Appendix

ARMAMENT RESEARCH BOARD (ARMREB) 

(i)             Prof RK Garg 
                Chairman, ARMREB
                4, Vikram Jyoti 
                DEONAR, Mumbai – 400 088
                Tel : 022-5559251
                Fax: 022-5584532

(ii)             Dr Harihar Singh    
                 Secretary, ARMREB &
                 Director Armaments
                 Defence R&D Organisation
                 6th Floor, Chanakya Bhavan
                 Chanakyapuri
                 New Delhi - 110 021
                 Tel  : 011 - 2688 9778
                 Fax : 011 - 2688 9657
                 Email :  harihar@drdohq.res.in

 RESEARCH PANELS UNDER ARMREB

1. Energetic Materials, Combustion & Ballistics (EMCB)

2. Armament Sensor & Electronics (ASE)

3. Materials for Armament Applications (MAA) 

1.        ENERGETIC MATERIALS, COMBUSTION & BALLISTICS  (EMCB) PANEL: 

Professor BN Raghunandan,                                          -           Chairman
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore - 560 012
Tel : 080 2293 2416, 2360 3307 (O) 2349 4658 (R)
Fax  :  080 2360 0134, 360 0683, 360 0085
Email :  raghubn@aero.iisc.ernet.in

Dr SN Asthana, Scientist 'F'                                          -           Coordinator
HEMRL, Sutarwadi
Pune - 411 021
Tele : 020 2586 9062 (O) 2565 9773 (R)
Fax  : 020 2586 9316
Email : root@drerdl.ren.nic.in

THRUST AREAS 

        Synthesis

  • Strained poly-nitro-cyclic compounds (bicyclic, tricyclic, polycyclic)

  • Poly-nitro aromatics and hetero aromatics

  • Compounds with mixed functional grounds (nitro, azido, amino)

  • High temperature nitration

  • New high-energy binders and polymer materials 

  • Photo-synthesis, laser induced and microwave initiated reactions 

  • Nano materials for High Energy Systems

          Propellants & Explosives

  • Propellants with high burning rates and explosives with low vulnerability

  • Pulse detonics engine

  • High combustion/detonation efficiency

  • Stability and aging aspects

  • Reusing and disposal of aged propellants and explosives

  • Techniques for safety and hazard investigations

  • Life prediction of propellants and explosives

  • Biodegradation of High Energy Materials

         Physical Studies

  • Studies on composition of reagents and yield enhancement of new HEMs

  • Reproducibility of techniques and standardization

         Modeling

  • Software development for explosives, propellants and pyrotechnics

  • Model studies to determine the efficiencies of systems and prediction methods

         Ballistics & Detonics

  • Interior, Exterior, Intermediate and Terminal Ballistics

  • Launch Dynamics Rocket Exterior Ballistics

  • Aerodynamic Aspects of Ballistics

  • Meteorological Aspects of Exterior Ballistics

  • Detonics : Micro-level Modeling


2.  ARMAMENT SENSOR & ELECTRONICS (ASE) PANEL: 

Prof Anand Mohan,                                                 -           Chairman
Department of Electronics Engineering
Institute of Technology, BHU
Varanasi - 221 005
Tele : 0542 230 7022
Fax :  0542 236 8428
Email : am@banaras.ernet.in

Shri Kapil Deo, Scientist 'F'                                    -           Coordinator
ARDE, Pashan
Pune- 411 021
Tele : 020 2589 3955
Fax  : 020 2589 3102
 Email :deokapil@vsnl.com

THRUST AREAS

(a)         Height Sensor :

  • IR Micro Wave and Millimetric Wave System

  • Laser system for height sensing

  • System with inbuilt intelligence for target discrimination

  • Incorporation of ECCM features

(b)        Power Source :

  • Small size turbogenerator

  • Reserve batteries

  • Primary batteries

  • High energy density and shelf life

(c)        Electro Mechanical Sensors :

  • Seismic Sensors

  • Electro impulse generator

  • Acceleration sensors

  • High ‘g’ sensors

(d)         Design Reliability :

  • Reliability of single shot systems

  • Modeling and Simulation

(e)        Signal Processing :

  • Digital signal processing of real time systems

  • Building intelligence into systems

 3.         MATERIALS FOR ARMAMENT APPLICATIONS (MAA) PANEL:

Prof SC Lakkad                                                          -           Chairman
Dy Director, IIT (Bombay)
Powai, Mumbai - 400 076
Tele : 022 2570 7010, 2576 7107, 2572 0074
Fax  : 022 2572 3546, 2572 2602
Email : scsl@aero.iitb.ac.in
 

Shri SV Gade, Scientist 'F'                                         -           Coordinator
ARDE, Pashan
Pune- 411 021
Tele : 020 2588 4480
Fax  : 020 2589 3102
 Email : svgade@hotmail.com

THRUST AREAS

(a)       Advanced Study of Materials:

  • Behaviour at high strain rate

  • Low temperature impact properties

  • Mechanics of material behaviour

            (b)       Development of New Materials:

  • Ultra high strength metallic materials

  • High impact properties at sub zero temperature

            (c )      Advanced Composites:

  • Metal matrix composites

  • Polymer matrix composites

            (d)       Light Weight Materials:

  • Special aluminum alloys

  • High strength low density alloys

  • Titanium alloys

         For further information Secretary ARMREB may be contacted at the following address :-

Dr Harihar Singh
Secretary ARMREB & Director Armaments
Defence R&D Orgainisation
6th Floor, Chanakya Bhavan, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi - 110 021

Tel : 011 2688 9778, Fax : 011 2688 9657
Email : harihar@drdohq.res.in