Vijay Prakash

University of Malta

Papers

2

Total Citations

36

H-Index

2

About

Dr. Vijay Prakash is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of robotics, structural health monitoring, and civil infrastructure. His work focuses on developing intelligent, autonomous systems for the inspection and maintenance of critical structures, with a particular emphasis on climbing robots and unmanned platforms. Dr. Prakash’s major contributions include the creation of a complete-coverage path planning algorithm for cable-stayed bridge towers, integrating Building Information Models (BIM) to enable autonomous surface inspection—a breakthrough that addresses a key bottleneck in robotic deployment. His 2025 paper on this topic has already garnered 21 citations, highlighting its immediate impact. Additionally, he has advanced quantitative crack assessment in concrete structures by integrating active-learning techniques with transformer models on unmanned robotic platforms, a 2024 work with 15 citations that promises to transform how structural defects are detected and evaluated. Dr. Prakash’s work is notable for bridging the gap between theoretical robotics and practical civil engineering, offering scalable solutions for safer, more efficient infrastructure monitoring. His research is essential reading for students and engineers interested in the future of automated structural inspection.

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2
H-Index
2
Papers
36
Total Citations
18
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Complete‐coverage path planning for surface inspection of cable‐stayed bridge tower based on building information models and climbing robots
21 citations · 2025
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2025 (1 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 8
🏛 Institutions: University of Malta

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