Prof. T. S. Mruthyunjaya

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Principal and Director-Research

Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre (NCERC)

Pampady, Thiruvilwamala,

Thrissur District, Kerala 680597

 

Professional Career:

 

Emeritus Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Retired in July 2003).

Principal, R. L. Jalappa Institute of Technology, Doddaballapur, Karnataka, India

(March – August 2004).

Founding Chairman, Centre for Product Design & Manufacturing (CPDM), IISc, Bangalore (1997 – 2003).

Associate Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IISc.

 

Education:

 

Ph.D. (Mechanisms) (IISc.) (1982)

M.E. (Machine Design) (IISc.) (1966)

B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) (Mysore University) (1963)

 

Experience:

 

Taught courses at Master's level in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IISc, for over 30 years on Materials, Mechanics, Experimental Stress Analysis, Mechanisms, Mechatronics, Robotics, Mechanical Design and Engineering Design. As Visiting Professor at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA during 1986-87, taught undergraduate courses on Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines, Engineering Design and graduate courses on Mechanism Synthesis, and Optimization Techniques.

 

Actively involved in conducting and supervising research for over 30 years in the fields of Mechanisms, Robotics and Engineering Design. Guided 8 Ph.D. theses, 4 M.Sc. (Engg.) theses and over 100 M.E. dissertations in these fields. Published over 90 works including journal papers, conference papers, and edited publications.

 

As Chairman, Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), IISc during 1993-99, was instrumental in giving a boost to continuing education programmes at the Institute. Was responsible for planning and coordinating scores of programmes including QIP (Quality Improvement Programme) courses, STTP (Short Term Training Programmes), Evening Courses, Curriculum Development Workshops, Extension Lectures at Schools and Colleges, and Support for Book Writing. 

 

Played a leading role in the launching in the year 1997 and running during 1997-2003 of the M.Des. (Master of Design) Programme in Product Design and Engineering at the IISc and taught courses on Creative Engineering Design, Design and Society, and supervised several product-oriented design projects in this programme. These include Reclinable Wheelchair, Wheelchair Lift Attachment for Maruti Van, Quick-Install Dwelling Unit, and Child Seat for Scooter. Each project  included user needs survey and analysis, specification development, concept generation and evaluation, detailing, and prototype development. Established and developed a new department, the Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM) at the IISc for running the M Des programme.

 

Taught, during 2002-2004, evening courses on Product Planning and Development, and Industrial Design and Ergonomics in the M.Tech. (Product Design and Manufacturing)  programme of the Visveswaraya Technological University at the BMS College of Engineering,  Bangalore. 

 

Collaborated successfully on behalf of CPDM with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway in running the ALTECH programme, an IISc-NTNU programme of collaborative research and students’ exchange during 1998-2003.

 

Visited NTNU, Norway for a month during June-July, 1999 under this programme and presented seminars on product design.

 

Carried out major sponsored research and consultancy projects including Development of arc welding robot work cell for Department of Science and Technology, Design and analysis of a c-d nozzle flap actuating mechanism of the Kaveri engine for GTRE , and  Design and development of  a novel weight transfer mechanism for   Essae-Teraoka Limited, Bangalore.

 

Organised successfully a National Conference (NACOMM-85) and an International Conference (ICAME in December, 1995) at the IISc and served as Paper Review Chairman for several technical symposia and conferences.

 

Have acquired in-depth understanding of the technical education scenario in the country and participated as resource person in several programmes of ISTE and AICTE including  subject expert for accreditation visits to REC-Calicut, REC-Trichy, College of Engineering, Guindy, Karunya Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, and Chairman of Accreditation Committee for visit to L D College of Engineering, Ahmedabad.

 

Have acquired wide administrative and management experience as Chairman of two departments at the IISc (Centre for Continuing Education, and Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing) and as Principal of an Engineering College in Karnataka (RLJIT, Doddaballapur) and Kerala (NCERC, Pampady).

 

Major Responsibilities/Positions held:

 

Chairman, Centre for Continuing Education, IISc, May 1993-Jan 1999.

Convenor, M.Des. Programme, IISc, March 1997- April 1998.

Coordinator, Quality Improvement Programme, IISc, June 1997 - April 1999.

Visiting Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, June 1986 - Dec 1987

 

Other Professional Accomplishments/Recognitions:

 

  • Honoured with a citation by the Association for Machines and Mechanisms, India at the time of NACOMM-03 at the IIT, New Delhi in December, 2003 for contributions to the field of Mechanisms.
  • Invited to deliver the K Lakshminarayana Memorial Lecture at the NACOMM-02 (National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms) at the IIT, Bombay, in December, 2001.
  • National Vice President, Association for Machines and Mechanisms, India, 1997-2002.
  • Guest Editor, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 33, No.8, 1998.
  • Guest Editor, Sadhana, Indian Academy of Sciences, Vol.22, Part 3, June 1997.
  • Convenor, International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME),
  • Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, December 20-22, 1995.
  • Chairman, Technical Committee, National Convention on Micro-mechanisms, Bangalore, February 24-25, 1995.
  • Chairman, Technical Committee, National Symposium on Optimization Techniques and

      Applications, Madurai, July 2-3, 1992.

  • Chairman, Technical Committee, Symposium on Recent Advances in Mechanical Power

      Transmissions, Institution of Engineers (India), Bangalore, October 1990.

  • Guest Editor, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol.22, No.2, 1987.
  • Chairman, Technical Committee, National Seminar on Antifriction Bearings, Institution

      of Engineers (India), Bangalore, January 22-224, 1986.

  • Convenor, National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms, Indian Institute of

      Science, Bangalore, February 19-21, 1985.

 

Publications:

 

1)     R. Ranganath, P. S. Nair, T. S. Mruthyunjaya, A. Ghosal, A Force-torque sensor based on a Stewart Platform in a near-singular configuration, Mechanism and Machine Theory, vol.39, pp.971-998, 2004.

2)     S C Pilli and T S Mruthyunjaya, Whole arm manipulation using closed and hybrid planar chains: A kinematic study, 11th World Congress in Mechanism and Machine Science, April 1-4, 2004, Tianjin, China, pp.1922-1927, 2004.

3)     R. Ranganath, P. S. Nair, T. S. Mruthyunjaya, A. Ghosal, Studies on a Stewart platform based force-torque sensor in a near singular configuration, 11th World Congress in Mechanisms and Machine Science, April 1-4, 2004, Tianjin, China, pp.1228-1233, 2004.

4)     T. S. Mruthyunjaya, Review: Kinematic structure of mechanisms revisited, Mechanism and Machine Theory, vol.38, pp. 279-320, 2003.

5)     R. Ranganath, P. S. Nair, T. S. Mruthyunjaya, A. Ghosal, Analysis and design of a sensitive force-torque sensor based on Stewart Platform in a near-singular configuration, 4th National Seminar on Aerospace and Related Mechanisms(ARMS 2002), Tiruvananthapurum, India, pp.12-20, Nov. 2002.

6)     T. A. Dwarakanath, Bhaskar Dasgupta, T. S. Mruthyunjaya, Design and development of a Stewart platform based force-torque sensor, Mechatronics, vol.11, pp. 793-809, 2001.

7)     S C Pilli and T S Mruthyunjaya, Analysis of a planar whole arm manipulator, 4th International Conference on Mechanic al Engineering (ICME 2001), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 26-28 December, 2001.

8)     S. C Pilli and T S Mruthyunjaya, Analysis of a three-link whole arm manipulator, 10th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms, NaCoMM-2001, IIT, Kharagpur, 21-22 December, 2001.

9)     S Srivastava, Dibakar Sen, T S Mruthyunjaya, and T Mohan Rao, The dynamics of variable exhaust nozzle linkage mechanism of military aero-gas turbine, 9th International Conference on Aerospace Sciences and Technology, Military Technical College, Kobry, Cairo, Egypt, 8-10 May 2001.

10)Bhaskar Dasgupta and T S Mruthyunjaya, The Stewart platform manipulator: A review, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 35, pp 15-40, 2000.

11)K Vijayananda and T S Mruthyunjaya, A new isomorphism index and its applications to kinematic chains and mechanisms, 26th Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Maryland, USA, 10-13 September 2000.

12)Bhaskar Dasgupta and T S Mruthyunjaya, The Stewart platform manipulator: A review, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 35, pp 15-40, 2000.

13)T A Dwarakanath, Bhaskar Dasgupta, and T S Mruthyunjaya, Design and development of a Stewart platform based force-torque sensor, Mechatronics, Vol. 11, pp 793-809,   1999.

14)T S Mruthyunjaya, Kinematic structure of mechanisms revisited Prof K Lakshmi-narayana Memorial Lecture delivered at the 9th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (NaCoMM-1999), IIT Bombay, 16-17 December 1999. Appearing in Mehanisms and Machine Theory.

15)S C Pilli and T S Mruthyunjaya, Whole Arm Manipulation A Review, Presented at the National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (NACOMM-99), Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, December 16-17, 1999.

16)Bhaskar Dasgupta, M.M. Deshpande and T S Mruthyunjaya, A Static Equilibrium Formulation for Mechanical Systems with Compliant Members, 10th World Congress on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, Oulu, Finland, June, 20-24, 1999.

 

17)R Pradeep and T S Mruthyunjaya, The workspace of the Stewart platform manipulator, 10th World Congress on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, Oulu, Finland, June, 20-24, 1999.

18)Dibakar Sen and T.S. Mruthyunjaya, MMTOOL- A Software for analysis and synthesis of planar mechanisms and workspaces, 10th World Congress on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, Oulu, Finland, June 20-24, October 1999.

19)Dibakar Sen and T.S. Mruthyunjaya, Synthesis of workspaces of planar manipulators with arbitrary topology using shape representation and simulated annealing, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 34, pp. 391-420, 1999.

20)Dibakar Sen and T.S. Mruthyunjaya, A Computational geometry approach for determination of boundary of workspaces of planar manipulators with arbitrary topology, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol.34, pp. 149-169, 1999.

21)Bhaskar Dasgupta and T S Mruthyunjaya, A Newton-Euler formulation for the inverse dynamics of the Stewart platform manipulator, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 33, No. 8, pp.1135-1152, 1998.

22)Dibakar Sen and T S Mruthyunjaya, A Centro-based characterization of singularities in the workspace of planar closed-loop manipulators, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 33, No. 8, pp.1091-1104, 1998.

23)Bhaskar Dasgupta and T S Mruthyunjaya, Closed-form dynamic equations of the general Stewart platform through the Newton-Euler approach, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 33, No. 7, pp.993-1012, 1998.

24)Bhaskar Dasgupta and T S Mruthyunjaya, Force redundancy in parallel manipulators: theoretical and practical issues, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol.33, No.6, pp.727-742, 1998.

25)Bhaskar Dasgupta and T S Mruthyunjaya, Singularity-free path planning for the Stewart platform manipulator, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol.33 No.6, pp.711-  725, 1998.

26)J E Diwakar and T S Mruthyunjaya, Dynamics of induction motor driven, gear coupled, four-bar linkage mechanism-Simulation and experimental investigations, National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (NACOMM-97), Kanpur, December 12-13,    1997.

27)J E Diwakar and T S Mruthyunjaya, Dynamics of induction motor driven, gear coupled, four-bar linkage mechanism-Formulation of a bondgraph model, National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (NACOMM-97), Kanpur, 12-13, December 1997.

28)T Mohan Rao, Suresh Srivastava and T S Mruthyunjaya, Synthesis of flap actuation linkage mechanism for axisymmetric convergent-divergent exhaust nozzle of military aero gas turbine, National Seminar on Aerospace and related Mechanisms (ARMS-96), Nov. 14-15, VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram, 1996.

29)T S Mruthyunjaya, Development of Software for analysis and design of flap actuation linkage for the axisymmetric C-D nozzle of Kaveri engine (A Consultancy Project Report), 1996.

30)Dibakar Sen and T S Mruthyunjaya, The question of mini-max lop-size in planar homogeneous kinematic chains, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 31, No. 6, pp.821-829, 1996.

31)Bhaskar Dasgupta and T S Mruthyunjaya, A constructive predictor-corrector algorithm for the direct position kinematics problem for a general 6-6 Stewart platform, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 31, No. 6, pp.799-811, 1996.

32)Dibakar Sen and T S Mruthyunjaya, Automatic kinematic analysis of multi-D.O.F. planar dyadic mechanisms: A Geometric approach, Proceedings of Seventh National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms, Durgapur, India, pp.B11-B24, January, 20-21, 1996.

33)V P Revathi, Bhaskar Dasgupta and T S Mruthyunjaya, A Lagrange-Euler formulation  or the dynamics of a planar 3-DOF parallel manipulator, Proceedings of Seventh National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms, Durgapur, India, pp.B1-B7, January, 20-21, 1996.

34)A.N.N. Murthy, and T S Mruthyunjaya, A computer model for the preliminary design of mechanical systems, Advances in Mechanical Engineering (Ed: T S Mruthyunjaya), Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, Vol. 1, pp.363-384, 1996.

35)Bhaskar Dasgupta and T S Mruthyunjaya, A Newton-Euler formulation for the inverse dynamics of the Stewart platform manipulator, Advances in Mechanical Engineering (Ed: T S Mruthyunjaya), Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, Vol. 1, pp.199-218, 1996.

36)Dibakar Sen and T S Mruthyunjaya, A Centro-based characterization of singularities in the workspace of planar closed-loop manipulators, Advances in Mechanical Engineering (Ed: T S Mruthyunjaya). Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, Vol. 1, pp.83-89, 1996.

37)T S Mruthyunjaya, Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 1 (Design and Manufacturing) (pp.902) Vol. 2, (Mechanics and Thermal Sciences (pp.902) and Supplement (Invited Talks) (201 pp.), Vols. 1 and 2 published by Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi (Copyright 1996) and Supplement Published by Theme Communications, Bangalore.

38)Dibakar Sen, Bhaskar Dasgupta and T S Mruthyunjaya, A general scheme for the dynamic force analysis of planar mechanisms, Proceedings of the Ninth World Congress on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, Milano, Italy, August 30-September 2, 1995.

39)Dibakar Sen and T S Mruthyunjaya, Effect of a point-obstacle on the workspace of a closed-loop manipulator, Proceedings of the Ninth World Congress on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, Milano, Italy, August 30-September 2, 1995.

40)T S Mruthyunjaya, Methodology of Engineering Design, Proceedings of Workshop on Advanced Machine Design, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, August 18-19, 1995.

41)T S Mruthyunjaya (Ed:), Finite Element Analysis and Design Optimization-Lecture Notes of the Short Term Course, IISc., Bangalore, July 24-28, 1995.

42)T S Mruthyunjaya (Ed.), Advanced Mechanism Design-Lecture Notes of the Short Term Course, IISc, Bangalore, March 6-17, 1995.

43)B R Sriram and T S Mruthyunjaya, Dynamics of flexible -link mechanisms, Computers and Structures, Vol. 56, No. 6, pp.1029-1037, 1995.

44)B R Sriram and T S Mruhyunjaya, Synthesis of path generating flexible –link mechanisms, Computers and Structures, Vol. 56, No. 4, pp.657-666, 1995.

45)Bhaskar Dasgupta, Sridhar Reddy and T S Mruthyunjaya, Synthesis of a force-torque sensor based on the Stewart platform mechanism, Proceedings of the National Convention on Micro-mechanisms, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, February 24-25, 1995.

46)Bhaskar Dasgupta and T S Mruthyunjaya, A canonical formulation of the direct position kinematics problem for a general 6-6 Stewart platform, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp.819-827, 1994.

47)B R Sriram and T S Mruthyunjaya, Analysis of flexure-pivot mechanisms, Proceedings of National Symposium on Structural Mechanics-1994, IISc., Bangalore, pp.264-271, January 27-28, 1994.

48)B R Sriram and T S Mruthyunjaya, Dynamics of flexible -link mechanisms, Proceedings of the International Conference on Vibration Engineering (ICVE-94), Beijing, China, May 15-18, 1994.

 

49)Dibakar Sen and T S Mruthyunjaya, A discrete state perspective of manipulator  workspaces, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp.591-605, 1994.

50)Bhaskar Dasgupta and T S Mruthyunjaya, Letter to the Editor, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 29, No. 2, p. 341, 1994.

51)T S Mruthyunjaya, Response to a letter to the Editor, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 28, No. 5, p. 125, 1993.

52)Dibakar Sen and T S Mruthyunjaya, Rotatability analysis of a fine-bar linkage, Proceedings of NACOMM-93, National Conference on Design of Mechanical Systems (Ed: B C Majumdar), pp.174-184, Kharagpur, India, December 23-24, 1993.

53)R Chinnaswamy, B S Nataraju and T S Mruthyunjaya, Optimization techniques for inverse kinematics solution, Proceedings of ISIR-93, International Symposium on Intelligent Robotics (Ed: M Vidyasagar), Tata McGraw-Hill, pp.113-122, 1993.

54)R Ranganath, B S Nataraju and T S Mruthyunjaya, Kinematic synthesis and analysis of four-bar grasping/latch mechanism, Proceedings of ISIR-93, International Symposium on Intelligent Robotics (Ed: M Vidyasagar), Tata McGraw-Hill, pp.103-111, 1993.

55)Dibakar Sen and T S Mruthyunjaya, Studies on a new snake-like manipulator,  Presented at the 22nd ASME Mechanisms Conference, September 1992.

56)B R Sriram and T S Mruthyunjaya, Synthesis of flexible-link mechanisms –An optimization approach, Proceedings of OPTEC-NS92, National Symposium on Optimization Techniques and Applications, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, India, pp.214-220, July 2-3, 1992.

57)B N Pramila Bai and T S Mruthyunjaya, Material and design evaluation of elastic rail clips. A Consultancy project report, 1992.

58)T S Mruthyunjaya, H R Balasubramnian and K Vijayananda, Computerised structural synthesis and analysis of eleven-link, two-freedom kinematic chains, Revue Roumaine des Sciences Techniques, Serie de Mécanique Appliquée, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp.91-106, 1992.

59)Dibakar Sen and T S Mruthyunjaya, New graphical methods for transmission angle optimization and satisfaction of link ratios in synthesis of crank rocker mechanism, Proceedings of NACOMM-91, National Conference on Design Engineering, IIT, Madras, pp.249-256, December 1991.

60)T S Mruthyunjaya and K Vijayananda, Computer aided structural synthesis of multi-speed epicyclic gear transmissions, Recent Advances in Mechanical Power Transmissions (Ed. T S Mruthyunjaya), Tata McGraw-Hill, pp.385-408, 1990.

61)T S Mruthyunjaya (Ed.), Recent Advances in Mechanical Power Transmissions, Tata McGraw-Hill, pp.464, 1990.

62)P R Arora and T S Mruthyunjaya (Eds.), Engineering Materials and Design-Lecture Notes of the QIP Short Term Course, IISc, Bangalore, December 11-22, 1989.

63)T S Mruthyunjaya and P R Arora (Eds.), Mechanical System Design-Lecturer Notes of the ISTE Summer School, IISc, Bangalore, July 24-August 4, 1989.

64)T S Mruthyunjaya, Some aspects of the methodology of engineering design, Proceedings of the Orientation Programme for Machine Design Educators for Future, Institution of Engineers (India), Bangalore, pp.153-163, March 15-18, 1989.

65)T S Mruthyunjaya, A brief report on the national conference on machines and mechanisms held at Bangalore, India, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp.105-106, 1987.

66)T S Mruthyunjaya and H R Balasubramanian, In quest of a reliable and efficient computational test for detection of isomorphism in kinematic chains, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp.131-139, 1987.

67)T S Mruthyunjaya, T Gobinath and P Balakumar, Extreme reach analysis of manipulators with special geometry and with prismatic joints, ASME paper No. 86, Det-191, Presented at the 19th ASME Mechanisms Conference, October 5-8, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 1986.

68)T S Mruthyunjaya, S Anantharaman, G S Udayasuryan and K Chandrasekaran, A comparison of three different techniques for optimal allocation of tolerances and clearances in four-bar function generators, Journal of Indian Institute of Science, Vol. 66, No. 4, pp.191-203, 1986.

69)T S Mruthyunjaya and S Anand, Computerized methods for the solution of direct and inverse kinematic problems of robot manipulators, Presented at the 30th Congress of ISTAM, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, December 2-5, 1985.

70)R Ravisankar and T S Mruthyunjaya, Computerized synthesis of the structure of geared kinematic chains, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 20, pp.367-387, 1985.

71)T S Mruthyunjaya and T Gobinath, Optimal dimensional synthesis of robot arms for prescribed extreme reaches, Proceedings of the First National Seminar on Aerospace and Related Mechanisms, VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram, August 22-23, 1985.

72)T S Mruthyunjaya (Ed.), Proceedings of the National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, February 19-21, 1985.

73)T S Mruthyunjaya, A computerized methodology for structural synthesis of kinematic chains: Part 3-Application to the new case of 10-link, three-freedom chains, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 19, pp.507-530, 1984.

74)T S Mruthyunjaya, A computerized methodology for structural synthesis of kinematic chains: Part 2-Application to several fully or partially known cases, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 19, pp.497-505, 1984.

75)T S Mruthyunjaya, A computerized methodology for structural synthesis of kinematic chains: Part 1, Formulation, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 19, pp.487-495, 1984.

76)T S Mruthyunjaya and G P Chattopadhyay, Optimal synthesis of an adjustable four-bar mechanism for third-order function generation, Presented at the 29th Congress of the Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM), Srinivasa Nagar, Karnataka, India, December 27-30, 1984.

77)T S Mruthyunjaya and M R Raghavan, Computer-aided analysis of the structure of kinematic chains, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 19, pp.357-368, 1984.

78)N Rakesh, T S Mruthyunjaya and G D Girish, Velocity and acceleration analysis of complex mechanisms by graphical iteration, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 19, pp.349-356, 1984.

79)T S Mruthyunjaya and M R Raghavan, Computer aided synthesis of the seven-bar linkage with rotary inputs and output to generate functions of two variables, Proceedings of the Sixth World Congress on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, Vol. II, pp.761-764, December, 1983.

80)T S Mruthyunjaya, Some contributions to structural and dimensional synthesis of  plane-linkage mechanisms, Ph.D. thesis, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, 1981 (Reviewed in Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 20, No. 2, p. 153, 1985.

81)T S Mruthyunjaya and S N Reja, Graphical synthesis of adjustable four-bar and six-bar mechanisms for function generation, Proceedings of the First National Conference on Mechanisms and Machines, Bombay, India, pp.D57-D62, December, 1981.

82)T S Mruthyunjaya and S N Reja, Graphical synthesis of adjustable four-bar mechanisms for path generation, Proceedings of the Fourth ISME (Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers) Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Roorkee, October, 1981.

 

83)T S Mruthyunjaya and M R Raghavan, Structural analysis of kinematic chains and mechanisms based on matrix representation, Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 101, pp.48-494, 1979.

84)T S Mruthyunjaya and M R Raghavan, Computer aided synthesis of a two-degree- freedom planar linkage for function generation, ASME Paper No. 78-Det-30, Presented at the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Minneapolis, September, 1978.

85)T S Mruthyunjaya and M R Raghavan, Derivative synthesis of adjustable four-bar mechanisms for function generation, ASME Paper No. 76-Det-70, Presented at the ASME Mechanisms Conference, Montreal, September, 1976.

86)T S Mruthyunjaya, Synthesis of multi-variable function-generator linkages using point position reduction, Journal of Engineering for Industry, Trans. ASME, Vol. 97, pp.513- 519, 1975.

87)T S Mruthyunjaya, A note on synthesis of the general two-degree-of-freedom linkage, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 10, pp.77-80, 1975.

88)T S Mruthyunjaya, A graphical method for synthesis of crank-links, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Vol. 15, pp.79-80, 1973.

89)T S Mruthyunjaya, Synthesis of plane linkages to generate functions of two variables using point position reduction, Part II-Sliding inputs and output, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 7, pp.399-405, 1972.

90)T S Mruthyunjaya, Synthesis of plane linkages to generate functions of two variables point position reduction, Part I-Rotary inputs and output, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 7, pp.363-370, 1972.

91)T S Mruthyunjaya and M R Raghavan, Size effect in rotating bending fatigue, Presented at the CAARC (Commonwealth Aeronautical Advisory Research Council) Meeting, Bangalore, India, April-May, 1969.

 

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