• Hybrid actuation paradigm in back-assist exoskeleton for symmetric loading conditions - a feasibility study 

  Dhal, Arpeet; Mamidi, Teja Krishna; Vashista, Vineet (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2025-05-12)

  The mandates of safety standards in manual material handling tasks have spurred the development and commercialization of many back-assist exoskeletons. These devices prevent back pain injuries by redistributing the applied ...
• Modeling and estimation of stiffness imposed by cable-based exosuits 

  Singh, Randheer; Vashista, Vineet (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2025-05-12)

  Cable-based exosuits are one of the prevalent choices for rehabilitation, among others. These exosuits are redundant in nature and are capable of imposing a desired joint torque along with a specific impedance simultaneously ...
• Biomechanical analysis of repetitive lifting with passive exosuit assistance: preliminary results 

  Vyas, Ronak; Travascio, Francesco; Vashista, Vineet (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2025-05-12)

  Repetitive lifting tasks, common in labor-intensive industries, are a significant contributor to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and chronic lower back pain (LBP). The continuous physical strain associated ...
• Effects of particle size and mixture composition on propulsive performance of gelled and refrigerated aluminum-liquid oxidizer propellants 

  Venukumar, Ganeshkumar; Sundaram, Dilip Srinivas (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2025-01-06)

  The propulsive performance of aluminum-liquid oxidizer mixtures is studied using an Eulerian-Eulerian multiphase Computational Fluid Dynamics model. The simulations are performed to capture the high-speed multiphase flow ...
• Global stability analysis of axisymmetric boundary layer with uniform suction and injection 

  Thummar, Mayank; Bhoraniya, Ramesh; Narayanan, Vinod (Springer, 2023-12-20)
• Biomechanical analysis of foot landing: a machine learning approach using wearable sensor system 

  Shah, Dhyey; Vyas, Ronak; Vashista, Vineet (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024-12-01)

  Foot landing is crucial in daily activities and sports, providing balance, stability, and energy efficiency while reducing injury risk. Proper landing distributes impact forces evenly, preventing overuse injuries. In ...
• Compact and lightweight cable attitude measurement device for aerial transportation applications 

  Prajapati, Pratik; Vashista, Vineet (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024-12-01)

  Small-scale Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) such as quadrotors and helicopters are popular nowadays in various applications like surveillance, aerial photography, air logistics, mapping, etc. In some applications, it is ...
• Initial state update-based position control of flexible continuum manipulators utilizing virtual actuation space 

  Firdaus, Md Modassir; Prajapati, Smit; Vadali, Madhu (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024-12-10)

  Continuum manipulators have proven their importance in applications requiring high articulation and their use in confined space usability. However, their control continues to remain a challenge. This paper proposes a novel ...
• Transient energy growth and resolvent analyses of the axisymmetric boundary layer with suction and injection 

  Thummar, Mayank; Bhoraniya, Ramesh; Narayanan, Vinod (American Institute of Physics, 2024-08-25)

  The present study involves bi-global non-modal and resolvent analyses of the incompressible boundary layer developing over a thin, long, horizontal circular cylinder under the influence of vectored, non-uniform wall ...
• Design considerations for last mile connectivity in populous urban areas with a case study from an Indian city 

  Sorathiya, Dhruv; Omar, Aishwarya; Maity, Shibsankar; Mehta, Siddharth; Paranjape, Aditya A.; Barat, Souvik; Kulkarni, Vinay V. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024-11-27)
• Exploiting data science for atmospheric plasma enhanced paint adhesion on carbon 

  Nandi, Ankush; Robinson, Ryan; Singh, Somesh Pratap; Montrowl, Sarah; Pappas, Daphne; Vashith, Aniruddh (2024-09-09)

  Carbon fiber-based thermosets, or thermoplastic composites, used in automotive and aerospace industry are prone to environmental degradation and often require a protective coating. These composites typically have low surface ...
• Integration of slip detection and grip force control in an autonomous robot assembly task for space applications 

  Ishrath, I.; Suresh, Barat; Diaz, Gustavo H.; Santra, Shreya; Yoshida, Kazuya; Palanthandalam-Madapusi, Harish J. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024-08-28)

  Establishing human habitat using in-situ materials on the Moon or Mars autonomously by robotic systems is of great interest to humans. In such autonomous assembly tasks, it is crucial to integrate a slip detection capability ...
• Beyond symmetry: investigating asymmetric melt pool evolution in multi-pulse laser surface melting 

  Hijam, Justin; Vadali, Madhu (Elsevier, 2024-06-17)

  A numerical investigation is carried out to explore the intricacies of multi-pulse pulsed laser surface melting (pLSM) to understand its impact on surface evolution. A finite-element-based multi-phase model with ...
• Global stability analysis of a double Taylor-Couette system using a higher-order meshless method 

  Unnikrishnan, Akash; Narayanan, Vinod; Vanka, Surya P. (2024-11-24)

  Meshless methods have recently gained popularity for numerically solving partial differential equations, such as those governing fluid flows, heat transfer, and species transport. They have also been employed for the linear ...
• High-order meshless solver for compressible fluid flow and global stability analysis using polyharmonic spline radial basis functions 

  Unnikrishnan, Akash; Narayanan, Vinod; Vanka, Surya P. (2024-11-24)

  This study presents a high-order meshless global stability analysis of compressible flow within a Taylor Couette apparatus using Polyharmonic Spline Radial Basis Functions (PHS-RBF) appended with polynomials as interpolation ...
• Flow topology of vortex breakdown in spherical Couette flow 

  J. P., Ananthu; Sharma, Manjul; Sameen, A.; Narayanan, Vinod (2024-11-24)

  This study investigates the bubble-type vortex breakdown within the azimuthal vortices of a spherical Couette flow, where a viscous fluid is trapped between a stationary outer sphere and a rotating inner sphere. The study ...
• Dynamic fragmentation of functional graded brittle materials in 1d 

  Ayyagari, Ravi Sastri (2024-09-22)
• Design of a series-elastic actuator for a humanoid robot for space applications 

  Riswadkar, Shubhankar; Suresh, Barat; Palanthandalam-Madapusi, Harish J. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024-07-22)

  Robots in space operate in highly unstructured environments and terrains due to which compliant actuators are preferred over rigid geared actuators. Series Elastic Actuators (SEAs) are a common choice for compliant actuation ...
• Elasto-plastic damage-healing model coupling secondary damage variable for diffusion-based healing in materials 

  Subramanian, Harini; Rao, Chethana P.; Mulay, Shantanu S. (Springer, 2022-11-11)

  A one-dimensional diffusion-based damage-healing (EPDH) model for elasto-plastic self-healing materials, based on Lemaitre’s ductile damage, is developed. The novelty of proposed model is focused on capturing the diffusion-based ...
• A numerical study on effect of site conditions on connection load in geosynthetics-reinforced soil wall 

  Kumar, Adarsh; Prashant, Amit (2024-06-18)

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