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Sensors for Automotive and Aerospace Applications

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  • © 2019

Overview

  • Covers both the basic concepts and research trends for sensor technologies
  • Provides guidance on troubleshooting functional faults
  • Discusses current challenges and their potential solutions

Part of the book series: Energy, Environment, and Sustainability (ENENSU)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

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About this book

This volume covers the various sensors related to automotive and aerospace sectors, discussing their properties as well as how they are realized, calibrated and deployed. Written by experts in the field, it provides a ready reference to product developers, researchers and students working on sensor design and fabrication, and provides perspective on both current and future research.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

    Shantanu Bhattacharya, Avinash Kumar Agarwal

  • Design Program, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

    Om Prakash

  • Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Gurugram, India

    Shailendra Singh

About the editors

Shantanu Bhattacharya (PhD) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Head of Design Program at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Prior to this he completed his MS in Mechanical Engineering from the Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas and a PhD in Bio-engineering from the University of Missouri at Columbia, United States of America. He also completed a post-doctoral training at the Birck Nanotechnology Center at the Purdue University. Dr. Bhattacharya’s main research interests are Design and development of micro- nano sensors and actuation platforms, nano-energetic materials, micro and nanofabrication technologies, water  remediation using visible light photocatalysis and product design and development. He has many awards and accolades to his credit which includes the Institution of Engineers Young engineer award, the Institute of Smart structures and systems young scientist award, the national design research best mechanical engineering award, fellowship from the high energetic materials institute at Australia, fellowship of the Institution of Engineers of India etc. Dr. Bhattacharya has guided many PhD and masters students and has many international journal publications, patents, books and conference proceedings.

 

Avinash K Agarwal is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His areas of interest are IC engines, combustion, alternative fuels, conventional fuels, optical diagnostics, laser ignition, HCCI, emission and particulate control, and large bore engines. He has published 24 books and 230+ international journal and conference papers. Prof. Agarwal is a Fellow of SAE (2012), ASME (2013), ISEES (2015) and INAE (2015). He received several awards such as Prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award-2016 in Engineering Sciences, Rajib Goyal prize-2015, NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award-2012; INAE Silver Jubilee Young Engineer Award-2012; SAE International’s Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award-2008; INSA Young Scientist Award-2007; UICT Young Scientist Award-2007; INAE Young Engineer Award-2005.

 

Om Prakash is the Director of Materials & Manufacturing Research in Boeing's Research and Technology Division in Bangalore, India. He has done his  ME in Mechanical Engineering and PhD in Engineering Materials from IISc Bangalore and the University of Cambridge respectively.  He has since worked in McMaster University (Canada), IIT Kanpur (India) and GE Global Research (India). He has published more than 20 technical reports, 30 journal articles and filed 18 patents. 

 

Shailendra Singh is Vice President for warehouse-parts and accessories-marketing and sales in Maruti Suzuki India Limited. After completing his B.Tech. from HBTI Kanpur, India, he has done his MBA from ICS Hitotsubashi (JAPAN) and is a EFPM candidate at IIM Lucknow.


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