Preface

Abstract

International Virtual Conference on Intelligent Robotics, Mechatronics and Automation Systems (IRMAS 2021) March 26-27, 2021Mechatronics and Robotics deal with the synergistic incorporation of diverse disciplines, such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, manufacturing engineering, computer and software to solve complex problems. Intelligent Mechatronics Systems transform world towards complete automation. The transformations include industrial automation (Industry 4.0), smart manufacturing systems, connected machines, Intelligent and autonomous vehicle technologies, autonomous and service robots, etc. These technological developments drive us into the future where almost everything will be automatic.The conference is jointly organized by the Centre for Automation and School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai, India in Virtual Mode. This Virtual Conference received overwhelming response from Participants from all parts of India and many other countries Malaysia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Turkey and Morocco. Out of the 140 papers received, 110 papers been accepted after scrutinizing and peer Review process. This includes 20 Papers from outside India.Due to the current pandemic situation, which made situation not suitable for transport and gathering, the conference has been organized completely in Virtual Mode. The entire conference is conducted using video conferencing platform-Zoom. It enabled all the speakers to present live for the audience and answer all the questions posted to them in an efficient way. This virtual conference enabled the researchers and students to present their work from their home/workplace in the testing time due to the pandemic. A total of 127 participants has participated in this two-day conference.The conference hosted four keynote lectures each spanning 60 minutes each including live Q&A sessions. A total of 110 papers has been presented in 14 sessions across two days of the conference. Each paper has been allocated 12 Minutes for presentation and 3 minutes for Q&A. Among the presented 110 papers, 71 papers have been scrutinized for publication.List of Keynote Speakers, Convenors, Organizing Secretary, Organizing Committee, Technical Committee are available in this pdf.