Dr. PRAVIN MADANRAO SINGRU
Assistant Professor and Group Leader (Mech. Engg)
RES: C-204, BITS-Pilani Goa Campus, Zuarinagar, Goa -403726
OFF: A313/6, BITS-Pilani Goa Campus, Zuarinagar, Goa -403726
Phone : 0832-2580338 (o) 0832-3205316 ( R ) 9763572624
Email: pravinsingru@yahoo.com, pravinsingru@gmail.com.
Web:
http://www.bits-goa.ac.in/Departments/Faculty/faculty%20pages/P.M.Singru.htm
DATE OF BIRTH: 17/03/1969
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Sr. Degree School/Institute
No
1. B. E. (Mech. Engg) Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering,
Nagpur
2. M. Tech Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
(Mech. Engg)
3. Ph. D. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology,
(Mech. Engg) Nagpur
WORK EXPERIENCE
1. Joined as Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Chandrapur Engineering
College, Chandrapur in August 1991.
2. Promoted as Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering on adhoc basis
at Chandrapur Engineering College, Chandrapur from 25th August 1997 to
30th April 1998 (against reserved category post). Continued to draw the
salary, increments and worked as Assistant Professor (Adhoc) till 31st
October 2005. Lecture (Selection Grade) from August 2002 till October 2005.
3. Joined as Assistant Professor at Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences,
Pilani, Goa Campus on 30/11/2005. Working as Group Leader (Head of
Deptt.), Mechanical Engineering since July 2006.
FIELD OF INTEREST
Machine Dynamics, Vibrations and Chaos
Machine design, Robotics
Genetic Algorithms.
Nanosensors.
Experimental Vibration Analysis.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (RCERT, Chandrapur)
1. Computer Programming in Fortran (1991-1995)
2. Computer Programming in C/C++ (1995- 1999)
3. Computer Aided Design (This includes design of data structures, computer
graphics, FEM, optimization) (since 1995 -2005)
4. Computer Applications -I (Includes design of algorithms and data structures)
5. Engineering Drawing (1991-92)
6. Synthesis of Mechanisms (1995-1999)
7. Finite Element Method (2003-05)
8. Vibrations (2003-05)
COURSES OFFERED (Currently in BITS- Pilani, Goa Campus)
1. Measurement Techniques –II
2. Engineering Graphics
3. Applied Thermodynamics
4. Mechanics of Solids
5. Advanced Mechanics of Solids and Kinematics
6. Robotics
7. Mechanisms and Robotics
8. Dynamics of Machines and Vibrations
9. Dynamics & Vibrations
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPIRIENCE ( RCERT, Chandrapur):
1. Year In-Charge of B.E. II Year from 1996-97 to 2001-2002.
2. Officer-In-Charge, Nagpur University Summer Examination 2002, at Rajeev
Gandhi College of Engineering, Research and Technology, Chandrapur.
3. In Charge of Reference and Journals section Library Committee for the
session 2002-2003, at Rajeev Gandhi College of Engineering, Research and
Technology, Chandrapur.
4. Co-Chairman, Research Committee for the session 2002-2003 at Rajeev
Gandhi College of Engineering, Research and Technology, Chandrapur.
5. Vice Chancellor’s Nominee on Selection Committee at K.I.T.S., Ramtek
(January 31, 2004)
6. Member of Local Enquiry Committee at Ramdeobaba Kamla Nehru
Engineering College Nagpur (September 23, 2003)
7. Vice Chancellor’s Nominee on Placement Committee at Manoharbhai Patel
College of Engineering Gondia.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPIRIENCE (BITS-PILANI, GOA CAMPUS)
1. Member of selection committee for non-teaching staff (12/12/2005,
23/01/2006, 25/07/2006)
2. Member of selection committee for teaching staff of Electronics and
Electrical Engineering.
3. Purchase committee member for workshop material purchase.
4. Group Leader, Mechanical Engineering since July, 2006.
5. Nucleus Member of Placement and Practice School Division. In charge of
Placement.
6. Member of Task Force for Vision document.
7. Member of selection committee for teaching staff of Mechanical
Engineering
ACADEMIC EXPIRIENCE (RCERT, Chandrapur)
1. Resource Faculty at short-term training program on "Computer Awareness for
Engineering College Faculty" conducted at Rajeev Gandhi College of
Engineering, Research and Technology, Chandrapur in April 1999.
2. Coordinator of Workshop on Machine Condition Monitoring, held on March
20, 2004 at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi College of
Engineering, Research and Technology, Chandrapur.
3. Chairman of Mechanical Engineering session in National Level Technical
Paper Presentation Competition “Techno-Tryst-2K4” organized by ISTE
Student Chapter, Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Research and
Technology, Chandrapur on March 10,2004.
4. Resource faculty of Maharashtra Center for Entrepreneurship Development
in the area of stress management, communication skills, positive thinking and
time management since July 2004. Delivered four lectures in these areas.
5. Resource Faculty in School on Research Methodology in Engineering held on
November 28-29, 2004 at College of Engineering, Badnera.
6. Resource Faculty in Short Term Training Program of Finite Element Methods
and its Applications held on November 29 to December 10, 2004 at K.D.K.
College of Engineering , Nagpur
7. Resource Faculty in School on Research Methodology in Engineering held on
March 23-24, 2005 at J.D.College of Engineering, Yavatmal.
ACADEMIC EXPIRIENCE (BITS-PILANI, GOA CAMPUS)
1. Examiner for Ph.D. Qualifying examination.
2. Commissioning of MT-II lab (Material Testing lab). Commisioning of UTM,
Spring testing Machine, Load frame, Hardness testing Machine, Impact
testing Machine.
3. Coordinator for Design, development and commissioning of Machine
Dynamics and Thermal Science Lab, Fluid Mechanics and Machines lab,
Internal combustion Engines lab, CNC lab. Involved from the stage of
calling quotations, making comparative statement, commercial and
technical discussions, installation and commissioning.
4. Member of organizing committee on workshop on biosensors organized
by BITS Pilani, Goa campus in February, 2006.
5. Course development for TVS Motors Collaborative Program in
Manufacturing Engineering.
6. Coordinator of Workshop on Robotics held on 18th and 19th November
2006.
7. Course development for for B.E. (Hon) in Naval Architecture for
collaborative program with Tolani Maritime Institute, Induri, Pune.
8. Organized INDO-RUSSIAN WORSK SHOP on topical problems in sold
mechanics, sponsored by DST and Russian Academy of Sciences, Nov-
11-14,2008.
9. Member of (a) Task force for Vision Document ( b) NAAC committee as
Group Leader , Mechanical Engineering.
CONSULTANCY PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN
1. Working as consultant to Maharashtra Center for Entrepreneurship
Development, Nagpur for CAD curriculum development and faculty
training. Course held in December 2004.
2. Working as consultant to Western Coalfield Ltd. Tadali, Dist Chadrapur for
Condition Monitoring of Dragline and software of signature analysis.
3. Working as consultant to Western Coalfield Ltd, Tadali, Dist Chadrapur for
Thermal Stability of Insulation of Coil.
4. Industrial Consultancy to IFB Washing Machine Verna, Goa on failure of
drum of horizontal washing machine (In Progress).
5. Industrial Consultancy to D-Link (India) Ltd., Verna, Goa title “Report on
Manufacturing Process of Motherboard (Gigabyte brand)”.
6. Testing of specimen for M/S. Putzmeister Concrete Machines Pvt. Ltd.,
Verna, Goa.
RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN:
1. Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) done from Visvesvaraya
Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur. Dissertation title, " Qualitative
Analysis of Manual Handling Operations of a Winding Machine and
Suggestion of a Robot as an Improved Alternative". Guide Prof. A.S. Dhundi,
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Visvesvaraya Regional
College of Engineering, Nagpur. This project was successfully implemented
at Empress Mill, Nagpur, in 1989.
2. Master of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute
Technology, Kharagpur. Project was " Optimal control of Hydro-Pneumatic
Suspension System". Guide Prof. Amlendu Mukherjee, Professor of
Mechanical Engineering, Defense Research and Development Organization
sponsored this project in 1990-91. Extensive Computer Simulation was
performed to fix different parameters of Hydro-Pneumatic Suspension System
used in Battle tanks.
3. Doctor Of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering. Registered in Nagpur
University, Nagpur with Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology,
Nagpur as place of research (2005). The dissertation is on "Dynamic and
Vibration Response of Pulleys of a Belt Drive". Guide Dr. J.P. Modak,
Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Dean (R&D), Priyadarshini College of
Engineering and Architecture, Nagpur.
RESEARCH PROJECTS GUIDED (POST-GRADUATE)
1. An Expert System for Fault Diagnosis of Rotary Machines.
RESEARCH PROJECTS GUIDED (Ph.D.)
Sr. No. Name of Title of Ph.D. Thesis Date of
candidate Registration
1 K.V.R.B. Genetic algorithms for optimum January 2007
Prasad design of turbo-alternator
2 Raghavendra Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos January 2009
D. Naik
in Vehicle Suspension System
3 Dillip Kumar Effect of Fouling on the January 2009
Mohanty Performance of a Heat
Exchanger.
4 Kiran D. Mali Vibration Analysis of Rectangular January 2009
Plates with Rectangular
Penetration Patterns of Circular
Holes for Different Perforation
Size and ligament
Efficiencies.
SOFTWARES DEVELOPED
1. Computer Aided Design of Machine Elements (CADOM). This software is
primarily developed for design of machine elements like gear, shaft, coupling,
clutches, power transmission elements etc. This is an Expert System wherein
if a design failure occurs in between, it is recognized. Comparison of this
failure with the Knowledge Base is done and related inferences are drawn
from the Inference Engine. Accordingly the program makes changes and a
foolproof design of an element is created. Drawing of the element in two and
three dimensions is created using AUTOLISP programs through AutoCAD.
Database management is done in C. Front end is done using C graphics.
Finite Element Analysis of the element designed is done by FEMAP and CSA/
NASTRAN.
2. Kinematic and dynamic analysis of Robot. This software does the direct and
inverse kinematics of PUMA Robot Arm. It also performs the dynamic
analysis of it. It is interactive software developed in C with front end in C.
3. Website and software development for Placement Unit of BITS Pilani, Goa
Campus
RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED IN NATIONAL CONFERENCES /
SEMINARS
1. P.M.Singru et. al. 1988 Proceedings of IPPROM-88 organized by
Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur, Qualitative Analysis
of Manual Handling Operations of a Winding Machine and Suggestion of
Robot as an Improved Alternative.
2. P.M.Singru et. al. 1997 Proceedings of National Seminar on Emerging Trends
in Design Engineering, Organized by Institution of Engineers (I), at
M.N.R.Engineering College, Allahabad (India), I26–I36 . Computer Aided
Design of Mechanical Systems.
3. P.M. Singru et.al.1998 Proceedings of National Conference on Intelligent
Manufacturing Systems – A Technology Watch, Organized by Coimbatore
Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, (India) , D1.1-D1.8 Computer Aided
Design of Mechanical Systems (CADOMS) Ver. 3.0.
4. P.M.Singru et. al. 1999 Proceedings of National Seminar on Technology
Management Beyond 2000 , Organised by Gramin Polytechnic, Nanded on
November 23-24, 1999 pp 132-134. Genetic Algorithm Used for Finding the
Global Maxima/ Minima of a Vibration Analysis Problem.
5. P.M.Singru et. al. 2000 Proceedings of National Conference on Industrial
Problems in Machines and Mechanisms Organized by Priyadarshini College
of Engineering and Architecture, Nagpur, 57-64 Load Variation of the Arms of
the Belt Drive Pulley.
6. P.M.Singru et. al. 2000 Proceedings of National Conference on Industrial
Problems in Machines and Mechanisms Organized by Priyadarshini College
of Engineering and Architecture, Nagpur, 84-90 Dynamic Stress Analysis of
Arms of Belt Drive Pulley Using Finite Element Method.
7. P.M.Singru and J.P.Modak 2000 Proceedings of the National Symposium on
Recent Advances in Experimental Mechanics, organized by Indian Institute of
Technology, Kanpur, Proposed Experimental Setup for Studying Dynamic
and Vibration Response of Belt Drive Pulley.
8. P.M.Singru et. al. 2000 Proceedings of National Seminar on Basic Sciences –
Engineering Forte Organised by Chandrapur Engineering College ,
Chandrapur on January 28, 2000, pp 61-66. Genetic Algorithm : A New
Numerical Method, Used for Solving Vibration Analysis Problem
9. P.M.Singru et. al. 2000 Proceedings of National Seminar on Basic Sciences –
Engineering Forte Organised by Chandrapur Engineering College ,
Chandrapur on January 28, 2000, pp 67-71. Numerica 2000 : A software
Developed for Solving Numerical Methods and Matrix Problems
10. P.M.Singru et. al. 2000 Proceedings of National Seminar on Basic Sciences –
Engineering Forte Organised by Chandrapur Engineering College ,
Chandrapur on January 28, 2000, pp 79-82 Differential Calculus : An Expert
System Software.
11. P.M.Singru et. al. 2000 Proceedings of National Seminar on Basic Sciences
– Engineering Forte Organised by Chandrapur Engineering College ,
Chandrapur on January 28, 2000, pp 83-87 Softgraph 2000 : A New Software
for Plotting Graphs.
12. P.M.Singru and M.M.Raghuwanshi 2004 Proceedings of National Conference
on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering, Organised by K.D.K. Engg.
College, Nagpur 0n Feb 05-06, 2004. Formulation of Optimum Design of
Finger Type Clutch Using Genetic Algorithms.
13. P.M.Singru and M.R. Deshmukh 2005 Proceedings of National Conference
on Machines and Mechanisms 2005, organized by I.I.T., Guwahati in
December 2005. Vibration Based Condition Monitoring of Induced Draught
Fan: Some Interesting Findings.
14. P.M.Singru and M.R. Deshmukh 2005 Proceedings of National Conference
on Machines and Mechanisms 2005, organized by I.I.T., Guwahati in
December 2005. Simple Mechanics to Explain 0.5X Component in 210 MW
Turbo Generator Set.
15. "Optimum Design of Electrical Machines using Genetic
Algorithm: An Overview and Future Research Paths" in attachments for your
kind
perusal. This was presented in "National Conference on Recent Advances in
Electrical Engineering - (NCRAEE-2007). The conference was organised by
Vignan's Instituteof Information Technology, Visakhapatnam, A.P., INDIA.
The paper was publishedin Proceedings of the NCRAEE-07, Technical
Session-4: Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering-I, page numbers are 4-
26 to 4-33. The conference was held on9th and 10th March, 2007.
RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
1 P.M. Singru and Anish Alias 2000, Proceedings of International Conference
on Intelligent Flexible Autonomous Manufacturing System Towards Rapid
Design Exploration and Optimization, held at Coimbatore Institute of
Technology, Coimbatore (India). Computer Aided Design of Machines.
2 P.M. Singru et.al 2000, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Shell
and Spatial Structures , Organized by National Technical University of
Athens , Greece Dynamic and Vibration Response of Arm of a Belt Drive
Pulley - Part- I.
3 P.M. Singru et.al 2000, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Shell
and Spatial Structures, Organized by National Technical University of Athens,
Greece.
Computer Aided Design and Visualization of Machine Elements: An Expert
System Approach .
4. P.M. Singru et. al. 2000 Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Shell
and Spatial Structures , Organized by National Technical University of
Athens , Greece. Effect of Different Parameters on the Dynamic Stresses
Developed in Helical Gear.
5. P.M. Singru 2000 Proceedings of 16th International Conference on
CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of Future, Organised by University of
West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, WI. Computer Aided Design, Drafting,
Analysis and Manufacture of Machine Elements.
6. P.M.Singru and M.M. Raghuwanshi 2004 International Conference on
Modelling and Optimization Organised by Centro de Modelaciony
Computacion Cientifica, at Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile on
January 19-22, 2004. Formulation of Multi-objective Optimum Design
Problem of Finger Type Clutch Using Multi-objective Optimization.
7. P.M. Singru ,et.al.,2004 International Conference Complex 2004 held on
Dec 09-11, 2004 at Craine , Austrelia. Synthesis of Modified Simulated
Binary Crossover with Lognormal Distribution.
8. K.V.R.B. Prasad and Pravin M. Singru, International Journal of Electrical,
Computer, and Systems Engineering, WASET (accepted for International
Conference and will be published in journal after presentation “Evolution of
New Design Principals of
Turbo-Alternator Design using Genetic Algorithm,”
RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
1. P.M. Singru and J.P. Modak 2000 International Journal of Sound and
Vibration. Vol.242, No. 2, April 2001,pp 277-293. Computer Simulation of
Dynamic and Vibration Response of Arm of a Belt Drive Pulley.
2. P.M. Singru and J.P. Modak Journal of Sound and Vibration. Vol.279, No.3-5,
January 2005, pp 1037-1070. Dynamics Of Arm Of A Flat Belt Drive Pulley
With Explanation Of Belt Flutter.
3. M.M. Raghuwanshi, P.M. Singru, U. Kale, O.G.Kakde 2008, Synthesis of
Modified Simulated Binary Crossover with Lognormal Distribution, Complexity
International, Volume 12, Paper ID: msid01, URL:
http://www.complexity.org.au/vol12/msid01/
4. Raghavendra D. Naik, Pravin M. Singru, Mechanics research communication,
Establishing the Limiting Conditions of Operation of Magnetorheological Fluid
Dampers in Vehicle Suspension System. (accepted for publication).
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW
1. K.V.R.B. Prasad and Pravin M. Singru, “Identifying the Optimum Design of
Turbo-Alternator Design using Genetic Algorithm,” International Journal of
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, WASET .
2. D.K. Mohanty & P.M. Singru “Mathematical Model for Feasible Design of a
Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger” Journal of Heat Transfer Enginering.
3. Raghavendra D. Naik and Pravin M. Singru, “Suppressing chaos in a
quatercar vehicle model by time delay feedback.” Communications in
nonlinear science and numerical simulation.
4. Kiran Mali & P.M. Singru “Effect of Ligament Efficiency and Perforation
Diameter on Dynamic Performance of Rectangular Perforated Plate with
Rectangular Perforation Pattern”, Journal of Materials and Structures.
MEMBERSHIPS OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
1. Life Member of Indian Society of Technical Education since 1994.
2. Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers from October 2002.
REVIEWERSHIP (JOURNAL & CONFERENCES)
1. Reviewer of Transactions of ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. (Reviewed
Two Papers)
2. Reviewer of Journal of sound and Vibration, Elsevier. (Reviewed Two Papers)
3. Reviewer of Transactions of ASME Journal of Vibrations and Acoustics.
(Reviewed Two Papers)
4. Reviewer of National Conference of Recent Trends in Mechanical
Engineering organized at K.D.K. Engineering College, Nagpur to be held on
Feb 5-6, 2004.
5. Reviewer of IFToMM International Conference ““Recentt Trrends iin Auttomattiion
Recen T ends n Au oma on
& IItts Adapttattiion tto IIndusttrriies”” (JULY 11-14, 2006) to be held at Priyadarshini
& s Adap a on o ndus es
College of Engineering and Architecture, Nagpur.
6. Reviewer of School of Mechanical Engineering, SRM institute of Science and
Technology (Deemed University), Chennai, India , is organizing the
"International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering" during
14-16, December 2006.
AWARDS, PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIPS RECEIVED
1. Merit -cum-Means Scholarship from 1983-1985.
2. UGC scholarship for M.Tech. at Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur.
3. Best Project Guide Award for guiding project " Advances in Computer Aided
Design of Mechanical Assemblies" at Project Competition arranged by
Insitution of Engineers (India), Nagpur Local Center, Nagpur on March 21 and
22, 1998.
4. Best Project Guide Award for guiding project "Computer Aided Design of
Mechanical Systems" at Project Competition arranged by Akhil Bhartia
Vidyarthi Parishad at Maharashtra Level at Chandrapur Engineering College,
Chandrapur on January 9-10, 1998.
WORK OTHER THAN TEACHING AND RESEARCH (BITS PILANI, GOA
CAMPUS)
1. Member of Mission 2012, Vision 2020, pillar for Academic Programs and
Pedagogy from Goa Campu, participated in creation of VISION 2020
document.
2. Invited to attend meeting on entrepreneurship development and
generating new employment in Goa organized by Goa Management
Association on April 22, 2009.
3. Organized workshop on robotics in April , 2009, under auspices of
BITSAA, for students of Goa Campus.
4. Founded the ASME student chapter at Goa Campus.
5. Design, Development and Installation of Robotics Lab.
6. Design the layout of new Central Workshops Annex building. Construction
of building started.
7. Maintenance of Mechanical Engineering labs, achieved zero downtime of
all equipments through regular preventive maintenance.
8. Development of new course material through a reading course in the area
of nano sensors.
9. Nucleus member of placement unit, In-charge, placement planning.
Organized placement fairs at Hyderabad & Banglore in April, 2009.
10. Preparation of NAAC report as Group Leader, Mechanical Engineering.
Presented the Mechanical Engineering Group facilities.
11. Member Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership.
12. Organized lecture by Swami Chidanand of Krishnamoorty Foundation:
Personality Development: Holistic Perspectives, Self-development without
Selfishness
13. Coordinated activities with Chinmay Mission, Margao for conducting
course HUM C383 Srimad Bhagad Geeta course. IC for this course.
14. As Group Leader, Mechanical Engineering, member of recruitment
committee of faculty and staff.
15. Member of Library Committee.
16. Started M.E. (Design Engineering) course.
17. Member of higher degree course interview committee.
18. Conducted interviews of first degree students during admission.
19. Registration Advisors for Mechanical Engineering students.
20. Developing course material for Mechanical Engineering Drawing using
PRO-E Software.
21. Convener of IQAC on starting of new programs.
22. Coordinated the activity of starting new non-residential M.E. program at
Goa Campus.
23. Coordinated the activity of design and development of short term
certificate program for industries at Goa Campus level.
24. Member of Academic Advisory Council of Goa Campus.
25. Designed and developed an Online Mechanical Engineering Proficiency
Test for outgoing students of Mechanical Engineering. The test was
designed on the basis of GATE syllabus. The whole operations were
designed and executed online. This software is now in circulation for
testing as online quiz software.