Sushrut Bapat - Patents, Publications and Presentations

Patents, Publications and Presentations

Patents

Nick McKibben, John Kapla, Sushrut G. Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Garry A. Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew R. Wolf, "Systems and Apparatuses for Carport with Integrated Precipitation and Cable Management," 2021, Patent No. 11111689

Nick McKibben, Sushrut G. Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Garry A. Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew R. Wolf, John Kapla, "Solar Panel Support," 2021, Patent No. D911921

Nick McKibben, Sushrut G. Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Garry A. Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew R. Wolf, John Kapla, "Solar Panel Support," 2020, Patent No. D896168

Sushrut G. Bapat, Tyler Grushkowitz, Nick McKibben, Brian Wares, “Torque Tube Coupler,” 2019, Patent No. 10305418

Nick McKibben, Sushrut G. Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Garry A. Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew R. Wolf, John Kapla, "Solar Panel Support," 2019, Patent No. D850363

Sushrut G. Bapat, Tyler Grushkowitz, Nick McKibben, Brian Wares, “Torque Tube Coupler,” 2018, Patent No. WO2018044692A1

Sushrut G. Bapat, Tyler Grushkowitz, Nick McKibben, Brian Wares, “Torque Tube Coupler,” 2019, Patent Application: 16/412,025

Brian Wares, Ethan Ely, Sushrut G. Bapat, Garry A. Rossi, "Photovoltaic Module Mounting Assembly," 2020, Patent Application: 16/811,763

Brian Wares, Ethan Ely, Sushrut G. Bapat, Garry A. Rossi, "Junction Box for a Photovoltaic Module Mounting Assembly," 2020, Patent Application: 16/811,802

Ashok Midha, Vamsi Lodagala, Pratheek Bagivalu Prasanna, Kyle Buschkoetter, Jyothi Komatireddy, Sushrut G. Bapat, "Variable Resistance Device," 2021, US Patent Application under final review

Publications

Bapat, S. G., Wares, B., and Mansell, J., “On the Efficacy of a Framed-Photovoltaic Module as a Structural Bracing Member,” Accepted by Solar Energy, Trans. of Elsevier

Prasanna, P., Bapat, S. G., and Midha, A., “A Methodology for Determining Static Mode Shape(s) of a Compliant Mechanism Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model Concept and the Degrees of Freedom Analysis,” Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Trans. of ASME, 2020, Vol. 12, Is. 2, Feb. 2020, JMR-19-1434, pp. 1-10

Asgharzadeh, A., Anoma, M. A., Hoffman, A., Chaudhari, C., Bapat S. G., Perkins, R., Cohen, D., Kimball, G., Riley, D., Toor, F., and Bourne, B, “A Benchmark and Validation of Bifacial PV Irradiance Models,” 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Chicago, IL, USA, 2019, pp. 3281-3287, doi: 10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981272

Bapat, S. G., Prasanna, P., and Midha, A., “A Methodology for Determining Static Mode Shape(s) of a Compliant Mechanism Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model Concept and the Degrees of Freedom Analysis,” Proceedings of ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE, 2019, DETC2019/MECH-98497 pp. 1-10

Prasanna, P., Midha, A., and Bapat, S. G., “Classification of Compliant Mechanisms and Determination of the Degrees of Freedom using the Concepts of Compliance Number and Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model,” Proceedings of ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE, 2019, DETC2019/MECH-98522 pp. 1-10

Agll, A., Hamad, T., Hamad, Y., Bapat, S. G., and Sheffield, J. W., “Development of design a drop-in hydrogen fueling station to support the early market buildout of hydrogen infrastructure,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2016, Vol. 41, Issue 10, pp. 5284-5295

Bapat, S. G., “On the Design and Analysis of Compliant Mechanisms using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model Concept,” Ph.D. Dissertation, 2015, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA

Midha A., Bapat, S. G., Mavanthoor, A., and Chinta, V. “Analysis of a Fixed-Guided Compliant Beam with an Inflection Point Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model (PRBM) Concept,” Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Trans. of ASME, 2015, Vol. 7, Aug. 2015, 031007-1-10

Midha, A., Bapat, S. G., and Midha, P. “Mechanical Advantage of a Compliant Mechanism and the Significant Factors Affecting it, using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model Approach,” Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE, 2015, DETC2015-47930, pp. 1-13.

Midha A., Kuber, R. S., and Bapat, S. G., “Development of a Methodology for Pseudo-Rigid-Body Models of Compliant Beams with Inserts, and Experimental Validation,” Proceedings of ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE, 2015, DETC2015-47943 pp. 1-10

Bapat, S. G., Prasanna, P., Kuber, R. S., Koli, A., and Midha, A., “Experimental Validations of the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model Concept,” to be submitted to the Journal of Mechanical Design

Bapat S. G., Midha, A., and Koli, A. B. “On a Generalized Approach for Compliant Mechanism Design by Utilizing the Implicit Uncoupling Available in the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model Concept,” Proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Trans. of ASME, 2014, IMECE2014-38788, pp. 1-10, also to be submitted to Journal of Mechanical Design

Midha A. and Bapat, S. G., “Characteristic Deflection Domain for Various Compliant Segment Types, and its Impact on Compliant Mechanism Analysis and Synthesis,” Proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Trans. of ASME, 2014, IMECE2014-38795, pp. 1-10

Midha A., Kuber, R. S., Chinta, V., and Bapat, S. G., “A Method for a More Accurate Calculation of the Stiffness Coefficient in a Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model (PRBM) of a Fixed-Free Beam Subjected to End Forces,” Proceedings of ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE, 2014, DETC2014-35366 pp. 1-10

Hamad Y., Hamad, T., Agll, A., Bapat S. G., Bauer C., Clum, A., Shivaprasad, N., Thomas, M., and Sheffield, J. W., “A design for hydrogen production and dispensing for northeastern United States, along with its infrastructural development timeline,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014, Vol. 39, Issue 19, pp. 9943-9961

Hamad, T., Agll, A., Hamad, Y., Bapat S. G., Thomas, M., Martin, K. B., Sheffield, J. W., “Hydrogen recovery, cleaning, compression, storage, dispensing, distribution system and End-Uses on the university campus from combined heat, hydrogen and power system,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014, Vol. 39, Issue 2, pp. 647-653

Midha, A., Annamalai, Y., Kolachalam, S. K., Bapat, S. G., and Koli, A., (2013), On a compliant mechanism design methodology using the synthesis with compliance approach for coupled and uncoupled systems, In V. Kumar, J. Schmiedeler, S. V. Sreenivasan, and H.-J. Su (Eds.), Advances in Mechanisms, Robotics and Design Education and Research, pp: 95-116, Springer

Midha, A., and Bapat, S. G., (2013), Elements of Mechanisms, Mechanisms, and Example Applications, In L. L. Howell, S. P. Spencer, and B. M. Olsen (Eds.), Handbook of Compliant Mechanisms, pp: 155-156, 193-194, 209, 249-251, 242, 264, 288, John Wiley and Sons Ltd.

Agll, A., Hamad, Y., Hamad, T., Thomas, M., Bapat, S. G., Martin, K. B., Sheffield, J. W., “Study of a molten carbonate fuel cell combined heat, hydrogen and power system: Energy analysis,” Applied Thermal Engineering, 2013, Vol. 59, Issue 1-2, pp. 634-638

Hamad, T., Agll, A., Hamad, Y., Bapat S. G., Thomas, M., Martin, K. B., Sheffield, J. W., “Study of a molten carbonate fuel cell combined heat, hydrogen and power system: End-use application,” Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2013, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 45-50

Hamad Y., Hamad, T., Agll, A., Martin, K. B., Thomas, M., Bapat S. G., and Sheffield, J. W., “Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Combined Heat, Hydrogen and Power System: Feedstock Analysis,” Energy Science and Technology, 2013, Vol. 6, Issue 2, pp. 31-35

Midha A., Bapat, S. G., Mavanthoor, A. and Chinta, V. “Analysis of a Fixed-Guided Compliant Beam with an Inflection Point Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model (PRBM) Concept,” Proceedings of ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE, 2012, DETC2012/MECH-71400 pp. 1-11

Martin, K., Meintz, A., Bapat, S. G., and Sheffield, J. W., “Missouri S&T Ecocar: Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle,” Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Conference, 2011, Washington DC

Presentations

Mechanical Advantage of a Compliant Mechanism and the Significant Factors Affecting it, using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model Approach: Presented at the 2015 International Design Engineering Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE, Boston, MA, August 2015

Development of a Methodology for Pseudo-Rigid-Body Models of Compliant Beams with Inserts, and Experimental Validation: Presented at the 2015 International Design Engineering Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE, Boston, MA, August 2015

A Method for a More Accurate Calculation of the Stiffness Coefficient in a Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model (PRBM) of a Fixed-Free Beam Subjected to End Forces: Presented at the 2014 International Design Engineering Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE, Buffalo, NY, August 2014

On a Generalized Approach for Compliant Mechanism Design by Utilizing the Implicit Uncoupling Available in the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model Concept: Presented at the 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Montreal, QC, Nov 2014

Characteristic Deflection Domain for Various Compliant Segment Types, and its Impact on Compliant Mechanism Analysis and Synthesis: Presented at the 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Montreal, QC, Nov 2014

Analysis of a Fixed-Guided Compliant Beam with an Inflection Point Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model (PRBM) Concept: Presented at the 2012 International Design Engineering Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Chicago, IL, August 2012

Establishment of a Product Innovation and Creativity Center Concept to Enrich the Design Experiences of Mechanical Engineering Students: Presented at the 2013 ABET Symposium, Portland, OR, April 12-13, 2013