Papers
8
Total Citations
125
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About
S. V. Sreenivasan is a leading researcher in robotics, mechanisms, and design, with a particular focus on wheeled mobile robots and their application in challenging, unstructured environments. His major contributions lie in the kinematics and motion planning of articulated, actively coordinated wheeled vehicles that achieve slip-free motion on smooth, uneven surfaces. Sreenivasan pioneered the concept of variable-length axles to eliminate kinematic slipping at wheel-terrain contacts, a fundamental advancement detailed in his highly cited 1999 paper (27 citations). He also developed numerical procedures for gross motion characteristics and motion planning on uneven terrain, as seen in his 2002 work (14 citations). Beyond theoretical advances, Sreenivasan has made significant applied contributions, including the design of tele-robotic systems for hazardous environments like boiler hopper maintenance in power plants (1998) and the creation of graphical control interfaces to improve operator feedback for construction and maintenance equipment (2000, 19 citations). His 2003 paper on rapid human-assisted creation of bounding models for obstacle avoidance in construction (33 citations) further demonstrates his impact on practical, real-world robotics. With a career spanning foundational theory to applied design, Sreenivasan’s work has shaped how wheeled robots navigate and operate in complex, uneven terrains.
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- 3Graphical Control Interface for Construction and Maintenance Equipment19 citations · 2000
- 4Advances in Mechanisms, Robotics and Design Education and Research16 citations · 2013
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- 6Actively coordinated wheeled vehicle systems /11 citations · 1994
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