1)         Name                                                   :  Asokan Thondiyath

2)         Designation                                        :  Professor

3)         Date of Birth                                       : 23rd October 1966

4)         Degrees conferred        :      

5)     Research / training experience (in chronological order):

6)     Major scientific fields of interest : Robotics (underwater robots, mobile robots and medical robots), Electro hydraulic Controls, Mechatronics, Medical devices

7)    Patents       :

1. NOVEL DUNE ROVER CONFIGURATION FOR IMPROVED LATERAL STABILITY AND MOBILITY IN UNEVEN TERRAINS, Filed
2. A mechanical based, cam actuated automatic equipment that dispenses hand sanitiser in metered quantities, Design patent Granted.
3. A complaint mechanism based variable stiffness robotic grasper, App. No. 202041027961
4. A Multimodal 3-Degrees of freedom haptic device, App. No. 201941043480
5. Device for adjusting Joint stiffness, App. No. 201941033818
6. A compact modular active hand rehabilitation device, App. No. 201941003094
7. A versatile hybrid robotic system for multimodal locomotion and grasping, App. No. 201841008257
8. Design of underwater manipulator using non-conventional variable buoyancy actuators, App. No. 201741036720, 2017
9. An underwater glider based on an actuated flexible chamber buoyancy method, App. No. 201741036333, 2017
10. A master-slave teleoperated surgical robotic system for robotic surgery, App. No. IDF 1491, 2017
11. A magnetically coupled disposable compliant tool tip for robotic surgery, TEMP/E-1/1091/2017- CHE App. No 201741001039, filed in 2017
12. Anti-Air Column Interaction Mounting (AACIM), a method to reduce the effects of air-column interactions and to increase flight stability in multirotor aerial vehicles with Vertically Offset Overlapped Propulsion System, Filed in 2016
13. Design of a novel disturbance force measurement and control strategy for efficient station keeping of underwater robots, Filed in 2016
14. Design of a 6 DOF master manipulator arm with enhanced gravity compensation and compliant grasping for robotic surgery, 6200/CHE/2015 dt. 17th Nov. 2015
15. Controllable Variable buoyancy system based on actuated flexible members or structures and their uses for precise positioning and manipulation underwater, Application no.4683/CHE/2015 dt.04/09/2015,
16. A MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL TOOL FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY WITH DISENGAGED DEGREES OF FREEDOM, Application filed on Nov 07, 2014, Application: 5620/CHE/2014.
17. A MULTIROTOR WITH A VERTICALLY OFFSET OVERLAPPING CONFIGURATION AND USES, Application filed on Nov 07, 2014, Application: 5621/CHE/2014.
18. A NON-DESTRUCTIVE METHOD TO IDENTIFY USED SYRINGES (filed in Nov. 2012;  4963/CHE/2012)
19. Combinational scissor-grasper tool for use in laparoscopy (filed 2010; licensed to M/s Intuitive surgicals, USA))
20. An immobilisation device for medical application (filed, 2009; Licensed to M/s HLL Life Care Limited, Trivandrum)
21. Automated cleaning system for chemical/oil tankers used in shipping industry (Granted in 2014, Patent Number: 259651, India).
22. Modulated switching control of ON/OFF poppet valves for proportional flow control (Patent No: P-No. 122827, Application no: 200406701-3, Singapore)

8)     Awards/Scholarships   :    

1. Best mechatronics project award 2022 ( Aditya Raj, dual degree student)
2. Best mechatronics project award 2021 (Akash Mitra, Dual degree)
3. Best Doctoral Research Scholar award 2020 ( Dr Vijayakumar P)
4. INAE Innovative Student Project award 2020 ( Adarsh Somayaji, Dual Degree student)
5. Best Doctoral Research Scholar award 2020 ( Dr Srikar A)
6. Best Doctoral Research Scholar award 2018 (Dr Thiyagarajan R)
7. JC Bose Patent Award 2013, IIT Madras
8. NCIIA  Travel grant to attend the 18^th conference of the NCIIA at San Jose, California (sponsored by Lemelson Foundation, USA).
9. Indo-Australian Senior Scientist S&T Fellowship 2012-13 (Awarded by Indian National Science Academy)
10. Visiting Fellowship, University of New South Wales, Australia (Jan -March 2013)
11. Invention Award by M/s Intellectual Ventures for students' design project (2012)
12. Student Design Contest-NacoMM 2011, First Prize,  2011.
13. GE- IITM research Expo Innovation award for student research project 2011 (Second Prize) for “Coconut Harvester Robot"
14. Stanford-India biodesign post-doctoral fellowship 2009
15. Research grant from IIT Madras for Innovative Student Design Project 2009.
16. Visitng Research Fellowship, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (2008-2010)
17. Design Innovation Award, International Design Exhibition, London, UK., for student design project (2007).
18. Post Doctoral Fellowship, National Science &Technology Board (Now known as A-STAR), Singapore. (2000-2002)Institute Research Scholarship, IIT, Madras(1991-1994)
19. Fourth Position in University for M.Tech.
20. Graduate Scholarship (1989-91), Govt. Of India.
21. School First for SSLC examination and Best student award.
22. National Merit Scholarship from Govt. of India(1979-1988)