Projects

Current Areas of Research

  • Manufacturing Automation, Industry 4.0, Manufacturing Analytics, Computer Vision and Machine Learning for Industry Robotics

  • Human-machine teaming/cooperation and cyber-physical systems

  • Navigation and path planning of autonomous unmanned aerial and ground vehicles (ex: Drones) using machine learning tools

  • Human factor studies to test the effects of intelligent systems and smart devices on performance and efficiency

  • Health-care technology design, development, and testing

  • Smart grid, renewable energy integration into the smart grid, machine learning models for rapidly changing grid requirements.

Projects

Ongoing

  1. Factory Automation and Analytics Toolkit (FAAT)

  2. Research and Development into Magnehelic Gages Assembly Flow Line Automation through Industry 4.0 Technology

    • Project Duration: June, 2019 – Present

    • Funding Industry: Dwyer Instruments, Inc.

    • Award Amount: $150,000+

    • Project Worth $1M+

    • Role(s): PI

    • Skills Used: Project management, project coordination, machine learning, embedded programming, algorithm development

    • Description: Developing and testing proof of concepts to the cognitive and visual checks used in this gaze assembly flow line. Developing the design concept through computer-aided design and motion simulations. Assembly and testing of electrical and mechanical testing proof of concepts sets developed at Dwyer based on the designs provided based on our R&D.

  3. IoT System Redesign

    • Project Duration: June, 2019 - Present

    • Funding Industry: Sonam Technologies LLC

    • Award Amount: $10,000

    • Project Worth: $300,000

    • Award Roles: Project management, product development

    • Description: Redesigning ST Impact Analyzer hardware

Completed

  1. Indoor Autonomous Athletic Drone

    • Project Duration: December, 2018 – April, 2019

    • Funding Agency: Purdue University Northwest ECE Department

    • Award Amount: $8,000

    • Role(s): Research Scientist & Project Coordinator

    • Skills Used: project management, project coordination, machine learning, embedded programming, algorithm development

    • Description: The project aim is to design and develop an indoor drone that is capable of flying indoors and crowded spaces safely to humans and property. The project goal is to develop a comprehensive student-training program in later stages, bringing a compelling, engaging, and grounded STEM experience to K-12 students through in-school and after-school activities.

  2. Application of Modern Techniques in Autonomous Racing Vehicle Implementation

    • Project Duration: December, 2018 – April, 2019

    • Funding Agency: Indiana Space Grant Consortium (INSGC)

    • Award Amount: $600

    • Role(s): Mentor

  3. 3D Mapping with Lidar and Stereoscopic Camera

    • Project Duration: December, 2018 – April, 2019

    • Funding Agency: Indiana Space Grant Consortium (INSGC)

    • Award Amount: $600

    • Role(s): Mentor

  4. Improving Healthcare Training using Synthetic Assistants for Medical Training in Live Virtual Constructive Environment

    • Project Duration: February 1, 2016 – December 14, 2018

    • Funding Agency: Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN) Round 1 Award

    • Award Amount: $655,000 total, UT \$137,500

    • Principal Investigators: Vijay Devabhaktuni and Ahmad Y Javaid

    • Role(s): Research Assistant, Architect, Developer and Business Analyst

    • Skills Used: product design, artificial intelligence, AWS, user studies, product evaluation,statistics, performance metrics

    • Outcomes: 4 papers submitted in different avenues and 1 Patent in preparation

    • Description: Innovatively architected and developed synthetic assistant technologies using user-centered design, Alexa voice assistant, AWS Dynamo DB, Lambda, API Gateway, EC2, JavaScript, and Python to assist in first responder training and error alert system (Demo 1 and 2)

  5. Human-Machine Teaming using Intelligent Agents in Operating UGV

    • Project Duration: April 15, 2016 – July 28, 2018

    • Funding Agency: Unfunded as part of the dissertation

    • Principal Investigators: Vijay Devabhaktuni and Ahmad Y Javaid

    • Role(s): Research Assistant, Architect, Developer and Business Analyst

    • Skills Used: product design, artificial intelligence, Python, C/C++, AWS, product evaluation, statistics, performance metrics

    • Outcomes: 1 conference and 1 journal paper

    • Description: Innovatively designed and developed a collaborative control system for unmanned ground vehicle operation using Python, Alexa voice assistant, AWS Dynamo DB Lambda, API Gateway, EC2, and JavaScript Developing human error detection in controlling unmanned ground vehicles using physiological sensors such as eye tracking and brain-machine interface.

  6. I-Corps Teams: Wireless Sensor Network Based Localization and Navigation for Precision Agriculture

    • Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

    • Award Amount: $50,000

    • Award Number: 1638927

    • Project Duration: April 15, 2016 – February 28, 2017

    • Principal Investigators: Vijay Devabhaktuni

    • Role: Entrepreneur Lead (EL)

    • Description: Successfully conducted 140 customer interviews for market study as part on I-Corps program Developed and tested lean startup business using business model canvas and presented reports to NSF

  7. TARTA Bus Redesign Project (Volunteer) (April - July 2017)

  8. New Methodologies for System-Level Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Analysis) of Electronic Systems (April – August 2014)

    • Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

  9. Linear Rotating Generator (January 2011 – November 2012)

  10. On-Board Programmable Drives (May – July 2011)

  11. Printed Circuit Disc Motor (January – November 2009)