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:: Principal Profile |
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Dr.M. Sachithanandam |
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Block No. 200, First Floor,
Vaigai Colony,
Anna Nagar,
Madurai - 20. |
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| Date of Birth |
05.06.1942 |
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:: Educational Qualification |
| No. |
Qualifications |
Institution / University |
Year of Study |
Class / Grade |
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B.E. (Mechanical ) |
P.S.G. College of Technology,
Coimbatore / Madras University |
July 1960 - Jan 1965 |
First Class |
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M.Tech.
(Mechine Tool Design ) |
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
July 1966 - May 1968 |
Not Specified |
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Ph.D. (Producation Engg. ) |
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
July 1978 - May 1981 |
Not Specified |
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:: EXPERIENCE |
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Post Held |
Employer |
Year of Experience |
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Senior Research Assistant |
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
1965 - 1966 |
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Technical Teachers Trainee,
Government of India |
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
1966 - 1969 |
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Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering |
Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli |
1969 - 1983 |
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Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering / Production Engineering |
Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli |
1983 - 1992 |
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Professor in Producation Engineering |
Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli |
1992 - 2000 |
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Principal |
K.L.N. College of Information Teachnology,
Pottapalayam - 630 611,
Sivagangai District. |
September 2001 onwards |
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:: OTHER MAJOR DESIGNATIONS
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Post Held |
Employer |
Duration |
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Member of Board of Governors |
Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli |
1983 - 1984 |
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Head of the Department |
Producation Engineering |
July 1992 - October 1996
April 1997 - Octobor 1997 and
August 2001 |
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Head of the Department |
Producation Engineering & Management Studies |
October 1997 - April 2000 |
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Principal |
K.L.N. College of Information Technology |
September 2001 onwards |
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:: OTHER CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT REC, TIRUCHIRAPALLI
- Warden of Boy's Hostel
- Staff Advisor, Student
Chapter, Institution of Engineers (India)
- Secretary , Officer's
club.
- Chairman, Welfare Committee
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:: TRAINING AND COURSES ATTENDED ABROAD & INDIA
- Had 16 - months training
in Czechoslovakia under UNESCO Fellowship during
January 1972 - May 1973
- Attended UNESCO Seminar
at Italy during September 1972
- Visited EMCO Factory at Austria for CNC training from 26th September to 30th September 1999
& for finalizing to
set-up Nodel Training Centre at REC,
Tiruchirappalli - 620 015.
- Visited Malaysia 15th August to 18th August 2000 to present two papers in the second International
Conference on Advance
Manufacturing Technology conducted by UTM,
Malaysia.
- Attended Asian Academy
seminar on Advance Manufacturing System,
Hyderabad, India, December 3 -12-2000
- Attended a number of short term courses under UGC abd AICTE schemes
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:: ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS |
| Ph. D. Guided |
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One Ph. D. on "Modeling Simulation and Analysis of Robot Manipulators " completed in July 1996. |
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One Ph. D. on " Optimization of Facility Layout , Modeling and Simulation and Analysis of
Flexible Manufacturing system" completed in September 1998. |
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One Ph. D. on "Optimization of operating parameters using conventional and
Non-conventional (Genetic Algorithm ) techniques for CNC Manufacturing System completed in March 2001. |
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One Ph. D. on "Cell Information in FMS System " in the stage of completed in 2001. |
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One Ph. D. on " Optimization of Gearbox Design" Completed in October 2008. |
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Guided nearly 25 M.E. Projects. |
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Guided nearly 75 M.E. Projects. |
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Prepared 3 self instruction modules on CNC for Polytechnics students of Madyapradesh. |
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45 papers are presented or accepted for presentation in National / International conference - listed enclosed. |
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As staff and Head of the Department, involved in framing curriculum structure and syllabus
for the following program. |
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B.E. (Mechanical Engineering ) |
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B.E. (Production Engineering ) |
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M.E. (Manufacturing Engineering ) |
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M.E. (Industrial Engineering ) |
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MBA and |
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B.E. (Industrial and System Engineering ) |
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Submitted fund - Proposals to Government of India, UGC and AICTE sanction to the tune of
Rs.1. Crore had been obtained for the followed Laboratory Development and R & D Projects |
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Engineering of multi - span bridge. |
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CNC Machines Laboratories. |
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Computer Graphics and Laboratory. |
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Centre of Excellence equipment. |
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Flexible manufacturing layout optimization. |
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Conducted periodical CNC and CAD / CAM training courses for employees of industries and institutes since 1992. |
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Conducted yearly students Symposium since 1992. |
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Carried out consultancy works on product machining using CNC machines since 1992. |
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Had been a member and / or Chairman of examination boards. |
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Had been a member of board of studies of various Universities. |
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:: PAPERS PUBLISHED / PRESENTED IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
- " Pneumatic method of
Tool life measurement " proc. 2nd Conf.,
Bangalore, 1968.
- " Tool life Criterion
for coated Tools " Proceedings of 3rd ISME
Conferences, New Delhi, 1980, pp. 197-200
- " A discussion on Tool
life Criteria and Total Failure Causes " ,
Annals of CIRP, 29/1/,1980,pp.19-22.
- " A study on Tool wear and failure mechanisms in cutting tools", Proceedings of the first International
Conference on Production
Engineering, Cairo, 1980
- "Tool life criteria for
Coated Tools" , Proceedings of Israel Conference
on Production Engineering, 1980
- "Performance studies on a new Tool - TiC coated titanium carbide " , Proceedings of ninth AIMTDR
Conference, IIT, Kanpur,
1980, pp.188-192
- " Studies on TiC coated
solid TiC" , VIII CVD Conference, Paris,
September 1981.
- " Cutting Tool Materials
and qualities of their Structures" , Institute
of Engineers(I) Bulletin, Vol.3.1, No. 8, April
1982.
- "Tool Material aspects
for improved productivity", proceed, Seminar on
Productivity, 1982.
- " Numerical Control Applications in Welding " , Proceedings of Seminar on Welding fabrication
and Inspection Techniques
held on 6th and 7th January, 1984 at REC,
Tiruchirappalli.
- " Simulation of Robot Manipulator based on kinematic analysis ", International Conference
of Design Automation and
CIM, Coimbatore, January 1991.
- " Optimizing Robot path through graphical simulation", National Symposium on Optimization
Techniques and Applications,
Madurai, July 1992.
- "Geometric Modeling and Simulation of Robot Manipulators", International Symposium on
Intelligent
Robotics, Bangalore, January 1993.
- " Graphical simulation of Articulated Dual Arm Robot", Eighth national convention of Production
Engineers, Allahabad, July '
93.
- " Simulation and Analysis of Six Axis Robot Manipulator" , International Conference on CAD,
CAM, Robotics and Autonomous
Factories, New Delhi, December 1993.
- "Computer Graphics Simulation Systems for Rhino XR - 3 Robot", Tenth National Convention of
Mechanical Engineers,
Hyderabad, November 1994.
- Simulation and Manufacturing Systems" at National Conference on CAD / CAM , PSG College of
Technology, Coimbatore,
August 1994, pp.M.2.1 - 2.2
- " Geometric Modeling and Simulation of Robot Manipulators" , paper published in the journal of
National Design &
Research Forum. Institution of Engineers (INDIA)
on "Robotics" April - June 1995. Vol.xxvi.No.2
- " An Interactive Computer Modeling and Simulation for the evaluation of manufacturing
Conference on intelligent
Robotics System, Nov'95, Bangalore, pp.524-528.
- " Development of and algorithm for controlling AGV in Flexible Manufacturing System" at
International Conference on
CAD, CAM, Automation, Robotics and Factories of
Future, Jan '96, New Delhi, pp.159-165.
- " Manufacturing Automation through Reverse Engineering using Vision System" National
Seminar on Computer Aided
Inspection and Advanced Metrology, Madras, Feb '
96.
- " Computer Simulation - A tool for planning and Design of Flexible Manufacturing System",
the journal of Manufacturing
Technology and Management, Indian Institute of
Production Enginers, Bangalore, Oct ' 97.
- " Optimization of FMS layout using Genetic Algorithm " Proceedings of XII National convention
of Production Engineers,
Institution of Engineers, Oct'97, Jabalpur.
- " Analysis of FMS Simulation software using ANOVA", National Conference on Intelligent
Manufacturing Systems,
Coimbatore, Feb'98, pp.13.1 - 3.4.
- " A combined approach for layout optimization using Genetic Algorithm and Simulation",
National conference on
intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Coimbatore,
Feb ' 98, J 4.1 - 4.8
- " Computer simulation - An aid for class room instruction on FMS", Advanced simulation Technologies
International conference '
98, the Society for Computer Simulation
International, Boston, Massachusetts, April
1998.
- " Optimization of FMS facility layout using Genetic Algorithm " , Industrial Engineering Journal Mumbai,
Vol.XXVII, No. 9, pp12-19,
September 1998.
- " A Comparative study of facility layout in FMS using GA under varying genetic operators " , AIMTDR
conference at IIT Kharagpur
in December, 1998, pp555-560.
- " Optimization of CNC turning operation using Boundary search procedure and Dynamic programming
" National conference on
Automation in Manufacturing , Institution of
Engineers, Jabalpur, Oct.18 -19, 1997.
- " Genetic Algorithm (GA) for optimization of CNC turning operators (Multi - pass turning )", National
Conference on automation in
Manufacturing, Institution of Engineers,
Jabalpur, Oct. 18-19, 1997.
- " Optimization of Face - milling operation using Genetic Algorithm (GA)" , National Conference on
Intelligent Manufacturing
Systems, CIT, Coimbatore, Feb. 6-7-1998.
- " optimum scheduled tool replacement for CNC turning centers " , thirteenth National Convention
of Production Engineers,
Institution of Engineers, Tiruchirappalli,
Oct.12 - 13, 1998.
- " Multistage machining optimization for cellular manufacturing system", 14 th International Conference
on CAD / CAM, Robotics and
Factories of the future, PSG College of
Technology, Coimbatore, Dec.1-3, 1998.
- " Selection of operating parameters in surface grinding process using Genetic Algorithm (GA ) ,
18th All India Manufacturing
Technology Design and Research conference IIT,
Kharagpur, Dec.21-23, 1998.
- " Optimization of CNC machining operation subject to constrains using Genetic Algorithm (GA)",
International Conference on
Intelligent Flexible Autonomous Manufacturing
System, CIT, Coimbatore, January 2000.
- " Optimization of operating parameters using conventional and non-conventional ( Genetic Algorithm )
techniques for CNC machining process" , 16th international conference on CAD / CAM, Robotics
and
factories of the future, Universities of West
Indies, July 2000 (Accepted for presentation )
- " Concept of closeness of vertices in the model of minimum spanning Tree applied for machine - cell
formation" , Proceedings of second International Conference on Advance Manufacturing Technology,
Joher Bahru, Malaysia, 16th
& 17th August, 2000
- " Practical Gear Design Optimization using Genetic Algorithm and Simulated Annealing Algorithm"
proceedings of second International Conference on Advance Manufacturing Technology, Joher
Bahru, Malaysia, 16 th &
17th August, 2000
- Gear Box Design Optimization using Genetic Algorithm and simulated Annealing Algorithm paper
accepted for presentation at national seminar on Advance in Integrated Manufacturing system,
Anna University, Chennai,
Feb.2001.
- Gear Design Optimization using Genetic Algorithm and simulated Annealing Algorithm", Proceedings
of the Second International
Conference on Advanced Manufacturing Technology
(ICMAT - 2000), University Teknologi, Malaysia,
August 16 - 17, 2000, pp 177 -183.
- Gear Box Optimization using Genetic Algorithm and simulated Annealing Algorithm. Proceedings of
National Seminar on Advances in Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Department of Production
Technology, MIT, Anna
University, Chennai, Feb.2-3, 2001, pp 171-179.
- Gear Box Design Optimization using Genetic Algorithm " , Proceedings of the National Symposium,
Manufacturing Engineering in Twenty First Century, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur,
March 23,2001, pp 7-11.
- " Gear Box Design Optimization using simulated Annealing Algorithm " , All India Seminar on
Manufacturing Strategies for 21st Century ( PINNACLE 2003 ) , Organized by Department of Production
Engineering , Govt. College of Engineering , Thrissur, in association with AICTE & Institution of
Engineers (I), November
26-28, 2003..
- " Gear Box Design Optimization using Simulated Annealing Algorithm " , Proceedings of National
Conference on Recent Trends in Manufacturing Modeling and Analysis (MMA 2004) , Organized
by St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai, India, Feb 3 , 2004, pp 1-6.
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:: PAPERS ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
- "Genetic Algorithm (GA)
for multi - variable Surface Grinding Process
Optimization using Multi- Objective function
model" , International Journal of Advanced
Manufacturing Technology, United Kingdom.
- Comparative Analysis of conventional and Non - conventional optimization techniques for the CNC turning
process" , International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, United Kingdom.
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" Multi - Objective Surface Grinding Process optimization using Genetic Algorithm (GA)', International Journal of Production Research. |
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