M. S. Ramakumar
M. S. Ramakumar | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| Occupation(s) | Padmashri |
Mallasamudram Subramanyam Ramakumar was an Indian mechanical engineer, scientist and
roboticist, known for developing robotic and automation technologies for Indian nuclear and defence purposes.[1] He was the director of Nuclear Fuels, Automation and Manufacturing Group of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay.[2] He was the first Head of Division of Remote Handling of Robotics (DRHR) at the organization. He pioneered robotic technology in India.[3] Ramakumar was one of the key persons behind the Pokhran-II test, conducted by India in 1998.[4][5] It was his team, which developed the online fuelling and coolant channel inspection systems for the power reactors for the 1998 tests.[6]
Ramakumar published several articles on Robotics
References
- ^ T. S. Subramanian (May 1998). "Key players in Pokhran". Frontline. 15 (11).
- ^ a b M. S. Ramakumar. "Remote Technologies for Handling Spent Fuel" (PDF). International Atomic Energy Agency.
- ISBN 9788124106617.
- ^ "Operation Shakti: 1998". Nuclear Weapon Archive. 30 March 2001. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ISBN 9781615307517.
- ISBN 0253220939.
- ^ K Jayarajan; D Venkatesh; MS Ramakumar (1991). "Development of a 4 axis robot for automation in nuclear industry". International Symposium on Intelligent Robots: 120–125.
- ISBN 9788170239390.
- ISBN 9788177646719.
- ^ "Indian Conference on Computer Vision, Graphics and Image Processing". Space Applications Centre. 2015. Archived from the original on 25 June 2003. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "External Examiner" (PDF). Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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