VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering & Technology has established the Exclusive Research and Development Cell (RDC) in the year 2006 for Research and development in multidisciplinary Engineering and Sciences with the following objectives:

To provide strategic support for research across the institute for acquisition of new knowledge.
To create specialized product development and testing laboratories with leading edge technologies.
To work skilfully on the leading-edge technologies to conceive and develop innovative products and services those are beneficial for Society.
To facilitate consultation & testing services utilizing the intellectual capabilities of the faculty and existing physical infrastructure.
To provide exposure and participation to faculty & students to the research activities in the institute enabling them to teach & learn from a higher platform.

The institute has initiated the novel concept of In-house research funding in the year 2007-08. This is to encourage the faculty to actively involve research and consultancy work besides their regular academic activities. In the last eighteen years the Institute directly funded an amount Rs. 3 Crores under the In-house research projects scheme. The institute has completed 79 projects worth Rs. 694.45 lakhs. The institute also has 18 ongoing projects worth Rs. 392.49 lakhs funded by industries, AICTE, UGC, DST and DRDO, MSME, SERB, ISRO. The RDC is supported by eminent director Dr. A. Subhananda Rao, Retired Scientist, DRDO and Dr. B. Chennakeshava Rao, Director for Advancement and Dean Administration. The RDC is headed by Dr. G. Ramesh Chandra, Professor, Department of CSE.

Key Research Areas :

RFID and Wireless Sensor Networks, Mobile Computing, VLSI, Biomedical Signal Processing, Microcontrollers, Embedded Systems, Joining Technologies, Software Applications, Android Applications, Renewable Energy, Disaster Mitigation, Data Science, Nano Technology, Micro Cars, Structural Design.

Contact Address:

Research and Development Cell, VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering & Tech., Bachupally, Nizampet (SO), Hyderabad-500090, Telangana, India. Phone: 040-23043238, E-mail: rcchead@vnrvjiet.in

S. No.	Project Title	Funding Agency	Amount (Rs. Lakhs)
1	Development of Autonomous tool for detecting bolt loosening using machine vision and deep learning	SERB-SURE	25.69
2	Development of Low-cost Plug-in Microcar and Investigation on Potential of Solar Power Assistance and Optimization of Battery Pack	SERB-SURE	27.38
3	Investigating Self-Healing Capability and Performance of HMA Mixes Containing Steel Slag as Aggregates	SERB- Core Research Grant	24.00
4	Development of ZrO2 Nanoparticles doped- Bi2O3-B2O3: Cr2O3 glass-ceramic phosphors	UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research	7.75
5	Development of AI Based Efficient and Storage Independent PV Water Pump for agricultural applications	AICTE RPS	11.90
6	Design and Development of Night Vision Imaging LIDAR and Laser 3-D Imaging System for Homeland Security and Other Surveillance applications in Defence	DRDO ER& IPR	71.28
7	Development of Hierarchical structures for Solar Desalination	DST- WTI	40.73
8	A Hybrid and flexible magneto electric trilayer structure for combined magnetic sensing and mechanical actuation applications	SERB-TARE	8.25
9	Estimation and Tracking of Subsurface Groundwater Discharge (SGD) along coastal stretches of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu	ISRO- Respond	33.84
10	Development of contact-free nanostructure for solar powered desalinator	MSME	13.00
11	IOT and machine learning-based precise germination prediction to access the quality of grains for different crops	MSME	13.00
12	Screening of Salt tolerance in Plants using Internet of Things and Machine Learning	MSME	12.75
13	Development of Stealth Nano Composite Materials for Reduced RCS	DRDO	9.98
14	Development of double core sandwich composite structures using 3D Printed flexible core for enhancement of impact energy absorption for automobile and naval applications	SERB-CRG	54.43
15	Design and fabrication of an automated system to roll towel test for seed germination using the internet of things	MSME	15.00
16	Underwater Mine and Obstacle Detection Utilizing IoT Technology	MSME	15.00
17	Optimization of Multiferroic and Energy storage properties of eco-friendly bulk ceramics	UGC	7.00
18	Structural Insights and Ferroelectric Behaviour of Rare earth (Sm/Yb) doped Bismuth Sodium Titanate Borate Glass-Ceramics	UGC	7.00
TOTAL			397.98

Completed Funded Research Projects

Department of Science & Technology (DST)

S. No	Project Title	Amount (Rs. Lakhs)
1	Designing of Electro Coagulation method for wastewater treatment	17.51
2	Development of an Indigenous Low-Cost /Light Weight Deflectometer for Structural Evaluation of Pavement	14.10
3	Development of Low Cost-Efficient Charging Station for Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Applications	8.77
4	Inorganic-Organic Hybrids based on Kegging-type Polyoxometalate-Schiff Base metal complexes: Synthesis, Characterization and Proton Conducting studies	8.25
5	Sophisticated Flexible Supercapacitors for High Energy Storage application based on Nanomaterials	44.07
6	Design and Development of Knowledge based expert system to assist farmers for maintenance of Agricultural field using aerial data acquisition	4.00
Total		96.7

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

S. No	Project Title	Amount (Rs. Lakhs)
1	Theoretical and Experimental Investigation through Porus media	7.00
2	Performance Appraisal of polymer modified bitumen	11.25
3	Image Fusion Using Fuzzy and Neuro Fuzzy Logic	3.50
4	GIS & GPS based vehicle tracking system & accident analysis	12.25
5	Multi scale Mechanical Methods for Characterization of Bone and Biomaterials	17.00
6	Experimental Study of influences of pulsed current and non-pulsed current Gas Tungsten Arc Welding on 6082 Aluminium Alloy Weldments	15.7
7	Design and Development of System for ECG waveform characterization and processing	8.25
8	Development of Low Power and High Speed FPGA based IP Core Mini Ace Architecture Compatible to Data Device Corporation	14.35
9	Development of a tool for predicting the mechanical properties of steel using Data Science Techniques	4.27
10	Experimental Investigation on Role of Hybrid Tool Pin Profile on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded dissimilar AA6082- AA5083 Aluminium Alloy	7.84
Total		101.41

University Grants Commission (UGC) Minor

S. No	Project Title	Amount (Rs. Lakhs)
1	Optimization of controllable turning parameters for high speed dry machining of super alloys by measurement of tool wear	3.50
2	Laboratory Investigation of Recycled Asphalt Pavements (RAP) In Predicting Its Influence on Modified Asphalt Mixture for Evaluation of Rutting Characteristics	4.95
3	Identity Based Short Signature Without Using Random Oracles	3.20
4	Implementation of biomedical image processing on embedded hardware	3.00
5	Design And Implementation of Algorithm for Real Time Patient Monitoring in Ambulance While Transit	4.45
6	Development and Validation for Non-Technical Losses (NTL's) detection of Electricity Theft Using Genetic hybrid SVM Approach	2.50
7	Development of a High level Frame work that works on flash TLF 2.0 specification for animated text display in e-Learning	3.30
8	Development of optimization techniques for protective devices and distributed generators allocation to optimize reality and to reduce losses in electrical power distribution system	4.90
9	Hardware Implementation of FPGA based CO for Multilevel Inverter	2.37
10	Design & Development of Maximum Power TR Link & Static Converter for Smart Micro Application	2.55
11	Development & Implementation of DSP B Algorithm for the Protection of Power TR	2.50
12	Using Mobile Technology to enable and FA is tributed learning for enhancing English Communication Skills for better employable UG students in Andhra Pradesh	1.72
13	Development of and implementation of algorithm for real time automation System to assist paralyzed patients using eye blinking	2.77
14	Prototyping of Wireless Network System For Agricultural Applications using ZIGBEE	2.87
15	FPGA Implementation of Field oriented CO permanent magnet synchronous Motor	3.29
16	Development and Implementation of Automized System for the Detection of Sleep Disorders Using EEG Analysis	4.40
17	A Data Mining Approach for the Efficient Detection of Brain Tumor Disease	0.65
18	Design of Hybrid Data Mining Techniques for Effective Retrieval of Information from Cloud based Applications	0.80
19	Cultivation of Micro Algae and Characterization of its Suitability as an alternate	3.30
20	Development of Analytical Methods for Rotary Flows Generated in Spherical Geometry	1.95
21	Synthesis, characterization and Potential Applications of Nano-Dithiocarbomate Complexes	1.35
Total		60.32

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)

S. No	Project Title	Amount (Rs. Lakhs)
1	Cough & Wheeze analyzer for Respiratory Digital Health Services	15.00
2	Digital Health Advisory System for Chronic Respiratory Diseases	45.60
3	Self Learning Prosthetic hand based on voice commands	44.80
Total		105.4

Completed Funded Research Projects

Defense R&D Organization (DRDO)

S. No	Project Title	Amount (Rs. Lakhs)
1	Comparative study of "Weld characteristics of IS:65032A aluminum alloy by two processes friction stir welding (FSW) and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)"	9.91
2	Feasibility Study of Weapon Locking & Tracking System	9.90
3	Evaluation of machinability characteristics of TI-6AI-4V titanium alloy with conventional and eco-friendly cutting fluids	9.31
4	Development of a tool for the management of diabetes mellitus	9.45
5	Development of a machine learning based algorithm for computer-aided diagnosis of malaria	7.75
6	Development of procedures for computation of Titanium-vanadium binary alloy system using cluster variation methods	9.32
7	Design and Development of Prototype for Secure Weapon Shooting Information System (SWSIS)	9.96
8	Identification of actuator dynamics and development of electronic circuits for smart materials actuated insect-scale legged robots	9.74
9	Process Optimization of IPMCS for optimal functionality and in-air operability	7.19
Total		82.53

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTU H – TEQIP)

S. No	Project Title	Amount (Rs. Lakhs)
1	Synthesis and Characterization of Bi2O3-B2O3-MnO Glasses Doped with Zirconium Oxide Nanoparticles Suitable for Magnetic Sensors and Luminescent Materials	2.50
2	Studies on Mechanical and Durability characteristics of Low Carbon Limestone Calcined Clay Cement	3.00
3	Studies on high performance self compacting concretes with ternary blended cements containing Graphene oxide and Nano-Titanium oxide	3.00
4	Assessment Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) with partial replacement of recycled aggregate and inclusion of Nano material	2.99
5	Instrumentation for Determination of Thermal Conductivity for Geo-Materials (Soil-Rock-Concrete)	3.00
6	Detection of Fraudulent water pipes under the ground using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and 3-D Image Processing Techniques	2.90
7	Identification of sickle cell Anemia using Deep Neural Network	3.00
8	Modelling distributed databases using ontology	3.00
9	Machine Learning Approach for Plant Disease Identification using Leaf Images	2.95
10	Automatic Diagnostic Model for malaria parasites Detection from microscopic Images	2.98
11	To analyze the finger tip that aids to diagnose cardiovascular diseases using Photoplethysmography (PPG) technique	2.94
12	Characterization of Plydrop phenomenon in FRP composites application in wind turbine blades	2.90
13	Solar desalination for nano and micro hierarchical structures	2.85
14	Deep Learning based Smart Assistant for Blind people	2.70
15	Real Time Implementation of Advanced Control Algorithm(s) on a Laboratory Scale Plant	2.85
16	Affect of flank wear on surface roughness in turning of Nickel A286 alloy	3.00
17	Experimental investigation of the spray characteristics of Nano particles blended water-diesel/biodiesel emulsion fuels	2.99
Total		49.55

Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)

S. No	Project Title	Amount (Rs. Lakhs)
1	Semi-Automatic Prosthetic Hand	1.91
Total		1.91

Information Technology Research Academy (ITRA)

S. No	Project Title	Amount (Rs. Lakhs)
1	Development of effective Wireless sensor Network System for Water quality and quantity monitoring (AquaSense)	30.18
2	Virtual Assistant for Mobile Devices using Voice and Gesture Technologies	18.14
Total		48.32

Industry

S. No	Project Title	Amount (Rs. Lakhs)
1	Driving Simulator for Indian Environment	75.98
2	Automated Commando Training System	8.52
3	Sensory Measurement Unit & Driver Drill Cabin	9.00
4	Campus Management Solution Modules	8.75
5	Mobile Image Position and Performance Acquisition System	15.02
6	Intelligent and Intuitive Signaling System for On-road Driver assistance	6.00
7	FM Based Switch for Street Light Control	6.00
8	Driver safety index using integrated computing system	7.00
9	Design and Development of 1553IP Core	4.24
10	“ROI Booster”	7.80
Total		148.31

Research

OPEN HOUSE

Open House is one of the prolific ideas that VNR VJIET has come up with. It is an open arena for all the students to come up with their creative latent skills. Creativity involves two stages, i.e. conceptualization and actualization. The perfect blend of vision and blueprint of desired outcome leads to successful projects.

Research Advisory Board at VNRVJIET
- 1) Dr. Vikram M Gadre, Professor, Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay
- 2) Dr. Y. Avinash, Senior Engineering Manager, Intel Corp., Malaysia.
- 3) Dr. Prof. Venu Gopal A., Professor (HAG) - Mechanical Engineering Prof., Department of Mechanical Engineering, NITW.
- 4) Dr. Raghu Babu Reddy, Associate Professor, IIIT Hyderabad
- 5) Dr. S. Venkata Mohan, Chief Scientist, CSIR – IICT, Hyderabad.
- 6) Dr. Vasan Arunachalam, Professor Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Hyderabad.
- 7) Dr. Kamal C. Vora, Professor Emeritus, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engg., Pune
- 8) Dr. G. Radha Krishna Acharya, Professor (Retd.), NITW & IIITDMK
- 9) Dr. P. Radhakrishna, CSE, NIT Warangal
- 10) Dr. Y. P. Prabhakara Rao, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Nano Science, IISc, Bangalore
- 11) Dr. Subba Rao Pavuluri, Founder, Chairman and Managing Director,Ananth Technologies
- 12) Dr. Shiva Prasad, Pro Vice Chancellor, GITAM UH Campus
- 13) Dr. B. Ananth Reddy, Managing Director, Sukhila Power Electronics Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad
- 14) Dr. Arun K. Pujari, Advisor and Professor Emeritus, Dept of CSE, Mahindra University
- 15) Dr. M. V. V. Vidya Sagar, President, Electronics Group, HBL
- 16) Dr. C. Raghavendra Rao, Senior Professor, SCIS, University of Hyderabad
- 17) Dr. S. Sireesh, Professor Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Hyderabad
- 18) Dr. C.D. Naidu, Principal, VNRVJIET.
- 19) Dr. B. Chenna Kesava Rao, Director-Advancement, VNRVJIET.
- 20) Dr. A. Subhananda Rao, Director, Research & Development
- 21) Dr. G. Ramesh Chandra, Professor, Head-RDC, VNRVJIET.
- 22) Heads of Departments.

Seed Funding

VNR VJIET is inviting proposals for seeding funding from students and faculty of the Institute. Please click this link for the format of Seed Funding
JNTUH Research Centres

The following branches of VNR VJIET are recognized as Research Centers under Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH):
- a) Civil Engineering
- b) Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
- c) Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE)
- d) Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
- e) Mechanical Engineering
Centres of Research

The following are the various Centers of Research (COR) established in the VNR VJIET
- a) Centre for Disaster Mitigation(CoEDM)
- b) Centre for Renewable Energy Systems (CRES)
- c) Centre for Machine Vision
- d) Centre for Networks and Security(CoENS)
- e) Centre for Robotics
- f) Centre for Data Science
- g) Centre for Nano Science and Technology
- h) Centre for Joining Technologies
- i) Centre for Education Technology

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