K Jayaraman takes charge as director of Advanced System Lab

K Jayaraman, a veteran of the Agni System, has assumed charge as the Director of Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), Hyderabad.
Dr Jayaraman (57), an aeronautical engineer from the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) and post-graduate from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, joined the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) in 1982 as scientist grade 'B' and worked till 2001 in Composite Technology Group, a DRDO release said today.
ASL was carved out of Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), from where started the story of guided missiles in India, to meet the specific requirements of long-range systems. This group of laboratories is now called Missile Complex.

The release said that as the system manager for 'Project Agni', Jayaraman designed and developed Carbon Composite Re-entry Vehicle Structures (RVS) with "shell-on-shell" technique for Agni III Long Range System.
As the Technology Director of Composite Product Development Centre (CPDC), Jayaraman guided the team of scientists for the design and development of large size composite rocket motors for Agni IV and Agni V Systems.
The veteran scientist is instrumental in the development of home grown CRMC (Composite Rocket Motor Casing) technology for strategic systems, which is being employed in other missile programmes like Under Water System.

He is also credited for developing Conical Composite Rocket Motor (CRMC) Casing for the 3rd stage of Agni V, which is first of its kind in the country, according to the release.

Jayaraman was also instrumental in developing large size Flex Nozzle Control (FNC) for Agni IV and Agni V, besides that of low density panox/silicone External Thermal Protection System (ETP) for the second stage CRMC of Agni IV.
The ETP protects the indigenous missile from severe aerodynamic heat generated during its ascent.
Jayaraman has also designed and developed a hybrid composite thermal protection system for the realisation of light weight all composite jet deflector for Agni IV.