Dr. R Vasudevan

Designation : Professor Higher Academic Grade
School / Centre : School of Mechanical Engineering
Department : Design & Automation

Educational Details

Concordia University, Canada

Ph.D.
Smart Materials, Dynamics & Control
Graduated in 2010

Periyar University, Tamil Nadu

M. E
Computer Aided Design
Graduated in 2002

Madras University, Tamil Nadu

B. E
Mechanical Engineering
Graduated in 1997

Post Doctoral Experiences


Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Composite Materials
  • Smart Materials
  • Dynamics and Control
  • Mechanics

: 22
: 45

Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Study and development of Piezoelectric Accelerometer Kavya Engineering Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore
Design, Development, Manufacturing and Certification Testing of Ballistic Helmets for Defence Applications M/S. Concorde Helmets & Safety Products, Chennai

Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Additive Manufacturing for Fostering Transdisciplinary Research Department of Science and Technology, PURSE,DST, India
Non-linear Dynamic Characterization of Multi-functional CNT Reinforced Honeycomb Hybrid Tapered Composite Sandwich Plates under Thermal Environment Aeronautics Research and Development Board (AR & DB)
Advanced Composite Materials Based Joint Industrial/Academic Curriculum Development for Automotive Sector in India & UK Royal Academy of Engineering-UK
Development of Criteria for estimating dynamic magnification factor of mistuned bladed disk under forced vibration GTRE, Bangalore
Enhancement of first ply and progressive plies failure loads of composite plates using CNT reinforcement DST-Nanomission

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
4D Micro-Stereolithography Printing of Scaffolds using Plant Oil Polymers and Graphene for Various Functional Biomedical Applications DST-UKIERI
Buckling Analysis of Ellipsoidal Dome DRDL
A study of structural damping and forced vibration response of Carbon Nanotube reinforced rotating tapered hybrid composite plates Dept. of Science and Technology, New Delhi
Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Buckling and Vibration Behaviour of Non-uniformly heated Laminated Polymer Nano-composite Plates Aeronautical Research & Development Board (AR&DB), New Delhi
Vibration based structural health monitoring and progressive failure analysis of a rotating tapered composite plate Aeronautical Research & Development Board (AR&DB)

Patent Published Details

Title Application No.
Automated Hospital Robot

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Analysis of smart structures- Vibration analysis, control and optimization of MR-fluid treated multi-layer beams LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, Germany 2011

International Collaborations

  • Cranfield University, UK; City University of London, UK; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain; University of Malaya, Malaysia;
  • ReadLab-Research Innovation Development Lab, Athens, Greece; Chiang Mai University , Thailand; Naresuan University, Thailand; UiTM, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam; University of Patras, Greece ; EEOGroup, Ethens; Mapua University, Philippines; University West, Sweden; Heriot Watt University, Scotland

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Editorial Board Member - Shock and Vibration • Editorial Board Member- Composite Materials and Engineering
Personal Website Link : Contact Email: VASUDEVAN.R@vit.ac.in