Solar Array
B. Lakshmi Narayana, H. N. Suresha Kumar, G. Nagesh and B. S. Nataraju

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A Two-axis Fine Tracking Mechanism for Satellite Antennae
Abhishek Kumar, N. Viswanatha, M. V. Ramakrishna, and N. C. Bhat

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Design of an Active Flapping Wing Mechanism and a Micro Aerial Vehicle using a Single Rotary Actuatore
Michael A., A. Fenelon and Tomonari Furukawa

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Next Generation Propulsion System Architectures
M. Raghavan, N. Bucknor, J. Maguire, J. Hendrickson and T. Singh

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Session I B1 - History/Review

Lazare Carnot’s Theory of Machines and the Background of Ampère’s Introduction of the Word Kinematics
Teun Koetsier

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A Review of ‘Road-friendly’ Suspensions
M. J. Pable, M. M. Gawture and P. Seshu

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Caster, Camber and King Pin Inclination Measurement with the help of Chaapa Yantra
S. R. Narvekar

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Relation of Part Positions and Kinematic Freedom: A Survey
Avinash Dawari and Dibakar Sen

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Session I A2 - Compliant Mechanisms 1

A Near-singular, Flexure Jointed, Moment Sensitive Stewart Platform Based Force-torque Sensor
Shivanand Bhavikatti, R. Ranganath and Ashitava Ghosal

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Optimal Continuum Synthesis of Partially Compliant Mechanisms for Prescribed Non-smooth Paths
Ashok Kumar Rai and Anupam Saxena

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Modeling of a Cable Actuated Elastica Manipulator Arm
F. C. Moon, E. S. Catto and C. K. Yuan

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Type Synthesis of Complaint 5-bar Mechanisms with Application to Mechanical Disc Brakes
Scott H. Brooks, Spencer P. Magleby, Peter Halverson and Larry L. Howell

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A Topology-optimized Large-range Compliant X-Y Micro Stage
M. Dinesh and G. K. Ananthasuresh

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Modeling of a Clamped-clamped Carbon Nanotube Flexural Element for Use in Nanoelectromechanical Systems
Michael Cullinan, Christopher DiBiasio, Larry Howell, Martin Culpepper and Robert Panas

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Session I B2 - Mobile Robots

Design, Fabrication and Analysis of Microcontroller Based Bipedal Walking Robot
Vaidyanathan V. T. and Sivaramakrishnan R.

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Creepy Climber and Leaping Robots - Biologically Inspired Design
Nishant Balakrishnan and Subramaniam Balakrishnan

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Dynamic Modeling and Tracking Control of a Four Wheeled Non-holonomic Mobile Robot
Umesh Kumar and Nagarajan Sukavanam

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Design, Modeling and Controllability of a Spherical Mobile Robot
Vrunda Joshi, Ravi Banavar and Rohit Hippalgaonkar

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A Tracked Mobile Robot with Vision-based Obstacle Avoidance
K. Varun Raj, Sharschchandra V. Bidargaddi, K.N. Krishnanand and D. Ghose

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Session I A3 - Mechanics

Structural Synthesis of Kinematic Chains of Lever Mechanisms
N. Krokhmal

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An Adaptive Contact Model for Simulation of Wheel-rail Impact Load due to a Wheel Flat
J. J. Zhu, A. K. W. Ahmed and S. Rakheja

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Bond Graph Modeling of Planar two Links Flexible Space Robot
P. M. Pathak, Amit Kumar and N. Sukavanam

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Non-stationary Random Vibration Analysis of Vehicle with Fractional Damping
Yunqing Zhang, Wei Chen, Liping Chen and Wenbin Shangguan

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Some Classical Buckling Problems Revisited from a Continuum Approach
Pradeep Mahadevan and Anindya Chatterje

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Session I B3 - Spatial Kinematics

Walking Programming for a Low-cost Easy-operation Cassino Hexapod
Aviral Shrot, Giuseppe Carbone and Marco Ceccarelli

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A Spatial Nine-bar Linkage, Possible Configurations and Conditions for Paradoxical Mobility
Dominic R. Walter and Manfred L. Husty

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Simulation of Deployable Polyhedral Truss
B. Lakshmi Narayana, B. P. Nagaraj and B. S. Nataraju

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Compensatory Motion caused by Forearm Restriction while Turning a Steering Wheel for Transradial Prosthetic Design
Stephanie L. Carey, M. Jason Highsmith and Rajiv Dubey

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Classical Screw Theory: a Fresh Look Using the Dual Eigenproblem Approach
Sandipan Bandyopadhyay and Ashitava Ghosal

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Instantaneous Mobility and Constraint of a 3-PPS Parallel Mechanism
Jing-Shan Zhao, Fulei Chu, Li-Ping Wang and Zhi-Jing Feng

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Session II A1 - Design

On the Anti-loosening Property of Different Fasteners
S. Saha, S. Srimani, S. Hajra, A. Bhattacharya and Santanu Das

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An empirical study of synthesis of multiple state devices by engineering designers
Somasekhara Rao.T and Amaresh Chakrabarti

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Electrical mechanisms: A merger of mechanisms and electrical machines
Gowthaman, B Manujunath Prasad and G. N. Srinivasa Prasanna

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Session II B1 - Compliant Mechanisms 2

Two-link Flexible Manipulator Modeling and Tip Trajectory Tracking based on Absolute Nodal Coordinate Method
Qiang Tian, YunQing Zhang, Li-Ping Chen and JingZhou Yang

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Tension-based Multi-stable Compliant Rolling-contact Elements
Peter A. Halverson, Larry L. Howell and Spencer P. Magleby

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Forward and Inverse Analyses of Smart Compliant Mechanisms for Path Generation
A. Banerjee, B. Bhattacharya and A. K. Mallik

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Design, Analysis and Fabrication of a Microflexural AND Gate
Abhishek Modi, Himani Shah, C. Amarnath, P. S. Gandhi, S. G. Singh and Ritu Rashmi

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Session II A2 - Dynamics & Controls

Minimizing Cable Swing in a Gantry Crane using the IDA-PBC Methodology
Faruk Kazi, Ravi Banavar, Romeo Ortega and Narayan Manjarekar

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Techniques for Dynamic Damping Control in Above Knee Prosthesis
Hemant Kr. Anand, Rachit Rastogi and G. C. Nandi

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Intelligent Modular Controller for Robotic Machines
Yogesh Kumar, S. K. Srivastava and A. K. Bajpai

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Experimental Determination of Damping Characteristics for a Single Flexible Link
Ashish Mohan, S. P. Singh and S. K. Saha

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Fully Comprehensive Geometrically Non-linear Dynamic Analysis of Multi-body Beam Systems with Elastic Couplings
Hemaraju Pollayi and Dineshkumar Harursampath

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Distributed Parameter Model based Trajectory Tracking Control of a Single-link Flexible Robot Manipulator
Vikas Panwar, Naveen Kumar, N.Sukavanam and S.P. Sharma

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Shaft Crack Identification using Artificial Neural Networks and Wavelet Transform Data of a Transient Rotor
T. Ramesh Babu and A. S. Sekhar

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Session II A2 - Planar Kinematics

Structural Synthesis of Kinematic Chains using Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
S. F. Patil and S .C. Pilli

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Dyad Synthesis of Planar Seven Bar Mechanism with Variable Topology for Function Generation
G. M. Gadad and Srinivas Balli

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FSP Synthesis of an Off-set Five Bar-slider Mechanism with Variable Topology
Umesh M. Daivagna and Shrinivas S. Balli

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Constrained Motion Interpolation for Planar 6R Closed Chains
Anurag Purwar, Zhe Jin and Q. J. Ge

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Qualitative Framework for Vision-based Closure Grasps
Shyamanta M Hazarika

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Interactive Poster Presentation

Vibration Control Using Three-Layer Sandwich Beam
B. P. Yadav

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Computer Aided Design of Asymmetric Gear
Vedang Singh and S. Senthilvelan

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Finite Element Analysis of Three Dimensional Medical Model Generated from CT Scan data
Ashish B. Deoghare and P.M.Padole

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Engineering Mechanical Systems at Micron Level-Computational and Modeling Paradigms
Ranajay Ghosh and Subrata Mukherjee

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Synthesis and Analysis of a New Mechanism for Sheep Shearing Machine
Vineet Vashista, Anand Jere, Sham Rane, Varun Grover and Subir Kumar Saha

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Scheduling Mechanism for Dynamic Discrete Manufacturing
Borase Satish G, Ashish Manoria, Sandeep Jain, Lokesh Bajpai

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Isomorphism and Inversions of Kinematic Chains Up to 10-Links
Ali Hasan, R. A. Khan and Ashok Kumar Dargar

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A tractor driven mechanism for uniform planting of sugarcane
Umesh S. Patkar and Rajesh W. Lanjewar

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Development of Stair Climbing Transporter
Sandeep H.Deshmukh, Devesh Yadav and Binni Chowalloor

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Error Analysis of Four Bar Planar Mechanism Considering Clearance Between Crank & Coupler
A.M.Vaidya and P.M. Padole

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Planning Micromanipulations Using Haptic Interaction Environment
T.S.Simil and C.S.Kumar

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Virtual Reality as a part of Performance Analysis and Reliability for Designing Intelligent Wind Turbine Rotors
Ashutosh Khanna and Prashant Baredar

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Robot path planning using silhouette method
Aneeta Bhattacharyya, Ekta Singla and Bhaskar Dasgupta

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A Beacon-based Docking System for an Autonomous Mobile Robot
K. Varun Raj, Kiran Patil, D.V. Kaushik Kariappa and Amit Madhav Jakati

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Robots for Precision Agriculture
Satish Kumar K. N. and Sudeep C. S.

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Optimizing Design of Piezoelectric Actuated Compliant Microgripper Mechanism
Pretty Khare, G. B. Madhab, C. S. Kumar and P. K. Mishra

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A Meso-scale Accelerometer using a Hall-effect Sensor and a Displacement-amplifying Compliant Mechanism
Arun Balaji Bhaskar, Girish Krishnan and G.K. Ananthasuresh

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Optical Nano/Micro A.C. Generator: A Novel Approach
Himadri Pandey

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Development of Automatic CTC Roller Chasing Machine
U. Datta, R. Lanjewar1, G Balamurugan, A J Banerjee P.Saha and S.Sen

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A Foldable Mechanism for Stereo Vision in Laparoscopic Surgery
M. Rajesh and G.K. Ananthasuresh

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GEMS of SAPPhIRE: A Framework for Designing?
Srinivasan V and Amaresh Chakrabarti

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