Proceedings of the

12th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (NaCoMM-2005)

 

December 16 - 17, 2005

 

 

Edited by

 

 Dr. S. K. Kakoty

 

 

 

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

North Guwahati·781 039

INDIA

 

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Front Page

Proceeding of the 12th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms ( NaCoMM - 2005)

 

 

National Advisory Committee

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Preface

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Contents

 

 

 

Keynote Address

 

1  A brief Account on the Evolution of TMM (Theory of Machines and Mechanisms) to MMS (Machine and Mechanism Science) -Marco Ceccarelli

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Invited Lecture

 

2  Cryogenic Experiments for the K500 Superconducting Cyclotron- Amitava Sur et.al

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3  Extension of Lagrangian-Hamiltonian Mechanics, Study of Symmetries and Invariants – A. Mukherjee

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Kinematic Analysis of Mechanisms

 

4  Detection Of Isomorphism Using Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors – S.F. Patil, S.C. Pilli

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5 Analysis of Mechanism Using Bond Graphs – U.B Khadabadi, S.C.Pilli

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6  Kinematics of Pantograph Masts – B.P Nagraj, R.Pandiyan and  Ashitava Ghosal

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7 Analyses of four- bar linkages through Multibody Dynamics Approach – Himanshu Chaudhary and Subir Kumar Saha

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8 An Experimental Analysis for Four Circular Arc Cams – Marco Ceccarelli, Cristina Tavolieri, Chiara Lanni

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9 Approximate equation to evaluate the Maximum fillet stress in Spur gear tooth generated by Pinion Cutter – V.Senthil Kumar, G. Muthuveerappan

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Synthesis  of Mechanisms

 

10  Triad and Dyad Synthesis of Planar Seven-Link Mechanisms with Variable Topology – G.M. Gadad, Shrinivas S. Balli, U.M. Daivagna

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11 Structural Synthesis of Kinematic Chains – Application of CLAM along with Secondary Hamming String – Abhay B. Kulkarni, Ramakant K.Shrivastava

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12 Closure Grasps using Qualitative Kinematics – S.M. Hazarika

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Robotics and Manipulators

 

13 Robust Feedback Linearization based Control of Robot Manipulator – S.E. Talole, S.B. Phadke and R.K. Singh

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14 Nonlinear Dynamics of Robotic Manipulator with Flexible Tendons – Barun Pratiher and Santhosha Kumar Dwivedy

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15 Trajectory Selection for Robotic Applications – N.P.S. Deo and S.K. Saha

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16 Force Control  in Cooperative Space Robot through a Virtual Foundation – P.M.Pathak et.al

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17 Thermally Actuated Rotary Type Micro Actuator with Curved Beams – M. Arefin Anwar, N. Packirisami and A.K.W. Ahmed

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Design of Machines and Mechanisms

 

18 Calibration of wattmeter for the measurement of Process Torque in an Experimental Brick Extruder – Ajay M. Falumbarkar, R.D. Askhedkar

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19 Design of an automatic jute bag making machine – U.S Patkar et.al

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20 An automatic machine for decorative stitching of cricket balls – R.W.Lanjewar et.al

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21 Ab Initio design and prototyping of a tea plucking machine A case study – Dibakar Sen

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22 Occasional loads on pipes – Sushovan Chatterjee

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23  A Novel Mechanism fo Tracking the sun – Aviral Shrot, Kumar Kunal and Ashitava Ghosal

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24 Design of linear electro-mechanical actuator for an unmanned air vehicle – Rajashekar.S, Venkatesh C.M, Perduman Singh

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Condition Monitoring and Failure Analysis

 

25 Vibration based condition monitoring of induced draught fan some interesting findings – Mahesh.R. Deshmukh, Praveen M.Singru

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26 Machine condition monitoring by image vision system through tribo analysis of used oil – S.Ghosh, B. Sarkar and J.Saha

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27  Experimental investigation of vibrational failues in boiler feed pumps – S.Rajasekaran, R. Sampath  Kumar and G. Gurumani

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28  A combined approach for condition monitoring of steel rollers using vibration, sound and wear particle analysis – V. Manoj, K. Gopinath and G. Muthuveerappan

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29 Soft computing techniques applied to a tool condition monitoring in drilling A review – Karali Patra, S.K. Pal and K. Bhattacharyya

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30 Application of Wavelet transform to gearbox fault diagnosis – M. Amarnath, S.Swarnamani and C. Sujatha

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Dynamical and Simulation

 

31 Identification of crack model parameters in a beam from modal parameters – M. Karthikeyan, R.Tiwari, S.Talukdar

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32 Lateral dynamic analysis of a typical indian railroad vehicle – Hemantha Kumar, B.Suresh Kumar and C. Sujatha

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33 Modeling and experimental verification of the dynamics of rigid and flexible pendulums – Ashish Mohan et.al

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34 Theoretical formulation of rotary energy absorbing device based on model testing – Vasanth Sastry et.al

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35 Parametric studies on flutter speed of composite laminates – B.Rammohan et.al

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36 Constant RPM water wheel clock – S.R. Narvekar

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37 Survey on soft computing methods used in wire-EDM – Probir Saha, Surjya kanta pal and Partha Saha

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38 The use of higher order base functions in element free Galerkin methos – Yao Y, Bhat R.B and Pakirisami M.

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39 An integrated approach to determine near optimal conditions for a two stage CNC Grinding processes – Indrajit Mukherjee and Pradip Kumar Ray

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Tribology

 

40 Effect of the location of axial groove on the steady state and dynamic characteristics of oil journal bearings – L. Roy and B.C Majumdar

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41 Effect of longitudinal surface roughness on the performance of thermo-hydro-dynamically lubricated slider bearing – R.K. Sharma and R.K Pandey

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42 Correlating fractal dimension with statistical roughness parameters for turned surface topography – T.K Barman and P.Sahoo

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43 Wear analysis of aluminium alloy for automobile piston against cast iron for cylinder liner – Ashok Atulker, Kartikeya Tripathi and Vinod Pare

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44 Diagnosis of gear wear by experimental and theoretical approach – M.Hashim et.al

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45 Effect of longitudinal and transverse roughness on heavily loaded EHL elliptic contact – R.K Pandey, K.Athre

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46 Test setup for magneto hydrodynamic journal bearing – P. Samanta et.al

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47 Abrasive wear behaviour of Fe-C-Cu sintered steels containing MoS2 – S. Dhanasekaran and R. Gnanamoorthy

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48 A fractal analysis of surface temperature rise at nano scale sliding contacts – Sudipto Roy and S.K Roy Chowdhury

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49 Analysis of steady state characteristics of rough hydrodynamic journal bearings lubricated with micropolar fluids – Tarun Kumar Bera

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50 Study of tool wear and tool life during turning of inconel 718 – Saumya S. Adhikari et.al

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51 Effect of organoclay loading on the sliding wear behaviour of polyamide 6 Nano  composites – G.Srinath and R.Gnanamoorthy

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Vehicle Dynamics

 

52 Dynamic behaviour of 3 wheeler like passenger vehicle using rigid body modeling – K.Ramji, S.Srinivasa Rao and M.K Naidu

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53 Asbestos based brake friction material - pros and cons – Talegaonkar Rahul P, K. Gopinath

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Biomechanics

 

54 Design of an artificial leg mechanism for Above-Knee amputees – Shaunak D.Bopardikar and Bhartendu Seth

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55 Computer aided modeling of lombosacral vertebra for lower back pain – A.B Deoghare, P.M. Padole

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Rotor Dynamics

 

56 Dynamic analysis of rolling bearings – R.Kashyap, J.S Rao and R.Tiwari

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57 Finite element analysis of stiffened rotating disk – B.V.V.S.S Ramanjaneyulu, Anirvan Dasgupta

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58 An experimental investigation on the static response of rotating discs – S. Bhowmick, D.Misra and K.N Saha

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59 Identification of rotor dynamic parameters of seals using impact hammer method – S.Manikandan, R.Tiwari and S.K Dwivedy

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Innovative Designs

 

60 Design and fabrication of tamarind cover and seat separation machine – Anil R Sahu and U.D Gulhane

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61 Wheel chair cum stretcher - an innovative product for small hospitals and patients – U D Gulhane, R.J. Dahake and O.M. Sharma

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62 Design of an improved cricket ball throwing machine – S.S.Roy et.al

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Virtual Prototyping

 

63 Virtual prototyping in mechanical product development - a review – A.Chatterjee et.al

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64 Virtual manufacturing - A tool to evaluate the productivity and affordability of new product – D.N. Raut, Dhanraj B. Waghmare

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Rural Machines and Mechanisms

 

65 Design and fabrication of commercially viable bullock tractor – N.P Doshi, U.D Gulhane and O.M.Sharma

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Textile Machineries

 

66 Vibration control of cotton ginning machine by linkage balancing – Shailesh M. Dhomne, J.P Modak

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67 A novel mechanism for driving the sley in a shuttle loom – Anirban Guha et.al

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