Ravi N. Banavar
Papers
15
Total Citations
340
H-Index
7
About
Ravi N. Banavar is a distinguished robotics and control systems researcher whose work sits at the fascinating intersection of geometric mechanics, nonholonomic systems, and mobile robotics. He is perhaps best known for his pioneering contributions to the design, modeling, and control of spherical mobile robots — a notoriously challenging class of systems due to their nonholonomic rolling constraints and underactuated dynamics. His seminal papers on spherical robot motion analysis and design (2008–2009) have collectively garnered over 240 citations, establishing him as a leading authority in this niche but impactful field. Banavar's research distinguishes itself through a rigorous geometric and coordinate-free framework, leveraging tools from differential geometry and Lie group theory to derive globally valid models and control laws. This approach, applied to systems ranging from rotor-actuated and pendulum-driven spherical robots to generalized swimmers and robotic manipulators, yields insights that transcend the limitations of local, parametric methods. His work on Euler-Poincaré formulations and geometric tracking control reflects deep theoretical sophistication alongside practical relevance. Spanning nearly two decades, Banavar's contributions have meaningfully advanced how researchers model, analyze, and control complex underactuated robotic systems.
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Top Papers
- 1Design and analysis of a spherical mobile robot140 citations · 2009
- 2Motion analysis of a spherical mobile robot101 citations · 2008
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- 4The Euler-Poincaré equations for a spherical robot actuated by a pendulum22 citations · 2012
- 5Geometric tracking control for a nonholonomic system: a spherical robot13 citations · 2016
- 6Design, modeling and controllability of a spherical mobile robot7 citations · 2007
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