Railway Research Group

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

 

     About

The railway research group is an informal initiative to enable interdisciplinary research on railway technologies. We are primarily committed to developing a railway research hub that fosters collaboration across Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, and Biomedical disciplines within IIT Delhi. The group comprises of professors, students/project staff with different backgrounds and focuses on various railway-related issues.

We meet once a month since March 2021 to brainstorm our progress, achievements, and other developments happening in the group. Anyone (including companies and researchers abroad) interested to interact/collaborate with us, please email to railwayresearchiitd@gmail.com.

 

 

     Research Areas

·       Rail Wheel Interaction

·       Modelling and Simulation of Pantograph- Catenary Interaction

·       Vibration Control of High-speed Railway

·       Condition Monitoring Technologies for Railways

·       Ground Vibrations Induced by High-Speed Trains

·       Reinforced Earth Retaining Wall for High-Speed Trains

·       Design of Bridge Transition System for Indian Railways

·       Optimization of High-Speed Railway Viaduct Design

·       Simulation of a Train for Its Run-Time and Other Parameter Estimation

·       Multi-Body Modelling of the Railway System

 

 

     Ongoing Projects and Collaborations

We have sponsored projects at IIT Delhi from National High-Speed Railway Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), Department of Science and Technology (DST), and collaboration with agencies like Indian Railways, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and similar agencies. The ongoing sponsored projects are listed below:

·       Development of Indigenous Simulation Model for Design Validation of OHE Pantograph Interaction

·       Development of Indigenous Simulation Model for Design and Validation of Traction Power Supply System (ISIMTRAC)

·       Metamaterial Impregnated High-Speed Railway Track: A Novel Approach towards Ultra-Modulation of Vibration

·       Real-Time Measurement and Assessment of Ground Vibrations induced by Metro and High-Speed Trains Moving over Elevated Viaducts

·       Development of Suitable Design of Bridge Transition System for 25T & 32.5T Axle Load for Freight (up to 100 kmph) and Passenger Traffic (up to 160 kmph) for Indian Railways

 

 

     Members

 

     Faculty

Department of Mechanical Engineering

·       Prof. Subir Kumar Saha

·       Prof. Satinder Paul Singh

·       Prof. Ashish Kamalakar Darpe

·       Prof. Rama Krishna

·       Prof. R. K. Pandey

·       Prof. Prithviraj Mukhopadyay

Department of Civil Engineering

·       Prof. Bappaditya Manna

·       Prof. Arnab Banerjee

·       Prof. Debayan Bhattacharya

Department of Electrical Engineering

·       Prof. Abhijit R. Abhyankar

·       Prof. Indra Narayan Kar

·       Prof. Nilanjan Senroy

·       Prof. Anandarup Das

Department of Biomedical Engineering

·       Dr. Arnab Chanda

 

     Students/Staff

Department of Mechanical Engineering

·       Mr. Rajeevlochana C G

·       Mr. Vishnu Sukumar

·       Mr. Shashwat Jain

·       Mr. Bhanu Vardhan

·       Mr. Surya Pratap Rathour

Department of Civil Engineering

·       Ms. Susmita Panda

·       Mr. Azmach Lole Gebeyehu

·       Mr. Avik Kumar Halder

·       Mr. Harshal Verma

·       Ms. Namrata Bhattacharya

·       Dr. Kirti Choudhary

Department of Electrical Engineering

·       Ms. Archita Vijayvargia

·       Ms. Kritika Barman

·       Ms. Nisha Gupta 

 

 

     Monthly Meetings Information

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     Press-Release / News Ticker

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     Contact Details

Email: railwayresearchiitd@gmail.com

 

 

     Developed and Maintained By : Bappaditya Manna; Last Updated on 28.03.2022