Doctoral Dissertation

Submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engg., Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, August 1974.

Books

The book-manuscript is under preparation. A contract for publication has been signed with Wiley Eastern Publishers Ltd., New Delhi. The book is likely to be published in 1998.

Research Publications

7. Dhande S G and Chakraborty J,
"Mechanical Error Analysis of Cam-Follower Systems - A Stochastic Approach",

8. Dhande S G and Chakraborty J,
"Mechanical Error Analysis of Spatial Linkages",
Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of ASME, Vol 100, No 4, October 1978, pp 732-738.

9. Dhande S G and Sandor G N,
"Designing with the Law in Mind - A Technical Brief",
Machine Design, Vol 50, No 19, August 24, 1978, pp 119-120.

10. Dhande S G and Sandor G N,
"Analytical Design of Cam-type Angular Motion Compensators",
Journal of Engineering for Industry, Transactions of ASME, Series B, Vol 99, No 2, May 1977, pp 81-387.

11. Kohli D, Sandor G N and Dhande S G,
"Vibration Analysis of Automotive Drive Shafts",
Proceedings of the Fourth Applied Mechanisms Conference, Chicago, Ill., Nov. 2-5, 1975, pp 29-1 - 9-12.

12. Reinholtz C F, Dhande S G and Sandor G N,
"Kinematic Analysis of Planar Higher Pair Mechanisms",
Proceedings of the Fifth Applied Mechanisms Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, November 7-9, 1977.

13. Pryor R F, Dhande S G and Sandor G N,
"Classification and Enumeration of Six-link and Eight-link Cam-modulated Linkages",
Proceedings of the Fifth World Congress on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, Montreal, Canada, June 5-9, 1979.

14. Dhande S G and Sankar R,
"On Developing Computer Aided Graphical Design Packages",
Proceedings of the International Seminar on CAD/CAM/NC held at the Central Machine Tool Institute, Bangalore, October 27-30, 1980.

15. Dhande S G and Sankar R,
"Role of Computer-aided Graphical Techniques in Machine Tool Design",
Proceedings of the Ninth AIMTDR Conference, December 1980, held at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, pp 403-408.

16. Dhande S G and Kale T G,
"Optimal Design of Disc Cam Mechanisms",
Proceedings of the Sixth IFToMM World Congress on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, New Delhi, India, Dec. 1983, pp 1195-1200.

17. Dhande S G and Rajaram N,
"Kinematic Analysis of Constant-breadth Cam-follower Mechanisms",
Journal of Mechanisms, Transmissions and Automation in Design, Transactions of ASME, Vol 106, No 2, June 1984, pp 214-221.

18. Dhande S G and Ramulu P B,
"Computer Aided Methods for Development of Transition Sections",
Journal of Mechanisms, Transmissions and Automation in Design, Transactions of ASME, Vol 106, No 3, September 1984, pp 401-408.

19. Dhande S G and Gupta A,
"Computer Aided Interactive Graphical Design of Multispeed Gearboxes"
Journal of Mechanisms, Transmissions and Automation in Design, Transactions of ASME, Vol 106, No 2, June 1984, pp 163-171.

20. Dhande S G and Krishnamoorthy M,
"Generation and Display of Conjugate Gear Profiles Using Computer Graphics",
Presented at and included in the proceedings of the National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms, NACOMM-85, held at Bangalore, February 1985, pp 287-291.

21. Mallik A K and Dhande S G,
"Analysis and Synthesis of Mechanical Error in Path-generating Linkages Using A Stochastic Approach",
Mechanism and Machine  Theory, Vol 22, No2, pp 115-123, 1987.

22. Kumar P and Dhande S G,
"Generation & Display of Shaded Objects Using Line Printer Graphics",
Presented at and included in the proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Computers, Systems and Image Processing, held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, January 1985.

23. Prasad S S and Dhande S G,
"Computer Aided Design of Optimal Pattern Layouts",
Presented at and included in the proceedings of the IFIP-CSI International Conference on CAD/CAM/CAE held at Bangalore, June 29, 1985 and also included in the book on CAD/CAM/CAE edited by V Rajaraman & published by North-Holland, Delft, 1986.

24. Kumar P and Dhande S G
"Generation of Line Printer Graphics Images of Convex Polyhedral Objects",
Presented at and included in the proceedings of the National Systems Conference-85, held at Allahabad, December 8-10, 1985, pp MP 11.1 to MP 11.7.

25. Kumar P and Dhande S G,
"Shaded Pictures of Union, Intersection & Subtraction of Objects",
Presented at and included in the proceedings of the International AMSE Conference on Modeling and Simulation held at Williamsburg, VA, USA, September 3-5, 1986.

26. Kumar P and Dhande S G,
"Shaded Pictures of Engineering Objects",
Presented at and included in the proceedings of the International AMSE Conference on Modeling & Simulation held at Gorakhpur, India, December 20-24, 1986.

27. Naik S P, Dhande S G and Muju M K,
"Computer Aided Design of Gear Hobs",
Proceedings of the Eleventh AIMTDR Conference, New Delhi, Dec. 1986.

28. Kumar P and Dhande S G,
"Shading & Shadows of Engg. Objects Using Line Printer Graphics",
Presented at the Annual General Meeting of the Computer Society of India, Bombay, February 1987.

29. Gurunathan B and Dhande S G,
"Algorithms for Development of Certain Classes of Ruled Surfaces",
Computers & Graphics, Vol 11, No 2, 1987, pp 105-112.

30. Gurunathan B and Dhande S G,
"A Computer Aided Geometric Method for Development of Conical Convolutes",
Presented at the 1987 ASME Design Automation Conference.

31. Gurunathan B and Dhande S G,
"A Computer Aided Geometric Method for Development of Helical Convolutes",
Presented at the IFIP International Conference on CAD/CAM held at Mexico City, Mexico, August 22-26, 1988.

32. Dhande S G and Gurunathan B,
"A Computer Aided Geometric Method for Development of Thick Surfaces"
Presented at the ASME Design Automation Conference, Orlando, Sept. 26-28, 1988.

33. Dhande S G,
"Optimal Design of R-S-S-R Steering Linkages",
Presented at and included in the proceedings of the National Conference on Mechanisms and Machines, NACOMM-87, Bombay, Dec. 1987.

34. Kumar M, Dhande S G and Muju M K,
"Computer Aided Design of Disk Cams for Single Spindle Automats",
Presented at and included in the proceedings of the National Conference on Mechanisms and Machines, NACOMM-87, Bombay, Dec. 1987, and also published in Journal of Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol 24, No 6, pp 463-471, 1989.

35. Satpathy M and Dhande S G,
"A Generalized Shape Grammar for Circular Arcs and Straight Lines",
Presented at and included in the proceedings of the Annual General Meeting of the Computer Society of India, January 1988.

36. Dhande S G and Attarde S D,
"Computer Aided Geometric Design of Overhead Chain Conveyor Systems",
Presented at and included in the proceedings of the First National Applied Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Cincinnati, OH, November 5-8, 1989, Paper No. 89-AMR-7C-6.

37. Dhande S G, Padmanabhan B, Reinholtz C F, Voruganti R,
"Computer Aided Design and Manufacture of Approximate Ruled Surface",
Presented at and included in the proceedings of the Second International Conference on CIM held at RPI, Troy, N.Y., May 21-23,1990, pp. 137-142.

38. Tavakkoli S and Dhande S G,
"Shape Synthesis and Optimization Using Intrinsic Geometry",
Presented at the 1990 Design Automation Conference, Chicago, Ill. and published in the Journal of Mechanical Design, Transaction of ASME, Vol 113, No 4, pp 379-386.

39. Stulce J F, Burgos W, Dhande S G, Reinholtz C F,
"Conceptual Design of a Multibody Passive-legged Crawling Vehicle",
Proceedings of the 1990 ASME Mechanisms Conference, Chicago, Ill., DE-Vol - 26, Cams, Gears, Robot and Mechanism Design, Sept 16-19, 1990, pp 199 - 205.

40. Salerno R J, Reinholtz C F, Dhande S G,
"Kinematics of Long-chain Variable Geometry Truss Manipulators: An Overview of Solution Techniques",
Presented at and included in the proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Advances in Robot Kinematics, Linz, Austria, September 10-12, 1990.

41. Wagner M J, Ng W F, Dhande S G,
"Profile Synthesis and Kinematic Analysis of Pure Rolling Contact Gears",
Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of ASME, Vol 114, No 2, June 1992, pp 326 - 333.

42. Tavakkoli S and Dhande S G,
"Shape Synthesis of Three-dimensional Curves Using Intrinsic Geometry",
Submitted for publication in the Journal of Mechanism and Machine Theory, 1998.

43. Dhande S G, Voruganti R S, Reinholtz C F,
"Symbolic and Computational Conjugate Geometry for Manufacture of Helically Swept Surfaces",
Presented at the NAMRAC Conference 1992, Pullman, WA and published in the Transactions of NAMRI, Vol XX, 1992, pp 279 - 286.

44. Salerno R J, Dhande S G, Reinholtz C F,
"Kinematics of Variable Geometry Truss Manipulators, Part II - Long-chain, High Degree-of-freedom Manipulators",
Submitted to the Journal of Robotics Research, August 1990.

45. Dhande, S G, Rao, P V M, Tavakkoli, S., Moore C L,
"Geometric Modeling of Draped Fabric Surfaces",
Proceedings of International Conference on Computer Graphics of IFIP, ICCG-93, Bombay, India, pp 173 - 180, 1993

46. Shooter S, Dhande S G, Reinholtz C F,
"Conceptual Design and Analysis of Limited Access Workspace (LAWS) Robots",
Submitted to the Journal of Robotics Research, September 1990.

 47. Tidwell, P H Bandukwala, N, Dhande S G , Reinholtz C F, Webb G,
"Synthesis of Wrapping Cams",
Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of ASME, Vol 116, No 2, June 1994, pp 634 - 638. Phoenix, Arizona, September 1992

48. Misra, B K, Pradhan S S B, Dhande S G,
"Computational Conjugate Geometry of Flexible Generating Curves",
Presented at and included in the proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Computer Graphics and Descriptive Geometry of Institution of Engineers (Australia), Melbourne, August 19-25, 1992.

49. Dhande, S G, Karunakaran, K P,
"Symbolic and Computational Conjugate Geometry Of A Generic Cutter and Machine Tool Assembly",
Journal of Design and Manufacturing, Vol 4, 1994, pp 167 - 186.

50. Dhande, S G, Karunakaran, K P, Misra, B K,
"Geometry Modeling of Manufacturing Process Using Symbolic and Computational Conjugate Geometry",
Journal of Engineering for Industry, Transactions of ASME, Vol.117, No.3, August 1995, pp 288 - 296

51. Zakovorotny, V L, Ladnik, I V, Dhande, S G,
"A method For characterization of Machine-Tools Dynamic Parameters For Diagnostic Purposes"
Journal of Material Processing Technology, Vol.53, 1995, pp 588 - 600.

52. R, Jagirdar, V K Jain, J L Batra, Dhande, S G,
"Feature Recognition Methodology For Shearing Operations For Sheet Metal Components",
Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Vol.8, No.1, 1995, pp 51 - 62.

53. Choudhary, A K , Kishore, S, Singh, R K, Datar, A K, Dhande, S G,  Muralidhar, K,
"Computer Aided Design and Heat Transfer Analysis of Handguard Of A Gun",
Defence Science Journal, Vol.46, No.3, July 1996, pp 161 - 169.

54. Jagirdar, R, Jain, V K, Batra, J L, Dhande, S G,
"Characterization of Shearing Features for Sheet-metal Components In 2-D Layout"
International Journal of Production Research, Vol.34, No.1, 1996, pp 157 - 190

55. Karunakaran, K P, Dhande, S G
"Computer Aided Design Of Cutters For Helicoidal Surfaces",
Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Proceedings of the Institutions of Mechanical Engineers, London,  Vol. 212, Part B, 1998, pp.373 – 382.

56. Voruganti, R, Dhande, S G, Reinholtz, C F,
"A symbolic and Computational Method for Design and Flat-Pattern Development of Bifurcation,  Trifurcation - Type Transition Surfaces",
Transactions of North American Manufacturing Institute (NAMRI), society of Manufacturing Engineers, Vol.XXII, 1994.

57. Karunakaran, K P, Dhande, S G,
"Cutter Path Simulation and NC Programme Optimization",
Proceedings of National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms, NACOMM, I.I.T. Kharagpur, 1993.

58. Venkatesh, J, Dhande, S G,
"A CAD Approach To Shape Optimization Using Intrinsic Geometry and Boundary Element Method,"
Proceedings of INCARF Conference, New Delhi, Dec.1992.

59. Dhande, S G, Ganguly, D,
"Design and Development of CDK-SURF Package",
Proceedings of CAD Conference, Goa Shipyard, Goa, December 1990.

60. Dhande, S G,
"Realisability in Computer Aided Design"
Invited Paper, Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics, ICCG-93, of IFIP, Bombay, India, pp. 337 - 343, 1993.

61. Dhande, S G, Rao, P V M,
"Physical and Virtual Rapid Prototyping : A Review",
Invited Paper, Proceedings of the National Seminar on CAD/CAM Applications in Aerospace Engineering, Bangalore, India, July 1995.

62. Karunakaran, K P, Avadhani, P S, Dhande S G,
"Computational Geometry and Animation of Conjugate Surfaces"
Proceedings of the Sixth ICECGDG International Conference on Engineering Computer Graphics and Descriptive Geometry, August 19-23, 1994, Tokyo, Japan

 63. Ramesh, K., Anil Kumar, M., Dhande, S. G.,
"Fusion of Digital Photoelasticity, Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Tooling Technologies",
Communicated to the Journal Experimental Mechanics.

64. Ramesh, K., Mehta, R. G., Dhande, S.G.,
"Photoelastic Analysis of Rapid Prototype Models",
Proceedings of International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, Dec. 1-5, 1998, IIT Kharagpur

65. Rao, P.V.M., Dhande, S. G.
"Deformation Analysis of Thin Elastic Membranes in Multiple Contact",
Advances in Engineering Software, 1988

66. K. Siva Prasad, E. Rathakrishnan, S. G. Dhande
“ Rapid Prototyping for Aerospace Launch Vehicles”,
Presented in 14th Annual Solid Free Form Fabrication Symposium, University of Texas , Austin , USA , 4-6, 2003.

67. K. Siva Prasad, E. Rathakrishnan , S. G. Dhande
“ Recycling of RP models using Solution – Casting Technique.”,
Presented in 14th Annual Solid Free Form Fabrication Symposium, University of Texas , Austin , USA , 4-6, 2003.

68. G. Saravana Kumar, P K Kalra, Sanjay G. Dhande
“An approach to direct prototyping of point sample models”,
The 1st international symposium on Rapid Prototyping and Tooling, RPSI, Bangalore, June 06-07, 2003

69. M L Jain, Sanjay G. Dhande
“Bio-modeling and finite element analysis of clubfoot corrective procedure in newborn babies”,
The 1st international symposium on Rapid Prototyping and Tooling, RPSI, Bangalore, June 06-07.

70. K. Siva Prasad, E Rathakrishnan , Sanjay G. Dhande
“Rapid prototyping for supersonic bluff bodies”,
The 1st international symposium on Rapid Prototyping and Tooling, RPSI, Bangalore, June 06-07.

71. K. Siva Prasad, S. V. Satyanarayana, P. K. Bhattacharya and S. G. Dhande
“Reuse of FDM models by solution casting technique”,
The 1st international symposium on Rapid Prototyping and Tooling, RPSI, Bangalore, June 06-07.

72. Vinay Pathak, Surya Prakash, Sanjay G. Dhande
“Prototyping heritage using digital technology”,
The 1st international symposium on Rapid Prototyping and Tooling, RPSI, Bangalore, June 06-07.

73. G. Saravana Kumar, P K Kalra, Sanjay G. Dhande
“Curve and surface reconstruction from points: an approach based on Self-Organizing Maps - Reconstruction de courbes et surface: une approche basée sur l'auto-organisation de MAPs”,
The 8th international rendez-vous for 3d digitisation and modelling professionals, France, April 23 –24, 2003.

74. M L Jain, Sanjay G. Dhande
“Finite element analysis of clubfoot deformity in newborn babies - Analyse par éléments finis de la déformation de pieds d'enfants”,
The 8th international rendez-vous for 3d digitisation and modelling professionals, France, April 23 –24, 2003.

75. Yugandara Rao, Saravana Kumar, Sanjay G. Dhande
“Feature based Modeling of Saddletree Shapes",
International Conference on CAD-CAM, Robotics & Autonomous Factories - INCARF, IIT Delhi, August 11-13, 2003 .

76. Mukul Shukla, Arvind Kr. Singh, N. N. Kishore, Sanjay G. Dhande
2-D Finite Element Analysis of Geometry deformation of Autoclaved Composite parts",
Interernational Conference on CAD-CAM, Robotics & Autonomous Factories - INCARF, IIT Delhi, August 11-13, 2003.

77. Mukul Shukla, N N Kishore and Sanjay G. Dhande
"Non-Linear Viscoelastic Analysis of Polymer Composite Laminates",
National Conference on Composite Materials - Production and Processing, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, March 22, 2003.

78. Puneet Tandon, Mukul Shukla, K. Siva Prasad, G. Saravana Kumar, Sanjay G. Dhande
"Feature Based Design and Rapid Product Development of Saddletree", International Journal of Agile Manufacturing, Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2002 

79. Sanjay G. Dhande
"Free Form Shape Design and Manufacturing - A case study",
The 11th SDRC India Users Conference, Bangalore , October 21-22, 2002.

80. G. Saravana Kumar, Sanjay G. Dhande
“Modelling Archaeological Collections”,
GIS Development - the asian GIS monthly, Vol 6, Issue 6, June 2002.

81. G. Saravana Kumar, Sanjay G. Dhande
“On a Model Rapid Prototyping Course for Engineering Curriculum”,
National Conference on Recent Trends in CAD/CAM, JNTU College of Engineering, Kakinada, March 30, 2002.

82. Manak, L. Jain; Sanjay, G. Dhande; Saravana Kumar, G.; Sanjay, Rastogi; Mukul, Shukla; T.V.K. Gupta
"Preliminary Study of Clubfoot Deformity in New Born Baby by Rapid Prototype Models", International Congress on Biological and Medical Engineering, Singapore, December 4-7, 2002.

83. Mukul Shukla, N N Kishore, Sanjay G Dhande
"Residual stress measurement techniques for polymer composites", National Conference on Advances in Mechanical engineering", JNTU, Anantapur, AP, December 2002.

84. Mukul Shukla, Anand Singh, Sanjay G. Dhande
"A virtual Design for manufacturability (DFM) system for Composite fibre laminate components",
International Conference on "e-Manufacturing : An Emerging Need for 21st Century World-Class Enterprises", Bhopal , November, 2002

85. Mukul Shukla, Rahul Kumar, Sanjay G. Dhande, Gautam Chakraborty, Jeeju Karayate
"Optimization of Transmission gear ratios of a 3-wheeler gearbox" - 18th National Convention of Mechanical Engineers, NIT Rourkela, November 2002 

86. Mukul Shukla, Prashant Kumar, N. N. Kishore, Sanjay G. Dhande
"Curing induced stresses and geometry variations in thermoset composite laminates - Retrospect and prospect",
9th International Conference of Composite Engineering, ICCE 9, San Diego, USA, July 2002

88. Mukul Shukla, Prashant Kumar, Sanjay G. Dhande
"Manufacturing induced stresses and deformations in composite parts - A review",
1st Indian National Conference of Composite Materials, INCCOM - 01, VSSC, Tiruanathapuram, May 2002.

89. Mukul Shukla, Saravana Kumar G, K Siva Prasad, Sanjay G Dhande
"Finite Element Analysis of 3 wheeler chassis",
46th Congress of ISTAM (An International Meet), Hamirpur, December 19-22, 2001.

90. A.Chatterjee and S.G.Dhande
“Rapid Manufacturing – Utilization of Rapid Prototyping as a Manufacturing Technology - Technorama",
March 2002 – A Journal of Institute of Engineers ( India ) pp – 61-67

91. A.Chatterjee and Sanjay G. Dhande
“Digital Technology and Heritage – An Approach of New Age Technology towards Preservation – ICEE 2005”, Vol -1 2005

92. A.Chatterjee and Sanjay G. Dhande
“CAD, Rapid Prototyping and Digitization – A Successful Application in Coordinate Measurement – ICEE 2005” , Vol 2 , 2005

93. A.Chatterjee and Sanjay G. Dhande
“Healing of Surfaces using Intrinsic Property of a Curve”
Accepted in IASTED (International Association of Science and Technology for Development) Conference in Spain – September 2005

94. Chatterjee and S.G. Dhande
“Preservation of Heritage in Virtual Way “
Paper published in the proceedings of conference of Ninth International Society on Virtual System and Muti-media (VSMM-2003) in Montreal, Canada in (pp 23- 31), October 2003

95. A.Chatterjee and S.G.Dhande
“Reengineering of Learning using Comic stories”
Paper published ICEER-2004 (International Network for Engineering Education and Research) pp 159-165, June 2004 -International Conference on Engineering Education and Research

96. A.Chatterjee and S.G.Dhande
“Facial Feature Extraction in Frontal Views using Active Shape Models “
Paper accepted in the 7th IASTED International Conference on Computer Graphics and Imaging (CGIM 2004) Kau, USA.