Summary
The strategic collaboration focuses on joint research and development initiatives involving teams from Indian Navy and IIT Kharagpur
The alignment signifies a move towards a symbolic relationship between the Academia and the Military, fostering an environment conducive to innovation and knowledge exchange
Adding a new feather to the research and development works being undertaken at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Navy on Tuesday March 19. A symbol of IIT Kharagpur's commitment towards the promotion of technology development and innovative solutions, the MoU was signed between Rear Admiral K Srinivas, Assistant Chief of Material(Dockyard & Refit) at Naval Headquarters and Prof Rintu Banerjee, Dean, R&D, IIT Kharagpur in the presence of Prof VK Tewari, Director of IIT Kharagpur.
Source: IIT Kharagpur
The strategic collaboration focuses on joint research and development initiatives involving teams from Indian Navy and IIT Kharagpur. The MoU will be co-ordinated by INS Shivaji, Lonavala. This alignment signifies a move towards a symbolic relationship between the Academia and the Military, fostering an environment conducive to innovation and knowledge exchange.
“This partnership will promote academic cooperation, enhance scientific understanding of technologies related to defence and undertake research in mutually beneficial areas including taking up research projects by Indian Navy sponsored students on the topics pertaining to areas of interest of Indian Navy,” said Prof. V K Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur.
The sphere of studies include propulsion systems, systems and controls, instrumentation and sensors, industrial engineering and operational research, nanotechnology and MEMS, hydrodynamic study of fluids, computer aided design, study of mechanical design of systems & equipment, surface treatment, study of acoustics, reliability, quantum computing and quantum mechanics, AI, ML, Big data Analytics, mechatronics, robotics etc.
Other research works include special developmental studies pertaining to Computational Fluid Dynamics for hull appendage interaction, hull sea inlet interaction, aerodynamic/plume trajectory, optimisation of ship structure, steel technology and other engineering disciplines.
Last updated on 20 Mar 2024
