Field Robotics Laboratory
Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati
About Dr. Thiyagarajan R
I am currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati. Before joining IIT Tirupati he was a Postdoc fellow in the Laboratory of Chemistry of Construction Materials (LCC), at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). I was a Visiting Faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT M)(Jan. - May 2019) and the Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (July-Dec., 2018). I was with the Robotics Laboratory IIT M as Project Officer and Research Scholar. I graduated in July 2018 with a PhD in the field of Underwater Robotics from the Department of Engineering Design, IIT Madras.
Areas of research interest
Design and mathematical modelling of robots / Control of aerial and underwater robotics / Nonlinear controls / System identification / Mechatronic systems design / Machine vision / 3D printer for construction components
Work experience
Assistant Professor at IIT Tirupati
July 2021 - Present
Postdoctoral Fellow & Research Scientist
July 2019 - July 2021
Worked on developing a robotic 3D printer for construction components
Visiting Faculty at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
Jan 2019 - May 2019
Course taught - ED5017 Digital Signal Processing for Engineering Design
Visiting Faculty at Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati
July 2018 - December 2018
Course taught - ME2200 Instrumentation and control
Project Officer at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
March 2018 - February 2019
Worked on improvisation and dynamic analysis of the underwater glider RoBuoy
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
Robotics,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), Chennai, India,
Master of Engineering
Mechatronics,
Madras Institute of Technology (MIT), Anna University, Chennai, India
Bachelor of Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering,
Anna University
Awards and Achievements
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Received Institute Best Research Award 2017 from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, for the quality and quantity of research work during Ph.D.
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Awarded with INSPIRE Fellowship by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, for the period from 2013 till 2018.
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Secured University Rank 1 during my postgraduate study at Anna University with CGPA 9.8.
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Awarded Gold Medal by Anna University, Chennai for securing University Rank 1.
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Received Academic Proficiency Award for the year 2012, awarded by Madras Institute of Technology.
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Received MIT Alumni Association Award for academic excellence during postgraduate study.
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Awarded IEEE Robotics and Automation society - Travel grants 2018 to attend ICRA 2018, Brisbane.