Kranthimanoj Nagothu
Papers
7
Total Citations
91
H-Index
5
About
Kranthimanoj Nagothu is a pioneer in multi-domain robotic swarm communication, focusing on enabling seamless coordination between surface, underwater, and aerial robots. His foundational work addresses the critical challenge of high-speed, wireless communication for underwater vehicles—a field where traditional sonar is too slow and tethered connections are impractical. Nagothu’s most cited paper, “RF communication between surface and underwater robotic swarms” (31 citations), demonstrates a breakthrough in using radio waves for cross-domain swarm connectivity. He further advanced the field with “Multi-domain robotic swarm communication system” (26 citations), which introduced a ZigBee-based protocol for inter-swarm communication in heterogeneous environments. His research also includes distributed communication protocols for autonomous underwater vehicles and simulation frameworks for testing swarm control in diverse settings. Nagothu’s contributions are particularly notable for their practical applications in system-of-systems robotics, where independent robotic platforms must cooperate autonomously. His work at the Autonomous Control Engineering Center at the University of Texas at San Antonio laid the groundwork for scalable, self-governing robotic swarms capable of operating in complex, real-world environments—from underwater surveying to land-air coordination.
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Top Papers
- 1RF communication between surface and underwater robotic swarms31 citations · 2008
- 2Multi-domain robotic swarm communication system26 citations · 2008
- 3Communications for Underwater Robotics Research Platforms13 citations · 2008
- 4Control and simulation of robotic swarms in heterogeneous environments8 citations · 2008
- 5Applications and prototype for system of systems swarm robotics7 citations · 2008
- 6Distributed protocol for communications among underwater vechiles3 citations · 2008
- 7Systems of Systems Communication for heterogeneous independent operable systems3 citations · 2009