Arun Kumar Samantaray
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Papers
20
Total Citations
294
H-Index
11
About
Arun Kumar Samantaray is a distinguished robotics and mechanical systems researcher whose work spans compliant legged robotics, cable-driven parallel robots, continuum manipulators, and rotor dynamics. With a career marked by rigorous theoretical modeling and experimental validation, Samantaray has made significant contributions to the design and control of complex robotic systems. His pioneering research on compliant quadruped robots — including fault accommodation strategies and control-oriented modeling — has advanced the field of bio-inspired locomotion, accumulating over 60 citations across related works. His investigations into cable-driven parallel robots, particularly regarding kineto-static solutions using neural networks and workspace analysis accounting for cable mass and elasticity, reflect a forward-thinking approach to large-scale robotic construction applications. Samantaray's early work on bond graph modeling of flexible spinning shafts, with 29 citations, demonstrated deep expertise in nonlinear dynamics and rotor stability. His research on overwhelming controllers for Stewart platforms and real-time control of pneumatic continuum manipulators further underscores his versatility across robotic architectures. Collectively, his body of work bridges fundamental mechanical theory with practical robotic implementation, making his publications essential reading for researchers in advanced robotics and dynamical systems.
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Top Papers
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- 3Bond Graph Modeling of an Internally Damped Nonideal Flexible Spinning Shaft29 citations · 2010
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- 7Force control in a parallel manipulator through virtual foundations17 citations · 2012
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- 9Development of a compliant legged quadruped robot13 citations · 2018
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