VIT students in collaboration with ISRO
Students of the VIT University, Vellore, have developed Rohini-200 (RH200), a sounding rocket, in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The sounding rocket — an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform experiments during its sub-orbital flight — will be launched from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS), Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, on July 7.
“This will be the first sounding rocket in India that carries a payload developed solely by students,” states a VIT release.
Ramakrishnan, former Director (Projects), VSSC mooted this idea, and a team headed by mechanical engineering students Dev Sharma and Sunayan Kumar, and comprising Manish Kumar Narnoli and Gautam Alok (Mechanical Engineering), Himanshu Misra (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), Chandresh Mittal (EEE), Ankit Sharma (Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering), and Nitesh Kumar (Electronics and Communication Engineering) and their mentor Geetha Manivasagam, Professor of Mechanical Engineering developed the rocket.
VIT University has fully funded the project and also plans for the second phase, which will include fabrication of the entire rocket with advanced payloads.
The team fabricated the payload and other components for the sounding rocket, which were continuously reviewed by B.V.A. Rao, Advisor to the Chancellor of VIT University, T. Rao, Director, Academic Research, VIT, Rashmi Ranjan Das of VIT, Panciker, Scientist, VSSC and Ratnakar Rao, Project Director (Sounding Rocket, VSSC). The launch of the sounding rocket developed by VIT students would be the 52nd launch of a sounding rocket from TERLS, the release said.
Keywords: VIT University, ISRO
To Mr. B.S Kumar. I am the part of the group that designed payload here but i wonder that what you said that sounding rocket is just like advanced diwali rocket is something funny to me. In diwali rocket u can never determine trajectory of rocket but here the thrust of motor, specific impulse is so defined that we can exactly determine approximated trajectory.I can give you 100 of difference between diwali rocket & sounding rocket.
As far as case of repeating the thing what isro has done in infancy I would like to tell you that these payloads are not the actual payloads proposed by us. Our suggested payloads were something which isro had not done before. You will see those payloads in the near future.
congrats....... u all showed the power of teamwork...
Dear Ruby Sharma, I share your views except the one on recruitment. The R process is very much corrupt, more so when government is involved. Kudos to institutions like VITU.
I would appeal to them to promote basic sciences and social sciences to help the countr develop
strong R &D for sustained development and leadership in the comity of nations.
Here again the policy of compartmentalization will be a hurdle.
coimbatore
'MERA BHARAT MAHAN'
Congrats to all students, who made this possible. University grant commissions should encourage more and more students to undertake such projects.
Also, I would like to see more and more students to take up engineering degree courses. At present there is a trend in students to go for computers/ IT and management fields, which can secure them better salaries but does not contribute to country's growth.
If we care to study the components of a sounding rocket, we will understand that it is just a little more sophisticated than a Diwali rocket. The payload too isn't any breakthrough research result. What has been done by the ISRO in its infancy is being repeated by students in this case. We have about 100,000 engineers graduating every year. Each of them has completed a "project". How many of them have solved any real problems India faces? We have a serious disconnect between academics and problem solving in the real world.
Congratulations to the Team and the Faculty.
Congratulations to all those who have made this a success. Regards
Hi! all the best. This is a good example to show the emerging talent of Indian students. I really appreciate VIT university for the entire support they have provided for the students for the new innovations.
That's a good sign ...
Congrets men. This is good for upcoming students
realy, it is a good foray to amend the educational strcuture on the side of government.but it's not enough to spend money,it must be looked whether the spending is fulfilling the proposed aim? or the money is reachng into to the pockets of corrupts? so far as the jobs in higher education fields is related,the gov.must get the recruitment done by entrance not by interviews.As in the process of interview,the selection is not done on the quality basis but on the basis of approachment and money. so the goverment must take the reponsibility of recuitment in its hands rather than to give in the hands of management. i hope my suggestion regarding recruitment in higher education fields will be considered.
Congrats Sunayan and Team.And infact Congrats VIT students for their achievement.After this achievemnt every one can realise potential of college.Keep it up!!!!
Shashank
VITian
2005-2009
Congratulations to all who made this possible.. Its really fantastic acheivement.. Keep it up VITU!
CONGRATS VITIANS.. What a great Achievement. VIT ROCKS
All the best to the team. India needs to spend more money in universities to benefits country and students both together. In case we get any failures it does not matter. Instead of wasting money in movies and cricket it would be better to spend that can benefit country and countrymen.
this s good 2 hear... because of this all students can give their best to the nation....
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