Center for Sensors and Process Control (CENSE)

CENSE

Centre for Sensors and Process control

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Centre for Sensors and Process control

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Vision

To create a Centre of Excellence in sensors, sensor systems, Robotics applications, Measurement, Instrumentation and Process control Systems

Mission

To establish state of the art multidisciplinary research facility
To design, update and conduct Doctoral and PDF Programmes
To promote meaningful collaborations with National/International bodies and Universities.
To be proactive in providing practical solutions to industrial problems.
To provide practical,technical landscape to accelerate the transfer of technology from the research base to industry

Centre for Sensors and Process control

About Us

Centre for Sensors and Process control (CENSE) at Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) was established to promote education and to conduct focused research on Advanced Sensors, Smart Sensor Systems, Adaptive Robotic Control Systems,Embedded System Design,Bio medical Engineering,Internet of Things and Intelligent Process Control.
The centre was in augurated by Dr.SekharBasu,Chairman,Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India in the presence of Dr.AmitabhMattoo,Former Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu on 8th October 2016.

Centre for Sensors and Process control

Collaborators

Academic Partner

Industry Partner

Research Partner

Centre for Sensors and Process control

Our Faculty

Dr. G. Muthukumaran

Professor, ECE

Specialization - Robotics and Embedded Systems

Dr. V. N. Mani

Senior Research Scientist, Physics

Specialization - Electronic Materials & Devices

Dr. Mahiban Lyndsay

Assoc. Prof., EEE

Specialization - COMSOL Simulations & Evaluations

Dr. R. S. Nakandhrakumar

Assoc. Prof., Mechatronics

Specialization - Process Control

Dr. S. Janakiraman

Asst. Prof (SG)., Mechatronics

Specialization - Process Instrumentation and Con trol

Mr. B. Praveenkumar

Asst. Prof., ECE EEE

Specialization - Embedded systems & VLSI

Centre for Sensors and Process control

Advisory Committee

Dr. S. Asokan

Professor

Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, IISc., Bengaluru.

Dr. R. Jayavel

Professor & Dean

Anna University – A C College of Technology, Chennai

Dr. A. G. Ramu

Scientist

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Hongik University, South Korea

Dr. N. Vijayan

Principal Scientist

National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi

Dr. V. Jagadeesh Kumar

Prof. & Head

Central Electronics Centre, IITM, Chennai

Dr. R. Elangovan

Professor

Centre for Nano Science & Technology, University of Madras, Chennai

Mr. Vignesh Gandhiram

Senior Controls Engineer

Wood PLC, United Kingdom

Mrs. Suchismita Ghosh

Senior Technical Lead

HCL Technology, Chennai

Mr. K. R Damodaran

Managing Director

Smint TIQ Private Limited, Chennai

Centre for Sensors and Process control

Research Scholar

Mr. G. Rajesh

Senior Research Fellow

Specialization-Robotics & Control

Mr. K Muralidharan

Junior Research Fellow

Specialization–Embedded Systems

Mr. N.NavaPrakash

Senior Research Fellow

Specialization-Robotics & Control

Ms. N. Nethraa

Junior Research Fellow

Specialization– Control Systems

Mr. M. Nandakumar

Junior Research Fellow

Specialization– Mechanical

Mr. Lokesh Kumar

Senior Research Fellow

Specialization– Mechatronics

Mr. C. Ganesh Kumar

Senior Research Fellow

Specialization–Embedded Systems

Mr. P. Kawin

Junior Research Fellow

Specialization–Control Systems

Centre for Sensors and Process control

Facility

B&K make 2270 model Hand held Sound Analyser

Advanced Process Control System

CYPRESSFM4-176L ArmCortex-M4MCU

JBL250 speakers with sound bar

LPC1115 ARM CORTEX M0 Xpresso Embedded System

LPCL2 ARM CORTEX M0 Embedded System

NI My Rio with Lab view

STM 32 ARM CORTEX M4 Embedded System

Centre for Sensors and Process control

Projects

Funded Projects

Funding Agency	Title	Amount (Lakhs)	Duration (Years)
	Adaptive Controlled Suction Chamber and Cupbased Wall Climbing Robot.	27.8	3 (Completed)
Dept.of Atomic Energy(DAE)	Development of Multichannel Adaptive Active Noise Control System for Reduction of Noise in a Region Adjacent to Noisy equipment.	30.2	3 (Completed)
CAIR DRDO	Wall Climbing Robot with reduced sound levels using Active Noise Control	60.6	3 (Ongoing)
DAE	Development of an on-line measurement system for hydrogen concentration in steam environment.	45.36	3 (Ongoing)

Funded Projects Completed

Funding Agency	Title	Amount (Lakhs)	Duration (Years)
	Design,Development and characterization of electro static sensor with digital electronic system for Debris Monitoring in Gas turbines	9.98	1.5
ERIPR DRDO	Development of See Through Wall Passive Eddy Current Sensor for Blade Detection	9.89	1.5
	Development of Position control system	9.76	1.5
	Adaptive Controlled Suction Chamber and Cup based Wall Climbing Robot.	27.8	3
Dept.of Atomic Energy(DAE)	Development of Multichannel Adaptive Active Noise Control System for Reduction of Noise in a Region Adjacent to Noisy equipment.	30.2	3
MNRE	Design and Development of 1 KW Hybrid Vertical Axis Wind Turbine System for Low Wind Speed Regimes (Joint funded Project with Dept.of Mech.Engg.)	28.5	3

Consultancy Projects Completed

Funding Agency	Title	Amount (Lakhs)	Duration (Years)
Chettinad Hospital	Development of Goniometer using flex sensor	0.25	0.4
	Development of automatic Tea leaf cutter for inclined terrain harvesting	12.86	1.5

Inhouse Projects Completed

Funding Agency	Title	Amount (Lakhs)	Duration (Years)
HITS	Development of active noise control setup	2.0	1
HITS	Development of Fully automated Solar Panel Cleaning Robot System	1.6	0.5

CENSE

Centre for Sensors and Process control

Home

Vision

To create a Centre of Excellence in sensors, sensor systems, Robotics applications, Measurement, Instrumentation and Process control Systems

Mission

To establish state of the art multidisciplinary research facility
To design, update and conduct Doctoral and PDF Programmes
To promote meaningful collaborations with National/International bodies and Universities.
To be proactive in providing practical solutions to industrial problems.
To provide practical,technical landscape to accelerate the transfer of technology from the research base to industry

Centre for Sensors and Process control

About Us

Centre for Sensors and Process control

Collaborators

Academic Partner

Industry Partner

Research Partner

Centre for Sensors and Process control

Our Faculty

Dr. G. Muthukumaran

Professor, ECE

Specialization - Robotics and Embedded Systems

Dr. V. N. Mani

Senior Research Scientist, Physics

Specialization - Electronic Materials & Devices

Dr. Mahiban Lyndsay

Assoc. Prof., EEE

Specialization - COMSOL Simulations & Evaluations

Dr. R. S. Nakandhrakumar

Assoc. Prof., Mechatronics

Specialization - Process Control

Dr. S. Janakiraman

Asst. Prof (SG)., Mechatronics

Specialization - Process Instrumentation and Con trol

Mr. B. Praveenkumar

Asst. Prof., ECE EEE

Specialization - Embedded systems & VLSI

Centre for Sensors and Process control

Advisory Committee

Dr. S. Asokan

Professor

Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, IISc., Bengaluru.

Dr. R. Jayavel

Professor & Dean

Anna University – A C College of Technology, Chennai

Dr. A. G. Ramu

Scientist

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Hongik University, South Korea

Dr. N. Vijayan

Principal Scientist

National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi

Dr. V. Jagadeesh Kumar

Prof. & Head

Central Electronics Centre, IITM, Chennai

Dr. R. Elangovan

Professor

Centre for Nano Science & Technology, University of Madras, Chennai

Mr. Vignesh Gandhiram

Senior Controls Engineer

Wood PLC, United Kingdom

Mrs. Suchismita Ghosh

Senior Technical Lead

HCL Technology, Chennai

Mr. K. R Damodaran

Managing Director

Smint TIQ Private Limited, Chennai

Centre for Sensors and Process control

Research Scholar

Mr. G. Rajesh

Senior Research Fellow

Specialization-Robotics & Control

Mr. K Muralidharan

Junior Research Fellow

Specialization–Embedded Systems

Mr. N.NavaPrakash

Senior Research Fellow

Specialization-Robotics & Control

Ms. N. Nethraa

Junior Research Fellow

Specialization– Control Systems

Mr. M. Nandakumar

Junior Research Fellow

Specialization– Mechanical

Mr. Lokesh Kumar

Senior Research Fellow

Specialization– Mechatronics

Mr. C. Ganesh Kumar

Senior Research Fellow

Specialization–Embedded Systems

Mr. P. Kawin

Junior Research Fellow

Specialization–Control Systems

Centre for Sensors and Process control

Facility

B&K make 2270 model Hand held Sound Analyser

Advanced Process Control System

CYPRESSFM4-176L ArmCortex-M4MCU

JBL250 speakers with sound bar

LPC1115 ARM CORTEX M0 Xpresso Embedded System

LPCL2 ARM CORTEX M0 Embedded System

NI My Rio with Lab view

STM 32 ARM CORTEX M4 Embedded System

Centre for Sensors and Process control

Projects

Funded Projects

Funding Agency	Title	Amount (Lakhs)	Duration (Years)
	Adaptive Controlled Suction Chamber and Cupbased Wall Climbing Robot.	27.8	3 (Completed)
Dept.of Atomic Energy(DAE)	Development of Multichannel Adaptive Active Noise Control System for Reduction of Noise in a Region Adjacent to Noisy equipment.	30.2	3 (Completed)
CAIR DRDO	Wall Climbing Robot with reduced sound levels using Active Noise Control	60.6	3 (Ongoing)
DAE	Development of an on-line measurement system for hydrogen concentration in steam environment.	45.36	3 (Ongoing)

Funded Projects Completed

Funding Agency	Title	Amount (Lakhs)	Duration (Years)
	Design,Development and characterization of electro static sensor with digital electronic system for Debris Monitoring in Gas turbines	9.98	1.5
ERIPR DRDO	Development of See Through Wall Passive Eddy Current Sensor for Blade Detection	9.89	1.5
	Development of Position control system	9.76	1.5
	Adaptive Controlled Suction Chamber and Cup based Wall Climbing Robot.	27.8	3
Dept.of Atomic Energy(DAE)	Development of Multichannel Adaptive Active Noise Control System for Reduction of Noise in a Region Adjacent to Noisy equipment.	30.2	3
MNRE	Design and Development of 1 KW Hybrid Vertical Axis Wind Turbine System for Low Wind Speed Regimes (Joint funded Project with Dept.of Mech.Engg.)	28.5	3

Consultancy Projects Completed

Funding Agency	Title	Amount (Lakhs)	Duration (Years)
Chettinad Hospital	Development of Goniometer using flex sensor	0.25	0.4
	Development of automatic Tea leaf cutter for inclined terrain harvesting	12.86	1.5

Inhouse Projects Completed

Funding Agency	Title	Amount (Lakhs)	Duration (Years)
HITS	Development of active noise control setup	2.0	1
HITS	Development of Fully automated Solar Panel Cleaning Robot System	1.6	0.5

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