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Dr. Ravishankar Prakash Desai

Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Computing, Amaravati

Qualification: PhD, ME, BTech, Diploma,
d_ravishankar@av.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Robotics and Control, AI, ML, and RL for Autonomous Robot, Control of Autonomous (Marine, Aerial, and Ground) Vehicles, Nonlinear Dynamics and Control, Computer Vision based Control, Process and Biomedical Instrumentation, Underwater and Medical Image Processing.

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Dr. Ravishankar Prakash Desai is a researcher and educator in Electrical, Electronics, and Instrumentation systems, specializing in Robotics and Control. With over a decade of experience and driven by a passion for innovation and student mentorship, Dr. Desai continues to advance AI-driven control algorithms for autonomous robotic applications across marine, aerial, and ground-based platforms.

He actively seeks research grants and industry collaborations to further his work in intelligent autonomous systems.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2024

Interconnection and damping assignment passivity‐based control for dynamic steering position stabilization of an underactuated AUV

Cite this Research Publication : Ravishankar P. Desai, Narayan S. Manjarekar, Interconnection and damping assignment passivity‐based control for dynamic steering position stabilization of an underactuated AUV, Advanced Control for Applications, Wiley, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1002/adc2.225

Publisher : Wiley

Year : 2024

Pitch and Yaw Position Control of an AUV Using Immersion and Invariance – Part I

Cite this Research Publication : Ravishankar P. Desai, Narayan S. Manjarekar, Pitch and Yaw Position Control of an AUV Using Immersion and Invariance - Part I, IFAC-PapersOnLine,2024.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2024

Pitch and Yaw Position Control of an AUV Using Immersion and Invariance-Part II

Cite this Research Publication : Ravishankar P. Desai, Narayan S. Manjarekar, Pitch and Yaw Position Control of an AUV Using Immersion and Invariance-Part II, IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2024.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2024

Robust resonant plus proportional tracking controller for diving motion control of an autonomous underwater vehicle

Cite this Research Publication : Desai R.P., Manjarekar N.S., Robust resonant plus proportional tracking controller for diving motion control of an autonomous underwater vehicle, International Journal of Dynamics and Control ,2024.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2024

Robust high-gain observer- based sliding mode controller for pitch and yaw position control of an AUV

Cite this Research Publication : Desai RP, Manjarekar NS, Robust high-gain observer- based sliding mode controller for pitch and yaw position control of an AUV. Advanced Control for Applications: Engineering and Industrial Systems. 2024

Year : 2024

Immersion and Invariance-Based Nonlinear Control Synthesis for Depth Position of an AUV: Tracking and Regulation

Cite this Research Publication : Desai R.P., Manjarekar N.S., Immersion and Invariance-Based Nonlinear Control Synthesis for Depth Position of an AUV: Tracking and Regulation, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering,2024.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2024

Interconnection and damping assignment passivity- based control for dynamic steering position stabilization of an underactuated AUV

Cite this Research Publication : Desai R.P. and Manjarekar N.S, Interconnection and damping assignment passivity- based control for dynamic steering position stabilization of an underactuated AUV, Adv Control Appl,2024.

Year : 2024

Robust depth position tracking control of an AUV using H∞ synthesis

Cite this Research Publication : Desai, R.P., Manjarekar, N.S. Robust depth position tracking control of an AUV using H∞ synthesis, Marine Systems & Ocean Technology,2024.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2024

Immersion and Invariance-Based Linear Tracking and Regulation Controller for Depth Position of an AUV

Cite this Research Publication : Ravishankar Prakash Desai and Narayan Suresh Manjarekar, Immersion and Invariance-Based Linear Tracking and Regulation Controller for Depth Position of an AUV, World Scientific,

Year : 2022

Robust Controller Design for AUV Subsystem Using µ Synthesis

Cite this Research Publication : Ravishankar P. Desai, Narayan S. Manjarekar, Robust Controller Design for AUV Subsystem Using µ Synthesis, IFAC-Papers OnLine, Volume 55, Issue 25,2022.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2021

Norm-Based Robust Pitch Channel Control of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Cite this Research Publication : Ravishankar P. Desai, Narayan S. Manjarekar, Norm- Based Robust Pitch Channel Control of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, IFAC-PapersOnLine, Volume 54, Issue 16, 2021.

Publisher : Elsevier

Book Chapter

Year : 2023

Pitch Channel Trajectory Tracking Control of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Cite this Research Publication : Desai, R.P., Manjarekar, N.S, Pitch Channel Trajectory Tracking Control of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, In: Sharma, S., Subudhi, B., Sahu, U.K. (eds) Intelligent Control, Robotics, and Industrial Automation,Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1066. Springer, Singapore,2022

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2022

Ubiquitous Control Structure and It’s Comprehensive Application Subject to Controller Performance

Cite this Research Publication : Desai, R.P., Manjarekar, N.S, Ubiquitous Control Structure and It’s Comprehensive Application Subject to Controller Performance, In: Mekhilef, S., Shaw, R.N., Siano, P. (eds) Innovations in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. ICEEE 2022. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 894. Springer, Singapore,2022.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2022

Controller Design for Steering and Diving Model of an AUV

Cite this Research Publication : Desai R.P., Manjarekar N.S, Controller Design for Steering and Diving Model of an AUV, In: Sanyal, G., Travieso-González, C.M., Awasthi, S., Pinto, C.M., Purushothama, B.R. (eds) International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Engineering. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Springer,2022.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2016

Comparative Analysis of Integer and Fractional Order Controller for Time Delay System

Cite this Research Publication : Ravishankar Desai , Comparative Analysis of Integer and Fractional Order Controller for Time Delay System, Proceedings of the International Conference on Data Engineering and Communication Technology ICDECT 2016.

Publisher : Springer

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2022

Yaw channel control of an autonomous underwater vehicle using sliding mode control based on an extended state observer

Cite this Research Publication : R. P. Desai and N. S. Manjarekar, Yaw channel control of an autonomous underwater vehicle using sliding mode control based on an extended state observer,OCEANS 2022.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2022

Sliding Mode Controller Based on a Delayed Output Observer for Yaw Channel of an AUV

Cite this Research Publication : R. P. Desai and N. S. Manjarekar, Sliding Mode Controller Based on a Delayed Output Observer for Yaw Channel of an AUV,2022 13th Asian Control Conference (ASCC),2022.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2021

Pitch Channel Tracking Control of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle with Delayed Output

Cite this Research Publication : R. P. Desai and N. S. Manjarekar, Pitch Channel Tracking Control of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle with Delayed Output,2021 IEEE 18th India Council International Conference (INDICON), Guwahati, India, 2021

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2021

Disturbance Observer Based Sliding Mode Control for Lateral Motion of an AUV

Cite this Research Publication : R. P. Desai and N. S. Manjarekar, Disturbance Observer Based Sliding Mode Control for Lateral Motion of an AUV, 2021 Seventh Indian Control Conference (ICC), Mumbai, India, 2021.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2020

Controller Design for Decoupled Model of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Cite this Research Publication : R. P. Desai and N. S. Manjarekar, Controller Design for Decoupled Model of an Autonomous Under water Vehicle,2020 IEEE First International Conference on Smart Technologies for Power, Energy and Control (STPEC), Nagpur, India, 2020.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2020

Design of Diving System Controller for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Cite this Research Publication : R. P. Desai and N. S. Manjarekar, Design of Diving System Controller for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle,2020 IEEE First International Conference on Smart Technologies for Power, Energy and Control (STPEC), Nagpur, India, 2020.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2020

Design of Robust Depth Controller for an AUV with Disturbance

Cite this Research Publication : R. P. Desai and N. S. Manjarekar, Design of Robust Depth Controller for an AUV with Disturbance,2020 IEEE 17th India Council International Conference (INDICON), New Delhi, India, 2020.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2016

Experimental setup on level control system

Cite this Research Publication : R. Desai, S. Admuthe, S. Parve, K. Javalekar, D. Vhonmane and O. Yadav, Experimental setup on level control system, 2016 International Conference on Automatic Control and Dynamic Optimization Techniques (ICACDOT), Pune, India, 2016.

Year : 2016

Performance assessment of model-based SIMC for FOPDT system

Cite this Research Publication : R.Desai, M. Bhor, and S. Admuthe, Performance Assessment of Model-Based SIMC for FOPDT System, 3rd International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Engineering Trends, Communication, Optimization and Sciences (EEECOS 2016), Tadepalligudem,India, 2016.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2015

Design of FO-PI controller for level process

Cite this Research Publication : R. Desai, C. Kadu and B. Parvat,Design of FO-PI controller for level process,2015 Annual IEEE India Conference (INDICON), New Delhi, India, 2015.

Publisher : IEEE

Qualification
  • PhD, BITS Pilani
  • ME, SPPU Pune
  • BTech, SRTMU, Nanded
  • Diploma, MSBTE Mumbai
FDP / Workshops
  1. Automation Systems & Field Instrumentation. RCF, Mumbai.
  2. Marine Robotic School. NIO, Goa.
  3. Publishing and Reviewing Papersin Engineering Education. Indo-Universal Collabration for Engineering Education, Arizona State University, USA.
  4. PLC Programming, Troubleshooting and Maintenance. Sulaxmi Technologies, Mumbai.
  5. AI for Robotics and Control. DIAT, Pune.
  6. Control Systems and Sensors Technologies. MIT, Manipal.
  7. Recent Advances in Control Systems . MMMUT, Gorakhpur.
  8. Control Systems and Sensors Technologies. NIT, Calicut.
  9. Robotics. RGPV, Bhopal.
  10. Control Systems and Sensors Technologies. MMMUT, Gorakhpur.
  11. Advanced Engineering Optimization Through Intelligent Techniques. SVNIT, Surat.
  12. Patent Specification Drafting & International Patent Filing. RGNIIPM, Nagpur.
  13. Industrial Automation. Prolific Automation, Pune.
Awards
  1. Best Paper Presentation Award, ACODS-2024 at Shiv Nadar University, NCR Delhi, INDIA
  2. Best Paper Award, CISCON-2023 at MIT, Manipal, INDIA.
  3. Best Paper Presentation Award, RCAAI-2022 at MIT, Manipal, INDIA.

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