Recent Publications
Latest research papers and conference proceedings
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:10.1177/09544062261454017VVS Viswa Kiran, Akkala Sainath Reddy, H. Vishal Sri Sai, Himabindu Allaka, and R. Prasanth Kumar
Best Poster AwardA 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/apscon68325.2026.11497125Aashish 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/apscon68325.2026.11496796Sarimella 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/apscon68325.2026.11497028Krishnendu 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.2026.105340N Shyam Sridhar, Aashish Sahu, S Rami Reddy, and R Prasanth Kumar
Best Paper AwardCollaborative 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/ICRM66809.2025.11349069Krishnendu 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/ICRM66809.2025.11349020Krishnendu 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-wSibivivek 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-india2025-159881Aashish 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/ROBIO64047.2024.10907576Aashish 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/ICRAE64368.2024.10851574Krishnendu Roy, R Prasanth Kumar, and P Murali Krishna
Best Paper AwardWalking of Prismatic Knee Biped Robot Using Reinforcement Learning
2023 IEEE 4th Annual Flagship India Council International Subsections Conference (INDISCON), 2023
doi:10.1109/INDISCON58499.2023.10270269Krishna 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/INDISCON58499.2023.10270427Krishna 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/s40435-021-00884-3Mangesh 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.2021.22131Krishna 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/ICCMA54375.2021.9646191A. 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/ROBIO54168.2021.9739602Mangesh 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/ICRAE53653.2021.9657762Mangesh 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.2020.21806Krishna 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.2020.21805V. Janardhan and R. Prasanth Kumar
Generating real-time trajectories for a planar biped robot crossing a wide ditch with landing uncertainties
Robotica, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 109-140, January 2019
doi:10.1017/S0263574718000887A. 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.2018.8665223V. 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.2017.07.014V. 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/s10846-017-0550-5Patents
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