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Sakthiprasad K. M.

Assistant professor, Department of Electronics and Communication, School of Engineering, Amritapuri

Qualification: M.Tech.
sakthiprasadkm@am.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Robotics, Machine learning, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Mathematical modelling, and Power Efficient Solar Energy Systems
Date of Joining: 01/07/2019
Nature of Association: Contract

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Sakthiprasad K. M. received his M.Tech degree in Applied Electronics and Communication Systems from Calicut University, Kerala. He is currently working as a Senior Research Associate inthe Humanitarian Technology (HuT) Labs, Electronics Department, Amrita University,India. He is also working as the senior design and development engineer inMegara Robotics private limited, Chennai, India. His area of interest includesRobotics, Machine learning, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Mathematical modelling,and Power Efficient Solar Energy Systems. He has 7 years of research experience,3 years industrial experience and 1 year of teaching experience.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2024

Integrated fuzzy and deep learning model for identification of coconut maturity without human intervention

Cite this Research Publication : Megalingam, R.K., Sakthiprasad Kuttankulangara Manoharan. and Maruthababu, R.B., 2024. Integrated fuzzy and deep learning model for identification of coconut maturity without human intervention. Neural Computing and Applications, pp.1-13. 

Publisher : SpringerLink

Year : 2024

Modeling of novel circular gait motion through daisy sequence fitting algorithm in a vertical climbing snake robot

Cite this Research Publication : Megalingam, R.K., Senthil, A.P., Raghavan, D. and Sakthiprasad Kuttankulangara Manoharan, 2024. Modeling of novel circular gait motion through daisy sequence fitting algorithm in a vertical climbing snake robot. Journal of Field Robotics, 41(2), pp.211-226. 

Publisher : Wiley Online Library

Year : 2023

Hybrid fuzzy support vector machine approach for Coconut tree classification using image measurement

Cite this Research Publication : Sakthiprasad Kuttankulangara Manoharan., Megalingam, R.K., Kota, A.H. and Sankardas, K.S., 2023. Hybrid fuzzy support vector machine approach for Coconut tree classification using image measurement. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 126, p.106806. 

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2023

Coconut trees classification based on height, inclination, and orientation using MIN-SVM algorithm

Cite this Research Publication : Megalingam, R.K., SakthiprasadKuttankulangara Manoharan, S., Babu, D.H.T.A., Sriram, G., Lokesh, K. and Kariparambil Sudheesh, S., 2023. Coconut trees classification based on height, inclination, and orientation using MIN-SVM algorithm. Neural Computing and Applications, 35(16), pp.12055-12071.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2022

Development of a Method to Harvest Mechanical Energy to Use as An Alternative to Electrical Energy in Electric Powered Rides

Cite this Research Publication : Megalingam, R.K., Sasikumar, B., Raghavan, D., Vadivel, S.R.R., Mohandas, S.M. and Sakthiprasad Kuttankulangara Manoharan.., 2022. Development of a Method to Harvest Mechanical Energy to Use as An Alternative to Electrical Energy in Electric Powered Rides. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 6(7), p.120. 

Publisher : SSRN

Year : 2021

Evaluation of Human Intervention-Based Hybrid Approach for Position and Depth Estimation With Error Correction

Cite this Research Publication : Rajesh Kannan Megalingam, Ashwin Kashyap Nellutla, Sriteja Gone, Sakthiprasad Kuttankulangara Manoharan, Sreekanth Makkal Mohandas, Shree Rajesh Raagul Vadivel, Chennareddy Pavanth Kumar Reddy "Evaluation of Human Intervention-Based Hybrid Approach for Position and Depth Estimation With Error Correction " vol. 45, page 88-98 , 2021.

Publisher : IEEE Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering,

Year : 2020

Amaran: An Unmanned Robotic Coconut Tree Climber and Harvester

Cite this Research Publication : Rajesh Kannan Megalingam, S. Manoharan, K., Mohan, S. M., Vadivel, S. R. R., Gangireddy, R., Ghanta, S., Kotte, S., Perugupally, S. T., and Sivanantham, V., “Amaran: An Unmanned Robotic Coconut Tree Climber and Harvester”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, pp. 1-1, 2020.

Publisher : IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Year : 2017

A survey on robotic coconut tree climbers–existing methods and techniques

Cite this Research Publication : RK Megalingam, KM Sakthiprasad, MM Sreekanth, GV Vivek, "A survey on robotic coconut tree climbers–existing methods and techniques", IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 225 (1), 012201

Conference Paper

Year : 2023

IoT-Based Hyper-Redundant Robot for Generating Various Snake Gait.

Cite this Research Publication : Megalingam, R.K., Maruthababu, R.B., Mohandas, S.M., SakthiprasadKuttankulangara Manoharan., Nair, S.A.L. and Motheram, M., 2023, January. IoT-Based Hyper-Redundant Robot for Generating Various Snake Gait. In International Conference on Smart Trends in Computing and Communications (pp. 385-396). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2022

Analysis of Coconut Tree trunk for the Identification of Cracks and Holes Using Image Processing

Cite this Research Publication : Megalingam, R.K., Manoharan, S.P.K., Garlapati, K., Kota, N., Mondreti, Y.S., Gutha, P. and Tantravahi, S., 2022, April. Analysis of Coconut Tree trunk for the Identification of Cracks and Holes Using Image Processing. In 2022 IEEE 7th International conference for Convergence in Technology (I2CT) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. 

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2022

Position Estimation in DC Motor using Strain Gauge based Closed Loop Control for Robotic Grippers

Cite this Research Publication : Venugopal, K., SakthiprasadKuttankulangaraManoharan.. and Megalingam, R.K., 2022, May. Position Estimation in DC Motor using Strain Gauge based Closed Loop Control for Robotic Grippers. In 2022 IEEE IAS Global Conference on Emerging Technologies (GlobConET) (pp. 355-360). IEEE.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2021

ROS based Six-DOF robotic arm control through CAN bus interface

Cite this Research Publication : Megalingam, R.K., Sahajan, A., Rajendraprasad, A., Sakthiprasad Kuttankulangara Manoharan. and Reddy, C.P.K., 2021, May. ROS based Six-DOF robotic arm control through CAN bus interface. In 2021 5th International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Control Systems (ICICCS) (pp. 739-744). IEEE. 

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2021

App Based Teleoperated UV Disinfectant Robot for COVID Cause

Cite this Research Publication : Megalingam, R.K., Raj, A., Sakthiprasad Kuttankulangara Manoharan. and Egumadiri, V., 2021, August. App Based Teleoperated UV Disinfectant Robot for COVID Cause. In 2021 Second International Conference on Electronics and Sustainable Communication Systems (ICESC) (pp. 277-281). IEEE. 

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2021

Analysis of Tiago Robot for Autonomous Navigation Applications

Cite this Research Publication : Rajesh Kannan Megalingam, Vignesh S Naick, Sakthiprasad Kuttankulangara Manoharan, Vinu Sivananthan "Analysis of Tiago Robot for Autonomous Navigation Applications" 2021

Publisher : 2021 Second International Conference on Electronics and Sustainable Communication Systems (ICESC)

Year : 2020

Comparison of Planned Path and Travelled Path Using ROS Navigation Stack

Cite this Research Publication : Rajesh Kannan Megalingam;AnanduRajendraprasad;SakthiprasadKuttankulangara Manoharan, "Comparison of Planned Path and Travelled Path Using ROS Navigation Stack", 2020 International Conference for Emerging Technology (INCET), 2020

Publisher : 2020 International Conference for Emerging Technology (INCET)

Year : 2020

Intelligent Control of Actuators using Current Sensor Feedback for a Coconut Tree Climber

Cite this Research Publication : K.M Sakthiprasad;Rajesh Kannan Megalingam, "Intelligent Control of Actuators using Current Sensor Feedback for a Coconut Tree Climber", 2020 2nd International Conference on Innovative Mechanisms for Industry Applications (ICIMIA), 2020

Publisher : 2020 2nd International Conference on Innovative Mechanisms for Industry Applications (ICIMIA)

Year : 2019

Coconut Tree Structure Analysis-Background Work for an Unmanned Coconut Harvesting Robot Design

Cite this Research Publication : Sakthiprasad Kuttankulangara Manoharan and Megalingam, R.K., 2019. Coconut Tree Structure Analysis-Background Work for an Unmanned Coconut Harvesting Robot Design. In Information, Communication and Computing Technology: Third International Conference, ICICCT 2018, New Delhi, India, May 12, 2018, Revised Selected Papers 3 (pp. 207-222). Springer Singapore. 

Publisher : SpringerLink

Year : 2017

A Survey on Robotic Coconut Tree Climbers – Existing Methods and Techniques

Cite this Research Publication : Rajesh Kannan Megalingam, Sakthiprasad, K. M., Sreekanth, M. M., and Vivek, G. Vamsy, “A Survey on Robotic Coconut Tree Climbers – Existing Methods and Techniques”, in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2017.

Publisher : IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

Year : 2017

Color and Contour Based Identification of Stem of Coconut Bunch

Cite this Research Publication : Rajesh Kannan Megalingam, Manoharan, S. K., Reddy, R. G., Sriteja, G., and Kashyap, A., “Color and Contour Based Identification of Stem of Coconut Bunch”, in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2017

Publisher : IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

Year : 2016

A new cryptographic key generation scheme using psychological signals

Cite this Research Publication : Akhila, V.A., Arunvinodh, C., Reshmi, K.C. and Sakthiprasad Kuttankulangara Manoharan, 2016. A new cryptographic key generation scheme using psychological signals. Procedia technology, 25, pp.286-292. 

Publisher : Elsevier

Membership
  • IEEE Student Branch Counselor at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, Kerala, India during the academic years 2020-2021 and 2023-2024.
Awards
  •  Received the Award of Excellence for exceptional contributions to humanitarian projects at Humanitarian Technology (HuT) Labs, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, in the academic years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022.
  • Received the Amrita Innovation and Research Awards (AIRA) awards for a tier 1 publication achievement in the year 2021.
  • Honored with a Distinguished Service Award for extensive contributions to the activities of Humanitarian Technology (HuT) Labs, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University during the academic year 2020-2021.
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