Mohan Kumar,M.Shri.
Area of Expertise
"• Structural certification testing of full scale transport unmanned and military aircrafts
• Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Evaluation of aircraft principal and critical structural elements
• Life Extension of Aging Aircraft; through Full Scale Fatigue Tests
• Basic research studies on Composite Materials; Mechanical Properties; Environmental"
Research Interests
"Applied Research in structural integrity of AIrcraft structures such as Structural Health Monitoring of Aged aircrafts for the extending their completed designed lives
Development of Damage Tolerance Evaluation program for Transport Aircraft Principql and Critical Structural Components"
Academic_Qualification
"Graduated with a B.E degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University
Followed by M.Tech in Design Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum."
Professional Experience
"Started career as a Junior Scientist in Structural Integrity Division of CSIR-NAL and has career growth line which crosses over as a Senior Principal Scientist.
Project leader of several aircraft structural testing activities at CSIR-NAL and has an experience of over 23 years in Static & Fatigue Structural testing and Evaluation of aircraft structures, Fatigue Life Extension studies on Military aircrafts and is presently working the ,In-charge of Ground tests for structural certification of transport and military aircraft structures which includes full scale static and fatigue testing and Life extension studies. Particular thrust areas include Life extension of fighter aircrafts and its components,
Particular Thrust areas include Damage tolerance evaluation of aircraft structures and Fatigue & Fracture studies on advanced composite and metallic materials."
Publication (ORCID ID/ Googal Scholar ID/ IRINS ID/ Vidwan ID
Have over 45 numbers of International Journals and National/International Conference papers and over 75 numbers of various project reports and documents.
Awards and Honors
"1. NAL EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR EXECUTION OF STRUCTURAL CERTIFICATION TEST OF AAAU OF EMB145 AIRCRAFT
Issued by CSIR · May 2013
2.NAL EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT EXECUTION FOR LCA TEJAS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Issued by CSIR · Oct 2018
3. NAL EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR PROJECT EXECUTION OF FATIGUE TEST OF LCA MK1 AARP RECIEVING STRUCTURE DURING 2021
4.CSIR-NAL Technology Shield for Outstanding Group Achievement” in 2021-22 for excellent
contribution to 2-seater all composite trainer aircraft HANSA-NG for Ground Testing towards
the Structural Type Certification."
Patents
NIL
Research Group
Team of 2 nos of Scientific and 2 nos of Technical Staff with good numbers of Contract Staff
