Papers
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Total Citations
584
H-Index
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About
Bidyadhar Subudhi is a prominent researcher whose work spans two interconnected domains: autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) coordination and flexible robotic manipulator control. His contributions have meaningfully advanced the fields of marine robotics, nonlinear control systems, and soft computing. Subudhi's most influential work focuses on cooperative formation control of AUVs, with his 2016 overview paper accumulating nearly 200 citations and serving as a key reference for researchers entering the field. His adaptive sliding mode formation control framework, which addresses real-world challenges such as variable added mass and acoustic communication constraints, further demonstrates his practical engineering insight. On the robotics side, his early work applying singular perturbation techniques and soft computing methods to flexible manipulators—systems notorious for complex, underactuated dynamics—helped shape modern approaches to compliant robot control. Beyond research, Subudhi has shown a commitment to education, developing real-time adaptive control experiments for postgraduate students. His application of quaternion algebra to robot kinematics and evolutionary computation to controller design reflects the breadth of his methodological toolkit. With over 500 cumulative citations across diverse publications, Subudhi stands as a significant contributor to intelligent control systems and multi-robot coordination research.
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Top Papers
- 1Cooperative formation control of autonomous underwater vehicles: An overview196 citations · 2016
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- 3Adaptive sliding mode formation control of multiple underwater robots63 citations · 2014
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- 6A Novel Method for Representing Robot Kinematics using Quaternion Theory22 citations · 2008
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