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Biosketch
Santhakumar Mohan got his Ph.D. (Robotics and Control) from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai (India) in 2010. From June 2010 to March 2011, he worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), Kerala (India). He then worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon (Republic of Korea). In 2012, he joined the faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore. He is holding visiting faculty positions at IISc Bangalore, India, BSTU, Belgorod, Russia, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, RWTH Aachen, Germany, and ECN, France. His active research areas include Service and Field Robots in specific, design & motion control of underwater and wheeled mobile robots, Parallel Robotic Platforms, Assistive and Rehabilitation Robots. Furthermore, he has received the outstanding young Scientist for the year 2014 from Korea Robotics Society, European Master on Advanced Robotics Plus (EMARO+) fellowship (2018-2019), Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellowship (2016–2017), Satellite across virtual institutes (SAVI) fellowship (2013-2014), World-class university fellowship (2011- 2012) and Brian Korean 21 (BK2) fellowship (2011). He has published more than 100 articles in various journals and conference proceedings. He has edited three books and completed seven sponsored projects.
Currently, he is serving as Technical Editor, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Associate Editor, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, and ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control.
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Research
Broadly, I work in the field of Robotics and Control. Specifically, I have research interests as follows:
- Field Robotics, Mobile Manipulators and Underwater Robotic Systems (Dynamics and Control)
- Parallel Robotic Platforms (Mechanical Design, Dynamics and Control)
- Assistive and Rehabilitation Robots (Lower Limb Rehabilitation Robots)
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Teaching
@ IIT Palakkad
Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery (Even Semesters)
Measurements, Instrumentation, and Control (Odd Semesters)
Mechanics and Control of Robotic Manipulators (Odd Semesters)
Wheeled Mobile Robots (Even Semesters)
NPTEL Courses
Wheeled Mobile Robots (Jan-Apr, 8 weeks course)
Mechanics and Control of Robotic Manipulators (Jul-Oct, 8 weeks course)
@ IIT Indore
Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines (Odd Semesters)
Dynamic and Control Systems (Odd Semesters)
Machine Design I and II (Even Semesters)
Robotics (Even Semesters)
Mobile Robotics (Even Semesters)
Robotic Control Systems (PG elective)
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Research Group
Current Members:
Arun Krishnan (PhD candidate)
Isaac John (PhD candidate)
Avinash S Pramod (PhD candidate @ IIT Madras, Supervisor: Prof.T.Asokan)
Prashant Raturi (PhD candidate)
Karan Dharmendra Patil (PhD candidate, Co-Supervisor: Dr.Senthilkumar V)
Mervin Thomas (Postdoctoral fellow)
Former Members:
Yogesh Singh (PhD, 2016), Assistant Professor, NIT Silchar
Pandurang Londhe (Visiting scholar, PhD, 2017), Assistant Professor, Government College of Engineering, Chandrapur
Jayant Kumar Mohanta (PhD, 2018), Assistant Professor, IIT Jodhpur
Swati Mishra (PhD, 2020), Assistant Professor, Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences, Indore
Jagadeesh Kadiyam (PhD, 2021), Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi
Meera C S (Visiting scholar, PhD, 2021), Assistant Manager, L&T SMART WORLD & COMMUNICATION
Sandra C (Research associate, 2020-2021), Engineer, KPIT Bangalore
Parvathi S (MS by Research, 2021), PhD student, Imperial College London
Ravi Prakash (Visiting scholar, PhD, 2022), Postdoctoral fellow at TU Delft
Vasanth Kumar (Visiting scholar, PhD, 2022), Team Lead, Kawasaki Robotics (USA)
Kshetrimayum Lochan (Postdoctoral fellow, 2022), Postdoctoral fellow, Khalifa University, UAE
Saravana Kannan (Project associate/Embedded Engineer, 2021-2022), Engineer, Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited (BGSW), Coimbatore
Rubesh Thirumani (Project associate, 2022), Co-Founder, RobotoAI Technologies
Surya Selvaraju (Project engineer, 2022), Co-Founder, RobotoAI Technologies
Srikanth Sampath (Project engineer, 2022), Co-Founder, RobotoAI Technologies
Meenakshi S (Postdoctoral fellow, 2021-2022), Associate professor, Chennai Insitute of Technology, Chennai
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Additional Information
TitleSponsored ResearchDescription
On-going Funded Projects
1. Project Title: Design and development of an underwater cleaning robot for marine applications
- Funding Agency: IITG Technology Innovation & Development Foundation, India
- Duration: 2022-2025
- Budget: Rs. 49.85 Lacs
2. Project Title: Robotics and Automation in Agriculture
- Funding Agency: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), India
- Duration: 2020-2023
- Budget: Rs. 51.84 Lacs
- Project Lead: Prof. L. Behera (IIT Kanpur), Total Budget: Rs. 194.26 Lacs
3. Project Title: Design and Development of an intelligent Underwater Vehicle with a Manipulator for offshore oil/gas and other marine applications
- Funding Agency: Naval Research Board (NRB), India
- Duration: 2020-2023
- Budget: Rs. 45.25 Lacs
4. Project Title: (CAIR/ CARS 67) Robust operational space motion control of a waist assistive powered exoskeleton
- Funding Agency: Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR), Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), India
- Duration: 2021-2022
- Budget: Rs. 31.76 Lacs
5. Project Title: Design and Development of an Intervention-class Underwater Robotic Vehicle with Tilting Thrusters for Marine Applications
- Funding Agency: IIT Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation (IPTIF), India
- Duration: 2021-2025
- Budget: Rs. 78 Lacs
6. Project Title: Design, Development, and Control of a Multi-purpose Mobile Manipulator for Intelligent and Collaborative Manipulation Tasks
- Funding Agency: IIT Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation (IPTIF), India
- Duration: 2021-2025
- Budget: Rs. 79 Lacs
7. Project Title: (#22(0829)/19/EMR-II) Design and Development of a new sitting-type lower limb rehabilitation robot
- Funding Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India
- Duration: 2020-2023
- Budget: Rs. 23.21 Lacs
Completed Projects:
1. Project Title: (CRG/2018/000400) Bio-inspired Hybrid Underwater Vehicle for Ocean Observations
- Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India
- Duration: 2019-2022
- Budget: Rs. 28.85 Lacs
2. Project Title: (#19-19-00692) Development of a hybrid robotic system based on a passive orthosis and an active parallel manipulator for the lower limb rehabilitation
- Funding Agency: Russian Science Foundation (RSF), Russia
- Duration: 2019-2022
- Budget: 18 Million Russian Rubles (approximately Rs. 190 Lacs)
32. Project Title: Robust motion control design for an underwater robot with tilting thrusters
- Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, India
- Duration: 2018-20212
- Budget: Rs.25.14 Lacs
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Publications
Isaac John, Santhakumar Mohan & A. P. SudheerNew Advances in Mechanisms, Transmissions and Applications. MeTrApp 2023. Mechanisms and Machine Science 124 127-137 (2023)Isaac John, Santhakumar Mohan & Philippe WengerNew Advances in Mechanisms, Transmissions and Applications. MeTrApp 2023. Mechanisms and Machine Science 124 111–123 (2023)Mervin Joe Thomas, Santhakumar Mohan, Victoria Perevuznik & Larisa RybakNew Advances in Mechanisms, Transmissions and Applications. MeTrApp 2023. Mechanisms and Machine Science 124 138–151 (2023)Rutupurna Choudhury, Pandurang Londhe, Santhakumar Mohan, Yogesh SinghProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 237 (10) 2413-2427 (2023)Meenakshi S, Santhakumar MohanProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 237 (6) 1405-1444 (2023)Parvathi Sunilkumar, Santhakumar Mohan, Larisa RybakRecent Trends in Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering Oct 2022 (2022)Larisa Rybak, Sergey Khalapyan, Gagik Rashoyan, Santhakumar Mohan, Anna NozdrachevaRobCE 2022: 2022 2nd International Conference on Robotics and Control Engineering March 2022 1-5 (2022)Divyansh Khare, Sandra C, Santhakumar MohanProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 236 (18) 9966-9977 (2022)Isaac John, Santhakumar Mohan, Larisa RybakProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 236 (15) 8635-8649 (2022)Jeongae Bak, Yecheol Moon, Jongwon Kim, Santhakumar Mohan, Tae Won Seo, Sangrok JinRobotics and Autonomous Systems 150 (April) (2022)Parvathi Sunilkumar, Santhakumar Mohan, Jayant Kumar Mohanta, Philippe Wenger, Larisa RybakInternational Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems 19 (Jan-Feb) 1-20 (2022)Ravi Prakash, Laxmidhar Behera, Santhakumar Mohan and S. JagannathanIEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 19 (1) 262-279 (2022)Dmitry Malyshev, Larisa Rybak, Santhakumar Mohan and Askhat DiveevProceedings of the XII International Conference Optimization and Applications, OPTIMA-2021 (2021)Divyansh Khare, Kausadikar Varad Prashant, Santhakumar MohanAdvances in Industrial Machines and Mechanisms. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. 149-160 (2021)Maksat Ahmetzhanov, Larisa Rybak, Dmitry Malyshev, Santhakumar MohanAdvances in Mechanism Design III. TMM 2020. Mechanisms and Machine Science 85 193-203 (2021)Swati Mishra, Santhakumar Mohan, and Santosh Kumar VishvakarmaDefence Science Journal 71 (4, July 2021) 448-455 (2021)Jagadeesh Kadiyam, Santhakumar Mohan, Devendra Deshmukh, Taewon SeoOcean Engineering 234 (August) 1-23 (2021)Artem Voloshkin, Grigory Dubrovin, Anna Nozdracheva, Larisa Rybak, Santhakumar Mohan, Giuseppe CarboneProceedings of the Seventh International Workshop on Medical and Service Robots (MESROB2021), Switzerland (2021)Divyansh Khare, Sandra Cherussery, Santhakumar MohanMechanism Design for Robotics. MEDER 2021. Mechanisms and Machine Science 103 38-49 (2021)Isaac John, Parvathi Sunilkumar, Santhakumar Mohan, Larisa RybakMechanism Design for Robotics. MEDER 2021. Mechanisms and Machine Science 103 79-89 (2021)Jagadeesh Kadiyam, Santhakumar Mohan, Devendra DeshmukhThe 6th Joint International Conference on Multibody System Dynamics and The 10th Asian Conference on Multibody Dynamics (IMSD-ACMD) Accepted (to be presented) (2021)Parvathi Sunilkumar, Chaitanya Khawase, Santhakumar Mohan, Larisa RybakThe 6th Joint International Conference on Multibody System Dynamics and The 10th Asian Conference on Multibody Dynamics (IMSD-ACMD) Accepted (to be presented) (2021)Santhakumar Mohan, S. Shankar, G. RajeshkumarLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (Edited book), Springer, Singapore (1st Edition) (2021)Santhakumar Mohan, Benjamim Fasquelle, Christine Chevallereau, Philippe WengerThe 6th Joint International Conference on Multibody System Dynamics and The 10th Asian Conference on Multibody Dynamics (IMSD-ACMD) Accepted (to be presented) (2021)Deep Singh, Rutupurna Choudhury, Yogesh Singh, Santhakumar MohanThe 6th Joint International Conference on Multibody System Dynamics and The 10th Asian Conference on Multibody Dynamics (IMSD-ACMD) Accepted (to be presented) (2021)Sen D., Santhakumar Mohan, Ananthasuresh G.Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (Edited Book), Springer, Singapore (1st Edition) (2021)Dmitry Malyshev, Santhakumar Mohan, Larisa Rybak, Gagik Rashoyan, Anna NozdrachevaROMANSY 23 - Robot Design, Dynamics and Control. ROMANSY 2020. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences (Courses and Lectures) 601 556-566 (2021)Jayant Kumar Mohanta, Santhakumar Mohan, Phillipe Wenger and Christine ChevallereauMechanism and Machine Science. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering 761-771 (2021)Divyansh Khare, Kausadikar Varad Prashant and Santhakumar Mohan1st International & 13th National conference on Industrial Problems on Machines and Mechanisms (IPRoMM-2020) December 21-22, 2020 (2020)Jagadeesh Kadiyam, Santhakumar Mohan, Devendra DeshmukhGlobal OCEANS 2020: Singapore - U.S. Gulf Coast, October 5-14, 2020 (2020)Santhakumar Mohan, Parvathi Sunilkumar and Larisa RybakInternational Conference on Computer Simulation in Physics and beyond, October 12-16, 2020 Moscow, Russia (2020)Dmitry Malyshev, Anna Nozdracheva, Grigory Dubrovin, Larisa Rybak, Santhakumar MohanNew Trends in Mechanism and Machine Science. EuCoMeS 2020. Mechanisms and Machine Science 89 138-145 (2020)Sarath S. Menon, R. Sakthi Vignesh, Santhakumar MohanAdvances in Service and Industrial Robotics. RAAD 2020. Mechanisms and Machine Science 84 525-534 (2020)Santhakumar Mohan, Parvathi Sunilkumar, Larisa Rybak, Dmitry Malyshev, Sergey Khalapyan, Anna NozdrachevaAdvances in Service and Industrial Robotics. RAAD 2020. Mechanisms and Machine Science 84 345-355 (2020)P.Sunilkumar, R.Choudhury, Santhakumar Mohan and L.RybakNew Trends in Mechanism and Machine Science. EuCoMeS 2020. Mechanisms and Machine Science 89 103-111 (2020)Jeongae BAK, Yecheol Moon, Jongin Hong, Jangho Bae, Santhakumar Mohan, Jongwon Kim, Sangrok Jin, TaeWon Seo*2020 17th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR) Accepted (to be presented) (2020)Jagadeesh Kadiyam, Anjali Parashar, Santhakumar Mohan, and Devendra DeshmukhOcean Engineering. 197 (Feb 2020) 106929 (2020)Santhakumar Mohan, Mohanta J.K., Behera L., Rybak L.A., Malyshev D.I.Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. 1126 (Jan) 161-172 (2020)Swati Mishra, Santhakumar Mohan, Santosh Kumar VishvakarmaDefence Science Journal 70 (1) 72-81 (2020)Ravi Prakash, Laxmidhar Behera, Santhakumar Mohan, Jagannathan SarangapaniIEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology 28 (4) 1418 - 1432 (2020)Udhayakumar S and Santhakumar MohanIndo-Israel International Joint Conference on Sustainable Cities-2019 (2019)Nozdracheva A.V., Malyshev D.I., Santhakumar Mohan, Kholoshevskaya L.R.IEEE Xplore (accepted (in press)) (2019)Jagadeesh Kadiyam, Chaitanya Mehta, Santhakumar Mohan and Devendra DeshmukhIFAC-PapersOnline:Proceedings of the Joint 12th IFAC Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems, Robotics, and Vehicles 1st IFAC Workshop on Robot Control, (Joint CAMS and WROCO 2019) 52 (21) 283-290 (2019)Dmitry Malyshev, Larisa Rybak, Laxmidhar Behera, Santhakumar MohanRobotics and Mechatronics. ISRM 2019. Mechanisms and Machine Science 78 151-163 (2019)Alex BarreEpenetus, C S Meera, Santha Kumar Mohan, Mukul GuptaWorld Journal of Engineering 16 (4) 460-467 (2019)J.K. Mohanta, Santhakumar Mohan, Y. Takeda, B. CorvesAdvances in Mechanism and Machine Science. IFToMM WC 2019. Mechanisms and Machine Science 73 (Finalist, Best Paper Award) 2761-2768 (2019)Swati Mishra, Mukesh Sharma, Santhakumar MohanDefence Science Journal 69 (4) 353-360 (2019)Jagadeesh Kadiyam, Santhakumar MohanOcean Engineering 182 (June) 112-125 (2019)Meera CS, Mukul Gupta and Santhakumar MohanArchive of Mechanical Engineering 66 (2) 153-169 (2019)Vasanthakumar M, Vinod B, JK Mohanta and Santhakumar MohanJournal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems 96 (1) 17-30 (2019)
