All of the articles in this proceedings volume have been presented at the International Conference on Advanced Design, Manufacturing, and Sustainable Energy Systems during 12-13 March 2026 in Gorakhpur. These articles have been peer reviewed by the members of the Scientific Review Committee and approved...

Aluminum alloy 6061 is widely used for its lightweight nature, corrosion resistance, and high mechanical properties. 6061 aluminum is often reinforced with various ceramic materials, including synthetic and waste powders, to enhance these properties further and reduce weight. This study uses the stir-casting...

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) investigation of air pollution mitigation using plant-based filtration panels for three different configurations namely blocking, parallel, and zigzag are considered in this present work. The objective of the present work is to evaluate the influence of air inlet velocity...

This study investigates the effect of tool tilt angle on the mechanical and metallurgical behavior of friction stir welded (FSW) AA6063-T6 aluminium alloy plates. Welding was performed at tilt angles ranging from 1° to 2.5° in increments of 0.5°, while maintaining all other process parameters constant....

The study explores the application of coconut oil-based biodegradable dielectric fluid enriched with boron carbide (B4C) nanoparticles in micro-electric discharge machining (micro-EDM) of Nimonic 90 alloy. Experiments were designed using response surface methodology (RSM) with a central composite design...

The present work aims to review the REE doping in DSSCs and focuses to explore on the charge transport dynamics in enhancing efficiency. REE doping provides better charge transportation by reducing electron quenching. This further leads to improvisation of Device and leads to higher quantum efficiency....

In Friction stir welding, microstructure degradation and mechanical strength loss in the weldment and heat affected zone normally occur when the weld cools from 500 ℃ to 100 ℃. As can be understood, the variation in the rate of cooling the weldment controls the variation in tensile strength, impact strength...

The automotive industry’s increased demand for environmentally friendly materials has resulted in a rise in studies into green and biodegradable composites. Polylactic acid (PLA), a widely used biopolymer, has several strengths like biodegradability, simplicity of processing, and usability for 3D printing....

Sustainability is important for several reasons, encompassing environmental, social, and economic dimensions. It is essential for ensuring a harmonious balance between environmental health, social equity, and economic prosperity. It is a holistic approach that addresses the interconnected challenges,...

Maintaining surface integrity during high-speed milling (HSM) of nickel-based superalloys remains a central challenge for aerospace and energy sectors due to extreme thermal loads at the tool-workpiece interface. Excessive thermal gradients accelerate tool wear, induce microstructural degradation, and...

Sheet metal operations experienced different defects of forming such as springback. Since Sheet metal forming is complex and multi variable dependent problem, hence it is necessary to avoid such defects such springback at design stage. For remedy of such forming defects both FEA and machine learning...

The prime importance in digital manufacturing and engineering is reconstructing smooth surfaces from an unstructured point cloud. By using Bézier and B-spline modelling techniques, a methodology is presented in this research work for fitting continuous surfaces from 3D point clouds. The process follows...

The increasing integration of cyber-physical systems (CPS), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and real-time analytics has transformed conventional manufacturing environments into intelligent, data-driven smart factories. However, dynamic production planning in such environments remains a complex...

In this paper, a LiDAR-based SLAM system for autonomous vehicle navigation in CARLA using ROS Noetic is presented. An Ackermann steer vehicle with 3D LiDAR and wheel odometry mounted on vehicle simulated in CARLA environment. The LeGO-LOAM-BOR algorithm is used to combine LiDAR and odometry data sources...

Archimedes’ method is a quick technique used for estimating the relative density of (or residual porosity in) additively manufactured metallic components. It calculates the relative density of a component by measuring its weight in different fluids and then exploiting the differences between densities...

The presence of floating solid waste in water bodies is a serious concern from an environmental and health perspective, especially in the case of small lakes, ponds, and canals. This paper describes the design, development, and testing of a low-cost, manually operated smart trash removal boat. The proposed...

Additive Manufacturing (AM) has transformed conventional manufacturing through layer-wise fabrication of complex geometries while reducing material waste. However, limitations in mechanical strength and surface finish continue to restrict its use in safety-critical engineering applications. This research...

In this article, a heat exchanger has been designed for the purpose of precooling in Cryogenic Carbon Capture technology that is to be installed in industries, in order to reduce CO2 from our atmosphere. After listing out different parameters required for the design, a heat exchanger has been modeled...

Aiming to produce durable dental materials, there have been significant advancements in dental material manufacturing in recent years. Biomaterials used in the treatment of dental caries have the potential to alter the mechanical, physiological, and chemical conditions in the oral cavity. Dental materials...

Corrosion prevention of metals by coating them with protective materials is a good strategy of corrosion control. However, the use of cost-effective organic materials for this purpose has been preferred over inorganic materials. This work reports a similar cost-effective organic material (waste banana...

In precision machining, surface integrity and wear resistance are critical performance metrics that directly affect component life and functional reliability. Nano-coatings have emerged as a promising approach to improve surface finish and reduce wear in contact interfaces. This study investigates the...

Accurate modeling of photovoltaic (PV) Modules under non-uniform irradiance is essential for improving maximum power point tracking (MPPT), fault detection and power forecasting. existing tools either assume uniform irradiation or lack explicit sub module bypass diode modelling which is required to reproduced...

In this study, a parabolic dish solar collector with a diameter of 1.4 m is considered for the solar desalination experimental setup. An anodized aluminium basin with a thickness of 1mm has been used as the absorber. Basin temperature, glass cover temperature, solar radiation intensity, freshwater yield,...

Kinematic analysis is needed for the design, simulation, and control of robotic manipulators and mainly in tasks like pick and place operations, material handling and automated assembly. Forward kinematics provides a direct, well-defined way to compute the end-effector position from the joint angles....

The integration of lean manufacturing tools with digital technologies of industry 4.0 named as lean 4.0, brings out a guide way to achieve sustainability especially within micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). In India, MSMEs are the key players that generate employment as well as products, empirical...

3D printing has come a long way, and you can see its impact all over the biomedical field. It’s opened doors for making medical devices in ways we never imagined, and it’s changing the game in tissue engineering for personalized medicine. In this review, we dive into the latest 3D printing materials...

Robotic lawn mowers that operate on their own have become a cutting-edge way to maintain home gardens. They provide efficiency, convenience, and smart home ecosystem integration. In addition to advanced navigation innovations, sensors, and artificial intelligence, these machines can cut without much...

The future of transportation planning in India is going to be about creating an environment. We need to focus on building infrastructure that is sustainable by promoting the use of electric vehicles. This will help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that is released into the air and improve the well-being...

The aim of the current research is to create heavy-duty, multipurpose machinery for agriculture primarily runs using solar electricity for efficient, sustainable farming methods. Heavy-duty machinery for agriculture that runs on solar electricity has enormous societal, economic, along with environmental...

This study and analysis in the in influence of the FDM 3D Printed part parameter including speed layer thickness filament feed rate and biomedical filler content the flexural tensile strength of composite bone plate and using taguchi L27 orthogonal allay an the specimen value ate through mechanical testing.SN...

A nanocomposite film was developed using nano-anatase TiO2 (50nm) and the conducting polymer polyaniline (PANI) via in-situ polymerization. The chemical oxidative polymerization technique was used for the synthesis process of PANI in HCl acidic medium. To develop nanocomposite PANI-TiO2 film, low- and...

Concrete’s propensity to fracture under tensile stress limits its structural performance and life. This study investigates using Recycled Steel filaments (RSF) made from artificial derivations to ameliorate the mechanical rates of concrete. At volumetric rates of 1.5, 2.25 percent, and 3, RSF was added....

The focus of this paper is operational graphic design practice as a lever for reducing the energy and emissions burden of digital advertising assets. Following awareness sessions for participating designers and students, we coded the semi-structured virtual interviews (with NVivo support) to extract...

Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) has emerged as a promising large-scale metal additive manufacturing technique owing to its high deposition rate and cost efficiency. Among various WAAM variants, Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) based WAAM is particularly attractive due to its low heat input and enhanced...

Heat transfer deterioration has been the most important issue faced in a thermal power plant because it affects the thermal efficiency, reliability and maintenance cost of the plant. High-temperature corrosion occurs in water walls, superheaters and reheaters. It is caused by high metal temperature,...

Solar air heaters (SAHs) furnish an economical and sustainable alternative to heating air for drying and space heating purposes, using solar energy instead of fossil-fuel-based heat. This study experimentally investigates thermal and frictional features in a SAH channel fitted with enlarged-size V-baffles...

Aluminum Foam Sandwich (AFS) panels are proving to be highly advanced lightweight structures that have the potential to offer an exceptional combination of high bending rigidity, low density, and high energy absorption capacity. These panels are made of dense aluminum face sheets integrally bonded with...

Heat pumps (HPs) are increasingly recognized as energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable solutions for heating applications. The selection of refrigerant plays a critical role in determining both the thermodynamic performance and environmental impact of HP systems. This study presents a comparative...

The study focuses on the use of artificial intelligence technology in mechanical engineering education, effectiveness in addressing basic mechanics problems. State-of-the-art language models were evaluated on a structured set of 126 conceptual and computational questions related to important mechanical...

This paper describes the fabrication of an easily accessible and deployable indoor positioning system (IPS) using Bluetooth Low Energy technology. The indoor localisation system developed offers an open-source and cost-effective alternative to existing commercial systems, which are limited in nature....

The increasing demand for sustainable and environmentally friendly machining has led to rapid adoption of Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL). The present study investigates the application of MQL to minimize surface roughness in the turning of Ti-6Al-4V with coated Tungsten carbide insert using a Response...

Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is a powder bed fusion technique based on the use of a laser. It is commonly used for the fabrication of metallic components with complex geometries. Ti–6Al–4V alloy is the most popular material for aerospace and biomedical applications because of its enhanced mechanical...

The increasing need for automotive parts that are lightweight, high-performing, energy-efficient, and incorporate advanced additive manufacturing (AM) and intelligent design techniques. Traditional practices in the design of brackets involve significant manual revisions and time-consuming and expensive...

The transverse behaviour of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites are vital advantage in design, analysis and reliability. To avoid overestimating the strength, the transverse behaviour based on fiber orientation alone is being thoroughly studied by tensile test analysis. This...

The fast development of Industry 4.0 technologies has turned the classical factories into intelligent, information-driven manufacturing systems. Nevertheless, a great number of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions are still largely static PLM and are not directly tied to real-time shop-floor...

As new clean energy technologies such as wind turbines, solar trackers, micro-hydro energy units, and energy storage systems become more accessible, the need for new, lightweight, high-performance, and eco-friendly materials becomes more critical. Conventional subtractive manufacturing methods are not...

Wearable robotic assist devices are increasingly integrated into rehabilitation, industrial ergonomics, and human performance augmentation. However, conventional designs are often anatomically diss conforming, overly heavy, and costly to customize and fabricate. To develop low-cost and lightweight, personalized,...

The need for energy mindful manufacturing frameworks that minimize carbon emissions while balancing productivity and operational reliability has gained traction, alongside the need for the adoption of sustainable industry practices. Traditional manufacturing facilities rely on fossil fuel powered grids...

Acetabular liners are subjected to very demanding requirements when used in total hip arthroplasty, with a requirement for low wear, mechanical reliability and long-term stability under physiological conditions. Though ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene is the current clinical standard including...

Fuel treatment is vital for enhancing the performance and stability of engine fuel and for reducing contaminants and improving combustion characteristics that are important for good emission control. The article employs a comparative analysis of the major desulphurization technologies such as hydrodesulphurization...

Diesel engines play a primary role in energy and transport sector. This engine typically transforms relatively less heat energy into mechanical work and furthermore emissions exhausted by these engines results in environmental degradations. To address these challenges, the present study involves the...

This paper presents an experimental investigation of Mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of 3D printed Onyx specimens using the Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) test as per ASTM D5528. Two specimens of thickness 3.85 mm and 6.0 mm were fabricated using fused filament fabrication and tested under tensile...

Fatigue crack growth (FCG) is a dominant damage mechanism in metallic components subjected to cyclic loading, particularly in marine and thermal engineering applications. Copper–nickel alloys, especially the 90%Cu–10%Ni composition, are extensively employed due to their excellent corrosion resistance,...

Perovskite materials are widely used in technologies like LEDs, solar cells, and photodetectors, requires to accurate prediction of band gap for better performance, here convolutional experiments and simulations can take a long time and use a lot of resources. This work introduces an ElemNet inspired...

The present study investigated the performance of the solar air heater that is having the rotating spiral shape baffles as turbulator for diminishing the thermal boundary layer and paraffin wax as PCM i.e., SAH1 for better thermal energy retentions. The system performance was compared with the conventional...

Buildings and cities are becoming more reliant on artificial intelligence (AI) for their design, governance, and functioning in the built environment. Unlike in previous times, when AI was considered as separate technological applications, AI is now becoming more entwined with social practises, and spaces...

The Capital Goods Sector is a backbone of industrial development and economic growth, its play a very important role in strengthening India’s manufacturing ecosystem. As a major contributor to value-added manufacturing, the Capital Goods significantly influences overall economic development. As Industry...

Autonomous aerial robots capable of safe physical interaction with the environment are vital in inspection and maintenance of confined and contact-rich environments. Nevertheless, accurate near-surface control is still difficult because of aerodynamic-contact interaction, sensing errors and unmodeled...

This study proposes a deep learning approach based on a conditional variational autoencoder (CVAE) for inverse design of Refractory High Entropy Alloys (RHEAs). The recommended model helps investigate a wide composition space by generating alloy compositions to obtain a desired yield strength at a certain...

The present study was conducted to investigate the light intensity requirements for the optimal growth of indoor ornamental plants suitable for vertical gardening under Indian conditions. Five ornamental plant species—Philodendron selloum, Syngonium podophyllum, Schefflera arboricola, Dracaena godseffiana,...

This study introduces a cost-effective optical process to measure the nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) in fertilizers that are hydrophobic nutrients using UV spectroscopy and light-absorption techniques. A microcontroller, wavelength-specific light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and a TCS3200...

Effective architectural design requires a balance between spatial efficiency and human-centric usability. This study presents an interactive spatial analysis framework that combines static and dynamic modeling techniques to enhance design decision-making. By leveraging real-time spatial feedback and...

With the rapid development of 3D urban models, the need for efficient data transmission formats has become paramount. Traditional formats, like CityGML, have been widely used but present challenges in terms of data size and streaming efficiency. This work introduces an innovative format designed to improve...

Engineering colleges in India are currently guided by AICTE & UGC norms. According to these norms regular teaching, laboratory supervision and assessments is for at least 180 days in a year. This work restricts to 180 days only due to the other compliances to be done by the teachers. Due to the continuous...

This paper present a simulation based performance evaluation of a 5.45 kWp grid-connected rooftop photovoltaic system intended for a coastal urban location in Mumbai, India. The system was modeled using PVsyst 8.0.20 with Meteonorm 8.2 climatic data. The site receives an annual global horizontal irradiations...

Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) is a cornerstone of quality assurance in high-stakes industries such as aerospace, automotive, and infrastructure, where the structural integrity of welded components is paramount. Traditional inspection methods, while effective, often rely heavily on the subjective interpretation...

Dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures (DEMES) generate out-of-plane motion through the interplay between a prestretched elastomer membrane and a flexible frame. This work presents a dimensionless parametric study of rectangular DEMES to identify design parameters that maximize actuation range....

The process of hot corrosion is a critical barrier to the durability and operational efficiency of high-temperature components in power generation, aerospace, and marine applications. This research presents an extensive review of the underlying principles, classification, and mitigation strategies applicable...

In this study, numerical simulations were carried out using the SCAPS-1D software to analyze the performance of a lead-free Potassium germanium chloride (KGeCl3) based PSC. The device architecture incorporates GO as ETL, CZTS as HTL, and Au as back contact. The effects of operating temperature and defect...

In recent years, the popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) has grown rapidly all over the globe. The passenger vehicles have seen a major shift from traditional internal combustion engines to EVs. One hurdle to EV adoption has been the risk of fire hazards in recent years. Such incidents have raised...

A multiple UART-based ultrasonic sensor controller that effectively integrates distance measurements from numerous ultrasonic sensors and combines their outputs into a single UART communication channel is demonstrated in this article. In order to reduce signal interference and enable concurrent data...

In recent years significant studies have been conducted on lightweight magnesium and its composites so that they can replace relatively heavy aluminum and steel products in automobile industry. Therefore, to fulfill the demand of applications where there is sliding between different components we need...

This study presents a dynamic simulation of an underwater vehicle-manipulator system (UVMS) developed through Simulink using Simscape Multibody for high fidelity dynamic modelling and to examine system performance during an underwater valve turning task. The model is formulated in inertial reference...

When you use brushes on a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to clean marine biofouling, it’s not just a matter of scrubbing. There are a lot of unknowns in this complicated control problem. The brush’s response pressures might easily move the vessel, making it harder to keep it in the right area. Modern...

Underwater inspection of ship hulls with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) is difficult and risky due to restricted access to hard-to-reach areas, low visibility, and the high cost of field trials. To avoid conducting costly experiments, this paper presents a...

Modern manufacturing basically relies on CAD, yet building precise 3D models is still manual grind process which usually demands a lot of expertise. While Generative AI is beginning to address this through Text-to-3D, current models often prove insufficient for practical engineering. They tend to produce...

Dimensional accuracy is a critical quality attribute in fused deposition modeling (FDM). This study investigates the effect of five process parameters i.e. layer thickness, build orientation, printing speed, air gap, and nozzle temperature on the percentage error in linear dimensions of FDM-fabricated...

Carbon, Capture and Sequestration (CCS) has been a heated topic for the sustainable energy transition. As coal continues to dominate as an abundant resource, on the other hand, amid escalating climate issues, it is now essential to switch to other renewable energy sources to meet power needs. This paper...

This work presents experimental testing of the mechanical performance of components produced by additive manufacturing, particularly fused deposition modelling (FDM). The research focused on comparative studies related single-material and dual-material constructions. Four categories of specimens were...

The production of comfort-driven technologies in the 21st century has hindered environmental solutions. Comfort oriented technology does provide a temporary solution and innovations; however, in the modern 21st century, the number of these technologies has become outnumbered and uses huge amounts of...

This work provides a thermodynamic analysis of a solar-powered trigeneration system for the generation of hydrogen, electricity, and cooling. The proposed system incorporates a water electrolyzer, an organic Rankine cycle (ORC), a vapor compression refrigeration (VCR) system, and a parabolic trough solar...