R&D AREAS

Major R&D Areas1. Agrionics2. Optical devices & Systems3. Bio Medical Instrumentation4. Computational Instrumentation5. Precision Mechanical Systems6. Analytical Instrumentation7. Agri-Electronic Instrumentation8. Energy Management, Condition Monitoring & Quality Control9. Environmental Monitoring Instrumentation10. Microelectro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and Sensors11. Bimolecular Electronics and Nanotechnology

Agrionics

thrust areas under Supra-Institutional project main focus - to develop technologies related to sensors and instrumentation for pre-harvest, post-harvestand quality assessment in soil quality and Agri-produce. New R&D areas were developmentof sensors and associated instrumentation at field level (soil salinity, pesticides detection, crop growth),Quantification of quality (tea, honey), etc.

Expertise Sensors and instrumentation for soil and agri-produceFacilities E-nose facility High Performance Liquid Chromatography

HOD Dr. C Ghanshyam - Chief Scientist and Head, Vertical In chargeCurrent Work Area gas sensors, sensor instrumentation, electrostatic nozzle for agricultural applications, pre-harvest, post harvest and quantification of quality, electrostatic vapour deposition for sensor applications, pulsed electric field for the preservation of liquid foods and soil mapping system, photo synthesis space rate measurement, artificial organoleptics. Guiding execution of projects; early warning system for plant protection & pest control, controlled storage solutions, plasma treatment of seeds, biomimetic artificial organoleptics systems. Teaching CSIR-PGRPE (M.Tech) students, M. Tech (Mechatronics) students of BESU, Shibpur, Howrah, (West Bengal), Imparting training to B.Tech/M.Tech students for their dissertation work, guiding PhD students, doing the scientific management etc. Member, Doctorial Advisory Committee (DAC), AcSIR.

Optical Devices And Systems

R&D focused towards Strategic and Defense Instrumentation. Activities in R&D in the area of optics, photonics, mechanical and electronic modules. The progress made in the Head up Display for LCA has met the R&D challenges which include : avoiding sun glare during mid-day, performance up-gradation through software modification raster implementation for night flying improving the transmissivity of beam combiners and motorized iris camera. This success provided new impetus towards indigenous technology development of Head up Displays for fighter aircrafts for Indian Air Force. More than 890 successful flights of the LCA made by TD1, TD2, PV1, PV2, PV3 and LSP1 aircrafts have further proved ruggedness in the technology. This engineering perfection through SOF/LQT Unit of HUD for HJT-36 aircraft will further lead to development of low cost versions of HUD for civilian aircrafts.

Expertise :Optical Instrumentation

Facilities :National Aspheric Facility.

HOD : Dr. Vinod Karar

Bio Medical Instrumentation

R&D on Anaesthesia Workstation, Above Elbow Prosthesis, Electronic Knee, Batch Chemistry Analyser, ControlSystem for micro-level motions etc is being carried out. Beside R&D, both on site and in-house test/calibrationservices for medical instruments are being provided to the valued customers through ISO 9001-2000certifiednational calibration facility established at Delhi Centre.

Expertise : Prosthesis devices, Linac machines, Diagnostic instruments

Facilities : GAIT Laboratory

HOD: Mr. Dinesh Pankaj - Principal Scientist & Vertical Incharge

Computational Instrumentation

Computational Instrumentation is an interdisciplinary engineering specialty motivated by an emerging revolutionary impact of computing on engineering analysis and design. Through the use of embedded computational intelligence in instruments facilitated scientists to solve critical problems and new findings in turn enable the development of more powerful and sometimes novel instruments. Computational Instrumentation simply means Computational Processing and Analysis and Visualisation of data for an end application result rather than mere means to a purpose. Computational Instrumentation at CSIO implies treatment and analysis of sensing and measuring parameters with objectives of Inspection, Monitoring, Prediction, Forecasting, Recognition, and Diagnosis.

Expertise Image Processing Medical Imaging and therapy Embedded System Techniques for Early Warning Wireless Sensor Network Agro, Health and seismic & PC- Architecture based Instrumentation

Facilities Computational Imaging and Analysis Lab Assistive Technology Lab Agro & Health Lab

HOD : Dr. HK Sardana - CHIEF SCIENTIST & HORIZONTAL INCHARGE Automation Technology

Functional Assembly

Magazine Unit

The Separation Magazine can accommodate up to 10 stacked work pieces through a pneumatic cylinder which is controlled by a 5/2 directional control valve, the lowest work piece is removed at a time. The limit switch checks the filling condition of the magazine . The functional assembly is completely built on an assembly platform of size 10x230mm and can be flexibly mounted individually or with other functional assemblies on an aluminum section plate. As interface module, two 8 bit adaptor connectors to connect to 3 digital PLC inputs and 2 digital PLC outputs are required. The supply voltage is 24 VDC The compressed air connection with around 4 bar occurs over 4 mm connection

Belt Conveyor Long

Belt Conveyor consists of a 680 mm long and 50 mm wide belt line. A light sensor with fiber optic amplifier is mounted on the Belt Conveyor line, that starts and/or stops the Belt Conveyor as soon as the sensor recognizes piece. The Belt Conveyor can be moved by the means of a reversing contactor circuit in both running directions. The functional assembly is completely built on two assembly platforms and can be flexibly mounted individually or with other functional assemblies on an aluminum section plate.

For the operation, a 24V DC motor. 2 motor type relays for the assembly of a reversing contactor circuit and two 8 bit adaptor connectors are available. For the connection to a PLC, a digital input and two Digital outputs on the PLC should be available.

Testing Unit

Test unit comprises of four sections in which work pieces and their material characteristics like outline are checked. For examination of material characteristics, an optical, a capacitive and an inductive sensor are employed. For examination of work piece outline, a double acting pneumatic cylinder is used as a sensing device. The functional assembly is completely built on a assembly platform of size 80 x 145 mm and can be flexibly mounted individually or with other functional assemblies on a aluminum section plate. For transfer module, two 8 bit adaptor connectors for connection of 3 digital PLC inputs and 2 digital outputs are available.

The supply voltage of the functional assembly is 24 VDC and is made of 10-pole trunk line. The pneumatic system operates with 4 mm air connection (plug-in coupling). The operating pressure is 4 bar.

Central Scientific Instruments Organisation is a national laboratory dedicated to research, design and development of scientific and industrial instruments. It is one of the constituent laboratories of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

Established:- October 1959 in New Delhi, relocated to Chandigarh in 1962 Director:- Dr. Amod Kumar/ Dr. RK Sinha http://www.csio.res.in/

History

CSIO was chartered to stimulate the growth of indigenous instrument industry in the country through development of contemporary technologies and other scientific & technological assistance. CSIO Campus - 120 acres comprises of Office Buildings, R&D Laboratories, Indo-Swiss Training Centre and a Housing Complex. December 1967 an austere four-story building and the accompanying workshops were inaugurated. 1976, another four-storey block was added for housing R&D Divisions, Library, etc. Mid-80s, the lab buildings and infrastructural facilities were modernized in order to gear the Institute towards taking up development projects in challenging and emerging areas of technology. September 1994 a separate Administrative Block was inaugurated . December 1963 with a view to meeting the growing demand of well trained instrument technologists, Indo-Swiss Training Centre (ISTC) was started with the co-operation of Swiss Foundation for Technical Assistance, Zurich, Switzerland.

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India was constituted in 1942 as an autonomous body under the provision of the Registration of Societies Act XXI of 1860. After independence, the need for bettering living standards of the common man by promoting industry and for helping the industry to solve its problems through stimulus of scientific research was greatly stressed. The Council, through its constituent laboratories, has helped the country in increasing the economic growth and industrialization.

Functions of the CSIR: -

Promotion, guidance and coordination of scientific and industrial research in India including other institutions and financing the specific research activities.

Scientific study of problems affecting industries and trade.

Award of Research Fellowships.

Utilization of the results of researches conducted under the Council towards the development of industries in India.

The establishment, maintenance and management of laboratories, workshops and organizations to further scientific and industrial research.

The collection and dissemination of information in regard not only to research but also to industrial matters generally.

Publication of scientific papers.

Other activities to promote generally the objects of resolution.

CSIR 38 world class R&D establishments & 80 field stations.Its range of activities cover practically the entire spectrum ofindustrial R&D ranging from aerospace to mining to microelectronics to metallurgy and so on.

Mandate

Research, design & development of scientific & industrial instruments, components andsystems

Service, maintenance, testing & calibration of instruments/components

HRD in the area of instrumentation

Technical assistance to industry

Mission

To carry out research in niche areas of measurement sciences and innovativeinstrumentation technology for strategic and societal applications

To provide quality services and human resource development in advancedinstrumentation

To emerge as a global player in the field of Instrumentation Sciences