S. N. Omkar
Chief Research Scientist
Guidance & Control
omkar@iisc.ac.in
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Education
- Ph.D. – Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science
- M.Sc – Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science
- B.E. – Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore University
Work Experience
- Founder Member, Treasurer, Automatic Control and Dynamic Optimization Society (ACDOS) – affiliated to IFAC
- Member, Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering
- Member, Indian Society for Remote Sensing
- Member, American Helicopter Society
- Research Advisor, Tata Consultancy Services
- Member, Review Committee on the Proposal on Land Resources Information System for the state of Karnataka
- Member, Detailed Designs Review – Development of Fixed-wing Micro UAV, ADE
- Member, Review of R&D Projects – Development of Fixed-wing Micro UAV, NAL
Research Interests
- Helicopter Dynamics
- Satellite Image Processing
- Biomechanics
- Uninhabited Air Vehicles (UAV)
- Autonomous Navigation of UAVs
- Composite Design Optimization
- Structural Health Monitoring