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Biomechanics, Biomodelling, and Biomaterials in 3D (BioM3D) Interdisciplinary Research Lab
A1-210A, Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering,
IIT DHARWAD.
Areas of Research Emphasis:
- Computational soft-tissue biomechanics
- Computer Aided Geometric Design - CAD, Computational Geometry and mesh generation
- Soft-robotics
- Computer vision applications - Agriculture, Biomedical
Research Focus
At the core, Research and Development work in our Lab has underpinnings in computational geometry, image processing and computer vision, finite elasticity, and computational mechanics. We enjoy working with multidisciplinary projects - working with clinicians, industry R&D units with more customer specific developments, innovators, biologists, and agricultural expert.
Research Projects
| Img_Geometrical_Accuracy_Assessment | Geometric accuracy of 3D surface reconstruction process |
| Img_Membrane inflation | Biomaterial Characterization based on depth based membrane inflation assessment |
| Img_SoftActuators | Design, fabrication, and analysis of Soft Actuators |
| Img_Branching_Pattern_Characterization | Branching_Pattern_Characterization |
| Img_3D_SurfaceEnvelope-based_Morphological assessment | Tray based collective analysis of agricultural sample |
| Img_Color based Fruit segregation prototype | Color based Fruit segregation prototype |
| Img_3D_MotionTracking | 3D Motion tracking for User interaction |
Publications:
- Rahul L. Maurya, Yash K. Shrivastava, Samarth S. Raut ,"Depth Map Image Based Inflation Test For Mechanical Characterization Of Soft Matter", ASME SB3C 2023, Veil, Colorado 2023 - 468.
- Avinash Kumar KM, Aishwary Singh, Rahul Maurya, D. Narasimha, Samarth S. Raut, "Transfer-learning based multi-class areca nut image classification under uncontrolled lighting on a conveyor system for automated sorting", IEEE Conference on Engineering Informatics (ICEI), Nov. 2024. DOI: 10.1109/ICEI64305.2024.10912217
- Avinash Kumar KM, Samarth S. Raut, Error Assessment in Image-Based 3D Reconstruction and 3D Printing", 30th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB2025), 6–9 July 2025 at ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
- Rahul L. Maurya and Samarth S. Raut, "Shape-Modulating 3D-Printed Omnidirectional Soft Pneumatic Composite Tube Actuator: Clover Leaf Model With Eccentric Holes", Proceedings of the ASME 2025 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition India IMECE-INDIA2025, September 10-13, 2025, Hyderabad, India.