KEERTI PRAKASH (KP)
Graduate student, Aerospace Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
I am a graduate student at Penn State pursuing MS in Aerospace Enginnering. I am working at the Vertical Lift Research Centre of Excellence (VLRCOE) as Graduate Reserach Assistant. I received my bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar(2015), where I was awarded with the Most Innovative B.Tech Project and the Best Thesis Award for my undergraduate thesis which was focused on dynamics and control of rotary systems. I have previously worked at MIT - SUTD International Design Centre (Singapore), where I was working on design prosthetic knee.
Awards and Fellowships
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Best thesis award, 2015 at IIT Bhubaneswar.
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Awarded B K De Memorial Award for the most innovative B.Tech Project (Undergraduate Thesis) among the entire pool of undergraduate students. Received a cash prize of Rs. 100,000.
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Selected for IAS (Indian Academy of Sciences) Summer Research Fellowship (2014).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Rotorcraft Dynamics
Mechanical Design
Numerical Simulation
EDUCATION
2011-2015
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
B.Tech.(Honors) in Mechanical Engineering
(recipient of B.K.De Memorial Award)
RECENT WORKS
Compliant mechanism design for an artificial knee joint/exoskeleton.
(at MIT- SUTD International Design Centre, Singapore)
I worked on design of active knee joints. I was responsible for conceptualisation and CAD modeling of the prosthetic knee.
Quadcopter: Control and Navigation
(at IIT Bhubaneswar)
I was able to achieve autonomous naviagtion for outdoor flight of the quadcopter using GPS. The video on the left shows implication of PID control for seesaw balance of quadcopter.
Torsional Isolation Prototype
(at IIT Bhubaneswar)
Using magnetic levitation, I synthesized a mechanism whihc would isolate the torsional effect of rotors on the cockpit. A 99% isolation was achieved.
Torsional Isolation in Beyblade (at IIT Bhubaneswar)
Using magnetic levitation, I made two prototypes of beyblade (a spinning toy) which had enhanced stability and rotation time.
Thsese images show the simulations' result carried out in order to optimize the shape and size of the launcher.
Bird Strike Mitigation for low velocity impact (at Penn State)
The work focussed on mitigating the impact of bird strikes on rotorcraft. Aspects like materials, loading conditions and boundary conditions were taken modified to enhance saftey.
Design Projects
