Activities/Outcomes/Accomplishments

1. As the first activity of the Design Innovation Centre, a three-day workshop on Product Design was conducted during 26th to 28th February, 2016, in the MED Seminar Hall. The workshop was meant for dealing with all the aspects of product design which are either ignored or insufficiently covered in regular engineering courses, including various advanced topics in product design. The workshop was open to the students, faculty and staff members of NIT Calicut and sixty four participants were present for the workshop. Main resource persons for the workshop were eminent faculty from IISc Bangalore and NIT Calicut.

  

2. Workshop on "Signal Theory - A Foundation for the Design of Signal Processing Systems" was conducted during 5th to 30th June, 2018 for the students of NIT Calicut as an effective theoretical tool for innovative design activities. Dr. G. Abhilash, Associate Professor, Department of Electonics and Communication Engg., NIT Calicut was the resource person. Twenty Eight students from NIT Calicut and other Institutions in Kerala have participated in the Workshop.

  

3. An expert lecture on "A Scientific Leap to Reap Strategic Advantages: Patents and Technology Transfer" by Ms. Kripa Jalapathy, IP consultant & Partner, Intellocopia IP Services, Bangalore was organized on 05-01-2018 for Faculty and students of NIT Calicut to give a clear awareness regarding IP related issues. A large number of students and faculty members attended the lecture.

  

4. Product Design has been included as a major part of the course, ME6613D Advanced Methods in Engineering Design, for M.Tech. (Machine Design).

  

5. Basic facilities for making models and prototypes for innovators in the process of designing of new products, are being developed. The following facilities have been added to the Centre so far and the process of procurement is still continuing.

      
   • Adroitec RxP 2200i 3D PRINTER and accessories (Cost : Rs. 2,65,000/-)
   • NEXT ENGINE 3D Scanner and accessories (Cost: Rs. 11,21,885/-)
   • Two Nos. of Workstations (FUJITSU CELSIUS M740 Power) and Materials Selection Software (Cost : Rs. 6,45,877/-)
   • Tools for making models and prototypes (Cost : Rs. 2,71,797/-)
   • 10 KVA UPS (Cost : 3,15,000/-)
   • Printer (Cost : Rs. 27,500/- )
   • A/C Unit (Cost: Rs. 51,500/- )
   • Furniture (Cost : Rs. 1,92,393/- )
      

6. In order to encourage the product design activities in the Institute, DIC has extended funding for students/faculty to carry out innovative design projects leading to a marketable/patentable product.

      

More activities of the Centre are also in the pipeline. Requests from outside and within the Institute have been received for support of various product development activities. A number of faculty members are participating in the activities of the Centre. Students taking up innovative projects as part of their curriculum are also utilizing the facilities of the Centre.