D. Deepak

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Papers

5

Total Citations

15

H-Index

3

About

D. Deepak is an emerging researcher specializing in soft robotics, with a particular focus on pneumatic soft actuators, material science, and biomimetic design. His work sits at the intersection of computational modeling and experimental validation, addressing critical challenges in the development of flexible robotic systems for biomedical assistance, smart agriculture, and delicate manipulation tasks. Among his notable contributions is a pioneering investigation into RTV-2 silicone rubber as a cost-effective alternative material for soft actuator fabrication, offering practical insights into how inflation pressure and wall thickness govern actuator performance. His numerical studies on multi-chambered pneumatic network (PneuNet) actuators have advanced understanding of pressurization strategies and geometric influences on gripping force and deformation behavior. More recently, Deepak has explored human-finger-inspired actuator designs, bridging biological inspiration with engineering application, and contributed a comprehensive bibliometric analysis mapping the global research landscape in elastomeric soft pneumatic actuators. With a growing body of work accumulating approximately 15 citations across five key publications, Deepak represents a promising voice in the soft robotics community. Students entering fields of compliant mechanism design or medical robotics will find his combined numerical-experimental methodology particularly instructive.

Research Focus

Key Achievements

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H-Index
5
Papers
15
Total Citations
3
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Performance study of RTV-2 Silicone Rubber Material For Soft Actuator by Experimental and Numerical methods: The Effect of Inflation Pressure and Wall Thickness
5 citations · 2020
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2024 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 20
🏛 Institutions: Manipal Academy of Higher Education

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