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Dr. Pramod Sreedharan

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Amritapuri

Qualification: B.Tech (Mech. Engg.), M.Tech(CAD/CAM and Automation), Ph.D. (Robotics)
pramods@am.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Design, Dynamics, Robotics
Date of Joining: 14/08/2007
Nature of Association: Regular

Bio Publications Work Experience Research Grants Courses Offered Invited Talks Conferences Awards/Honors
Bio

Dr. Pramod Sreedharan. currently serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus.

He received his Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) degree from NSS College of Engg., Palakkad (1992); M.Tech. (CAD/CAM and Automation) from VJTI, Mumbai (2003).

He earned his Ph.D. degree from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus (2018), Kerala, with specialization in Robotics. As part of his PhD work, he published 3 international journal papers and received 4 awards, along with several conference papers.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2022

Autonomous Navigation of an AMR using Deep Reinforcement Learning in Warehouse Environment

Cite this Research Publication : Balachandran, A., Lal S, A., Sreedharan, P., “Autonomous Navigation of an AMR using Deep Reinforcement Learning in Warehouse Environment”, 2022,MysuruCon 2022 - 2022 IEEE 2nd Mysore Sub Section International Conference

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2021

Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Testing of a SCARA robot with Pneumatic Gripper having Fingers made of Hyperelastic Materials for the Poultry Industry

Cite this Research Publication : Amal Prakash, Anikesh Rajendran, Pranav V K and Pramod Sreedharan, “Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Testing of a SCARA robot with Pneumatic Gripper having Fingers made of Hyperelastic Materials for the Poultry Industry”, International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical Sciences, ICIMS’21, 19-20th Feb 2021, at Adi Shankara Institute of Engg and Technology.

Year : 2017

A novel underactuated multi-fingered soft robotic hand for prosthetic application

Cite this Research Publication : Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Dr. Ganesh Udupa, and Pramod Sreedharan, “A novel underactuated multi-fingered soft robotic hand for prosthetic application”, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Elsevier) , vol. 100, pp. 267–277, 2017

Publisher : Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Elsevier)

Year : 2017

Anti-Bourdon tube pressure gauge

Cite this Research Publication :
Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Dr. Ganesh Udupa, and Pramod Sreedharan, “Anti-Bourdon tube pressure gauge”, Measurement, vol. 101, pp. 190 - 199, 2017

Publisher : Measurement

Year : 2016

Design and simulation of lunar soft lander

Cite this Research Publication : A. Krishnan, Dr. Ganesh Udupa, and Pramod Sreedharan, “Design and simulation of lunar soft lander”, International Journal of Control Theory and Applications, vol. 9, pp. 5835-5843, 2016

Publisher : International Journal of Control Theory and Applications, Serials Publications.

Year : 2015

Design of Spider Mechanism for Extraterrestrial Rover

Cite this Research Publication : Abin Simon, Kailash Dutt, Praveen Basil, Sreekuttan T.K., Adithye Suresh, Arun M., Ganesha Udupa and Pramod Sreedharan, “Design of Spider Mechanism for Extraterrestrial Rover”, in International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, pp 18-22, Vol.4, Special Issue 12, September 2015

Publisher : International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology

Year : 2014

Asymmetric bellow flexible pneumatic actuator for miniature robotic soft gripper

Cite this Research Publication : Ganesha Udupa, Pramod Sreedharan, Dinesh Parvathaneni, Doik Kim, “Asymmetric Bellow Flexible Pneumatic Actuator for Miniature Robotic Soft Gripper” in Journal of Robotics, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, USA, Volume 2014, Article ID 902625, pages 1-11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/902625.

Publisher : International Journal of Robotics

Conference Paper

Year : 2023

Wireless sensor-controlled land mine detection using rover model

Cite this Research Publication : Roshan, S., Sreedharan, P., “Wireless sensor-controlled land mine detection using rover model, 2023, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2782, art. no. 020137.

Publisher : AIP Conference Proceedings

Year : 2023

Mechanical and Control System Design, Stress, Static, Dynamic and Control Analysis of 4-Axes SCARA Robot for Automation in Poultry and Vegetable Industry

Cite this Research Publication : Girish, L., Sreedharan, P., “Mechanical and Control System Design, Stress, Static, Dynamic and Control Analysis of 4-Axes SCARA Robot for Automation in Poultry and Vegetable Industry”, 2023, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, pp. 427-435

Year : 2022

Life Prediction of Underwater Electroacoustic Sensor Using Data-Driven Approach

Cite this Research Publication : Ramachandran, V.P., Pranavam, V.P., Sreedharan, P., “Life Prediction of Underwater Electroacoustic Sensor Using Data-Driven Approach”, 2022, Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1673 CCIS, pp. 465-475

Year : 2021

Design Optimization and Analysis of External Corrugation And Geometry Of Asymmetrical Bellow Flexible Pneumatic Actuator

Cite this Research Publication : Pranav V K, Amal Prakash, Anikesh Rajendran, Pramod Sreedharan, “Design Optimization and Analysis of External Corrugation And Geometry Of Asymmetrical Bellow Flexible Pneumatic Actuator”, International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical Sciences, ICIMS’21, 19-20th Feb 2021, at Adi Shankara Institute of Engg and Technology. 4th IConAMMA 2019, Amrita School of Engg., Bengaluru, 29-31st Aug 2019

Year : 2021

Design and Analysis of a Self-Balancing Bicycle Model

Cite this Research Publication : Nitheesh Kumar G, Navneeth S, Suraj A, Pramod Sreedharan “Design and Analysis of a Self-Balancing Bicycle Model”, International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical Sciences, ICIMS’21, 19-20th Feb 2021, at Adi Shankara Institute of Engg and Technology

Year : 2021

Design and analysis of building diagnostics robot

Cite this Research Publication : Kumar, Y., Rahul, J., Harikrishnan, R., Anirudh Mohan, T.P., Sreedharan, P., “Design and analysis of building diagnostics robot”, 2021, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2070 (1), Art. no. 012242

Year : 2021

Invesigations on the stability of a two-wheeled vehicle with a tendency to topplesideways

Cite this Research Publication : Sidharth, R., Pranav, V.K., Kumar, N.G., Sreedharan, P., Gayathri, G., “Invesigations on the stability of a two-wheeled vehicle with a tendency to topplesideways”, 2021, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2070 (1), art. no. 012183

Year : 2021

Foot trajectory analysis of a robotic leg

Cite this Research Publication : Koushik, M.J., Krishna, M.S.A., Rahul, R., Sreedharan, P., “Foot trajectory analysis of a robotic leg”, 2021, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2070 (1), art. no. 012172

Year : 2021

Design and development of pipe-inspection robot with vision 360°

Cite this Research Publication : Karthik, C.H., Sreedharan, P., “Design and development of pipe-inspection robot with vision 360°”, 2021, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2062 (1), art. no. 012015

Year : 2020

Control system design for four-legged walking robot with insect type leg using ROS

Cite this Research Publication : Virbhadrappa Kalburgi, P.M. James, Pramod Sreedharan “Control system design for four-legged walking robot with insect type leg using ROS”, Elsevier Materials Today: Proceedings, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.10.428

Year : 2020

Design, Analysis and Stability testing of Lunar Lander for Soft-Landing

Cite this Research Publication : Aravind, G., Vishnu, S., Amarnath, K.V., Hithesh, U., Harikrishnan, P., Sreedharan, P., Udupa, G., “Design, Analysis and Stability testing of Lunar Lander for Soft-Landing”, Materials Today: Proceedings 24, pp. 1235-1243, 2020

Year : 2020

Design and Development of End Effector for Domestic Robots

Cite this Research Publication : Indu V., Vinay, P., Rohith, N., Puneeth, K., and Pramod, S., “Design and Development of End Effector for Domestic Robots”, in Inventive Communication and Computational Technologies, Singapore, 2020.

Publisher : Inventive Communication and Computational Technologies,

Year : 2019

Design, Analysis, Manufacturing of four-Legged Walking Robot with Insect Type Leg

Cite this Research Publication : James P M, Amal Prakash, Virbhadrappa Kalburgi, Pramod Sreedharan, “Design, Analysis, Manufacturing of four-Legged Walking Robot with Insect Type Leg”, 4th IConAMMA 2019, Amrita School of Engg., Bengaluru, 29-31st Aug, 2019

Year : 2019

Design, manufacturing and testing of re-configurable crawling modular robot inspired from origami

Cite this Research Publication : Satyanarayana Pillai, S., Sreedharan, P., “Design, manufacturing and testing of re-configurable crawling modular robot inspired from origami”, IOPConference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 577(1), 2019

Publisher : IOPConference Series

Year : 2019

Kinematic and dynamic simulation of biped robot locomotion on multi-terrain surfaces

Cite this Research Publication : Viswanadh, C., Sarkar, A., Sreedharan, P., “Kinematic and dynamic simulation of biped robot locomotion on multi-terrain surfaces”, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 577(1), 2019

Year : 2019

Optimal Force Control and Analysis of Soft Pneumatic Actuator

Cite this Research Publication : I. Vaani, Pal, S., Indu V., and Sreedharan, P., “Optimal Force Control and Analysis of Soft Pneumatic Actuator”, in 2019 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation and Control Technologies (ICICICT), 2019.

Publisher : 2019 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation and Control Technologies (ICICICT),

Year : 2018

Design and analysis of soft pneumatic actuator powered fin for manta-ray bot

Cite this Research Publication : Srinivasan, S., Sreedharan, P., “Design and analysis of soft pneumatic actuator powered fin for manta-ray bot”, 3rd IEEE International Conference on Recent Trends in Electronics, Information and Communication Technology, RTEICT 2018, Proceedings pp. 2234-2243, Sri Venkateshwara College of Engg., Bengaluru, Karnataka, 18-19th May 2018.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2017, 2018

Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Testing of Artificial Hand with Fingers made of Rubber Actuators

Cite this Research Publication : Rachakonda Praneeth, N V Sai Kiran, Aditya S, Anjai Krishnan, Pramod Sreedharan, Ganesha Udupa, “Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Testing of Artificial Hand with Fingers made of Rubber Actuators”, International Conference on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Applications, 2nd IConAMMA2017, Amrita University, Bengaluru, 17-19 Aug 2017

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Year : 2017

Design, Analysis, Fabrication and Testing of a Formula Car Chassis

Cite this Research Publication : Mohammed, N.A., Nandu, N.C., Krishnan, A., Nair, A.R., Sreedharan, P., “Design, Analysis, Fabrication and Testing of a Formula Car Chassis”, Materials Today: Proceedings 5(11), pp. 24944-24953, 2018, International Conference on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Applications, 2nd IConAMMA2017, Amrita University, Bengaluru, 17-19 Aug 2017

Year : 2017

Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Testing of Artificial Hand with Fingers made of Rubber and Plastic Pneumatic Actuators

Cite this Research Publication : Rachakonda Praneeth, N V Sai Kiran, Aditya S, Anjai Krishnan, Pramod Sreedharan, Ganesha Udupa, “Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Testing of Artificial Hand with Fingers made of Rubber and Plastic Pneumatic Actuators”, Proceedings of the 44th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, Kerala, India, 14-16 Dec 2017

Year : 2017

Emotion recognition in a social robot for robot-assisted therapy to autistic treatment using deep learning

Cite this Research Publication : L. Joseph, Pramod, S., and Lekha S. Nair, “Emotion recognition in a social robot for robot-assisted therapy to autistic treatment using deep learning”, in 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy ( TAP Energy), Kollam, India, 2017

Publisher : 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy ( TAP Energy)

Year : 2017

Design and Manufacture of Miniature Hydraulic Gear Pump for Bio-Medical Application

Cite this Research Publication : Nath, A.G., Sarath Krishnan, E., Cheriyan, S., Vishnu, P.S., Krishnan, A.,Sreedharan, P., Udupa, G., “Design and Manufacture of Miniature Hydraulic Gear Pump for Bio-Medical Application”, Materials Today: Proceedings 5(11), pp. 25570-25580, 2018, 2nd IConAMMA2017, Amrita University, Bengaluru,17-19 Aug 2017

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Year : 2017, 2018

Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Testing of Artificial Hand with Fingers made of Rubber Actuators

Cite this Research Publication : Rachakonda Praneeth, N V Sai Kiran, Aditya S, Anjai Krishnan, Pramod Sreedharan, Ganesha Udupa, “Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Testing of Artificial Hand with Fingers made of Rubber Actuators”, International Conference on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Applications, 2nd IConAMMA2017, Amrita University, Bengaluru, 17-19 Aug 2017

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Year : 2016

Design and Manufacture of 3D Printed Myoelectric Multi-Fingered Hand for Prosthetic Application

Cite this Research Publication : Jeethesh Pai U, Sarath N P, Sidharth R, Anu P Kumar, Pramod Sreedharan and Ganesha Udupa, “Design and Manufacture of 3D Printed Myoelectric Multi-Fingered Hand for Prosthetic Application” RAHA, Dec 18-20, 2016

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2016

Fluidic Deflection ofAsymmetric Flexible Pipes and its Control for Robotic Applications

Cite this Research Publication : Pramod Sreedharan, Ganesh Sundaram, Ganesh Udupa, “Fluidic Deflection ofAsymmetric Flexible Pipes and its Control for Robotic Applications”, at NAFEMS2016, Aug 29-31, 2016, at NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore

Year : 2011

Innovative micro-walking robot using flexible microactuator

Cite this Research Publication : PaSai Dinesh, Raveendra, Rb, Aditya, Kb, Sreedharan, Pb, and Udupa, Gb, “Innovative micro-walking robot using flexible microactuator”, in Proceedings of the 28th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2011, Seoul, 2011, pp. 1178-1183.

Publisher : ISARC

Year : 2011

Design and Analysis of Multi-fingered Dexterous Hand Based on an Innovative Asymmetric Flexible Pneumatic Actuator

Cite this Research Publication : S. Menon C.P., Pramod, S., and Ganesha, U., “Design and Analysis of Multi-fingered Dexterous Hand Based on an Innovative Asymmetric Flexible Pneumatic Actuator”, in 2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SIMULATION MODELING AND ANALYSIS, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India, 2011.

Publisher : Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Year : 2010

Robotic gripper driven by flexible microactuator based on an innovative technique

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Ganesh Udupa, Pramod Sreedharan, and Aditya, K., “Robotic gripper driven by flexible microactuator based on an innovative technique”, in Proceedings of IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts, ARSO, Seoul, 2010, pp. 111-116.

Publisher : ARSO

Year : 2008

Computerised Feedback Speed Control of Centrifugal pump in Desalination system using Salinity sensor

Cite this Research Publication : Pramod Sreedharan, Prashant Joseph, “Computerised Feedback Speed Control of Centrifugal pump in Desalination system using Salinity sensor”, ETME-2008, GCET, Anand, Gujarat, India, 28-29th March 2008

Year : 2008

Design of Shrimp inspired rover with extended climbing ability

Cite this Research Publication : Pramod Sreedharan, Chirag Gupta, Ayan Majumdar, “Design of Shrimp inspired rover with extended climbing ability”, National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, NCAME-2008, SIT, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, 11th Jan 2008.

Year : 2003

Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of Leg Design of Walking Robots

Cite this Research Publication : Pramod Sreedharan, S.S.Mantha, Jayarajan, “Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of Leg Design of Walking Robots” in National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, at NSS College of Engg, Palghat, Kerala, India, 12-13th Feb., 2003.

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2012

A novel technique for the development of artificial Human Hand for prosthetic Application (Received best paper(poster) Award)

Cite this Research Publication : K. B. S. Pavan Kumar, Srinath, S. K., P, S. Menon C., Pramod, S., and Ganesha, U., “A novel technique for the development of artificial Human Hand for prosthetic Application (Received best paper(poster) Award)”, National conference on Applications of data mining in management of metabolic and Degerative disorders. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham , Mysore, pp. 1-7, 2012.

Publisher : Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Work Experience
  • Associate Professor (7th Jan 2019 till date), Amrita School of Engg., Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,
  • Asst. Professor (Selection Grade) (14th Aug 2007 till 6th Jan 2019), Amrita School of Engg., Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,
  • Asst. Professor (June 2003-Aug 2007), Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Thane Dist., Maharashtra,
  • Lecturer (Aug 1996-June 2003), Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Thane Dist., Maharashtra,
  • Production Engr. in Pipe and Tube Division, Lloyds Metals & Engrs. Ltd., Murbad, Maharashtra, (Jan 1994-Aug 1996),
  • Design Engr. in Pressure Vessel, Heat Exchangers and Fresh Water Generators Division, Tas Engg Co. Pvt. Ltd., Thane, Maharashtra, (July 1993-Jan 1994),
  • Trainee Engr. (Maintenance) in Carbon-di-sulphide plant, Century Rayon Ltd., Shahad, Maharashtra, (May 1992-June 1993)
Research Grants
  • “Study and Simulation of Landing dynamics of a Lunar Soft Lander” for Chandrayaan-2, from VSSC, ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, worth Rs. 10.47 Lakhs, as co-investigator, from June 2012 – June 2014 (completed).
  • “Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Testing of a four-legged insect-type robot for gas detection in mines”, funded by NSTEDB (National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Board) for Rs. 10 lakhs.
  • “Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Testing of a robotic gripper and SCARA robot for the poultry and food industry”, funded by NSTEDB (National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Board) for Rs. 10 lakhs.
Courses Offered

UG

  • Engineering Mechanics,
  • Engineering Drawing,
  • Kinematics of Machinery,
  • Dynamics of Machinery,
  • Mechanical Vibrations,
  • Mechanics of Solids,
  • Theory of Elasticity,
  • Machine Design,
  • Mechatronics,
  • Robotics & Automation,
  • Artificial Intelligence,
  • Measurements & Control,
  • Automotive Engineering,
  • Fluid Power Engineering,
  • Finite Element Method,

PG

  • Kinematics and Dynamics of Robots,
  • Humanoid Robotics,
  • Autonomous Mobile Robots,
  • Optimization Techniques in Engineering

Guidance

PhD

  • Ongoing – 5

M.Tech.

  • Completed – 15
  • Ongoing – 4

B.Tech.

  • Completed – 40
  • Ongoing – 1

Membership

  • MISTE 25272
Invited Talks
  • Invited talk on Biomechanics and Humanoid Robotics at Bishop Jerome Institute, on 18th July 2018.
  • invited talk on AICTE Sponsored Online Short-Term Training Program (STTP) on “Smart Materials, Automation and its Future Impact on Humans” Part: 1 (SAFIH 2020:1) at Sree Buddha College of Engineering, Pattoor, from 12-17th Oct 2020.
Conferences
  • Pramod Sreedharan, S.S.Mantha, Jayarajan, “Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of Leg Design of Walking Robots” in National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, at NSS College of Engg, Palghat, Kerala, India, 12-13th Feb., 2003.
  • Pramod Sreedharan, Chirag Gupta, Ayan Majumdar, “Design of Shrimp inspired rover with extended climbing ability”, National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, NCAME-2008, SIT, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, 11th Jan 2008.
  • Pramod Sreedharan, Prashant Joseph, “Computerised Feedback Speed Control of Centrifugal pump in Desalination system using Salinity sensor”, ETME-2008, GCET, Anand, Gujarat, India, 28-29th March 2008.
  • Ganesha Udupa, Pramod Sreedharan, Aditya K, “Robotic Gripper Driven by Flexible Microactuator Based on an Innovative Technique”, Presented at 6th IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and Its Social Impacts, Korean Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of South Korea, pp1-6, Oct 26-28, 2010.
  • Sai Dinesh, Roshin Raveendran, Aditya K, Pramod Sreedharan, Ganesha Udupa, “Innovative Micro walking robot using flexible microactuator”, 28th International symposium on Automation and Robotics in construction, Seoul, Korea, June 29-July-1, 2011.
  • C.P. Sankar Menon, Pramod Sreedharan and Ganesha Udupa, “Design and Analysis of Multi-Fingered Dexterous Hand Based on an Innovative Asymmetric Flexible Pneumatic Actuator”, The second international Conference on simulation, modeling, and analysis, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India, pp 246-253, 2011.
  • Pavan Kumar K.B.S, Srinath S.K., C.P. Sankar Menon, Pramod S. and Ganesha Udupa, “A Novel Technique for the Development of an Artificial Human Hand for Prosthetic Application”, ADMMD’12, National Conference on application of Data Mining in Management of Metabolic and Degenerative Disorders, Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Mysore, India, pp 1-7, April 16-18, 2012.
  • Pramod Sreedharan, Ganesh Sundaram, Ganesh Udupa, “Fluidic Deflection of Asymmetric Flexible Pipes and its Control for Robotic Applications”, at NAFEMS2016, Aug 29-31, 2016, at NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore.
  • Jeethesh Pai U, Sarath N P, Sidharth R, Anu P Kumar, Pramod Sreedharan and Ganesha Udupa, “Design and Manufacture of 3D Printed Myoelectric Multi-Fingered Hand for Prosthetic Application” RAHA, Dec 18-20, 2016.
  • Rachakonda Praneeth, N V Sai Kiran, Aditya S, Anjai Krishnan, Pramod Sreedharan, Ganesha Udupa, “Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Testing of Artificial Hand with Fingers made of Rubber Actuators”, International Conference on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Applications, 2nd IConAMMA2017, Amrita University, Bengaluru, 17-19 Aug 2017.
  • Rachakonda Praneeth, N V Sai Kiran, Aditya S, Anjai Krishnan, Pramod Sreedharan, Ganesha Udupa, “Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Testing of Artificial Hand with Fingers made of Rubber and Plastic Pneumatic Actuators”, Proceedings of the 44th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, Kerala, India, 14-16 Dec 2017.
  • Lentin Joseph, Pramod S, Lekha S. Nair, “Emotion Recognition in a Social Robot for Robot-Assisted Therapy to Autistic Treatment using Deep Learning”, IEEE International (biennial) Conference on “Technological Advancements in Power & Energy-TAP Energy 2017, Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, Kerala, India, 21-23 Dec, 2017.
  • Nath, A.G., Sarath Krishnan, E., Cheriyan, S., Vishnu, P.S., Krishnan, A., Sreedharan, P., Udupa, G., “Design and Manufacture of Miniature Hydraulic Gear Pump for Bio-Medical Application”, Materials Today: Proceedings 5(11), pp. 25570-25580, 2018, 2nd IConAMMA2017, Amrita University, Bengaluru, 17-19 Aug 2017.
  • Mohammed, N.A., Nandu, N.C., Krishnan, A., Nair, A.R., Sreedharan, P., “Design, Analysis, Fabrication and Testing of a Formula Car Chassis”, Materials Today: Proceedings 5(11), pp. 24944-24953, 2018, International Conference on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Applications, 2nd IConAMMA2017, Amrita University, Bengaluru, 17-19 Aug 2017.
  • Srinivasan, S., Sreedharan, P., “Design and analysis of soft pneumatic actuator powered fin for manta-ray bot”, 3rd IEEE International Conference on Recent Trends in Electronics, Information and Communication Technology, RTEICT 2018, Proceedings pp. 2234-2243, Sri Venkateshwara College of Engg., Bengaluru, Karnataka, 18-19th May 2018.
  • Pal, S., Indu, V., Sreedharan, P., “Design and Analysis of Asymmetric Bellow Flexible Pneumatic Actuator (ABFPA)”, 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation and Control Technologies, ICICICT 2019, pp. 859-863, Vimal Jyothi Engg. College, Kannur, 5-6th July 2019.
  • Vaani, I., Pal, S., Indu, V., Sreedharan, P., “Optimal Force Control and Analysis of Soft Pneumatic Actuator”, 2019 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation and Control Technologies, ICICICT 2019, pp. 501-506, 2019. Vimal Jyothi Engg. College, Kannur, 5-6th July 2019.
  • Viswanadh, C., Sarkar, A., Sreedharan, P., “Kinematic and dynamic simulation of biped robot locomotion on multi-terrain surfaces”, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 577(1), 2019.
  • Satyanarayana Pillai, S., Sreedharan, P., “Design, manufacturing and testing of re-configurable crawling modular robot inspired from origami”, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 577(1), 2019.
  • James P M, Amal Prakash, Virbhadrappa Kalburgi, Pramod Sreedharan, “Design, Analysis, Manufacturing of four-Legged Walking Robot with Insect Type Leg”, 4th IConAMMA 2019, Amrita School of Engg., Bengaluru, 29-31st Aug, 2019.
  • Aravind, G., Vishnu, S., Amarnath, K.V., Hithesh, U., Harikrishnan, P., Sreedharan, P., Udupa, G., “Design, Analysis and Stability testing of Lunar Lander for Soft-Landing”, Materials Today: Proceedings 24, pp. 1235-1243, 2020.
  • Virbhadrappa Kalburgi, P.M. James, Pramod Sreedharan “Control system design for four-legged walking robot with insect type leg using ROS”, Elsevier Materials Today: Proceedings, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.10.428,
  • Nitheesh Kumar G, Navneeth S, Suraj A, Pramod Sreedharan “Design and Analysis of a Self-Balancing Bicycle Model”, International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical Sciences, ICIMS’21, 19-20th Feb 2021, at Adi Shankara Institute of Engg and Technology.
  • Pranav V K, Amal Prakash, Anikesh Rajendran, Pramod Sreedharan, “Design Optimization and Analysis of External Corrugation And Geometry Of Asymmetrical Bellow Flexible Pneumatic Actuator”, International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical Sciences, ICIMS’21, 19-20th Feb 2021, at Adi Shankara Institute of Engg and Technology. 4th IConAMMA 2019, Amrita School of Engg., Bengaluru, 29-31st Aug 2019.
  • Amal Prakash, Anikesh Rajendran, Pranav V K and Pramod Sreedharan, “Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Testing of a SCARA robot with Pneumatic Gripper having Fingers made of Hyperelastic Materials for the Poultry Industry”, International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical Sciences, ICIMS’21, 19-20th Feb 2021, at Adi Shankara Institute of Engg and Technology.
  • Kumar, Y., Rahul, J., Harikrishnan, R., Anirudh Mohan, T.P., Sreedharan, P., “Design and analysis of building diagnostics robot”, 2021, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2070 (1), Art. no. 012242.
  • Sidharth, R., Pranav, V.K., Kumar, N.G., Sreedharan, P., Gayathri, G., “Invesigations on the stability of a two-wheeled vehicle with a tendency to topplesideways”, 2021, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2070 (1), art. no. 012183.
  • Koushik, M.J., Krishna, M.S.A., Rahul, R., Sreedharan, P., “Foot trajectory analysis of a robotic leg”, 2021, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2070 (1), art. no. 012172.
  • Karthik, C.H., Sreedharan, P., “Design and development of pipe-inspection robot with vision 360°”, 2021, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2062 (1), art. no. 012015.
  • Ramachandran, V.P., Pranavam, V.P., Sreedharan, P., “Life Prediction of Underwater Electroacoustic Sensor Using Data-Driven Approach”, 2022, Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1673 CCIS, pp. 465-475.
  • Balachandran, A., Lal S, A., Sreedharan, P., “Autonomous Navigation of an AMR using Deep Reinforcement Learning in Warehouse Environment”, 2022, MysuruCon 2022 – 2022 IEEE 2nd Mysore Sub Section International Conference.
  • Roshan, S., Sreedharan, P., “Wireless sensor-controlled land mine detection using rover model, 2023, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2782, art. no. 020137.
  • Girish, L., Sreedharan, P., “Mechanical and Control System Design, Stress, Static, Dynamic and Control Analysis of 4-Axes SCARA Robot for Automation in Poultry and Vegetable Industry”, 2023, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, pp. 427-435.
Awards/Honors
  1. In International Machine Tool Exhibition (IMTEX 2014) at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, an award of Rs. 15,000 was given to the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, for outstanding research work titled “Innovative Anti–bourdon Tube Pressure Gauge for Manufacturing Industries”, 23-29 Jan 2014. The team members consisted of Dr. Ganesha Udupa and Mr. Pramod S in the academic project.
  2. In International Machine Tool Exhibition (IMTEX 2015) at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, an award of Rs. 15,000 was given to the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, for outstanding research work titled “Brain controlled interface for Robotic Applications”. The team members consisted of Dr. Ganesha Udupa, Mr. Pramod S., Mr. Arjun B. Krishnan, and Prof. Dr. G.J. Nair, 22-28 Jan 2015. https://www.amrita.edu/news/amrita-bags-award-imtex-2015-second-consecutive-year.
  3. Received best research award in the Humanitarian Robot Competition, for project titled “A Novel 3D-Printed under-actuated Robotic Hand for Prosthetic and Industrial Applications” in the international category, in International Conference on Robotics & Automation for Humanitarian Applications, RAHA 2016, Dec 18-20, 2016, conducted by Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus. The team consisted of Mr. Pramod Sreedharan, Mr. Anjai Krishnan, Mr. Sudhakar V, and Dr. Ganesha Udupa.
  4. Received best paper award for e-presentation for the paper “Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Testing of Artificial Hand with Fingers made of Pneumatic Actuators” Pramod Sreedharan, Ganesh Sundaram, Ganesha Udupa, for Engineering Sciences session at the 27th Swadeshi Science Congress at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham from 7-9th Nov 2017.
  5. Received best paper award for the paper “Power Consumption of a Two Degree of Freedom Serial-Operated Mechanical Leg Driven by Rotary Actuators at Hip and Knee Joints” by Nitin Shahi and Pramod Sreedharan, at 2022 Third International Conference on Advances in Physical Sciences and Materials (ICAPSM 2022) 18 – 19, August 2022, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
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