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SANTOSH KUMAR

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad

Research areas: Engineering · Control and Systems Engineering · Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems · Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems · Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots

ORCID iD 0000-0002-7082-6620
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Dr. Santosh Kumar is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. His research focuses on robotics, advanced control systems, and artificial intelligence, with particular emphasis on the design and control of in-pipe robotic manipulators for crack detection and sealing.

His work integrates soft computing techniques such as Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems (ANFIS), and Reinforcement Learning (RL) with advanced sliding mode control strategies to address nonlinearities, uncertainties, and disturbances in robotic systems. He has developed novel control frameworks including neuro-compensated sliding mode control and reinforcement learning-assisted control for enhancing the performance and robustness of robotic manipulators.

Dr. Kumar has published several research articles in high-impact international journals such as Expert Systems with Applications, Applied Soft Computing, and Robotics and Autonomous Systems. His research also includes the development of a pipe crack sealing manipulator (PCSM), for which a patent application is currently under process.

His broader research interests include intelligent control of physical systems, human–robot interaction, and the application of AI-driven methods in robotics and automation.

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