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Research Projects
Agri Drone
The research project on Agri Drone is in the field of agricultural analytics . The project aims to study the various problems faced by the agricultural industry, mainly farmer, and deliver a solution to ease such problems and improve efficiency and output. The research aims at designing and manufacturing drones to help farmers better understand their potential harvest . The process of crop cultivation is followed by the process of harvesting, which is repetitive, timeconsuming, and detail-oriented .
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The research is implemented to address this thrust are . The research team is working at designing an Autonomous Arial Vehicle (Drone) which can be used for developing a solution for autonomously picking produce . The members of the research team include the faculty member Rushikesh Pawar and student Thomas Vadakkan from third-year B . Tech .
The research project has successfully progressed to achieve manoeuvre stability on the height of 80-100 Ft, mapped return to Home (RTH) coordinate position, and prototyped stabilized for X
Research Projects
configuration. The team is currently engaged in researching on flying pattern design and have plans to study its crosswind correction and implementation, make design modifications according to climateresponsive architecture, develop the ability to pass Obstacles, installation of onboard camera and imagery systems, course corrections and, path and trajectory planning .
CAD Tools for Beyond-CMOS Logic
The research on Computer-Aided Design Tools for Beyond-CMOS Logic is in the area of computational electronics . The research is slated to be executed in three phases. In the first phase, table models will be calibrated employing the DC and AC transfer characteristics obtained from established compact models . The second phase, parametric table models will be assessed for their ability to describe silicon/organic transistors. The final phase of the research shall explore the possibility to design a robust beyond-CMOS logic based on multiple-gate transistors .
The members of the research team include the faculty member Dr . Muthupandian Cheralathan and students from the third year B . Tech, namely Mihir Srivastava and Hatim Nomani . The research project has reached the final stage of the first phase and has completed generation of Transfer Characteristics and Output Characteristics of NMOS Models, and created 2D Table Models using the in-built NMOS Models by performing interpolation on the current values of the MOSFET, 3D Table Models using the in-built NMOS Models by changing the source voltage values gradually, a large table model by performing large interpolation to create a model that will be used to simulate Beyond-CMOS Technology, and simulated different MOSFET models using a unified current model equation. The team is currently in the final stage of the first phase and further plans to establish a workflow for the deployment of table models in the second phase of the research .
