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Dr. Sakthivel Thangavel

Assistant Professor (Sr. Gd.) , Department of Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering, Coimbatore

Qualification: BE, M.Tech., Ph.D
t_sakthivel@cb.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Rotorcraft, Flight Dynamics, UAV, Autonomous Control
Date of Joining: 19/01/2022
Nature of Association: Regular

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Bio

Dr. Sakthivel Thangavel currently serves as Assistant Professor (Sr. Gd.) at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore.

He worked as a DAAD – Postdoctoral Fellow at Institute of flight systems and Technique, DLR – Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Centre), Braunschweig from Feb 2018- Jan 2020. He Continued as a research engineer at the same institute from Feb 2020 to Oct 2020. At DLR, the research focus was on developing versatile aeromechanical simulation tool for rotorcraft using multi-body dynamics. He also worked as Research Fellow at IIT Jodhpur from May 2021 to August 2021. I took part in ISRO funded project named Dynamic studies for Half-humanoid & Space flying robot.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2025

Nonlinear and Linear PID Controllers-Based Hybrid Flight Control Strategy for a Quadcopter With Slung Load

Cite this Research Publication : Abhishek Manalathody, Kishoor Santhana Krishnan, Jisnu Adindtra Subramanian, Sakthivel Thangavel, Jinraj V. Pushpangathan, Hariprasanth Paranjothy, Nonlinear and Linear PID Controllers-Based Hybrid Flight Control Strategy for a Quadcopter With Slung Load, IEEE Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3551622

Publisher : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Year : 2017

Flight Dynamics of Helicopter under Steady Maneuver: Interesting Observations

Cite this Research Publication : Sakthivel, T., and Venkatesan, C., “Flight Dynamics of Helicopter under Steady Maneuver: Interesting Observations”, Journal of Aircraft, Volume 54, No. 4, July 2017, pp. 1595-1604.

Year : 2017

Rotorcraft Control response using linearised and Non-linear Flight Dynamic Models with Different Inflow Models

Cite this Research Publication : Sakthivel, T., and Venkatesan, C., “Rotorcraft Control Response using Linearized and Nonlinear Flight Dynamic Models with Different Inflow Models”, The Aeronautical Journal, Volume 121, Issue 1238, April 2017 , pp. 553-575

Publisher : online by Cambridge University Press

Conference Paper

Year : 2024

Non-linear Controller for a Drone with Slung Load

Cite this Research Publication : Manalathody, Abhishek & Krishnan, Kishoor & Subramanian, Jisnu & Thangavel, Sakthivel & Thangeswaran, Rajesh. (2024). "Non-linear Controller for a Drone with Slung Load." In Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 162, pp. 219-228. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 10.1007/978-981-97-1306-6_18.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2023

Dynamic Stall of a Pitching Airfoil: Comparative Study with ONERA and OpenFOAM

Cite this Research Publication : Ramachandran, S., Micheal, A.F.S., Rajarathinam, G., Lakshmanan, D., Thangeswaran, R.S.K., Thangavel, S. (2024). Dynamic Stall of a Pitching Airfoil: Comparative Study with ONERA and OpenFOAM. In: Singh, S., Ramulu, P.J., Gautam, S.S. (eds) Recent Advances in Aerospace Engineering. MRAE 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1306-6_29

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2018

Estimation of Handling Quality Parameters of a Rotorcraft Using Open-Loop Linearized and Nonlinear Flight Dynamic Model

Cite this Research Publication : Sakthivel, T., and Venkatesan, C., “Estimation of Handling Quality Parameters of a Rotorcraft Using Open-Loop Linearized and Nonlinear Flight Dynamic Model,” 44th European Rotorcraft Forum, Delft, The Netherlands, September, 2018.

Year : 2015

Influence of Flight Dynamic Modeling on Control Response Characteristics of a Rotorcraft

Cite this Research Publication : Sakthivel, T., and Venkatesan, C., “Influence of Flight Dynamic Modeling on Control Response Characteristics of a Rotorcraft,” 4th Asian/Australian Rotorcraft Forum, IISc, India, November, 2015.

Year : 2015

Altitude Control and Automatic Take-off of a Conventional Mini Helicopter

Cite this Research Publication : Vinodhini C., Sakthivel, T., and Venkatesan, C., “Altitude Control and Automatic Take-off of a Conventional Mini Helicopter,” 4th Asian/Australian Rotorcraft Forum, IISc, India, November, 2015.

Qualification
PhD – July 2017 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Thesis Title : Flight Dynamic Analysis of a Helicopter in Steady Maneuver and Estimation of Handling Quality Parameters
M Tech – May 2014 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Thesis Title : Influence of Stabilizer Bar on Stability and Control Response of Mini Helicopter
BE – May 2011 Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chennai
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