It said the spheres of studies include propulsion systems, systems and controls, instrumentation and sensors, industrial engineering and operational research, nanotechnology and micro-electromechanical systems, hydrodynamic study of fluids, computer-aided design, study of mechanical design of systems and equipment, surface treatment, study of acoustics, reliability, quantum computing and quantum mechanics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data analytics, mechatronics and robotics.
Rear Admiral K Srinivas, assistant chief of materiel (dockyard and refit) at Naval Headquarters and Prof. Rintu Banerjee, dean, research and development, IIT Kharagpur, signed the MoU in the presence of IIT Kharagpur director Virendra Kumar Tewari.
Other special developmental studies pertaining to computational fluid dynamics for hull appendage interaction, hull sea inlet interaction, aerodynamic or plume trajectory, optimisation of ship structure, steel technology and other engineering disciplines will be included, the institute said.
“This partnership will promote academic cooperation, enhance scientific understanding of technologies related to defence and undertake research in mutually beneficial areas, including taking up research projects by Indian Navy-sponsored students on the topics pertaining to areas of interest of Indian Navy,” said VK Tewari, director, IIT Kharagpur.
The institute further said that the partnership signifies a move towards a relationship between the academia and the military, fostering an environment conducive to innovation and knowledge exchange.
