1. Department of
Engineering Design
IIT Madras
“You see things, and say: Why? But I dream things that never were, and say: Why not?” -
George Bernard Shaw

2. Contents
Introduction
 Department Overview ……………………………………………………………….. 3
 Degrees Offered ………………………………………………………………………… 4
 Industry Collaboration ………………………………………………………………. 5
Academics
 Dual Degree Program ……………………………………………………………….. 6
 Courses and Labs …………………………………………………………………..…. 7
 Student Projects ……………………………………………………………………….. 8
 MS Programme ………………………………………………………………………... 9
 Research and Consultancy Projects ……………………………..………….. 10
Previous Recruiters ………………………………………………………………………… 11
Contact Us …………………………………………………………………………………….. 12

3. Department Overview
The Department of Engineering Design was established in IIT Madras as
its 16th Department, with a focus on interdisciplinary teaching and
research. The Department launched the novel Dual Degree programme
in Engineering Design with a view of providing the much needed
leadership in this area. The first of its kind in the country, the
programme constitutes a B.Tech specialization in Engineering Design
and an M.Tech specialization in either Automotive Engineering or in
Biomedical Design with a strong thrust on the modern practices of
design.
Engineering design involves the development of a concept and a form to
meet a function. It comprises an essential understanding of what it
takes to start with an idea, and manifest it into a working system or
product. A designer must understand the aspects of their target market,
concept iterations, prototyping and manufacturability, the expenditure
involved at each stage, how design compromises can affect the system,
etc. The courses are designed to expose the students to these ideas,
molding them into more wholesome engineers, and enabling them to
have an essential perspective of the bigger picture in design of a system.
The main objective of the department is to develop design professionals
with a strong multidisciplinary background and a deep sense of
aesthetics with a focus on automotive engineering, design for life, and
robotics. This broad-based programme is aimed to impart important
class-room and practical learning aspects in development of a concept
and a form to meet functional, aesthetic, environmental need in
designing a product or a system. To prepare students and research
scholars to provide much needed leadership to the Indian industry in
the area of design and manufacture of new products.
The mission of the department is to make IIT Madras a Global Centre of
Excellence in Engineering Design.
Contents
Introduction
 Department Overview
 Degrees Offered
 Industry Collaboration
Academics
 Dual Degree Program
 Courses and Labs
 Student Projects
 MS Program
 Research and
Consultancy Projects
Previous Recruiters
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4. Degrees Offered
Students are introduced to the design process in the first year along
with fundamental mathematics, science and engineering, graphic art,
design, and aesthetics. They are trained not only on the mechanical
aspects of design, but also in electronics, controls, and embedded
systems for all round skill development. Courses in geometric modeling,
finite elements, materials engineering, automotive engineering, robotics
and biomedical device engineering are also offered.
The Department offers:
 Dual Degree Program in Automotive Design
(B.Tech in Engineering Design + M.Tech in Automotive Design)
 Dual Degree Program in Biomedical Design
(B.Tech in Engineering Design + M.Tech in Biomedical Design)
 Master of Science (M.S.) by Research
 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Contents
Introduction
 Department Overview
 Degrees Offered
 Industry Collaboration
Academics
 Dual Degree Program
 Courses and Labs
 Student Projects
 MS Program
 Research and
Consultancy Projects
Previous Recruiters
Contact Us

5. Industry Collaboration
The department building has been named as “Ashok Leyland and Bosch
Center of Excellence in Engineering Design” in honor of their
contributions towards setting up the department infrastructure to
house academic and research activities.
Organizations have also established state-of-the art laboratories as
“Centers of Excellence” in partnership with the department.
Autodesk India Pvt. Ltd. (2007)
Center for Excellence in Digital
Innovation and Research
Center of Excellence for Off-Highway
Engineering, Caterpillar (2007)
Facility for vibrational, fatigue, and modal
testing for heavy vehicle structures
Raghupati Singhania Center of Excellence
for Tyre & Vehicle Mechanics (2011)
Setup of a tyre design and vehicle
mechanics research laboratory
Trivitron Innovation Center (2011)
Facility for Medical Imaging and Research
Automation Industries Association (2012)
Establishment of an Industrial Automation
Laboratory
Center of Excellence in Industrial
Automation and Automobile (2014)
Support for incubation activities by
ITI (Industrial Trade Institute)
Contents
Introduction
 Department Overview
 Degrees Offered
 Industry Collaboration
Academics
 Dual Degree Program
 Courses and Labs
 Student Projects
 MS Program
 Research and
Consultancy Projects
Previous Recruiters
Contact Us

6. Academics
Dual Degree Program
Two dual degree programs with a specialization in Automotive
Engineering (2005 onwards) and Biomedical Design (2008 onwards)
were initiated.
The curriculum was designed such that a combination of arts, science,
engineering and practice was obtained. The first batch of dual-degree
students with a specialization in Automotive Engineering was graduated
in 2010 and that of with a specialization in Biomedical Design was
graduated in 2013.
What’s unique?
 Different teaching laboratories have been setup and importance is
also given to laboratories connected with theory subjects.
 Industry-defined problem statements as coursework (Product
Design Lab).
 One semester long industrial project training.
Some organizations where students have interned in the past:
Intimate Fashions | Whistle | CMC, Vellore | Geotagg
Pi Beam Labs | SVP Laser | IIT Madras |Tonbo Imaging | Healthera
Contents
Introduction
 Department Overview
 Degrees Offered
 Industry Collaboration
Academics
 Dual Degree Program
 Courses and Labs
 Student Projects
 MS Program
 Research and
Consultancy Projects
Previous Recruiters
Contact Us

7. Courses and Labs
Automotive Engineering
Vehicle Dynamics
Automotive Systems and Structures
IC Engines Lab
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Signal and Image Processing
Design of Implantable Devices
Biomaterials
Mechanics
Finite Element Analysis
Design for Strength and Fracture Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
Product Design and Industrial Practices
Computer Modeling of Machine Elements (CAD)
Design for X (Assembly, Manufacturing, Quality)
Human Factors and Ergonomics in Design
Electronics and Computing
Analog and Digital Circuits
Mechatronics Systems and Control
Applications of Microprocessors & Microcontrollers
Department Electives
Rapid Product Development
Lasers and their Applications
Advanced Mechanisms and Robotics
Contents
Introduction
 Department Overview
 Degrees Offered
 Industry Collaboration
Academics
 Dual Degree Program
 Courses and Labs
 Student Projects
 MS Program
 Research and
Consultancy Projects
Previous Recruiters
Contact Us

8. Student Projects and other Successes
Surgical Scissor-Grasper
Reduces complications in laproscopic
surgery.
Intellectual Property
Hu-Motor
Designed to improve efficiency of
manual labor.
Automatic Page-Flipper
A simple, economical device for
the differently-abled.
And many more:
 Electrically Powered Wheelchair
 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
 Robotic Master Follower System
 Mechanical Dialysis Chair
Taking technology further: Department Alumni
Sea6 Energy Croleon Innovation Labs Ather Energy
Contents
Introduction
 Department Overview
 Degrees Offered
 Industry Collaboration
Academics
 Dual Degree Program
 Courses and Labs
 Student Projects
 MS Program
 Research and
Consultancy Projects
Previous Recruiters
Contact Us

9. MS Program
Areas of Research
Robotics and Control
 Aerial and Underwater Robotics
 Computational Kinematics and Dynamics
 Haptics in Medical Robotics
 Symbolic Computation and Computer Algebra
Systems (CAS)
 Mathematica, Inventor, MATLAB/Simulink
Manufacturing and Materials
 Novel Cutting Tool Material Design
 Synthesis of Nano-Crystalline High Temperature
Super Alloys
 FEA modeling of Machining Processes
 Multiscale Modeling
 ABAQUS, Hypermesh, Fortran
Laser and Optics
 Laser assisted gas sensing
 Laser assisted micro-manufacturing
 Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
 Optical coherence tomography
 Tubular furnace, Near-infrared cameras, Pulsed
Laser Deposition Setup
Vehicle Dynamics
 FEM-based tyre contact mechanics
 Noise, vibration and harshness
 Non-pneumatic tyre design, transient modeling
 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
 ADAMS, Abaqus, CarSim, Steering Robots, LMS
Test Lab, AVL Cruise
Contents
Introduction
 Department Overview
 Degrees Offered
 Industry Collaboration
Academics
 Dual Degree Program
 Courses and Labs
 Student Projects
 MS Program
 Research and
Consultancy Projects
Previous Recruiters
Contact Us

10. MS Program
Areas of Research
Microwave Applications
 Radio Frequency and Microwave Antenna Design
 Microwave Radiometry and System Design
 Remote Sensing and SAR reduction in mobiles
 Eddy current NDT
 MATLAB, HFSS, COMSOL, AWR/ADS, VB scripting
Biomechanics
 Artificial prosthetics, implant design
 Cardiovascular system modeling
 Constitutive Tissue Modeling
 Structural Biomechanics – Spine modeling
 LS-Dyna, ADINA, Rapid Prototyping, UTS
Computational Geometry
 Algorithms for bounding hulls of freeform shapes
 Geometric shape matching
 Analysis of Mesh Models, point-set models
 Computer Vision – Content based image search
 Autodesk Inventor, Fortran, OpenCV
Image and Signal Processing
 Automated Retinal image analysis
 Fetal ultrasound image processing
 Image guided surgery
 3-D image reconstruction
 ITK-VTK (C++), AMIRA, MATLAB
Contents
Introduction
 Department Overview
 Degrees Offered
 Industry Collaboration
Academics
 Dual Degree Program
 Courses and Labs
 Student Projects
 MS Program
 Research and
Consultancy Projects
Previous Recruiters
Contact Us

11. Research and Consultancy Projects
Sponsored Research Projects (ongoing):
RuTag | NRB | DST | SRP | Nissan Research Support Program
Department of Biotechnology, IIT Madras | Systemantics India Pvt. Ltd
Industrial Consultancy Projects (ongoing):
Research based Industrial Consultancy Projects (ongoing):
Contents
Introduction
 Department Overview
 Degrees Offered
 Industry Collaboration
Academics
 Dual Degree Program
 Courses and Labs
 Student Projects
 MS Program
 Research and
Consultancy Projects
Previous Recruiters
Contact Us

12. Previous RecruitersContents
Introduction
 Department Overview
 Degrees Offered
 Industry Collaboration
Academics
 Dual Degree Program
 Courses and Labs
 Student Projects
 MS Program
 Research and
Consultancy Projects
Previous Recruiters
Contact Us

13. Contact Us
Aneesh Bhir
Branch Councilor
Department of Engineering Design
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai – 600036
+91 9604 094 094
+91 8680 843 851
edcouncillor@smail.iitm.ac.in
ansbhir@gmail.com
Sindhoor Bhat
MS/PhD Councilor
Department of Engineering Design
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai – 600036
+91 8754 507 091
bhatsindhoor@gmail.com
Training, Placement, and Public Relations Office
Humanities and Social Sciences Block (Ground Floor)
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai – 600036
+91 44 2257 8130
placement@iitm.ac.in
+91 44 2257 8135 (fax)
Contents
Introduction
 Department Overview
 Degrees Offered
 Industry Collaboration
Academics
 Dual Degree Program
 Courses and Labs
 Student Projects
 MS Program
 Research and
Consultancy Projects
Previous Recruiters
Contact Us