Funded Research Projects
Funded Research projects at Vel Tech are sponsored by National/International Institutions and Industries, Research labs are occupied with these projects
List of Funded projects
| SNo | Project title | Dept | Funding Agency | Scheme | Project Cost (INR) | Completed / Ongoing | Starting Date | Closure date |
| 1 | Vel Tech TBI | CSE | DST | NSTEDB | 50100000 | Completed | 2010 | 2015 |
| 2 | Development of Pyro Igniter & Pyro Starter for Gas Turbine Engine Application | Aeronautical | DRDO | GTRE | 962500 | Completed | 2010 | 2012 |
| 3 | Feasibility Study on Eradication of Polythene Bags | MBA | ICTE | 425000 | Completed | 2010 | 2012 | |
| 4 | Capacity Building in Design and Development of Ornithopter | Mechanical | IE | IEI | 70000 | Completed | 2011 | 2011 |
| 5 | Development of Design Methodology for optimizing SFD for Aero Gas Turbine & Experiment Verification Studies | Aeronautical | DRDO | GTRE | 18665000 | Completed | 2011 | 2013 |
| 6 | Design & Development of Spin Axis & Spring Rate Control for Pico-Satellite | ECE | IE | IEI | 100000 | Completed | 2011 | 2013 |
| 7 | Synthesis of N-alkylImidazolium / benzimidazolium / triazolium based Ionic Liquids and their Application in Organic Transformations as Solvent and Catalyst | Chemistry | DST | Fast Track Scheme | 1820000 | Completed | 2012 | 2015 |
| 8 | Synthesis and Characterization of pure and doped nanostructured BiFeO3 for magneto-electric applications | Physics | DRDO | ARMREB | 2573010 | Completed | 2012 | 2015 |
| 9 | Development of Fiber Reinenorced Aerated Concretes with EPOXY coating for Structural Panel Applications | Civil | DRDO | DSMRDE | 943000 | Completed | 2012 | 2014 |
| 10 | Design and Development of Remotely Piloted Aircraft for Collecting Aero Biological Samples | ECE | MSME | NID | 110000 | Completed | 2012 | 2013 |
| 11 | Design and Development of a Device to Indicate Clogging Level Air filters in Car | Mechanical | MSME | NID | 50539 | Completed | 2012 | 2013 |
| 12 | Design, Development and Formation Control of Micro Ornithopters | Mechanical | GITA- CII | Indo – Taiwan | 2635000 | Completed | 2013 | 2016 |
| 13 | A photophysical study on the association of serum albumins with biological aggregates in native and denatured states | Chemistry | DST | Fast Track Scheme | 2126000 | Completed | 2013 | 2016 |
| 14 | Design & Development of Ornithopter Test Rig | Mech, ECE | IE | IEI | 51000 | Completed | 2013 | 2014 |
| 15 | Robotic assisted rapid prototyping of near net shape components through indigenous polymers | Mechanical | DST | EQUITY | 2215000 | Completed | 2014 | 2018 |
| 16 | Synthesis of novel mono-dentate phosphorous ligands and their application in transition metal catalyzed asymmetric reactions | Chemistry | DST | Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientist | 2318000 | Completed | 2014 | 2017 |
| 17 | Development of High Temperature Austenitic Alloy through Mechanical Alloying For Engine Valves | Mechanical | DST | TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT | 2495000 | Completed | 2014 | 2017 |
| 18 | Development of polybenzimidazole (PBI) based membranes and synthesis of novel extractants for the extraction of trivalent actinides and lanthanides | Chemistry | DAE | Collaborative Research project | 832717 | Completed | 2014 | 2017 |
| 19 | ZnO Nanowire Modified carbon Fibres for Interfacial Studies & Energy Harvesting | Mechanical | DST | Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientist | 2555000 | Completed | 2014 | 2017 |
| 20 | Ornithopter Test Rig – Design, Analysis and Manufacture | Mechanical | DRDO | AR & DB – SIGMA | 974000 | Completed | 2014 | 2016 |
| 21 | Development of low emission hybrid car | Mechanical | IE | IEI | 100000 | Completed | 2015 | 2015 |
| 22 | Near Net Shape Components through Automated Selective Inhibition Sintering Process (SISP) for Small Armament Applications | Mechanical | DRDO | ARMREB | 2715000 | Completed | 2015 | 2018 |
| 23 | Programmable Logic Control – Human Machine Interface (PLC-HMI) and ZigBee Based Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) for Design and Development of Automatic Sprinkler for Multi Applications. | ECE | DST | Fast Track Young Scientist – Engineering Science Scheme | 2989000 | Completed | 2015 | 2018 |
| 24 | Integrated Approach Using Stereolithography Based Rapid Prototyping and Computational Fluid Dynamics for Developing Combustors with Superior Emission Features | Aeronautical | DST | Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientist | 2909000 | Completed | 2015 | 2018 |
| 25 | Full Field Non-Contact SHM Protocols for Long Span Railway Bridges and Heritage Structures | Mechanical | DST | Indo – Canada | 4115000 | Completed | 2015 | 2018 |
| 26 | Experimental Studies of Deep Groove Ball and Cylindrical Roller Bearings by Accelerated Load Tests | Aeronautical | DRDO | Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE), | 1500000 | Completed | 2016 | 2017 |
| 27 | Performance characteristic evaluation of thermic fluids for regenerative heat transfer systems | Aeronautical | IE | IEI | 50000 | Completed | 2016 | 2017 |
| 28 | Helical Blade Swirler | Auto | MSME | MSME | 625000 | Completed | 2014 | 2018 |
| 29 | Small Satellite for Aerial Imaginary | External | MSME | MSME | 459000 | Completed | 2015 | 2018 |
| 30 | Desktop Vibratory Polishing unit for finishing thermoplastic parts | External | MSME | MSME | 470000 | Completed | 2015 | 2018 |
| 31 | Advanced Coating grade 3D Printing PLA | External | MSME | MSME | 536000 | Completed | 2015 | 2018 |
| 32 | Vapour Smoothing for 3D Printed Prototypes | External | MSME | MSME | 344000 | Completed | 2015 | 2018 |
| 33 | Innovative Wheel drive to enable widespread electric bicycle Transportation | CSE | CEFIPRA | Indo-France | 7629000 | Completed | 2016 | 2019 |
| 34 | Design and Development of Autonomous Amphibious Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and UAV mountable water sampling devices for Water Based Applications | Mechanical | GITA – CII | Indo – Korea | 3906000 | Completed | 2017 | 2018 |
| 35 | Performance Testing and Tuning of Bearing Supports of HTFE-25 Core Engine on for Possible Axial and Radial Load Spectra Encountered during Engine Operation | Aeronautical | DRDO | HAL | 1450000 | Ongoing | 2015 | |
| 36 | Vel Tech TBI Seed Support System | CSE | DST | NSTEDB | 20000000 | Ongoing | ||
| 37 | NIDHI CoE – Vel Tech TBI | CSE | DST | NSTEDB | 230000000 | Ongoing | 2017 | 2021 |
| 38 | Design and Development of Optimized Miniature Antenna Modules with Duality Function for Inflatable Satellite Antenna Setup | ECE | ISRO | Respond | 3330000 | Ongoing | 2017 | 2020 |
| 39 | Impact of Digital Media and E-Learning Solutions on Contemporary Management Education | MBA | ICSSR | ICSSR Research Project Scheme | 750000 | Ongoing | 2018 | 2019 |
| 40 | NIDHI PRAYAS | CSE | DST | PRAYAS | 70000000 | Ongoing | 2018 | 2022 |
| 41 | SERB Research Scientist Scheme | Chemistry | DST | Research scientist scheme | 4500000 | Ongoing | 2019 | 2021 |
| 42 | Energy efficient and optimal path planning strategies for SWARM of UAVs in real time localisation using deep learning based stereo vision system | Mech | ISRO | Respond | 2301000 | Ongoing | 2019 | 2022 |
| 43 | Optimization of high speed vessel and evaluation of hydrodynamic performance | Mech | DRDO | NSTL | 840000 | Ongoing | 2019 | 2020 |
| 44 | Expansion of activities of BioTech – KISAN Hub in Three Aspirational Districts (Kadapa, Vizainagaram and Vishakapatnam) of Andhra Pradesh | Mech, ECE | DBT | KISAN | 600000 | Ongoing | 2019 | 2021 |
| 45 | MODROB | EEE | AICTE | MODROB | 976800 | Ongoing | 2020 | 2022 |
| 46 | MEITY INCUBATION | ECE, EEE | Meity | MEITY | 17400000 | Ongoing | 2019 | 2023 |
| 47 | Multifunctional Colloidal Sulfur Particles A Promising Green Pesticide for Practical Agriculture Applications | Biotech | DST | Agro-Tech | 2719114 | Ongoing | 2019 | 2022 |
| 48 | Skill and Personality Development Centre | EEE | AICTE | SPDC | 1283400 | Ongoing | 2020 | 2023 |
| 49 | Development of a highly sensitive technique for specific detection of pesticidal residues and heavy metals in crude herbal drugs and herbal products | Biomedical | Department of Bio Technology (DBT) | 2522000 | On Going | 2020 | 2022 | |
| 50 | Developing Novel Applications from Silk Fibres and Silk Proteins | Bio-Technology | Department of Bio Technology (DBT) | 52,44,000 | On Going | 2020 | 2023 | |
| 51 | Scale effect approach to evaluate the erosion mechanism and performance features in micro abrasive water jet machining process: A study of new approach based on process parameters and materials microstructures | Mech | Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) | TARE | 825000 | Ongoing | 2020 | 2023 |
| 52 | Additive Manufacturing of Next Generation Alloys | Mech | Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) | TARE | 825000 | Ongoing | 2020 | 2023 |
| 53 | Development of improved process for production of 3-hydroxy propionic acid from crude glycerol and lignocellulosic biomass derived glucose | Bio-Technology | Department of Bio-Technology(DBT) | DBT | 5086660 | Ongoing | 2021 | 2023 |
| 54 | 1. Slide and swivel joint for aircraft applications. | Mech | Metallic Bellows India Pvt Ltd | 2500000 | Ongoing | 2021 | 2023 | |
| 2. Fuel system components for aircraft applications. | ||||||||
| 55 | Seaweeds Cultivation and Utilization in Odisha coast including Chilika Lake for Ecological Restoration and Livelyhood Generation | CSE | Department of Bio-Technology(DBT) | DBT | 6822000 | Ongoing | 2021 | 2023 |
| 56 | Minimizing the post harvesting loss in ware houses through examining rice kernel/paddy quality using infrared measurements, image processing algorithms and IoT platform | Mech | Tamilnadu State Council For Science And Technology (TNSCST) | TNSCST | 200000 | Ongoing | 2021 | 2023 |
| 57 | Development of 3D printed flexible patch antennas for enhancement of | Mech | Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) | 2802600 | Ongoing | 2021 | 2023 | |
| communications range in UAV. | ||||||||
| 58 | Precision brackishwater aquaculture technology using Machine Intelligence | CSE | Department of Bio-Technology(DBT) | 6865854 | Ongoing | 2021 | 2024 | |
| 59 | Additive manufacturing of Osteogenic and infection resistant bone tissue engineering scaffolds | Mech | Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) | TARE | 825000 | Ongoing | 2022 | 2025 |
| 60 | High strain rate characterization of additive manufactured materials for ballistic loading applications | Mech | Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) | TARE | 825000 | Ongoing | 2022 | 2025 |
| 61 | Optimization of Solar photovoltaic based water pumping performance with DC Motor | Mech | Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) | TARE | 825000 | Ongoing | 2022 | 2025 |
| 62 | Optimizing Supersonic Co-Axial Nozzle design for Mixing Enhancement | Mech | Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) | TARE | 825000 | Ongoing | 2022 | 2025 |
| 63 | Fabrication of Graphene coated Cu heat sink for electric vehicle battery thermal management | Mech | Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) | TARE | 825000 | Ongoing | 13.01.2022 | 12.01.2025 |
| 64 | Design of Cascaded Adaptive Control with O2 and Temperature data of Combustion Images for Optimization of Boiler Combustion Processes in a Thermal Power Plant. | ECE | Cental Power Research Institute | Research Scheme on Power (RSoP) | 2988000 | Ongoing | 2022 | 2025 |
| 65 | UAV Based In-situ Measurements and Hyper spectral Analysis for Water Quality Mapping and Developing Remediation Strategies | Mech | Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) | Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science | 4254035 | Ongoing | 2022 | 2024 |
| Sl. No | Funding Agency/Industries/project for (Ref No.) | Purpose of Funding / Project Titled | Cost of Project (in Rs.) |
| 1. | India-Taiwan Science & Technology Cooperation Programme – GITA – DST and CII (GITA/DST/TWN/P-49/2013) | Design, Development and Formation Control of Micro Ornithopters | 26,35,050 |
| 2. | DST/INT/Canada/IC-IMPACTS/P-3/2015 | Full Field Non-Contact SHM Protocols for Long Span Railway Bridges and Heritage Structures | Rs.41,15,947 |
| 3. | A NEW PASSAGE TO INDIA DAAD | INDO GERMAN AUTOMOTIVE LIFECYCLE ENGINEERING (Between German and Indian Partners) | 77,00,000 Euro 94423 |
| 4. | IFCPAR/CEFIPRA IFC/7125-IWDEB/1002 | Innovative Wheel Drive to Enable Widespread Electric Bicycle Transportation (IWDEB) | 76,29,522 |
| 5. | CII GITA Certf No: IN-DL273955528176740 Acc Ref: IMPACC(IV)/dl946503/DELHI/DL-DLH | Design and Development of Autonomous Amphibious Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and UAV Mountable Water Sampling Devices of Water Based Applications | Rs.39,62,500 |