About INSARM

 INSARM Owes its origin to enduring vision of Shri.MK Abdul Majeed, an  eminent scientist from Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO, Trivandrum,  with a vast experience in the field of aerospace and related  mechanisms.With his desire to interlink and bring together the  scientific community working on space and defence related mechanisms all  over Indian and abroad on a sharing platform ,the first national level  seminar on Aerospace and Related Mechanisms (ARMS) was conducted in 1985  at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram. With the  participation of 38 organizations and publication of numerous technical  papers, the need to have inter-link and close ties among the scientific  community was articulated, with a vision for venturing into a resolute  platform.
       This commitment to meet the national obligations was followed by  the formation of National Advisory Council under the chairmanship of  Dr.APJ.Abdul Kalam with Shri.MK.Abdul Majeed as the General Secretary. A  key feature of the council was to prepare an expert panel in the field  of mechanisms.It was in November 1996, during the second seminar of ARMS  at VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram, the idea of establishing a national  society of aerospace and related mechanisms as a common framework among  scientific organizations, industrial enterprises and educational  institutions was touted to fruitfulness.
       The third seminar held in June, 1999 at DRDL, Hyderabad paved  the way for the official inauguration of the INSARM. INSARM was  inaugurated on 22nd June 1999 by Bharat Ratna Dr.APJ.Abdul Kalam and  Prof.Satish Dhawan, renowned scientists who spearheaded the scientific  community in the field of Space Research in India.A national executive  committee under INSARM was constituted to skillfully boost and support  the emerging areas of aerospace mechanisms with a highly capable array  of scientific applications.
       INSARM, over the years, emerged as a pioneering professional  body by raising the scientific awareness and by lobbying efforts in  research and development of mechanisms in order to ascertain that a  large gamut of industrial and academia participation is encouraged for  accruing the benefits of the overall space programme.INSARM had  progressively developed with headquarters at Thiruvananthapuram and  chapters at Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad and Agra; and had conducted  several National level seminars, conferences, workshops with active  participation from academia, industries, commercial organizations and  individual specialists. Apart from the aerospace mechanisms for launch  vehicles and satellites, INSARM also strive towards endorsing new  researches and innovations with major thrust in areas, like mechanisms  for robotics, smart mechanisms & micro-mechanisms, mechanisms for  bio-engineering & medical applications, oceanography and docking  fields.
       Today with its chapters spread across india and with members  from various institutions and organizations, like ISRO, DRDO, HAL,  KELTEC, National Laboratories, and premier academic institutions, INSARM  attempts to endow both technical as well as social platform for  personnel involved in the field of mechanisms and to offer technological  interchange for others with an interest in the same field fulfilling  its objectives. 

       Objective of the Society is to serve as a professional body to  promote, encourage, evolve and stimulate interest in mechanisms related  to aerospace and defense applications
       With a view to achieve the above objectives, Society will undertake the following activities:         

1.                To promote R&D activities in mechanisms related to  aerospace and defense applications and to foster a feeling of fellowship  among the members of the society.             
2.                To encourage widespread dissemination of knowledge and  skills gained through research and experience in R&D institutions on  aerospace and defence related mechanisms among its members and other  professional bodies, through collaborative research, seminars,  conferences, workshops, journals and other aids which the Society may  organize and develop progressively.             
3.                To encourage close interaction with industry, academic  institutions, commercial organizations and individual specialists for  participation in R&D activities.             
4.                To identify thrust areas for new research on mechanisms  like electro-hydraulic actuators, mechanisms for robotics,  electro-mechanical systems smart mechanisms & micro- mechanisms,  mechanisms for bio-engineering & medical applications, mechanisms  for oceanography, and rendezvous & docking mechanisms including  emerging technologies in the field of mechanisms for aerospace and  defence related applications.             
5.                To co-operate with international associations and  institutions promoting similar activity, and to represent, before  appropriate international fora, important aspects of activities being  carried out by various organizations and institutions in India, in the  field of mechanisms:             
6.                To secure funds and grants for promoting R&D of  mechanisms and to institute awards and research grants to individuals  and organizations for furtherance of the objectives of the society.             
7.                To organize training programs in aerospace and related  mechanisms to engineering students ,teachers ,industry etc to improve  professional skill.             
8.                To organize awards and citations for outstanding  contributions in the design and development of various mechanisms in  aerospace and defence related fields.