K. Sivasankaran

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Vellore Institute of Technology University

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K. Sivasankaran is a robotics and embedded systems researcher whose work bridges autonomous navigation and hardware-accelerated computer vision. His most impactful contribution, the 2019 paper "Design of an Autonomous Mobile Robot based on the Sensor Data Fusion of Lidar 360, Ultrasonic sensor and Wheel Speed Encoder" (23 citations), addresses a critical challenge in mobile robotics: achieving reliable navigation through multi-sensor fusion. By integrating data from Lidar, ultrasonic sensors, and wheel encoders, Sivasankaran demonstrated a practical approach to improving path planning and obstacle avoidance—key requirements for real-world autonomous systems. This work has informed subsequent research in sensor integration for mobile platforms. Earlier, his 2015 study "Face detection system using FPGA" (5 citations) explored hardware-level implementation for biometric applications, contributing to the growing field of real-time, FPGA-based image processing for security and human-interface systems. Together, these publications reflect Sivasankaran’s focus on deploying efficient, sensor-driven solutions in robotics and embedded vision, making his work relevant for researchers developing cost-effective autonomous systems and hardware-accelerated perception technologies.