Prakrut Kotecha
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A collection of my research and academic projects in robotics and control systems
Research Projects
STRIDE - Structured Lagrangian and Stochastic Residual Dynamics
Physics-guided dynamics learning combining Lagrangian Neural Networks with Flow Matching for stochastic contact modeling.
Dynamics Learning
Flow Matching
Quadrupedal Locomotion
QHuMuS - Reconfigurable Robots
Designed a novel system that transitions between serpentine, wheeled-quadruped, and humanoid modes without rearrangement.
Reconfigurable Robotics
Morphology
Multi-modal Locomotion
Real-Time Gait Adaptation for Quadrupeds
Adaptive gait generation using MPC integrated with RL for dynamic quadrupedal locomotion.
Quadrupedal Locomotion
MPC
Gait Optimization
Lagrangian Neural Networks for Quadrupedal Locomotion
Physics-informed neural networks for infinite horizon planning in quadrupedal locomotion.
Deep Learning
Physics-Informed ML
Dynamics
Non-Prehensile Manipulation
Framework combining striking, pushing, and pick & place motion primitives.
Manipulation
Trajectory Optimization
Gripper Design
Control and Design of Quadruped Robot
Hybrid Dynamics-based controller for dynamic walking gait generation.
Quadruped
Hybrid Dynamics
Control Design
Gait and Trajectory Optimization for Bipeds
Trajectory optimization on 5-link kneed walker with non-linear dynamics and chaos theory.
Bipedal
Trajectory Optimization
Chaos Theory
PixGuide Navigation Device
Hardware navigation device for two-wheelers developed at IvLabs.
Hardware
Navigation
Embedded Systems
Course Projects
Combining RL and MPC for Bipedal Walking
Implemented a hybrid control strategy combining Reinforcement Learning with Model Predictive Control.
Bipedal Robots
RL
MPC
Collision Cone Control Barrier Function
Safety barriers for UAV obstacle avoidance using Control Barrier Functions.
UAV
Control Barrier Functions
Safety
Hierarchical Manipulation Planning
Framework combining striking, pushing, and pick & place motion primitives.
Manipulation Planning
Motion Primitives
KIMERA - Visual SLAM Perception
Implemented visual SLAM using KIMERA for real-time metric-semantic localization and mapping.
Visual SLAM
KIMERA
Robotics
MPC for UGVs in Unknown Environments
Waypoint generation and navigation controls for obstacle avoidance using MPC.
UGV
MPC
Navigation