Dr. Sam K. Zachariah

I. Academic Courses Offered

Offered the following UG and PG courses in both Avionics and Aerospace Engineering Departments of IIST

1. Control systems (UG)

2. Instrumentation and Control Systems (UG)

3. Modelling and Control of Launch Vehicle Control Systems (UG)

4. Advanced Control Systems (UG)

5. Modelling and Control of Robotic systems (UG and PG)

6. Applied Linear Algebra (PG)

7. Control systems Laboratory (UG)

II. Advanced Research Activities

1. Developed a novel locomotion control algorithm, named Event Driven Autonomous Control for biped and quadruped Robots

2. Principal Investigator for Advanced R&D projects with DRDO and ISRO on the developments of Humanoid and Quadruped Robots.

3. Developed the prototype of a novel gear system for high gear ratio in single stage with good backdrivability and internal inertia cancellation.

1. Responsible for the Control System Design, Simulation based Validation and Digital Autopilot Software Code development for all the satellite launch vehicles of ISRO.

1. Mathematical modelling, Closed loop controller design and nonlinear model simulation of all sorts of Electromechanical and Electrohydraulic Actuation systems of PSLV, GSLV, GSLV-MkIII, RLV-TD.

2. Mathematical modelling and Closed loop controller design for Indigenously developed Angular Motion Simulator.

3. Mathematical Modelling, Controller design and implementation of Elevon and Rudder Control systems of LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) developed by HAL.

4. Compenstator design for Synthetic Aperture Radar developed by SAC, ISRO.

6. Development of a novel Mechatronic Test Rig for Actuator load emulation used for programmable load reaction force synthesis.

7. Fault recreation of GSLV F02 liquid engine failure by generating the mathematical model of VIKAS engine.

8. Carried fault diagnosis of subsystems of both electromechanical and electrohydraulic actuation systems of launch vehicles.