Suraj Kumar
Suraj Kumar
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Research Scientist, ISRO
Research Scientist, ISRO
GNC | Robotics
GNC | Robotics
Contact suraj27avionics@gmail.com
Contact suraj27avionics@gmail.com
I am a Research Scientist at U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), where I work in the Dynamics and Control Group on the Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) of space-based systems and autonomous robotics for planetary exploration.
I am a Research Scientist at U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), where I work in the Dynamics and Control Group on the Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) of space-based systems and autonomous robotics for planetary exploration.
My research lies at the intersection of Control, Optimization, and Machine Learning, with a focus on developing intelligent and computationally efficient algorithms for autonomous decision-making in aerospace and robotic systems operating in challenging environments.
My research lies at the intersection of Control, Optimization, and Machine Learning, with a focus on developing intelligent and computationally efficient algorithms for autonomous decision-making in aerospace and robotic systems operating in challenging environments.
One major thrust of my work is to build upon ideas from optimal control, reinforcement learning, and physics to develop novel guidance algorithms for interplanetary landing. Another key direction involves the design and control of aerospace robotic systems, including spacecraft rendezvous and docking for on-orbit servicing missions, and legged robots for autonomous planetary surface exploration.
One major thrust of my work is to build upon ideas from optimal control, reinforcement learning, and physics to develop novel guidance algorithms for interplanetary landing. Another key direction involves the design and control of aerospace robotic systems, including spacecraft rendezvous and docking for on-orbit servicing missions, and legged robots for autonomous planetary surface exploration.
The overarching goal of my research is to enable safe, reliable, and optimal autonomy for space exploration and robotic missions.
The overarching goal of my research is to enable safe, reliable, and optimal autonomy for space exploration and robotic missions.
Education
Education
- BTech in Avionics, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
- MTech in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Work Experience
Work Experience
2016-Present
Scientist, U R Rao Satellite Center, Indian Space Research Organization
Controls Dynamics and Simulation Group
April 2015-July 2015
Short Term Research Scholar, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CALTECH, USA
Research Interests
Guidance, Navigation, Control and Decision Making
Guidance, Navigation, Control and Decision Making
Development of Guidance, Navigation, Control and online decision making algorithms for planetary EDL, ascent, rendezvous and docking operations
Physics informed machine learning approaches for solving time and fuel optimal guidance problems for space based systems
Optimal Control and Machine Learning
Optimal Control and Machine Learning
Development of computationally efficient algorithms for solving constrained optimal control problems
Development of physics informed learning frameworks for learning optimal controllers for space based systems
Modelling and Simulation
Modelling and Simulation
Multibody dynamics modelling of serial and parallel robots including contact
Data-driven approaches for modelling complex physical systems for prediction and control
High fidelity dynamics engine and simulation package for ISRO's high stakes missions such as interplanetary landing and docking
Legged Robotics for Planetary Exploration
Legged Robotics for Planetary Exploration
Development of legged robots for micro-gravity and reduced gravity environments
Development of Autonomous navigation for planetary surface mobility
Learning and Control of Bipedal and Quadrupedal Robots
Real Time Convex Optimization
Real Time Convex Optimization
Development of real time convex optimization solvers for resource constrained space-based systems
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