Recent Advances in Machines, Mechanisms, Materials and Design Select Proceedings of iNaCoMM 2023

This book presents select proceedings of the 6th International and 21st National Conference on Machines and Mechanism (iNaCoMM 2023) which covers the broad areas of solid mechanics and design covering the latest advancements in the fields of machines and mechanisms. The topics covered in the book are categorized into four themes, namely machines and mechanisms; vibration and control; materials and machine design; and robotics. This book is a useful reference for researchers and professionals working in the fields of mechanical engineering.

Artificial Neural Network Based Model for Galloping Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvester.- Design of Active Suspension System for an Electric Car Using PID and LQR Controllers.- A Review on Extensions of Bennett Linkages and the Simulation of the Linkages in MSC Adams.- Design and Development of Automated Office Work Desk with Control for Vertical Height and Horizontal Alignment.- Strategic Control of a Hydraulic Drive System with Accumulator to Enhance Energy Efficiency.- Determination of Knee and Ankle Trajectories and Synthesis of Four-bar Linkage for Rehabilitation.- Optimal Kinematic Design of a Robotic Lizard Using Four-bar and Five-bar Mechanisms.- Development of Graphical User Interface (GUI) for Recursive Dynamics Simulator (ReDySim) for Legged Systems.- The Detection of Isomorphism and Inversions of Kinematic Chains Using an Evolutionary Approach.- Productivity Improvement on Fabrication Line of Baler at CHNi, Pune.- Experimental Validation of the Position and Orientation Workspaces of the Stewart-gough Platform.- Morphing Induced Dynamics of Two Stage Coupled Telescopic Beam.- Kinematic and Dynamic Manipulability of the Rotary Double Pendulum.- Design of an Engaging-disengaging Compliant Mechanism by Using Bistable Arches.- Analytical Determination of Link Interference in Planar Parallel Manipulators Using Elliptical Enclosures.

Dr. Rajana Suresh Kumar has done his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering, Andhra University and post-graduation M.Tech. in Mechanical Systems Design and Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur, in the area of Machine Design. Thereafter he has been working for National Institute of Technology Raipur in the capacity of Assistant Professor Grade-II and Assistant Professor Grade-1 since 2015. He has authored and co-authored 14 research articles which have been published in peer-reviewed Journal of International repute. He has also published 5 book chapters and 9 conference proceedings. He also has an experience of organizing the 1st International Conference on Applied Mechanics, Machine Learning and Advanced Computation during 16–17 March 2022. He is also a member of several reputed professional societies like ISTAM (Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) and AMM (Association for Machines and Mechanisms). His broad area of research is in the field of solid mechanics and design.

Dr. Shubhashis Sanyal is currently serving as a professor and head in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at National Institute of Technology Raipur. He has done his M.Tech. from IIT Roorkee and Ph.D. from Central University, Jabalpur, in the area of Kinematics of Mechanisms. He has authored and co-authored over 50 research articles published in peer-reviewed Journals of International repute. He has also published 1 book chapter and 18 conference proceedings. He has vast experience in the field of Kinematics, Synthesis of Mechanisms, and Robotics. He is also a life member of many prominent societies like Institution of Engineers, Association for Machines and Mechanisms, Tribology Society of India, and Indian Society of Technical Education. His broad area of research is in the field of Synthesis of Mechanisms, Machine Design, and Stress Analysis.

Dr. P. M. Pathak is currently serving as a full professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He has done his M.Tech. from IIT Kanpur and Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur in the field of Machine Design, Robotics, Dynamics, and Control. He has authored and co-authored over 50 research articles published in peer-reviewed Journals of International repute. He has also published 1 text book with Springer Publisher. He is also a life member of many prominent societies like Association for Machines and Mechanisms, The Robotics Society of India, and a member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) since 2020. His broad area of research is in the field of Space Robotics, Walking Robots, Surgical Robotics, Dynamics, Vibration, and Control.