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P.M. Pathak
Professor
pushparaj.pathak[at]me.iitr.ac.in
91-1332-285608
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Robotics, Dynamics, Control, Artificial Intelligence, Bond Graph Modelling, Design
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Educational Details
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
2005
Ph.D., Robotics, Dynamics, Control
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
1998
M.Tech, Solid Mechanics and Design
National Institute of Technology, Calicut
1988
B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering
Professional Background
Professor
22 Dec 2018 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Associate Professor
23 Oct 2012 - 21 Dec 2018
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Assistant Professor
23 Feb 2006 - 22 Oct 2012
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Reader
07 Jan 2004 - 22 Feb 2006
Indira Gandhi Government Engineering College, Sagar
Senior Lecturer
01 Nov 2002 - 06 Jan 2004
Indira Gandhi Government Engineering College, Sagar
Senior Lecturer
07 Jan 1999 - 31 Oct 2002
Government Engineering College, Raipur
Lecturer
07 Jan 1994 - 06 Jan 1999
Government Engineering College, Raipur
Junior Telecom Officer
16 Oct 1989 - 06 Jan 1994
Western Telecom Region, Mumbai
Design Engineer (Trainee)
01 Feb 1989 - 01 Jun 1989
Gajra Gears Limited, Dewas (M.P.)
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Design & Fabrication of a Planar Cooperative Space Robot 01 Jan 2007 Space Robotics Rs 1.0 Lacs SRIC, IIT Roorkee -
Root cause analysis of problems caused by excessive vibration of separator fan and related imbalance 01 Jan 2008 Dynamics, Vibration, Control Rs 0.62 Lacs ACC,Gaggal (HP) Umesh Sharma (PI)(CED), D.K. Dwivedi (CI)
Dynamics and Control of Robots 07 Apr 2008 Robotics Rs 0.97 Lacs CEC Course N. Sukavanam (co-cordinator)
Recommendation to lower the vibrations caused by erosive wear in separator fan 01 Jan 2008 Recommendation to lower the vibrations caused by erosive wear in separator fan Rs 3.93Lacs ACC,Gaggal (HP) D.K. Dwivedi (CI)
Walking Robot With Flexible Legs 01 Jan 2008 Walking Robot With Flexible Legs Rs 7.5 Lacs SRIC, IIT Roorkee
Modelling, Simulation and Control of Space Robots 01 Jan 2009 Space Robotics Rs 5.92 Lacs Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Prof. S.C.Jain
BOPET Film Manufacturing Equipment Design Study, Gap Analysis and New Design for Enhance Capacity 01 Jan 2009 BOPET Film Manufacturing Equipment Design Study, Gap Analysis and New Design for Enhance Capacity Rs 5.75 Lacs SRF limited, Kashipur Prof. V. K. Agrawal (PI), Chemical Deptt. Dr. C.B. Majumdar (CI), Chemical Deptt.
Design and Development of Miniature Robot for Biopsy and In Vivo Surgery 02 Nov 2009 Surgical Robotics Rs 25.14 Lacs Department of Science and Technology, (DST), Government of India Dr. A. K. Sharma Prof N. K. Mehta Dr Vinay Gupta(MD) (Vinay Nursing Home, Roorkee)
Failure investigation of cranes accidents at Jamrudpur site of DMRC 01 Jan 2010 Failure investigation of cranes accidents at Jamrudpur site of DMRC Rs 0.71 Lacs Crime branch, ISC, Delhi Dr D.K. Dwivedi, Dr Umesh Sharma
Fault Tolerant Control and Reconfiguration of Walking Robots with Flexible Legs 01 Nov 2011 Walking Robots with Flexible Legs 19.64 Lacs Department of Sc. and Tech., (DST), Govt. of India and Ministry of Sc. and Tech., South Korea Prof A. K. Samantaray, IIT Kharagpur, Jung-Min Yang, Seong Woo Kwak, South Korea
Design of Different Components Of 5.0 Ton Electric Overhead Traveling (EOT) Crane 01 Jan 2013 Electric Overhead Traveling (EOT) Crane Design Rs. 12.92 Lacs B.K. TRADERS, BARAUNI (For Indian Oil Corporation) Dr D.K. Dwivedi
Inspection of injection moulding machine to determine its classification 01 Jan 2013 Inspection of injection moulding machine to determine its classification Rs 1.1236 Lakhs Texplas, Haridwar Dr D.K. Dwivedi
Development of control system for mobile robot with manipulator for transporting hazardous materials 01 Jun 2015 Mobile robot with manipulator 13.95 Lacs DST, Gov of India and Ministerio De Ciencia, Teconología E Innovación Productiva, Govt of Argentina Sergio Jose Junco Professor Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingeniería y Agrimensura, Universidad Naci
Modelling and Feasibility Studies towards development of wire actuated manipulator arm for ROV-DAKSH 01 Jan 2015 Wire actuated manipulator arm 9.94 Lacs Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Research and Development Establishments (Engr) -
Modelling and control of mobile cooperating bionic arms 01 Jul 2016 Mobile cooperating bionic arms 33.66 Lacs DST India and CNRS FRance Prof. A.K. Samantaray, IIT Kharagpur; Rochdi MERZOUKI and Prof. Belkacem Ould Bouamama, Lille Unive
Indo-Korea joint network centre on Robotics-Hyper-redundant Robots 01 Jan 2018 Indo-Korea joint network centre on Robotics-Hyper-redundant Robots Rs 34.86 Lacs DST(India)- and Ministry of Education, Science & Technology of the Republic of Korea
Design and Development of Cable-Driven Parallel Robot for Automated Construction 01 Jan 2019 Design and Development of Cable-Driven Parallel Robot for Automated Construction 46.19 Lacs SPARC, MHRD Prof. Arun Kumar Samantaray (IIT Kharagpur), Prof. Umesh Kumar Sharma (IIT Roorkee) Prof. Leila Nota
Design and development of an intelligent UAV for open cast minefield 17 Oct 2022 UAV Rs 58.12 Lacs IHFC, IIT Delhi Prof Atul Kumar, DTU, Delhi
Development of active or passive leg exoskeleton based on series elastic actuation for assistance of elderly humans 31 Mar 2021 Exoskeleton Rs 31.93 Lacs IHFC, IIT Delhi Dr. Felix Orlando Maria Joseph, IIT Roorkee (PI)
Design and Development of In-Pipe Robot 20 Aug 2022 Pipe Robot Rs 72.74 Lacs TIH, IIT Guwahati
Intelligent UAV for disaster imagery for hazards monitoring and vulnerability assessment in flood affected areas 20 Sep 2022 UAV Rs 56.25 Lacs IHFC, IIT Delhi Prof Atul Agrawal, DTU
Distributed multi-UAV optimal path planning for surveying open surface minefields 20 Sep 2022 UAV Rs 50 Lacs IHFC, IIT Delhi




Collaborations
Research in Human-Centered Robotics with special emphasis on Field and Bio-Medical Rehabilitation
India -South Korea joint network center
Modelling and Control of Mobile Cooperating Bionic Arms
DST India and INRIA France
Development of Control System for Mobile Robot with Manipulator for Transporting Hazardous Materials
Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina
Fault Tolerant Control and Reconfiguration of Walking Robots with Flexible Legs
Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
Design and Development of Cable-Driven Parallel Robot for Automated Construction
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Publications

2024

  1. Saurabh Sachan and Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Addressing Unpredictable Movements of Dynamic Obstacles with Deep Reinforcement Learning to Ensure Safe Navigation for Omni-wheeled Mobile Robot, The Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 1.     2024-10-07, DOI: 10.1177/09544062241281115
  2. Vipin Pachouri, Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Controlling Tendons to Modulate Stiffness of a Planar-to-Spatial Tendon-Driven Continuum Manipulator under External Uncertain Forces, J Bionic Eng 21, 821–841 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42235-023-00473-4.

2023

  1. Vipin Pachouri, Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Design and Modeling of a Planar-To-Spatial Tendon-Driven Continuum Manipulator Subjected to Uncertain Forces, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Volume 170, 2023, 104551, ISSN 0921-8890, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2023.104551
  2. Ravindra Singh Bisht, Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Soraj Kumar Panigrahi, Design analysis of electro-adhesive mechanism for wall-climbing robot, Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, An International Journal, 51 (11), 2023, 6023-6040.
  3. Vivek Kumar, Vikas Rastogi, Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Ride comfort assessment and improvement in high-speed railway vehicle, , Int. J. Heavy Vehicle Systems, 2023, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp.454–475.
  4. Ishan Chawla, Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Leila Notash, Arun Kumar Samantaray, Qingguo Li and   Umesh Kumar Sharma, Inverse and Forward Kineto-Static Solution of a Large-Scale Cable-Driven Parallel Robot using Neural Networks, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Volume 179, January 2023, 105107.
  5. Ravindra Singh Bisht, Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Soraj Kumar Panigrahi, Modelling, simulation and experimental validation of wheel and arm locomotion-based wall-climbing robot, Robotica, Volume 41, Issue 2, February 2023, pp. 433 – 469.

2022

  1. Garima Bhandari, Ritu Raj, Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Jung Min Yang, Robust control of a planar snake robot based on interval type-2 Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy control using genetic algorithm, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 116, 105437, 2022.
  2. Sarvesh Saini, M. Felix Orlando, and Pushparaj M. Pathak, Intelligent Control of Master-Slave based Robotic Surgical System, Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-022-01684-3.
  3. Sarvesh Saini, M. Felix Orlando, and Pushparaj M. Pathak, "Adaptive Control of a Master-Slave based Robotic Surgical System with Haptic Feedback", IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 10.1109/TASE.2022.3183179.
  4. M G Tsegay, P M Pathak, A K Samantaray, R Merzouki, Bond graph modeling of a spatial multi-section soft bionic robot, Mechanism and Machine Theory 174, 104902, 2022.
  5. Ravindra Singh Bisht, Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Soraj Kumar Panigrahi, Design and Development of a Glass Façade Cleaning Robot, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Mechanism and Machine Theory 168 (2022) 104585.

2021

  1. Vitalram Rayankula, P M Pathak, Fault Tolerant Control and Reconfiguration of Mobile Manipulator, Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems (2021) 101:34, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-021-01317-1
  2. Ishan Chawla, Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Leila Notash, Arun Kumar Samantaray, Qingguo Li and   Umesh Kumar Sharma, Workspace Analysis and Design of Large-Scale Cable-Driven Printing Robot Considering Cable Mass and Mobile Platform Orientation, Mechanism and Machine Theory, 165 (2021) 104426 

2020

  1. Ishan Chawla, P M Pathak, Leila Notash, A K Samantaray, Qingguo Li and U K Sharma, Effect of Selection Criterion on the Kineto-Static Solution of a Redundant Cable-Driven Parallel Robot Considering Cable Mass and Elasticity, Mechanism and Machine Theory 156 (2021) 104175.

2019

  1. Vitalram Rayankula, P M Pathak, Sergio Jose Junco, Inverse kinematics of mobile manipulator using bidirectional particle swarm optimization by manipulator decoupling, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Volume 131, January 2019, pp 385-405.
  2. R.V.Ram, P.M.Pathak, and S. J. Junco, Trajectory Control of Mobile Manipulator in the Presence of Base Disturbance, Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, 2019, Vol. 95(6) 529–543.
  3. Vivek Kumar, Vikas Rastogi and P M Pathak, Modelling and evaluation of the hunting behaviour of a high-speed railway vehicle on curved track, Proc IMechE Part F: J Rail and Rapid Transit, 2019, Vol. 233(2), 220–236.
  4. Vijay Kumar Dalla and Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Impedance Control in Multiple Cooperative Space Robots Pulling a Flexible Wire, The Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 2019, Vol. 233(6) 2190–2205.
  5. Vijay Kumar Dalla and Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Power Optimized Motion Planning of Reconfigured Redundant Space Robot, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, accepted, 2019, Vol. 233(8) 1030–1044.

2018

  1. M. M. Gor, P. M. Pathak, A. K. Samantaray, K. Alam, P. Kumar, D. Anand, P. Vijay, R. Sarkar, J.-M. Yang, S. W. Kwak, Development of a Compliant Legged Quadruped Robot, Sadhana - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, 43 (7), 102, 2018.
  2. Inderjeet Singh, Yacine Amara, Achille Melingui, Pushparaj Mani Pathak and Rochdi Merzouki, Modeling of Continuum Manipulators using Pythagorean Hodograph Curves, Soft Robotics, pp. 425-442, Vol. 5(4), 2018.
  3. Vijay Kumar Dalla and Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Docking Operation by Multiple Space Robots for Minimum Attitude Disturbance, International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, pp. 38-49, Vol. 38, 2018.
  4. M. M. Gor, P. M. Pathak, A. K.Samantaray, J. M. Yang, S. W. Kwak, Fault Accommodation in Compliant Quadruped Robot through a Moving Appendage Mechanism, Mechanism and Machine Theory, pp. 228–244, Vol. 121, March 2018.
  5. M. M. Gor, P. M. Pathak, A. K.Samantaray, J.-M. Yang, S. W. Kwak, Fault Tolerant Control of a Compliant Legged Quadruped Robot for Free Swinging Failure, Proc IMechE Part I: J Systems and Control Engineering, pp. 161-177, Vol. 232(2), 2018.
  6. Vivek Kumar, Vikas Rastogi, Pushparaj Pathak, Dynamic Analysis of Vehicle-Track Interactions Due To Wheel Flat Using Bond Graph, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multibody Dynamics, pp. 398-412, Vol. 232(3), 2018.

2017

  1. Vijay Kumar Dalla and Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Curve-constrained collision-free trajectory control of hyper-redundant planar space robot, Proc IMechE Part I: J Systems and Control Engineering, Volume: 231 issue: 4, page(s): 282-298, 2017.
  2. M.M. Gor, P. M. Pathak, A.K. Samantaray, J.M. Yang, and S.W. Kwak, Bond graph Modeling and Control of Compliant Legged Quadruped Robot, (Book chapter), Springer (Editor: Wolfgang Borutzky), 497-546, 2017.
  3. Mihir Kumar Sutar and Pushpraj Mani Pathak, Bond Graph Modelling and Control of Hyper-Redundant Miniature Robot for In-Vivo Biopsy, (Book Chapter), Springer (Editor: Wolfgang Borutzky), 451-495, 2017.
  4. Vivek Kumar, Vikas Rastogi and P. M. Pathak, Simulation for whole-body vibration to assess ride comfort of a low–medium speed railway vehicle, Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, pp. 225–236, Volume 93, Issue 3, 2017.

2016

  1. Gossaye Mekonnen, Sanjeev Kumar, P. M. Pathak, Wireless Hybrid Visual Servoing of Omnidirectional Wheeled Mobile Robots, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 75 (2016) 450–462.

2015

  1. Vijay Kumar Dalla, Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Trajectory Tracking Control of A Group Of Cooperative Planar Space Robot Systems, Proc IMECHE Part I: J Systems And Control Engineering, Vol. 229, No. 10, pp.885-901, 2015.
  2. M. M. Gor, P. M. Pathak, A. K. Samantaray, J.-M. Yang and S. W. Kwak, Control oriented model-based simulation and experimental studies on a compliant legged quadruped robot, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 72 (2015) 217–234.
  3. M. K. Sutar, P. M. Pathak, N. K. Mehta, A. K. Sharma, V. K. Gupta, Inverse Kinematics and Control of Four Degree of Freedom Wire Actuated In-Vivo Robot, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 2015, Vol. 229(2) 77–91
  4. M. M. Gor, P. M. Pathak, A. K. Samantaray, J.-M. Yang and S. W. Kwak, Control of Compliant Legged Quadruped Robot in Workspace, Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International 2015, Vol. 91(2) 103–125.
  5. Coralie Escande, Taha Chettibi, Rochdi Merzouki, Vincent Coelen, Pushparaj Pathak, Kinematic Calibration of a Multi-section Bionic Manipulator, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol.20(2), 2015, pp. 663-674. 

2014

  1. Achin Garg, Chandra Sen Vikram, Saurabh Gupta, Mihir Kumar Sutar, P. M. Pathak, A. K. Sharma, N. K. Mehta, V. K. Gupta, Design and Development of In-vivo Robot for biopsy, Mechanics based Design of Structures and Machines, Volume 42, Issue 3, 2014, pages 278-295.

2013

  1. L. Sardana, Mihir Sutar, P. M. Pathak, A Geometric Approach for Inverse Kinematics of a 4- Link Redundant In- Vivo Robot for Biopsy, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Volume 61, Issue 12December 2013Pages 1306-1313.
  2. Haresh Patolia, P. M. Pathak, S. C. Jain, Reduced Model Based Trajectory Control of Multi-Arm Space Robot, Advances in Vibration Engineering, 12(3), 2013, pp. 251-265.
  3. K. Ganesh, Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Modelling and Simulation of Four Legged Jumping Robot with Compliant Legs in Sagital Plane, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 61(2013), 221-228.
  4. Amit Kumar, Pushparaj Mani Pathak, N. Sukavanam, Trajectory Control of Two DOF Rigid- Flexible Space Robot by a Virtual Space Vehicle, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 61 (5) , pp. 473-482, 2013.
  5. Mihir Kumar Sutar, P. M. Pathak, A. K. Sharma, N. K. Mehta, V. K. Gupta, Forward Kinematic Analysis of In-Vivo Robot for Stomach Biopsy, J Robotic Surgery, pp 281-287, Vol. 7(3), September 2013.

2012

  1. Vikrant Bende, Pushparaj M Pathak, Kedar S Dixit and SP Harsha, Energy optimal trajectory planning of an underwater robot using a genetic algorithm, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 226 (8), pp. 1077-1087.
  2. V.L. Krishnan, P. M. Pathak, S.C. Jain, and A.K. Samantaray, Reconfiguration of four-legged walking robot for actuator faults. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 226(1), 11-26, 2012
  3. H. Patolia, P. M. Pathak, and S.C. Jain, Design of a virtual foundation for impedance control in a dual arm cooperative space robot. Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, 88(6), 731-745, 2012.
  4. Prabhkiran Kaur, D.K. Dwivedi, and P. M. Pathak, Effects of electromagnetic stirring and rare earth compounds on the microstructure and mechanical properties of hypereutectic Al-Si alloys. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 63, Issue 1-4, pp. 415-420, 2012. 
  5. Mihir Kumar Sutar, P. M. Pathak, A. K. Sharma, N. K. Mehta, V. K. Gupta, Bond Graph Modelling of In Vivo Robot For Biopsy, IFAC Proceedings Volume, pp. 421-426, Vol.45(2), 2012.

2011

  1. Prabhkiran Kaur, Dheerendra K. Dwivedi, Pushparaj M. Pathak, Sergio Haro Rodriguez, An effect of Electromagnetic stirring and Cerium oxide addition on dry, sliding and reciprocating wear of Al-Si alloy, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J, Journal of Engineering Tribology, 226(3) 251–258, 2011.
  2. Haresh Patolia, P. M. Pathak, S. C. Jain, Trajectory Control of a Dual Arm Space Robot with Small Attitude Disturbance, Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, 2011, pp. 188-204.

2010

  1. Rahul Maheshwari; Rahul Gupta; Rachit Jaiwant; Haresh Patolia; P. M. Pathak; S. C. Jain, Mechatronic Design and control of  a Planar Cooperative Robot, International Journal of  Advanced Mechatronic Systems, Vol. 2, No. 4, 2010, pp. 271-280.

2009

  1. P. M. Pathak, Amalendu  Mukherjee, Anirvan  Dasgupta, Interaction Torque Control by Impedance Control of Space Robots, Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Vol. 85, Issue 7, July 2009, 451–459.

2008

  1. P. M. Pathak, R. Prasanth Kumar, Amalendu  Mukherjee, Anirvan  Dasgupta, A Scheme for Robust Trajectory Control of Space Robots, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, Volume 16, Issue 9,( October 2008),  Pages 1337-1349.
  2. Santosh L. Bhangare, Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Finite Element Method: Some Modelling Issues, Journal of  Vibroengineering.  2008 April/June,   Volume  10,  Issue  2,  ISSN 1392-8716, 2008,  pp. 170-175.

2007

  1. Pathak Pushparaj Mani, “Meaningful Finite Element Discretization Scheme: A Case for Circular Disk Subjected To Four Radial Loads”, Journal of Vibroengineering, Vol.9 (1), 36-40, 2007. 

2006

  1. Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Amalendu Mukherjee, and Anirvan Dasgupta, “Attitude Control of a Free-Flying Space Robot using a Novel Torque Generation Device”, Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Vol. 82, No. 10,  pp. 661-677, 2006
  2. Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Amalendu Mukherjee, and Anirvan Dasgupta, “Impedance Control of Space Robot”, International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, Vol.26, No.4, 2006, pp.316-322.

2005

  1. Pushparaj Mani Pathak, Amalendu  Mukherjee, and Anirvan Dasgupta, “Impedance Control of Space Robots using Passive Degrees of Freedom in Controller Domain”, Transactions of ASME, Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control., 127(4), pp. 564-578, 2005.

1999

  1. P. M. Pathak and K.Ramesh, “Validation of Finite Element Modelling Through Photoelastic Fringe Contours”, Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, 1999, Volume 15, pp. 229-238.
  2. K. Ramesh and P. M. Pathak, "Role of photoelasticity in evolving discretisation schemes for FE analysis", Experimental Techniques, 23(4), 36-38, 1999.

 

 

Books

Intelligent Mechatronic Systems: Modeling, Control and Diagnosis, R. Merzouki, A.K. Samantaray, P.M. Pathak, B. Ould Bouamama, Springer, London, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4471-4628-5

Honors And Awards
Honors
IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
2025
Technical Editor
Sādhanā Published by the Indian Academy of Sciences
2024
Associate Editor
IMAACA 2022
2022
IMAACA 2022, Rome, Italy (Best paper award).
CSIR-Central Building Research Institute Roorkee
2019
Director's Technology Award for Best Technology for the year 2019
International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM)
2011
Member Technical Committee for Multi-body Dynamics
4th International Conference on Integrated Modeling and Analysis in Applied Control and Automation
2010
IMAACA 2010, FEZ Morocco (Best Paper Award)
MemberShips
The Robotics Society of India (TRS)
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Member
Association for Machines and Mechanisms (AMM), Indian affiliate of the  IFToMM
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Life member
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), United States Of America
05 Oct 2018 - Present
Member
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Mechatronics ( MIN 563 )
Spring
Machine Drawing ( MIN 204 )
Spring
Robotics and Control ( MIN-502 )
Autumn
Mechanical Engineering Drawing ( MIN-108 )
Autumn
Students
SuperVisions
Modelling and Control of Flexible Space Robots
01 Jul 2006 - 01 Feb 2010
Other Supervisors: N. Sukavanam, Scholar: Amit Kumar
Modelling and Control of Quadruped Robot with Flexible Legs
01 Jan 2008 - 01 Oct 2011
Other Supervisors: S. C. Jain, Scholar: V L Krishnan
Dynamics and Control of Dual-Arm Space Robots
01 Aug 2008 - 02 Jan 2012
Other Supervisors: S. C. Jain, Scholar: Haresh Kumar Punalal Patolia
Studies on Electro-Magnetically Stir Cast Al-Si Alloys
01 Aug 2008 - 01 May 2012
Other Supervisors: D. K. Dwivedi, Scholar: Prabhkiran Kaur
Design Development and Control of Miniature Robot for In-Vivo Biopsy
01 Jul 2010 - 01 May 2015
Other Supervisors: N. K. Mehta, Scholar: Mihir Kumar Sutar
Remaining Life Prediction of Machine Element by Using Reverse Engineering Approach
01 Jul 2010 - 03 Aug 2015
Other Supervisors: P. K. Jain, Scholar: Atul Kumar
Dynamics and Control of Rail Vehicle
02 Aug 2010 - 02 Apr 2018
Other Supervisors: Vikas Rastogi, Scholar: Vivek Kumar
Dynamic Modeling and Control of Quadruped Robot with Compliant Legs
01 Dec 2011 - 01 Jun 2015
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Gor Mehulkumar Mahendrabhai
Strategies for Control of Multiple and Hyper Redundant Space Robots
02 Jul 2012 - 01 Nov 2016
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Vijay Dalla
Wireless Hybrid Visual Servoing Algorithms For Mobile Robots
01 Aug 2012 - 01 Jun 2016
Other Supervisors: Sanjeev Kumar, Scholar: Gossaye Mekonnen Alemu
Inverse Kinematics, Control and Path Planning of Mobile Manipulator
01 Dec 2014 - 02 Sep 2019
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Vitalram Rayankula
Design, Dynamics, Control and Development of Wall-climbing Robot
01 Dec 2014 - 20 Apr 2022
Other Supervisors: Dr. S.K. Panigrahi (CBRI, Roorkee), Scholar: Ravindra Singh Bisht
Modelling and Control of Soft Robots
15 Jul 2015 - 05 Jul 2024
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mulu Girmay
Design and Development of Cable-Driven Parallel Robot for Additive Construction
24 Jul 2017 - 27 Mar 2023
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ishan Chawla
Modeling, Development and Control of a Bilateral Master-Slave Robotic System Aiming Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery
14 Jul 2017 - 11 Nov 2022
Other Supervisors: M. Felix Orlando, Scholar: Sarvesh Saini
Design and Development of Tendon Actuated Bionic Manipulator
06 Jul 2018 - 23 Dec 2024
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Vipin Pachouri
Design, Development and Control of Hyper Redundant Snake Robot for Ground and Aerial Applications
03 Aug 2018 - 11 Jul 2024
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Garima Bhandari
Control of Mobile Manipulator through AI
27 Dec 2018 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Saurabh Sachan
Human Robot Interaction
26 Dec 2019 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Vijay Saini
Development of large scale cable driven construction robot
25 Jul 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Pedapudi Bharath Raja Bhoopal
Design and development of in-pipe underwater robot
23 Jul 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Saleendra Hari Babu
Miscellaneous
Events
1st International and 16th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (iNaCoMM 2013)
18 Dec 2013 - 20 Dec 2013
Association for Machines and Mechanisms (AMM), IFTOMM
TEQIP III 10 Day Training Workshop on “Robotics and Automation"
01 Mar 2020 - 15 Mar 2020
TEQIP III
Visits
Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.,
2004-03-01
To participate in 15th IASTED International Conference on Modelling and Simulation
École Polytechnique Universitaire de Lille (Polytech’Lille), France
2008-05-01
Collaborative research
École Polytechnique Universitaire de Lille (Polytech’Lille), France
2009-05-01
Collaborative research
Fez, Morocco
2010-10-13
To participate in the 4th International Conference On Integrated Modeling And Analysis In Applied Control And Automation (IMAACA 2010),
École Polytechnique Universitaire de Lille (Polytech’Lille), France
2011-05-01
Collaborative research
Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
2012-02-15
To attend international conference
Catholic university and Keimyung university Daegu, South Korea
2012-06-17
Collaborative research
École Polytechnique Universitaire de Lille, France
2013-06-01
Collaborative research
Jeju, South Korea
2013-11-30
Joint Korea-India workshop in Robotics, , 30-31 November 2013.
Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
2014-10-20
Collaborative research
Bangkok
2014-12-30
To participate in International Conference on Production and Mechanical Engineering
Taipei, Taiwan
2015-10-25
To participate in the 14th IFToMM World Congress, Taipei International Convention Center, Taiwan,
École Polytechnique Universitaire de Lille (Polytech’Lille), France
2017-06-01
Bilateral visit for DST India and CNRS France sponsored project on Bionic manipulators
Georgia Tech, Atlanta
2018-09-30
To participate in ASME Conference on Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control
Chungnam National University(CNU) Daejeon & Kyungpook National University (KNU), Daegu, South Korea
2018-10-27
To participate in workshop in relation to Indo-Korea joint network center on Robotics
École Polytechnique Universitaire de Lille (Polytech’Lille), France
2018-12-09
Collaborative project
San Diego and Cincinnati
2021-11-07
To visit San Diego to attend International Conference On Bond Graph Modeling And Simulation (ICBGM’21)(8-10Nov) and to visit to Cooperative Distributed Systems Lab, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome
2022-09-19
International Multidisciplinary Modeling & Simulation Multiconference
Technical University Delft , The Netherlands
2022-09-21
Lab visits
Kingston, Canada
2022-12-07
To visit Queens University Kingston, Canada for bilateral visit under SPARC project
University of California, Irvine
2023-05-18
Bilateral visit; IHFC-NSF sponsored project
Baltimore
2023-05-22
NSF-Technology Innovation Hub Workshop for U.S.-Indian Collaborative Grant Awardees in Baltimore, Maryland
Old Dominion University, Norfolk
2023-05-24
To discuss our ongoing collaborative project funded by NSF and IHFC
University of Waterloo, Canada
2023-05-29
To visit Robotics labs of University
Administrative Positions
Chairman, Department Academic Program Committee
24 Aug 2020 - 23 Aug 2022
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department
Chairman GATE-JAM 2018
01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jan 2018
IIT Roorkee
Organizing Vice-Chairman GATE 2017; Vice Chairman JAM 2017
01 Jan 2016 - 01 Jan 2017
IIT Roorkee
Vice-Chairman GATE-JAM 2016
01 Jan 2015 - 01 Jan 2016
IIT Roorkee
Coordinator, Machine Design Laboratories
01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2016
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department
Member, Department Research Committee
01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2016
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department
Member, Department Purchase Committee
01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2016
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department
Member, Department Administrative Committee
01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2016
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department
Officer-In-Charge, Maintenance (East Block)
01 Jan 2010 - 01 Jan 2012
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department
Officer-In-Charge, Robotics and Control Lab
01 Jan 2006 - Present
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department
Staff Adviser, Model and Robotics
01 Jan 2006 - 01 Jan 2013
Hobbies Club
Chairman, Department Write-off Committee
01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2016
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department