Dr. M. D. Narayanan

Assistant Professor

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS  :    Quarters D-26, NIT Calicut (PO) - 673 601,  Kerala.

Phone                                  :    (0495)  2286435

E-MAIL                                 :    mdn@nitc.ac.in

EDUCATIONAL PROFILE

Ph.D., Nonlinear Dynamics, IIT Madras, 2007

M.Tech., Solid Mechanics and Design, IIT Kanpur, 1988

B.Sc. (Engg.), Mechanical Engineering, University of Cochin, 1982

TEACHING INTERESTS

Engineering Mechanics, Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, Vibration, Thermodynamics, Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery

COURSES CURRENTLY HANDLED

Engineering Mechanics II –Dynamics

Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Nonlinear dynamics and chaos, Vibration

ONGOING Ph. D. / M. Tech.  PROJECT GUIDANCE

Ph. D.

1.   Design and optimization of a nonlinear system using parametric

      continuation method

M. Tech.

1.   Analysis of actuator reversal motions of machine tools  

PUBLICATIONS

International Journals:

1.      Prashant Kumar and M. D. Narayanan (1990), Energy dissipation of projectile impacted glass fabric reinforced composite, Composite structures 15, 75-90.

2.      Narayanan, M. D., S. Narayanan and Chandramouli Padmanabhan (2007), Nonlinear system identification using multiple trials, Nonlinear Dynamics, 48, 341-360.

3.      Narayanan, M. D., S. Narayanan and Chandramouli Padmanabhan (2007), Parametric identification of nonlinear systems using chaotic excitation, ASME Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 2, 225-231.

Conferences:

1.      Narayanan, M. D., S. Narayanan and Chandramouli Padmanabhan (2004) Parametric identification of a nonlinear system using multi-harmonic excitation, Proceedings VETOMAC-3 & ACSIM- 2004 Conference, Dec. 6-9, New Delhi, India, 706-714.

2.      Narayanan, M. D., S. Narayanan and Chandramouli Padmanabhan (2005), Nonlinear system identification using chaotic excitation, Proceedings 2^nd National Conference on Nonlinear Systems and Dynamics, Feb. 24-26, Aligarh Muslim University, India, 198-201.

CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES

1.      Faculty Advisor of B.Tech. M₁ Batch, 2006 admission

2.      Member, Advisory Committee for Central Library, MED

3.      Member, Examination Vigilance Cell

4.      Member, M.Tech.(Thermal Sciences) Project Evaluation Committee

5.      Class Committee Chairman, S8 ME

 MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

1.    Life member, Indian Society for Technical Education.

2.    Life member, Systems Society of India.

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