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Dr. Ganesh M. Bapat

Assistant Professor

Assistive & Medical Devices, Biomechanics, Design optimization, Exoskeleton Design, Prosthetics & Orthotics
E-212, Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus, NH 17B, Zuarinagar, Goa, India. 403726

Funded Research Projects

Extramural Research Projects:

Sr. No

Project Title

Funding Agency

Grant Amount ()

Duration/Status

1

Design, development, and performance investigation of neck exoskeleton in prevention and reduction of the neck pain.

Department of Health Research, Govt of India

51.96 Lakhs

2023-26 (Ongoing)

PI

2

Design of knee unloader braces to improve outcomes of surgical knee procedures using a musculoskeletal simulation-based approach.

Industry-CSR

22 Lakhs

2022-24 (Ongoing)

PI

3

Investigating the performance of neck exoskeleton in reducing neck pain.

Delsys De Luca Foundation, USA

2.45 Lakhs (USD 3000- Equipment)

2020-22 (Completed)

PI

4

Investigation of roll-over shape in healthy older individuals.

UCRCA, University of Nebraska Omaha, USA

USD 5000

2019-20 (Completed)

PI

Institute Sponsored Research Projects:

Sr. No

Project Title

Funding Agency

Grant Amount ()

Duration/Status

1

Design and development of a cost-effective multi-grasp myoelectric upper limb prosthesis.

CDRF- BITS Pilani

20 Lakhs

2023-25 (Ongoing)

Co-PI

2

Development of Reverse Engineered Computer Aided Modeling and Manufacturing (RECAMM) approach to improve ankle-foot orthosis fabrication.

ACRG- BITS Pilani

10 Lakhs

2021-23 (Completed) PI

3

A computational simulation study on the effects of joint misalignments in lower limb orthoses.

RIG-BITS Pilani

2 Lakhs

2020-22 (Completed)

PI