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Dr. Arunkumar S.

Assistant Professor (Sl. Gd.), Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Amritapuri

Qualification: B. Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D
arunkumars@am.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Machine Design, Fracture Mechanics, DFMA, Sustainability and Small Specimen Test Techniques, Exoskeleton design, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Date of Joining: 01/07/2016
Nature of Association: Regular

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Bio

Dr. Arunkumar S, currently serves as Assistant Professor (Level 12), Regular faculty, in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus. He joined this institute on 01.07.2016.

He received his Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) degree from Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka (2006); M.Tech. (Engg. Design) from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (2011), Coimbatore (securing 1st Rank at the university level), Tamilnadu.

He earned his Ph.D. degree from Indian Institute of Technology Madras – Chennai (2016), Tamilnadu. During his Ph.D., he performed various experiments like high-pressure tests, high-temperature fatigue (both HCF and LCF), high-temperature corrosion fatigue and small specimen tests using MTS servo-hydraulic testing machine (100 kN capacity).

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2024

Design Aspects of Lower Limb Exoskeleton

Cite this Research Publication : Arunkumar S, Sarath M, “Design Aspects of Lower Limb Exoskeleton”, Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering, 17(2) pp. 123-131,(2024). DOI: 10.2174/0122127976270240231116110837.

Publisher : Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering

Year : 2023

Design and Analysis of Lower Limb Exoskeleton with External Payload

Cite this Research Publication : Arunkumar S, Mahesh S, Rahul M, Ganesh N&Maheshwaran K J, “Design and Analysis of Lower Limb Exoskeleton with External Payload”, Accepted in International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing(2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-023-01272-1.

Publisher : International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing

Year : 2023

Effect of circular hole on the SIF of plate with centre crack subjected uniaxial loading

Cite this Research Publication : Arunkumar S, Nithin V K, “Effect of circular hole on the SIF of plate with centre crack subjected uniaxial loading”, Strength, Fracture and Complexity, 16(1) pp. 47-60(2023).

Publisher : Strength, Fracture and Complexity

Year : 2021

Integration of DFMAand sustainability – A case study

Cite this Research Publication : Arunkumar Subbaiah& Kishore M. Antony, “Integration of DFMAand sustainability - A case study”, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, Taylor and Francis Group,(2021), 14 (3) pp. 343-356. DOI:10.1080/19397038.2020.1871443.

Publisher : International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, Taylor and Francis Group

Year : 2021

Integration of DFMA and Sustainability – A Case Study

Cite this Research Publication : Arunkumar Subbaiah & Kishore M. Antony, “Integration of DFMAand sustainability - A case study”, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, Taylor and Francis Group, (2021) 14 (3) pp. 343-356. DOI:10.1080/19397038.2020.1871443.

Publisher : Taylor and Francis Online

Year : 2021

Stress Intensity Factor of Inclined Internal Edge Crack in Cylindrical Pressure Vessel

Cite this Research Publication : Arunkumar S, Ravikiran B, “Stress Intensity Factor of Inclined Internal Edge Crack in Cylindrical Pressure Vessel”, Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, Springer, 20, pp. 1524-1533, 2020.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2021

Small Punch Creep Test: An Overview

Cite this Research Publication : Arunkumar S, “Small Punch Creep Test: An Overview”, Metals and Materials International, Springer, Published, 2020. DOI.10.1007/s12540-020-00783-w.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2020

Estimation of Stress Intensity Factor of Multiple Inclined Centre Cracks under Biaxial Loading

Cite this Research Publication : Arunkumar S, Nithin V K, “Estimation of Stress Intensity Factor of Multiple Inclined Centre Cracks under Biaxial Loading”, Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, Springer, 20 pp. 2040–2058 (2020)

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2020

Overview of Small Punch Test

Cite this Research Publication : Arunkumar S, “Overview of Small Punch Test”, Metals and Materials International, Springer, 26, pp. 719–738, 2020.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2020

Effect of Crack Inclination and Residual Stress on the Stress Intensity Factor of Semi-elliptical Crack in a Pressure Vessel

Cite this Research Publication : Arunkumar S, Reddy, G M., “Effect of Crack Inclination and Residual Stress on the Stress Intensity Factor of Semi-elliptical Crack in a Pressure Vessel” Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals, Springer, 73, pp. 945-953, 2020

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2018

Influence of Residual Stress and Poisson’s Ratio on the Stress Intensity Factor of Standard Specimens

Cite this Research Publication : Ravikiran B., Arunkumar S. and Manoj Reddy G., “Influence of Residual Stress and Poisson’s Ratio on the Stress Intensity Factor of Standard Specimens”, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 9(10), 2018, pp. 219–227.

Publisher : IAEME Publication

Year : 2016

Influence of friction on the response of small punch test

Cite this Research Publication : Raghu V. Prakash and Arunkumar S., “Influence of friction on the response of small punch test”, Conference proceedings, 7th International Conference on Creep, Fatigue and Creep-Fatigue Interaction,19-22 January 2016, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, India, Special Issue of Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals, Springer, Vol. 69, Issue 2, pp.617-622, 2016.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2016

Estimation of Tensile Properties Of Pressure Vessel Steel Through Automated Ball Indentation And Small Punch Test

Cite this Research Publication : Arunkumar S and Raghu V Prakash, “Estimation of Tensile Properties Of Pressure Vessel Steel Through Automated Ball Indentation And Small Punch Test”, Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals, Springer, Vol. 69, Issue 6, pp.1245-1256, 2016.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2015

Evaluation of damage in materials due to fatiguecycling through static and cyclic small punch testing

Cite this Research Publication : Raghu V Prakashand Arunkumar S, “Evaluation of damage in materials due to fatiguecycling through static and cyclic small punch testing”, Small Specimen Test Techniques: 6th Volume, STP 1576, pp. 168–186, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA 2015, ISBN: 978-0-8031-7597-6, ISSN: 1949-4572(One of the SEM image of this work appears on the cover page of the ASTM STP 1576), DOI.org/10.1520/STP157620140011

Publisher : Small Specimen Test Techniques: 6th Volume, STP

Year : 2015

Evaluation of damage in materials due to fatigue cycling through static and cyclic small punch testing

Cite this Research Publication : Raghu V Prakash and Arunkumar S, “Evaluation of damage in materials due to fatigue cycling through static and cyclic small punch testing”, Small Specimen Test Techniques: 6th Volume, STP 1576, pp. 168–186, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA 2015, ISBN: 978-0-8031-7597-6, ISSN: 1949-4572 (One of the SEM image of this work appears on the cover page of the ASTM STP 1576).

Publisher : ASTM International

Year : 2011

Spherical indentation of nickel thin film on steel – 4340 substrate

Cite this Research Publication : R. V. Prakash, Arunkumar, S., and Dr. Ajith Ramesh, “Spherical indentation of nickel thin film on steel - 4340 substrate”, ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011, vol. 3, pp. 745-750, 2011.

Publisher : ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011

Conference Paper

Year : 2023

Analysis of stress intensity factor of a finite plate with centre crack containing different hole shapes

Cite this Research Publication : Amith Anoop Kumar, S. Arunkumar, C.K. Arutselvan, Jenuel John,“Analysis of stress intensity factor of a finite plate with centre crack containing different hole shapes”,Presented at the Second Global Conference on Recent Advances in Sustainable Materials (GC-RASM 2022), 28-29 July 2022, held at A. J. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Karnataka, India. Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023, 80(2) pp. 790-798. ISSN 2214-7853

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Year : 2023

Effect of different hole shapes on the stress intensity factor of the finite plate with edge crack

Cite this Research Publication : Amith Anoop Kumar, S. Arunkumar, C.K. Arutselvan, Jenuel John,“Effect of different hole shapes on the stress intensity factor of the finite plate with edge crack”,Presented at the Second International Conference on Advanced Technologies in Chemical, Construction, and Mechanical Sciences (ICATCHCOME 2023), 09-10 February 2023, held at K.P.R Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023, Article in Press.

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Year : 2023

Development of debugging tool for ISAM in Python

Cite this Research Publication : Rahul Shibu, Surya Krishnan, Arunkumar S, Development of debugging tool for ISAM in Python, Presented at 3rd Asian Conference on Innovation in Technology (ASIANCON) Pune, India. Aug 25-27,2023. DOI: 10.1109/ASIANCON58793.2023.10270636

Year : 2023

Kinematic Analysis of Lower Limb Exoskeleton

Cite this Research Publication : Surya Prakash S, Arunkumar S and Nitin Jayakumar, "Kinematic Analysis of Lower Limb Exoskeleton," 2023 First International Conference on Advances in Electrical, Electronics and Computational Intelligence (ICAEECI), Tiruchengode, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICAEECI58247.2023.10370944.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2022

Stress Intensity Factor Estimation of Cracks Originating from Square, Circular or Elliptical Hole in a Plate Subjected Tension

Cite this Research Publication : R Vasamsetty, Arunkumar S, “Stress Intensity Factor Estimation of Cracks Originating from Square, Circular or Elliptical Hole in a Plate Subjected Tension”, Presented at the International Conference on Recent Advances in Engineering Materials (ICRAEM 2022), 03-05- March 2022, held at Alwa’s Institute of Engineering and Technology Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Materials Today: Proceedings, 66(4) (2022) pp. 1955-1960

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Year : 2011

Contact Stress-Strain and Wear Analysis of Some Thermoplastics on Zerodur Glass

Cite this Research Publication : Ajith Ramesh, Raghu V Prakash, Arunkumar S and Dhayanidhi N, “Contact Stress-Strain and Wear Analysis of Some Thermoplastics on Zerodur Glass”, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation Modeling and Analysis – COSMA 2011, pp.119-128, 14-16 December, 2011, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.

Year : 2011

Spherical indentation of nickel thin film on steel – 4340 substrate

Cite this Research Publication : R. V. Prakash, Arunkumar, S., and Dr. Ajith Ramesh, “Spherical indentation of nickel thin film on steel - 4340 substrate”, ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011, vol. 3, pp. 745-750, 2011.

Publisher : ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011

Year : 2008

Conceptual Design of Aircraft using Multidisciplinary Optimization

Cite this Research Publication : C B Vijaya Vittala and Arunkumar S, “Conceptual Design of Aircraft using Multidisciplinary Optimization”, The National Conference on Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering Sciences (RTIMES), 21 and 22nd February 2008, pp.140-144 Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka, India.

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2020

Design optimization of horizontal pressure vessel

Cite this Research Publication : Arunkumar S, Eshwara Moorthy, P R., Karthik N., “Design optimization of horizontal pressure vessel”, Presented at the 10th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC – 2020), February, 21-22, 2020, GLA Mathura, U.P. India. Materials Today: Proceedings, 26 (2020) pp. 1526-1531.

Publisher : ScienceDirect

Year : 2020

Redesign of computer workstation using ergonomics

Cite this Research Publication : A Sreerag, S Arunkumar, J Jayadeep, A H Pereira, “Redesign of Computer Workstation using Ergonomics”, First International Conference on Advances in Physical Sciences and Materials (ICAPSM 2020), 13-14 August 2020, Coimbatore, India. IOP: Journal of Physics Conference Series 1706 (2020) 012201 (JPCS).

Publisher : IOP Publishing

Year : 2019

DFMA and Sustainability Analysis in Product Design

Cite this Research Publication : Kishore M Antony, Arunkumar S, “DFMA and Sustainability Analysis in Product Design”, International Conference on Recent Trends in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, (ICRTSEM - 2019), September 21-22, 2019, Radisson Goa Candolim, Goa, India. IOP: Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1455 (2020) 012028.

Publisher : IOP Publishing

Year : 2018

Design of Reversible Plough Attachment

Cite this Research Publication : K. Chandra Mouli, Arunkumar S, B.Satwik, S.Bhargava Ram, J. Rushi Tej, A.Sai Chaitanya, “Design of Reversible Plough Attachment”, Presented at International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications [IConAMMA 2017], 17th – 19th August 2017, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru, India and publication in Materials Today: Proceedings, Elsevier Publisher, 5, 2018 pp. 23702–23709

Publisher : ScienceDirect

Year : 2018

A Review of Indentation Theory

Cite this Research Publication : Arunkumar S., “A Review of Indentation Theory”, Presented at International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications [IConAMMA 2017], 17th – 19th August 2017, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru, India and publication in Materials Today: Proceedings, Elsevier Publisher, Volume 5, Issue 11, Part 3, 2018, Pages 23664-23673

Publisher : ScienceDirect

Year : 2018

Design of Rice Transplanter

Cite this Research Publication : D.N.V.Chaitanya, Arunkumar S, G. Bhanu Akhilesh, G. Saikiran kumar, K.N.V.S. Avinash Babu, “Design of Rice Transplanter”, Presented at the International Conference On Mechanical Materials And Renewable Energy (ICMMRE – 2017), 8th – 10th December 2017, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Majhitar, Sikkim, India, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 377, 2018, 012037

Publisher : IOP Publishing Ltd.

Year : 2018

Role of Fracture Mechanics in Failure Analysis

Cite this Research Publication : G. Manoj Reddy, Arunkumar S, Harikrishnan R, Sreehari P Nair, “Role of Fracture Mechanics in Failure Analysis”, and Presented at the International Conference on Composite Materials: Manufacturing, Experimental Techniques, Modeling and Simulation (ICCMMEMS-2018), 15th -17th March 2018, at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India – 144411. Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 5, Issue 14, Part 2, 2018, Pages 27955-27964

Publisher : ScienceDirect

Year : 2015

Evaluation of fatigue data through miniature specimen test techniques

Cite this Research Publication : Raghu V Prakash and Arunkumar S, “Evaluation of fatigue data through miniature specimen test techniques”, Proceedings of the ASME 2015 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP2015 July 19-23, 2015, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Vol. 1A: Codes and Standards, pp. V01ATO01A059

Publisher : ASME Digital Collection

Year : 2014

Study of Indentation Fatigue Behavior of Steel Weldment through Cyclic Ball Indentation

Cite this Research Publication : Arunkumar S and Raghu V Prakash, “Study of Indentation Fatigue Behavior of Steel Weldment through Cyclic Ball Indentation”, presented at the 3rd International Conference on Fracture Fatigue and Wear held during 1-3 September 2014, Kitakyushu, Japan and published in the International Journal of Fracture Fatigue and Wear: A Conference Series proceedings, pp. 225-231, ISSN: 2294-7868.

Book Chapter

Year : 2019

Numerical Methods to Estimate Fracture Parameters in Ceramics

Cite this Research Publication : Subbaiah, Arunkumar, Ravi Kiran, Bollineni, Parameswaran, Vignesh, “Numerical Methods to Estimate Fracture Parameters in Ceramics”, Presented at the International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME - 2018) October 3rd – 5th, 2018, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India and Publication in Springer: Advances in Engineering Design, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2019, pp. 695-705

Publisher : Springer Link

Year : 2019

A Critical Assessment of J-Integral and CTOD as Fracture Parameters

Cite this Research Publication : Harihara, Subramanian R, Subbaiah, Arunkumar, Sreekumar, Jithin, Ravi Kiran, Bollineni, “A Critical Assessment of J-Integral and CTOD as Fracture Parameters”, Presented at the International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME - 2018) October 3rd – 5th, 2018, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India and Publication in Springer: Advances in Interdisciplinary Engineering, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2019, pp. 429-438

Publisher : Springer Link

Experience
  • Lecturer, Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka ( Mar 2007 to Feb 2008)
  • Lecturer, Brindavan College of Engineering, Bengaluru, Karanataka, (Sep 2008 to Jul 2009)
Honours
  • Served as “Session Chair” at the “International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications”, (IConAMMA’ 17) – 17th -19th Aug 2017, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru, India – 560 035.
  • Reviewer of International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping.
  • Reviewer of Materials Today: Proceedings.
  • Recipient of “Publication Merit Award”, during Amrita Research and Innovation Awards (AIRA) 2021, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
  • Received “Certificate of Appreciation”, for publishing in an international journal in 2020 for the paper titled, ‘Effect of Crack Inclination and Residual Stress on the Stress Intensity Factor of Semi-Elliptical Crack in a Pressure Vessel’, during Amrita Research and Innovation Awards (AIRA) 2021, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
  • Recipient of “Chancellor’s Publication Excellence Award”, for Tier 2 and Tier 3 publication achievements in the year 2021.
Invited Talks
  1. “Small Specimen Test Techniques”, April 8, Thursday, 2021, organized by Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Toc H Institute of Science and Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.
  2. “DFMA and Sustainability”, May 20, Thursday, 2021, under the ambit of ASME chapter, organized by Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Toc H Institute of Science and Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.
Teaching

UG

  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Computational Engineering Mechanics (Project based course)
  • Numerical Methods (Lab based course)
  • Finite Element Methods (Lab based course)
  • Fracture Mechanics
  • Pressure Vessel Design
  • Mechanical Vibrations
  • Design of Machine Elements
  • Failure Analysis and Design
  • Materials Testing and Metallurgy Lab

PG

  • Design for Manufacture and Assembly
  • Selection of Materials for Machine Design
  • Industrial Automation
  • Optimization Techniques in Engineering
Student Guidance
  • Ph.D. – 2(Ongoing)
  • M.Tech. – 4 (Completed), 3 (Ongoing)
  • B.Tech. – 53 (Completed); 1 (Ongoing).
Workshop / Seminar
  • Attended a 3 day workshop on “Theory and Practicals on Microcontroller”, during January 29-31, 2009 at Nitte
  • Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
  • Attended a 3 day Workshop on “Hydraulic and Pneumatic System Simulation using AMESim Software” at PESIT, Bengaluru, from 28th to 30th April 2009 organized by Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
  • Summer Fellowship Program, May 17 to July 162010, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
  • Attended a two day Pre-SMiRT seminar on “Miniature Specimens for Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials (MEMP)”, 4-5 November 2011, BARC, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
  • Attended a Short Term Training Program on “Digital Optical Measurements: Digital Photoelasticity and Digital Image Correlation”, during 12-17 September 2016, sponsored by AICTE QIP, at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
  • Attended a Training on “LabVIEW core 1 and core 2”, during 12th to 16th December 2016, at National Instruments Systems, Pvt. (India) Ltd., Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
  • Attended an invited talk on “Best practices in Outcome Based Education”, on 18th September 2021, organized by Department of Electronics and Communication, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri.
  • Attended 30 hours online course on “Machine Learning for Data Science using Python”, during 14 – 29th November 2022, organized by Department of Computer Science and Engineering, NIT Warangal in association with Center for Continuing Education.
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