Publications
From Simulation to Real-world Applications in the field of Robotics and AI, in reverse chronological order.
Sandip Sharan Senthil Kumar, Harshang Chhaya, Humberto Ramos, Matthew A Longmire, Jared Paquet, Kevin Brink
Abstract: Developed a radar-only perception framework for robust autonomous navigation in GPS-denied environments, leveraging machine learning-based calibration and sensor fusion techniques.
Harshang Chhaya, Humberto Ramos, Sandip Sharan Senthil Kumar, Matthew A Longmire, Jared Paquet, Kevin Brink
Abstract: Presented an AI-driven implicit neural representation framework that transforms sparse, noisy time-of-flight measurements into dense surface reconstructions, improving downstream navigation robustness for low-power embedded robotics.
Sandip Sharan Senthil Kumar, Sandeep Thalapanane, Guru Nandhan Appiya Dilipkumar Peethambari, Sourang SriHari, Laura Zheng, Ming C Lin
Abstract: Introduced a large-scale dataset for understanding human and autonomous vehicle driving behaviors under crash scenarios using simulation-based experiments.
Weiyu Chen, Chiao-Yi Wang, Kaustubh Joshi, Alan Williams, Anjana Hevaganinge, Xiaomin Lin, Sandip Sharan Senthil Kumar, Allen Pattillo, Miao Yu, Nikhil Chopra, Matthew W Gray, Yang Tao
Abstract: Introduced a hybrid kinodynamic model combining Dubins and Nomoto dynamics for underactuated boats, achieving about 1.5% turning-radius error and sub-meter trajectory tracking in oyster aquaculture field tests.
Sandeep Thalapanane, Sandip Sharan Senthil Kumar, Guru Nandhan Appiya Dilipkumar Peethambari, Sourang SriHari, Laura Zheng, Julio Poveda, Ming C Lin
Abstract: Proposed a simulation-based framework to generate rare traffic scenarios for evaluating and improving autonomous vehicle safety and responsiveness.
Chiao-Yi Wang, Guru Nandhan Appiya Dilipkumar Peethambari, Yi-Ting Shen, Wei-Yu Chen, Sandip Sharan Senthil Kumar, Alexander Long, Alan Williams, Gudjon Magnusson, Allen Pattillo, Don Webster, Matthew Gray, Miao Yu, Yang Tao
Abstract: Designed an intelligent robotic framework for precision shellfish harvesting using path-planning algorithms and sensor-based environmental data collection.