Recent Publications

Latest research papers and conference proceedings

2026

Aashish Sahu, B. V. Harshavardhan, and R. Prasanth Kumar

Autonomous aerial deployment of a hybrid drone-quadruped system for environmental tasks

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 2026

doi:10.1177/09544062261454017
2026

VVS Viswa Kiran, Akkala Sainath Reddy, H. Vishal Sri Sai, Himabindu Allaka, and R. Prasanth Kumar

Best Poster Award

A Multi-Sensor Fusion Framework for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Navigation and Inspection in GPS-Denied and Degraded Environments

2026 IEEE Applied Sensing Conference (APSCON), Delhi, India, 23-25 February 2026

doi:10.1109/apscon68325.2026.11497125
2026

Aashish Sahu and R. Prasanth Kumar

Modeling and Control of a Two-Agent Aerial System for Dynamic Throw-and-Catch Maneuvers

2026 IEEE Applied Sensing Conference (APSCON), Delhi, India, 23-25 February 2026

doi:10.1109/apscon68325.2026.11496796
2026

Sarimella Rami Reddy, VVS Viswa Kiran, Siddapu Chinnikrishna Yadav, and R Prasanth Kumar

Real-Time Semantic Mapping and Object-Oriented Autonomous Navigation with Low-Cost LiDAR and RGB Sensor

2026 IEEE Applied Sensing Conference (APSCON), Delhi, India, 2026

doi:10.1109/apscon68325.2026.11497028
2026

Krishnendu Roy and R Prasanth Kumar

Obstacle crossing in revolute and prismatic knee underactuated biped robots

Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Volume 198, April 2026, 105340

doi:10.1016/j.robot.2026.105340
2025

N Shyam Sridhar, Aashish Sahu, S Rami Reddy, and R Prasanth Kumar

Best Paper Award

Collaborative Payload Transport using a Four-Quadcopter Swarm with RTK and MQTT-based Coordination

2025 International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ICRM), 2025

doi:10.1109/ICRM66809.2025.11349069
2025

Krishnendu Roy and R. Prasanth Kumar

Prismatic-Revolute Hybrid Biped Robot Walking in Unstructured Terrain Using Reinforcement Learning

2025 International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ICRM), 2025

doi:10.1109/ICRM66809.2025.11349020
2025

Krishnendu Roy and R Prasanth Kumar

Dynamic standing stability comparison of revolute-knee and prismatic-knee underactuated biped robots

International Journal of Dynamics and Control, Vol. 13, art No. 415, 2025

doi:10.1007/s40435-025-01934-w
2025

Sibivivek K. P., R. Prasanth Kumar, and Ashok Kumar Pandey

Ride Comfort Analysis and Biodynamic Response of Unicycle Rider Under Whole Body Vibrations

ASME 2025 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - India, V005T10A039, December 3, 2025

doi:10.1115/imece-india2025-159881
2024

Aashish Sahu and R Prasanth Kumar

Design and Development of an Arm-Leg Hybrid Drone for Enhanced Aerial Manipulation and Mobility

2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2024

doi:10.1109/ROBIO64047.2024.10907576
2024

Aashish Sahu and R Prasanth Kumar

Design and Implementation of Hexacopter Drone with Integrated Suction and Lift Mechanism with Real-Time Depth Sensing for Precision Object Handling

2024 9th International Conference on Robotics and Automation Engineering (ICRAE), 2024

doi:10.1109/ICRAE64368.2024.10851574
2023

Krishnendu Roy, R Prasanth Kumar, and P Murali Krishna

Best Paper Award

Walking of Prismatic Knee Biped Robot Using Reinforcement Learning

2023 IEEE 4th Annual Flagship India Council International Subsections Conference (INDISCON), 2023

doi:10.1109/INDISCON58499.2023.10270269
2023

Krishna Prakash Yadav and R Prasanth Kumar

Genetic Algorithm-Based Trajectory Optimization for a Three-Link Biped Robot

2023 IEEE 4th Annual Flagship India Council International Subsections Conference (INDISCON), 2023

doi:10.1109/INDISCON58499.2023.10270427
2022

Krishna Prakash Yadav and R. Prasanth Kumar

Biped dynamic walker modeling and control for underactuated gait cycle

International Journal of Dynamics and Control, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 1138-1147, 2022

doi:10.1007/s40435-021-00884-3
2021

Mangesh D. Ratolikar and R. Prasanth Kumar

Optimized design of 5R planar parallel mechanism aimed at gait-cycle of quadruped robots

Journal of Vibroengineering, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 104-115, 2021

doi:10.21595/jve.2021.22131
2021

Krishna Prakash Yadav and R. Prasanth Kumar

Discrete Feedback Control for Robust Walking of Biped Dynamic Walker

2021 9th International Conference on Control, Mechatronics and Automation (ICCMA), 2021

doi:10.1109/ICCMA54375.2021.9646191
2021

A. P. Hima Vamsi, Mangesh D. Ratolikar, and R. Prasanth Kumar

Swinging Up and Balancing a Pendulum on a Vertically Moving Cart Using Reinforcement Learning

2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2021

doi:10.1109/ROBIO54168.2021.9739602
2021

Mangesh D. Ratolikar and R. Prasanth Kumar

Neural network control of an inverted pendulum on a two DoF cart moving in the vertical plane

2021 6th International Conference on Robotics and Automation Engineering (ICRAE), 2021

doi:10.1109/ICRAE53653.2021.9657762
2020

Mangesh D. Ratolikar and R. Prasanth Kumar

Optimal 5R parallel leg design for quadruped robot gait cycle

Vibroengineering PROCEDIA, Vol. 35, pp. 94-98, November 2020

doi:10.21595/vp.2020.21806
2020

Krishna Prakash Yadav and R. Prasanth Kumar

Biped dynamic walker with alternate unpowered and partially powered steps in a gait cycle

Vibroengineering PROCEDIA, Vol. 35, pp. 27-32, November 2020

doi:10.21595/vp.2020.21805
2018

A. Sripada, V. Janardhan, and R. Prasanth Kumar

Biped Robot Vertical Jumping with Control Constraints

2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), pp. 1683-1687, 2018

doi:10.1109/ROBIO.2018.8665223
2017

V. Janardhan and R. Prasanth Kumar

Online trajectory generation for wide ditch crossing of biped robots using control constraints

Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 97, pp. 61-82, November 2017

doi:10.1016/j.robot.2017.07.014
2017

V. Janardhan and R. Prasanth Kumar

Generating Feasible Solutions for Dynamically Crossing a Wide Ditch by a Biped Robot

Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, Vol. 88, No. 1, pp. 37-56, October 2017

doi:10.1007/s10846-017-0550-5

Patents

Filed and granted patents

Leg Assembly of a Robot
A. V. P. Krishna Kanth Prabhu, Abhishek S. Nalwarkar, P. Naveen Sagar, and R. Prasanth Kumar

App No: E-2/2087/2019/CHE

Filed Date: 03/07/2019

An Airborne Vacuum Cleaner
R. Prasanth Kumar

App No: E-2/956/2019/CHE

Filed Date: 26/03/2019

A Stiffened Flexible Manipulator Arm
R. Prasanth Kumar and Rahul Dixit

App No: 974/DEL/2014

Filed Date: 03/04/2014

Walking Assistant Apparatus for High Walking Stability
Jungwon Yoon and Prasanth Kumar

App No: 10-2009-0053211

Issue Date: 04/04/2011