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| Location | Manipal, India 13°21′.95″N 74°47′35.9″E / 13.3502639°N 74.793306°E |
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| College | Manipal Institute of Technology |
| Faculty Advisor | Mr. Navneet Krishna Vernekar V Ramakrishna Vikas S |
| Team Leader | Udit Sharma |
| Team Manager | Parthivi Choubey |
| Technical Head | Saisha Kashyap |
| Research Head | R Sidharth |
| AI Head | Abhiraj Tiwari |
| Website | http://www.marsrovermanipal.com/ |
| Founder | Atharva Gupta |
Mars Rover Manipal is a student-based project from Manipal Institute of Technology, a constituent of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, which aims to design, build, and test a Rover that can be capable of traversing and performing tasks on Mars-simulated terrain, with goals of aiding human exploration of the red planet. The team was founded in 2014 by three budding engineers who wanted to explore the robotic situation on Mars exploration. Since then, the team has grown into 34 students spread across 6 subsystems and has established itself as Asia’s best rover team.
The Team edit
Mars Rover Manipal (MRM) is the Manipal Academy of Higher Education’s top Mars Exploration student project. The project mainly comprises like-minded engineering students from Manipal Institute of Technology, interested in learning to ideate and contribute to robotics and interplanetary missions. MRM represents India in various international competitions like the University Rover Challenge (URC) and various sub competitions. MRM has six subsystems which work together:
- The Mechanical subsystem is responsible for the core designing aspect, including the wheels, suspension, chassis, robotic manipulator, and the soil collection mechanism.
- The Science team is responsible for comprehensive analysis of the biological, geological, and chemical aspects of a given area and research of samples collected. It determines the presence of life whether extinct or extant.
- The Automation & AI subsystem is an integral part of the project. It deals with processing and integrating different parts of the rover without human interference. The subsystem also deals with designing deep learning architectures to solve the various state of the art problems encountered during rover development.
- The Electronic & Control System subsystem develops and implements robust control systems for Traversal, Robotic Arm Control, and the Science Module. The systems include PCB Design, Analog Electronics, Wireless Communication, GUI Development, as well as Microcontroller Programming.
- The Research team works on cutting edge research on all forms of robotics. The team has presented numerous research papers at national and international conferences in the fields of AI, Robotics, and Electronics.
- The Management department is responsible for all the non-technical work of the team. It makes sure that everything runs smoothly in the project. The Management team brings in sponsorships, publicizes the project, maintains the social media pages and the website, takes care of the financial duties, and does the Graphics and Video Editing.
Team Details edit
| S.No. | Full Name | Year Of Working | Subsystem | Remarks |
| 1 | Sahil Karumanchi | 2020-2021 | Science | - |
| 2 | Abhishek Sankar | 2020-2021 | Mechanical | - |
| 3 | Atirav Seth | 2020-2021 | Mechanical | - |
| 4 | Jordan Kuruvilla | 2020-2021 | Mechanical | - |
| 5 | Jyotishka Duttagupta | 2020-2021 | Mechanical | - |
| 6 | Piyush Raj | 2020-2021 | Mechanical | - |
| 7 | Shashwat Sharma | 2020-2021 | Mechanical | - |
| 8 | Aditi Rao | 2020-2021 | A.I. | - |
| 9 | Anmol Agarwal | 2020-2021 | A.I. | - |
| 10 | Keshav Kapur | 2020-2021 | A.I. | - |
| 11 | Akshat Taneja | 2020-2021 | Electronics | - |
| 12 | Apoorv Thapliyal | 2020-2021 | Electronics | - |
| 13 | Devansh Mehra | 2020-2021 | Electronics | - |
| 14 | Jugal Jesing | 2020-2021 | Electronics | - |
| 15 | Shashank KM | 2020-2021 | Electronics | - |
| 16 | Soham Ghosh | 2020-2021 | Electronics | - |
| 17 | Sreevatsan Rangaprasad | 2020-2021 | Electronics | - |
| 18 | Aritro Santra | 2020-2021 | Science | - |
| 19 | Runay Rane | 2020-2021 | Science | - |
| 20 | Ayush Pradhan | 2020-2021 | Management | - |
| 21 | Aayush R Shah | 2020-2021 | Research | - |
| 22 | Abhinandan Agarwal | 2020-2021 | Research | - |
| 23 | Ghanashyam R K P | 2020-2021 | Research | - |
| 24 | Harshil Bhatt | 2020-2021 | Research | - |
| 25 | Kumud Lakara | 2020-2021 | Research | - |
| 26 | Samarth Shankar | 2020-2021 | Research | - |
| 27 | Shriyash | 2020-2021 | Research | - |
| 28 | Udit Sharma | 2019-2021 | Electronics& A.I. | (Team Leader) 2020-2021 |
| 29 | Parthivi Choubey | 2019-2021 | Electronics & A.I | (Team Manager) 2020-2021 |
| 30 | Saisha Kashyap | 2019-2021 | Electronics & A.I | (Technical Head)2020-2021 |
| 31 | Abhiraj Tiwari | 2019-2021 | Electronics & A.I | (A.I Lead) 2020-2021 |
| 32 | R Sidharth | 2019-2021 | Research | (Research Lead)2020- 2021 |
| 33 | Pranesh | 2019-2021 | Research | - |
| 34 | Mohammad Sulaiman | 2019-2020 | research | (Research Lead)2019-2020 |
| 35 | Abhinav kumar Singh | 2019-2020 | Mechanical | - |
| 36 | Adithi Somayaji | 2019-2020 | Science | - |
| 37 | Apoorva Kapadia | 2019-2020 | Management | - |
| 38 | Armaan Ashfaque | 2019-2020 | Electronics and AI | - |
| 39 | Ayush Mittal | 2019-2020 | Electronics and AI | - |
| 40 | Dharm Mehta | 2019-2020 | Science | - |
| 41 | Hraday Bavishi | 2019-2020 | Mechanical | - |
| 42 | Leander D'souza | 2019-2020 | Electronics and AI | - |
| 43 | Neehal Sharma | 2019-2020 | research | - |
| 44 | Nikhar | 2019-2020 | Science | - |
| 45 | Rushil Varshney | 2019-2020 | Electronics and AI | - |
| 46 | Sajan Subramaniam | 2019-2020 | Mechanical | - |
| 47 | Samarpita Samanta | 2019-2020 | Science | - |
| 48 | Sharanya Sarkar | 2019-2020 | Mechanical | - |
| 49 | Simha Badri Narayan | 2019-2020 | Mechanical | - |
| 50 | Urvi Gupta | 2019-2020 | Mechanical | - |
| 51 | Yameen Abdullah | 2019-2020 | Electronics and AI | - |
| 52 | Sabhya Arora | 2019-2020 | Mechanical | - |
| 53 | neil doshi | 2018-2020 | Mechanical | (Mechanical Lead) 2019-2020 |
| 54 | Gaurav KH | 2018-2020 | Electronics and AI | (Electronics & A.I. Lead)2019-2020 |
| 55 | Tushaar Neb | 2018-2020 | Mechanical | (Team Leader) 2019-2020 |
| 56 | Abhijit Alok | 2018-2019 | Science | - |
| 57 | Aditya Kolpe | 2018-2019 | Electronics and AI | - |
| 58 | Agniv Saika | 2018-2019 | Electronics and AI | - |
| 59 | Ajay Rangan | 2018-2019 | Mechanical | - |
| 60 | Akanksha Kaushal | 2018-2019 | Management | - |
| 61 | Akash Yadav | 2018-2019 | Mechanical | - |
| 62 | Anandi B. | 2018-2019 | Mechanical | - |
| 63 | Anmol Kumar | 2018-2019 | Electronics and AI | - |
| 64 | Ayush Parashar | 2018-2019 | Mechanical | - |
| 65 | Bladen Martin | 2018-2019 | Management | - |
| 66 | Sai Raghu Teja Davuluri | 2018-2019 | research | - |
| 67 | Harshit Sharma | 2018-2019 | Management | - |
| 68 | Karthik Datta | 2018-2019 | Electronics and AI | - |
| 69 | Kshitij Patil | 2018-2019 | Mechanical | - |
| 70 | Laksh Pahuja | 2018-2019 | Electronics and AI | - |
| 71 | M Aditya Sharma | 2018-2019 | Electronics and AI | - |
| 72 | Mohammed Sulaiman | 2018-2019 | research | - |
| 73 | Mohammed Mohsin H | 2018-2019 | Mechanical | - |
| 74 | Nishesh Singh | 2018-2019 | Mechanical | - |
| 75 | Rachit Shah | 2018-2019 | Management | - |
| 76 | Rakshit Tewari | 2018-2019 | Management | - |
| 77 | Sayantika Paul | 2018-2019 | Management | - |
| 78 | Shaun Menzez | 2018-2019 | Management | - |
| 79 | Sheena Kapoor | 2018-2019 | Science and Research | - |
| 80 | Somesh Paranjpe | 2018-2019 | Mechanical | - |
| 81 | Tanmay Shukla | 2018-2019 | Electronics and AI | - |
| 82 | Ved Chitnis | 2018-2019 | Electronics and AI | - |
| 83 | Vedant Dhongade | 2018-2019 | Science and Research | - |
| 84 | Akshat Tulsani | 2018-2019 | Management | - |
| 85 | Kavya Banerjee | 2017-2019 | Science | - |
| 86 | Safal Ajmera | 2017-2019 | Mechanical | (Team Leader) 2018-2019 |
| 87 | Sai Shyam | 2017-2019 | Management | (Team Manager) 2018-2019 |
| 88 | Siril Teja D | 2017-2019 | Mechanical | Research Head 2018-2019 |
| 89 | Atharv Mudur | 2017-2019 | Science | - |
| 90 | Kuldeep Singh Dhankar | 2017-2018 | Mechanical | (Technical and Research Head) 2017-2018 |
| 91 | Dixit Ojha | 2017-2018 | Mechanical | (Mechanical Head) 2017-2018 |
| 92 | SHANTAM SHOREWALA | 2016-2018 | Electronics | Team Leader 2017-2018 |
| 93 | Suriya Elango | 2017-2018 | Electronics | (Electronics Head) 2017-2018 |
| 94 | Abhinav Goyal | 2017-2018 | Mechanical | - |
| 95 | Anush Kumar | 2017-2018 | Electronics & A.I | - |
| 96 | Ayush Garg | 2017-2018 | Electronics & A.I | - |
| 97 | Hardik Kothari | 2017-2018 | Electronics & A.I | - |
| 98 | I.Sriharsha Reddy | 2017-2018 | Mechanical | - |
| 99 | Prakhar Kumar Debata | 2017-2018 | Science Cache | - |
| 100 | Pratishta Gupta | 2017-2018 | Mechanical | - |
| 101 | Mohammad Abdul Salman | 2017-2018 | Mechanical | - |
| 102 | Sagar Dhaka | 2017-2018 | Management | |
| 103 | Tanishq Singla | 2017-2018 | Electronics & A.I | - |
| 104 | Tushar Shahi | 2017-2018 | Management | - |
| 105 | Joel John | 2016-2018 | Science and Cache | (Science Cache Head) 2017-2018 |
| 106 | Pavitra C. Nair | 2016-2018 | Science Cache | - |
| 107 | SOHAM BHATTACHARYA | 2016-2017 | (Mechanical Head) 2016-2017 | |
| 108 | ARU RAGHUVANSHI | 2016-2017 | (Electronics Head) 2016-2017 | |
| 109 | JAY RABINDRA KUMAR SAMAL | 2016-2017 | Science | Science Cache Head 2016-2017 |
| 110 | AVINASH PAI | 2016-2017 | Electronics | - |
| 111 | DARPAN BANSAL | 2016-2017 | Mechanical | - |
| 112 | DHRUV KOOL RAJAMANI | 2016-2017 | Mechanical | - |
| 113 | ESWAR DEEP | 2016-2017 | Electronics | - |
| 114 | KULPREET SINGH DHANKAR | 2016-2017 | Mechanical | - |
| 115 | PRAKHAR KUMAR | 2016-2017 | Science | - |
| 116 | RISHAV DUTTA | 2016-2017 | Mechanical | - |
| 117 | RUHI JAISWAL | 2016-2017 | Science | - |
| 118 | SHANTAM SHOREWALA | 2016-2017 | Electronics | - |
| 119 | VIVEK JAISWAL | 2016-2017 | Mechanical | - |
| 120 | VYSHNAVI KUCHIMANCHI | 2016-2017 | Science | - |
| 121 | Akhil Kavacheri | 2015-2017 | Mechanical | (Team Leader) 2016-2017 |
| 122 | SRIKAR VUPPALANCHI | 2015-2017 | Electronics | (Technical Head) 2016-2017 |
| 123 | Atharva Gupta | 2015-2016 | (Team Leader) 2015-2016 | |
| 124 | Aashish Goel | 2015-2016 | (Team Manager) 2015-2016 | |
| 125 | Saurabh Kumar | 2015-2016 | Mechanical | (Mechanical Head) 2015-2016 |
| 126 | Aakash Goyal | 2015-2016 | Electronics | (Electronics Head) 2015-2016 |
| 127 | Akshay Saxena | 2015-2016 | Mechanical | Member |
| 128 | Prashanth Sagaokar | 2015-2016 | Mechanical | Member |
| 129 | Vaibhav Mani | 2015-2016 | Electronics | Member |
Competitions edit
University Rover Challenge edit
The University Rover Challenge is a premier robotics competition organized annually by the Mars Society USA during summer at Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah, USA. The challenge is to build a next-generation Mars Rover capable of working alongside humans in future Martian colonies. Each edition of the competition has a problem statement. The problem statement is designed to capture the complex system design requirements in such a scenario.
2016 edit
University Rover challenge 2016 was the competition in which MRM participated for the first time. This was scheduled on 2nd, 3rd, 4th June and in which 63 teams registered and got selected for the competition at Mars Desert Research Station, Utah. The name of the rover in this competition was Rover Kalam. MRM stood 13th all over the world and 2nd in Asia.
2017 edit
University Rover Challenge 2017 was organized from 1 June 2017 to 3 June 2017. 82 teams registered and 36 of them were invited for the on-site competition at the Mars Desert Research Station, Utah. The biggest highlight of MRM was the score of 100 out of 100 in the Science Cache Task.
2018 edit
University Rover Challenge 2018 was held between 31st May to 2nd June in which 35 teams out of 96 registered making it to the on-site competition. The name of rover was Rover Airawat. It secured 1st position in India, 2nd in Asia and 7th all over the world.
2019 edit
University Rover Challenge was held in Utah, USA from May 30 to June 1, 2019. For the fourth consecutive year, MRM was amongst the top 36 international teams and was one of the only 5 teams from India to make it to the onsite competition of URC 19. MRM secured the 8th rank globally which further placed it as the best rover team in Asia. MRM was the recipient of the prestigious Barainca award for the best science team in the competition, securing a score of 95/100 in this mission.
2020 edit
Due to COVID-19 pandemic going on all over the world, URC finals was not conducted and top teams were announced on the basis of system acceptance review. In URC 2020, total of 36 teams were selected and MRM stood 7th all over the world and 2nd in Asia.
Indian Rover Challenge edit
Indian Rover Challenge is a robotics and space exploration based competition to ignite and encourage the spirit of innovation amongst young engineers. An edition of the rover challenge series by the Mars Society, IRC is the first of its kind competition in Asia. The participating teams design and build a Martian rover prototype and use that rover to compete in various tasks at a designated location. IRC is one of the largest robotics and space exploration competitions of its kind.
IRC 2018 edit
The event was organized by ISTE VIT and Creative Labs at Vellore Insitute of Technology, Vellore from 6th January to 8th January. Mars Rover Manipal performed very well and were declared winners with a final score of 616 points out of 760. The team beat the second closest opponent by a margin of 129 points.
Indian Rover Design Challenge edit
The first edition of the Indian Rover Design Challenge (IRDC) was organized by the Mars Society South Asia (MSSA) in 2020. MSSA is the official chapter of The Mars Society for the South Asian region. IRDC is a virtual competition for university students which challenges to design Mars rovers which shall be fully equipped and mission ready for Operation on Mars. Teams were supposed to carefully plan each subsystem of the rover considering various extra-terrestrial parameters in design. This competition is designed for students to explore their mind and spark the innovative design thinking of individuals without putting any constraints on available physical resources.
2020 edit
Mars Rover Manipal bagged the 1st position in IRDC 2020. 28 teams from 7 countries had taken part in IRDC 2020. The result was announced on 15th August 2020 by Dr Robert Zubrin, the Founder and President of The Mars Society, USA. MRM scored 816.5 points for the submission, securing the first position by a margin of 15 points.
International Mars Hackathon edit
MRM secured the 3rd place in the International Mars Hackathon 2020, which was a two day event conducted by Mars Society South Asia.
List of Achievements edit
| Competition | Position | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| University Rover Challenge 2016 | World Rank- 13 | The rover was declared second in both the world and the country. Best Debutant Team. |
| University Rover Challenge 2017 | World Rank- 8 | Amongst 82 Teams, also placed 1st in Science Task. Best Rover Design Team in Asia |
| University Rover Challenge 2018 | World Rank- 7 | Amongst 92 Teams, and the best in Asian-Pacific Region |
| University Rover Challenge 2019 | World Rank- 8 | Amongst 84 Teams, Best in Asia, and THE BARAINCA AWARD |
| University Rover Challenge 2020 | 7th in World | Among 93 Registered Teams |
| Indian Rover Challenge 2018 | Winner | Inaugural Edition of IRC |
| Indian Rover Design Challenge 2020 | Winner | Amongst 28 Teams from 7 Countries |
| International Mars Hackathon | Third Place | Conducted by South Asia Mars Society |
Rover Technical Data edit
| Year | Rover Name |
| URC 2016 | Rover Kalam |
| URC 2017 | Rover 2017 |
| URC 2018 | Rover Airawat |
| URC 2019 | Rover 2019 |
| URC 2020 | Rover 2020 |
Rover 2016- KALAM edit
| Speed | 2 m/s |
| Total tractive effort | 750 N |
| Drive System Power | 5.79 HP |
| Tires | 22cm Low pressure balloon tires |
| Wheels | Semi floating axle |
| Suspension | Modified Rocker Bogie |
| Chassis | Space frame |
| Robotic arm | Articulated 6 DOF Robotic arm |
| Horizontal reach | 710 mm |
| Vertical reach | 975 mm |
| Soil collector | Modular Scoop mechanism |
| Centre of Gravity | 312 mm |
| Microcontroller | ATmega 328P, Arduino Uno |
| Single Board Computer | Raspberry Pi |
| Motor drivers | Sabertooth 12A (continuous) motor drivers |
| Wheel motors | 24V DC motors |
| Batteries | 24V LiPo |
| 12V LiPo | |
| Communication frequencies | 2.4GHz, 5GHz |
| Feedback | Digital Cameras |
| Sensors | GPS, Temperature, Soil Moisture |
Rover 2017 edit
| Maximum Speed | 3.75 m/s |
| Tires | 30 cm Low pressure balloon tires |
| Tractive Effort | 850 N |
| Drive System Power | 11.58 HP |
| Wheels | Three quarter floating axle |
| Suspension | Modified Rocker Bogie |
| Max Traversable Height | 0.8m |
| Chassis | Ladder frame chassis |
| Chassis Weight | 1.11 Kg |
| Robotic arm | Articulated 6 DOF Robotic arm |
| Horizontal Reach | 780 mm |
| Vertical Reach | 1150 mm |
| Soil Collection | Dedicated auger mechanism |
| Centre of gravity | 312 mm |
| Wheel motors | 24V DC Motors |
| Motor drivers | 13A (continuous) DC motor driver for wheel motors |
| Custom DC motor drivers for manipulator motors | |
| Microcontroller | STM32, Arduino |
| Single board computer | Raspberry Pi 3 |
| Communication frequency | 5 GHz |
| Feedback | Analog cameras, Encoder |
| Autonomous System | Traversal and navigation capability, Image Processing |
| Battery | 24V LiPo |
| Sensors | GPS, Magnetometer, Soil moisture sensor, Temperature sensor, |
| Methane sensor, Hydrogen sulfide sensor |
Rover 2018- AIRAWAT edit
| Maximum Speed | 1.9 m/s |
| Tires | Low pressure balloon tires |
| Tractive Effort | 600 N |
| Drive System Power | 11.58 HP |
| Wheels | Three quarter floating axle |
| Suspension | 6 wheel space frame Modified Rocker Bogie |
| Max Traversable Height | 0.8m |
| Chassis | carbon fibre space frame chassis |
| Chassis Weight | 4.5 Kg |
| Robotic arm | Articulated 6 DOF Robotic arm |
| Horizontal Reach | 878 mm |
| Vertical Reach | 1350 mm |
| Soil Collection | Dedicated auger mechanism |
| Centre of gravity | 312 mm |
| Wheel motors | 24V DC geared Motors |
| Motor drivers | 13A continuous current DC motor driver for wheel motors |
| Custom DC motor drivers for manipulator motors | |
| Microcontroller | STM32 F103 |
| Single board computer | Jetson tx1 and Raspberry Pi 3 |
| Communication frequency | 2.4 and 5 GHz |
| Feedback | Cameras and Lidar |
| Autonomous System | Traversal and navigation capability, Image Processing |
| Battery | 16500mAh LiPo |
| Sensors | Lidar, Magnetometer, Garmin(18x USB Gps navigator), Ultrasonic, moisture |
| Methane sensor, Hydrogen sulfide sensor |
Rover 2019 edit
| Maximum Speed | 1.8m/s |
| Tires | ATV tires |
| Tractive Effort | 800 N |
| Wheels | Three quarter floating axle |
| Suspension | 4 wheel double wishbone suspension with custom designed struts |
| Max Traversable Height | 0.8m |
| Chassis | Carbon fibre space frame chassis |
| Chassis Weight | 3.7 kg |
| Robotic arm | Articulated 6 DOF Robotic arm |
| Horizontal Reach | 800 mm |
| Vertical Reach | 1110 mm |
| Soil Collection | Dedicated auger mechanism with rotating disk |
| Centre of gravity | 312mm |
| Wheel motors | 24V DC geared Motors |
| Motor drivers | 13A continuous motor driver |
| Microcontroller | ARM Cortex based STM32 |
| Single board computer | Jetson TX2 and Raspberry Pi 3B+ |
| Communication frequency | 2.4 and 5 GHz |
| Autonomous System | Traversal and navigation capability, Image Processing |
| Battery | 16500mAh LiPo |
| Sensors | Garmin(18x USB GPS navigator), Magnetometer(LSM9DS1), VOC, Ozone, Hydraprobe(Temp, moisture, salinity, EC),Intel Realsense Depth Camera |
Rover 2020 edit
| Maximum Speed | 1.7m/s |
| Tires | Low Pressure Polyurethane Balloon Tires |
| Tractive Effort | 600N |
| Wheels | Full Floating Axle |
| Suspension | 6 Wheel, Custom 5 Bar Multilink Suspension System Constrained by Struts |
| Max Traversable Height | 0.8m |
| Chassis | Carbon fibre space frame chassis |
| Chassis Weight | 4.5 kg |
| Robotic arm | 6 DOF Articulated Robotic Arm |
| Horizontal Reach | 850 mm |
| Vertical Reach | 1200 mm |
| Soil Collection | Lead Screw Actuated Auger with Collection Tray Mechanism |
| Centre of gravity | 300 |
| Wheel motors | 24V DC geared Motors |
| Motor drivers | 13A continuous motor driver |
| Microcontroller | ARM Cortex based STM32 |
| Single board computer | Jetson TX2 and Raspberry Pi 3B+ |
| Communication frequency | 2.4 and 5 GHz |
| Autonomous System | Traversal and navigation capability, Image Processing |
| Battery | 16500mAh LiPo |
| Sensors | MRS1000 SICK Lidar, Garmin(18x USB GPS navigator), Magnetometer(BNO080), VOC, Ozone, Hydraprobe(Temp, moisture, salinity, EC),Intel Realsense Depth Camera |
Research edit
The research subsystem of Mars Rover Manipal aims at publishing research papers indexed journals and presenting them in national and international conferences. They also work on development of proprietary technology like S.W.A.R.M, 7-Degree of Freedom Robotic arm, deep fake detection, and long-term projects like wireless sensor network for flood relief. The research team’s most of the work is based on problems which are beyond the scope of University Rover Challenge.
| Name | Conference | Paper Name |
|---|---|---|
| K.S. Dhankhar and D.K. Rajamani | International Society of Automation, Bangalore chapter | Comparative Analysis of Industrial Grade Parallel Gripper and Linear Gripper |
| K.S. Dhankhar, D.K. Rajamani, E.D. Pitichika and Y.S. Upadhyaya | International Conference on Applied Sciences, Engineering & Technology (ICASET 2017), Manipal Academy of Higher Education | Design of Linear Gripper for Unstructured Environment |
| K.S. Dhankhar, D.K. Rajamani, D. Bansal, S. Shorewala, E.D. Pitichika and Y.S. Upadhyaya | 18th National and 3rd International conferences on Machines and Mechanisms (iNAComm 2017), Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai, India | Design and Development of Planetary Exploration Rover for Unstructured Terrain |
| J. Samal, J. Joel, P.C. Nair, P.K. Debata, V. Kuchimanchi, R. Jaiswal and A.M. Rao | Symbiot 2017 by the biotechnology department, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education | Search for life in 20 minutes |
| V.H. Dhongade, P.K. Debata, J. John and S. Kapoor | Manipal Research Colloquium 2018, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, April 2018 | The Response of Prokaryotic Lifeforms to Environmental Stimuli |
| K S Dhankhar, Md Suliaman, Shuvadeep Sarkar and Siril D Teja | Manipal Research Colloquium, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, April 2018 | Design and Analysis of Underactuated linear gripper for unstructured environments based on Chebyshev's Lambda Mechanism |
| Siril D Teja, Md Suliaman and Kulpreet Singh Dhankar | ICAARS 2018 | Design and Analysis of Underactuated gripper using Chebyshev's lambda mechanism with slip preventive strategy for fragile object |
| K S Dhankhar, Md Abdul Salman,Md Sulaiman and Shuvadeep Sarkar | Manipal Research Colloquium, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, April 2018 | Design and Analysis of Mars rover suspension based on Chebyshev's Lambda Mechanism |
| Name | Case Study | Paper Name |
|---|---|---|
| P.C. Nair | Most life forms present on Earth today, as we know it, are fundamentally made of six elements which are Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorous and Sulphur (CHNOPS). These elements proved crucial not only for the formation of biomolecules, but also for the evolution of life. This study establishes the importance of the six basic elements which constitute the foundation of life and to understand how they function together to create complex biomolecules as explained in the Miller-Urey Experiment. | Process and Elements in Formation of Biomolecules |
| J. Joel and P.K. Debata | Oparin-Haldane hypothesis, the chemical origin of life, suggests that organic molecules were formed from simple, elemental inorganic molecules. Microorganisms have the ability to extract energy from organic molecules and from sunlight, which is utilized to make a vast array of more complex biomolecules by consuming naturally occurring elements and compounds. This case study focuses on techniques used in estimating the precursors that makes up the biomolecules, thereby confirming the presence/possibility of life within the biome. | The Six Fundamental Elements to Promote the Generation of Life |
| J. John and P.K. Debata | A suitable staining agent develops contrast between the specimen and its background. To peek into this microscopic regime, simple staining protocol termed Negative staining because this staining practice dominates over all other complex staining techniques like differential staining, radioactive dyes and other methodologies including Nucleic Acid isolation, sequencing etc. because of its low-cost, qualitative analyses, simplicity and reliability in providing out results within a short time frame. | Microscopic Observation of Life in an Unknown Biome Using Negative Staining |
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