Kamalakannan,G.M.Shri
Area of Expertise
Design, development and production of Electrical, Control, Instrumentation and software for Aerospace grade autoclave, Multi zone hot bonder and other Composites process equipment. Project management for Commuter category aircraft design and development of Electrical, Avionics and Flight Test Instrumentation systems.
Research Interests
Embedded control system development for aerospace applications, Avionics, Electrical and Flight Test Instrumentation systems for civil aircraft, Energy management and power systems for High altitude platforms, Shape memory alloy actuators, Morphing air vehicles, adaptive control systems, Composites structures process control equipment
Academic_Qualification
"Ph.D in Engg. in Electronics / Control & Instrumentation / Micro Air Vehicle domain
M.Tech in Applied Electronics
AMIE in Electronics Engg
Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engg."
Professional Experience
"Head, ALD, from Mar 2025.
Chief Scientist at CSIR-NAL from Jan 2018.
Scientist at various levels at NAL since Sep 1996.
Technical Staff at NAL from Nov 1987 till Sep 96."
Publication (ORCID ID/ Googal Scholar ID/ IRINS ID/ Vidwan ID
"Google Scholar ID: IRm6ZvQAAAAJ
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9110-2958"
Awards and Honors
"1. CSIR Technology Award -2015 - Most Significant Technology of the Plan Period
2. JEC Asia Innovation award 2015, Issued by JEC Asia 2015
3. 5th National Award for Technology Innovation in the Field of Petrochemicals and Plastic
Processing Industry- 2015
4. The 7th National award for technology innovation -2017
5. CSIR-NAL Technology Shield during 2022 & 2010
6. CSIR-NAL Outstanding performance award in Design, Dev. & Project execution in 1988, 1995
& 1999
7. Dr.Biren Roy trust award from The Aeronautical Society of India · Apr 2010
8. K.Suryanarin Rau Memorial Award-ISAMPE, 2007
9. Topper in four semesters of ECE branch in Sri Nallalaghu Nadar Polytechnic College - 1986
10. Talent search examination Scholarship winner - Tamil Nadu State Govt · 1982"
Patents
"1. Indian Patent regarding SMA based repair kit for niche composites structural repair
2. Software copyright for Multi Zone Hot Bonder CR Reg. no.050CR2021"
Research Group
"1. Project Manager for Avionics, Electrical and FTI system of commuter category aircraft
2. Embedded controller based LRU development for civil aircraft
3. D&D of Energy management and power system for sub scale High Altitude platform system
4. Realized seven Technology Transfers for Aerospace grade autoclaves, Multi-zone hot bonder
and desktop autoclave with a total TOT fee of Rs.45 million.
5. Delivered eleven aerospace grade autoclaves worth Rs.500 million in Public Private
Partnership mode.
6. Shape memory alloy based composite repair kit and multi segment morphing wing MAV
7. D&D of products such as, microwave-hybrid autoclave, Multi-stage multi-port resin infusion system and 8-Axes X-Ray and Image intensifier manipulator system"
