Rama Krishna Sangem
The 8th National Finite Element Developers’/FEAST Users’ Meet (NAFED08) was held at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad today. The meet was organized by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), a leading Centre of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), in association with IIT Hyderabad. IIT Hyderabad is the first second generation IIT to host this prestigious event.
This meet was organised to bring together industry leaders, academicians, and researchers to promote the indigenously developed finite element-based structural analysis software, FEAST (Finite Element Analysis of Structures), said a media release from IIT Hyderabad.
Narayanan, Chairman of ISRO in his video message emphasized the capabilities of FEAST software and the significance of indigenous software development. He highlighted the importance of engaging with academia and the student community to expand the reach and development of FEAST software.
FEAST play vital role in ISRO’s new projects
Dr. Narayanan discussed new project approvals at ISRO, including the Human Mission, Bharatiya Antariksh Station, and Next Generation Launch Vehicle. He noted that software like FEAST will play a vital role in the structural design and analysis of these upcoming projects. He thanked Prof BS Murty and team for hosting the meet at IIT Hyderabad.
The meet was inaugurated by Dr. S. Unnikrishnan Nair, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO, who highlighted the importance of achieving Atmanirbharata in numerical simulation software development, particularly through the FEAST software, in collaboration with academia, developers, and research organizations.
- Over the years, multiple versions have been launched, and over 4,000 licenses have been sold across India
- He also mentioned about the development of Pravaha, an indigenous Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software being developed by VSSC, which is getting ready for commercial launch
- He appreciated these efforts which align with the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat and mentioned that initiatives like FEAST remain relevant, effective, and accessible to support India’s ongoing technological development