Raman Paranjape
Papers
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Total Citations
114
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About
Raman Paranjape is a leading researcher in the field of robotic systems for infrastructure inspection, with a primary focus on pipe-crawling robots and advanced visual servoing techniques. His most significant contributions lie in the design, dynamic modeling, and control of autonomous vehicles capable of navigating live water mains, as well as in developing novel vision-based methods for precise robot positioning. Paranjape’s work on the pipe crawling robot, detailed in his most-cited paper (44 citations), addresses the complex dynamics of a robot moving against water flow and gravity, and introduces a human-analogous control strategy. He has also pioneered innovative visual servoing structures, such as using a single camera with a flat mirror for 3D robotic arm positioning (16 citations), and a collimated laser with a conic mirror for pose estimation inside pipes (10 citations). His research extends to defect detection, employing mobile laser-optics and digital geometry for pipe inspection (12 citations). Paranjape’s notable achievements include the development of a hardware-in-the-loop simulation system and a smart vehicle for in-service water main inspection, demonstrating his commitment to translating theoretical advances into practical, deployable technologies. With over 100 total citations across his key works, his research has significantly impacted the fields of robotics, computer vision, and infrastructure maintenance.
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Top Papers
- 1Dynamic analysis and human analogous control of a pipe crawling robot44 citations · 2009
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- 8Dynamic analysis and control of a robotic pipe crawler2 citations · 2008
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