Cracks are a further area of research and also bonding of residual stress in surfaces for protection against thermal stress and wear. Fatigue studies deal with residual stress in laser-tempered steel. The tempering process of polymer-fiber composites is studied. Robotics Emphasis is on robotics and factory automation systems, especially mobile robots and industrial robots. Theoretical and experimental work is conducted.
Inertial navigation is another study area.
Mechanics Optimization models have a prominent place in the theoretical and practical tasks conducted by this group. Key problem areas deal with contact, friction and plast icity. Present research is directed toward thermodynamics related to friction and wear plasticity and shape optimization. The division has three research areas. Complex heat transfer problems in industry and medicine, numerical methods for heat transfer problems with special reference to melting and solidification, and fluid mechanics of the heart and the larger vessels.