Research & Consultancy

Research Activities and Facilities & Thrust Areas

The department offers Ph.D Programme in the following two categories

• Part-time internal – Staff members in the same department to acquire higher qualification
• Part-time external – Staff members in the nearby institution and industry to acquire higher qualification

Research Facilities:

• Leaf Spring Test Rig with Data acquisition system
• Coil Spring Test with Data acquisition system
• Damper Characteristics analysis Testing with Data acquisition system
• Diesel Engine and water cool dynamometer with computerized data logging test rig
• Five Gas Analyzer
• Multi cylinder petrol engine with dynamometer
• Single cylinder two wheeler engine test rig
• Vehicle Design
• Vehicle Dynamics
• Vehicle Control Systems
• Automotive Suspensions Design and control
• Automotive systems
• IC Engines – Combustion Performance & Emission]
• Alternate fuels and Energy sources
• Aerodynamics of Vehicles
• Manufacturing of Automobile Component

Research Thrust Areas

Ph.D Approved Research Supervisors

Name of the Supervisor	Area of Specialization
Dr. A.S.Selvakumar	Metal Forming Area: Tube Hydroforming Process Manufacturing related topics
Dr. T.R.Tamilarasan	Surface Coatings Wear, Adhesion and Corrosion Studies Material Characterization Composite Material
Dr. M. Subramanian	IC Engines – Combustion Performance & Emission Alternate fuels and Energy sources Aerodynamics of Vehicles Manufacturing of Automobile Components Other Areas related to Automobile Engineering
Dr. K. Prabu	Vehicle Design Vehicle Dynamics Vehicle Control Systems Automotive Suspensions Design and control Automotive systems Other Areas related to Automobile Engineering

Ph.D Research Scholars – On Roll

Registered under B.S. Abdur Rahman Institute

Sl. No.	RRN	Name of the Scholar	Session	Part / Full time	Internal / External	Affiliation	Area of Research	Research Supervisors
1	1395101	Mr. S. Karthkeyan	Jan 2013	Part time	Internal	Assistant Professor , Department of AutomobileEngg., B.S. Abdur Rahman Institute	Internal combustion Engine	Dr. M. Subramanian
2	140953704001	Mr. R. Govindhoss	July 2014	Part time	External	UCAL fuel system, Senior General Manager, Marketing	Analysis of Automotive Electrical systems	Dr. M. Subramanian
3	140953704002	Mr. V. Deepan	July 2014	Part time	Internal	Assistant Professor , Department of Automobile Engg., B.S. Abdur Rahman Institute	Dynamic and ergonomic analysis for two wheelers	Dr. M. Subramanian
4	150953104001	Mr. N. Rajmohan	Jan 2015	Part time	Internal	Assistant Professor Department of Automobile Engg., B.S. Abdur Rahman Institute	Emission control in IC Engine	Dr. M. Subramanian
5	150953704001	Mr. C. Dineshkumar	Jully 2015	Part time	Internal	Assistant Professor Department of Automobile Engg B.S. Abdur Rahman Institute	Automotive Electronics	Dr. M. Subramanian
6	150953704002	Mr. V.S. Sethukannan	July 2015	Part time	External	Associate Consultant, Tata consultancy services, Chennai	Vehicle Dynamics & Big Data analysis	Dr. M.Subramanian
7	150953704003	Mr. N. Venkatesh	July 2015	Part time	External	Deputy Manager R &D Technical centre India, Bosch Limited, Bangalore	Vehicle Dynamics	Dr. M.Subramanian
8	160953104001	Mr. P. Arjunraj	Jan 2016	Part time	External	Deputy Manager Engines Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd	Engines internal combustion	Dr. M. Subramanian
9	160953104002	Mr. M. Arul Murugan	Jan 2016	Part time	External	Associate Professor Meenakshi college of Engineering	Investigation of hybrid semi active suspension framework for breakable	Dr. A.S. Selvakumar