Control Theory, Robotics and Automation

Control and optimization are highly active research areas at the Department of EIE, NIT Silchar. The control theory studies the effects of time- or state-dependent manipulated parameters in dynamical systems. The controllers are designed for dynamical systems to achieve prescribed objectives, such as ensuring that their solutions track the desired behaviour. The state-dependent controls are called feedback controls.

Current or recent interests of group members involve feedback control, observer design, active set optimization, and robotics. Their research has included PID Control, optimal control, model predictive control, sliding mode control, adaptive control, stabilization of 1-D and 2-D control systems etc. The application domains that are subject of current research include power electronics, state-constrained and time-delayed systems, tracking and stability problems for robotic manipulators, control and optimization of aquaponics systems, batteries, electric vehicles, agricultural systems, discharge cyber-physical systems, the internet of things, marine robotics, assistive devices, transportation systems, UAV, autonomous vehicles and biological systems. 

Associated Faculty Members

Significant Publications:

  1. V. C. Pal and Richa Negi, “Robust output feedback control of 2-D discrete system described by Roesser model with actuator saturation and time varying delay,” Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, vol. 39(11), pp. 1673–1695, 2017.
  2. V. C. Pal and R. Negi, “H∞  based anti-windup controller for 2-D discrete delayed systems in presence of actuator saturation,” IMA Journal of Mathematical Control and Information, vol. 35, pp. 627–660, 2018.
  3. V. C. Pal and R. Negi, “Delay-dependent stability criterion for uncertain discrete-time systems in presence of actuator saturation,” Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, vol. 40(6), pp. 1873–1891, 2018. 
  4. Avadh Pati, V. C. Pal and R. Negi, “Design of 2-DOF control & disturbance estimator for Maglev system,” Engineering Technology & Applied Science Research, vol. 7(1), 1369-1376, 2017. 
  5. V. C. Pal, R. Negi and Quanxin Zhu, “Stabilization of discrete-time delayed systems in presence of actuator saturation based on Wirtinger Inequality,” Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Hindawi, vol. 2019, Article ID 5954642, pp. 1-14, 2019. 
  6. V. C. Pal, R. Negi and Ishaan Mudgal, “Design of Nonlinear Anti-windup Compensator for Time-Delayed Systems based on Triple Lyapunov Functional,” Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control (SAGE Publications), vol. 42(5), pp. 997–1007, 2020. 
  7. S. Misra, P.S. Pravin, Gudi, R.D., Bhartiya, S., “Integration of supply and demand side management using renewable power sources: Application on an Air Separation Plant,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 60(9), pp. 3670-3686, 2020.
  8. P.S. Pravin, S. Misra, Bhartiya, S., Gudi, R.D., “A Reactive Scheduling and Control framework for Integration of Renewable Energy Sources with a Reformer-based Fuel Cell system and an Energy Storage Device,” Journal of Process Control, vol. 87, pp. 147-165, 2020.
  9. P.S. Pravin, Bhartiya, S., Gudi, R.D., “Modeling and Predictive Control of an Integrated Reformer- Membrane- Fuel Cell- Battery Hybrid Dynamic System,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 58, 11392-11406, 2019. 
  10. P.S. Pravin, Gudi, R.D., Bhartiya, S., “Dynamic Modeling and Control of an Integrated Reformer-Membrane-Fuel Cell System,” Processes, vol. 6(9), pp. 169, 2018.
  11. B. Subudhi, Koena Mukherjee and S.Ghosh, “A static output feedback control design for path following of autonomous underwater vehicle in vertical plane”, Ocean Engineering, Elsevier, vol. 63, pp. 72-76, 2013.
  12. Koena Mukherjee, Indra Narayan Kar, Rajendra Kumar P Bhatt, “Region Tracking Based Control of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle with Input Delay”, Ocean Engineering, Elsevier, vol. 99, pp. 716 – 726, 2015.
  13. Koena Mukherjee, Indra Narayan Kar, Rajendra Kumar P Bhatt, “Adaptive Gravity Compensation and Region Tracking Control of an AUV without Velocity Measurement”, International Journal of Modeling, Identification and Control, vol. 25(2), 2016.
  14.  Abhimanyu Singh, Koena Mukherjee, Yogesh Singh, “Mechanical Design of a Modular Underwater ROV for Surveillance and Cleaning Purpose”, In Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, pp. 779-793, Singapore.
  15. M. A. Siddiqui, MN Anwar, S. H Laskar, “Tuning of PIDF Controller in Parallel Control Structure for Integrating Process with Time Delay and Inverse Response Characteristic”, Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems, Springer, 2020.
  16. M. A. Siddiqui, MN Anwar, S. H Laskar, M Shamsuzzoha, MR Mahboob, “Closed- Loop Tuning of Cascade Controllers Based on Set-Point Experiment”, Journal of Engineering research, Springer, 2020.
  17. M. A. Siddiqui, M. N. Anwar, S. H. Laskar, and M. R. Mahboob, “A unified approach to design controller in cascade control structure for unstable, integrating and stable processes”, ISA Transactions, Elsevier, pp. 1–16, 2020.
  18.  M. A. Siddiqui, M. N. Anwar, and S. H. Laskar, “Enhanced control of unstable cascade systems using direct synthesis approach”, Chemical Engineering Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 232, pp. 116322, 2021. 
  19.  Mohd. A. Siddiqui, M. N. Anwar, and S. H. Laskar, “Sliding mode controller design for second-order unstable processes with dead-time”, Journal of Electrical Engineering, vol. 71(4), pp. 237–245, 2020.
  20. M. A. Siddiqui, MN Anwar, S. H. Laskar, “Control of nonlinear jacketed continuous stirred tank reactor using different control structures”, Journal of Process Control, Elsevier, 2021.
  21.  Krishanu Nath, Manas Kumar Bera, Jagannathan Sarangapani, “Concurrent Learning-Based Neuro-Adaptive Robust Tracking Control of Wheeled Mobile Robot: An Event-Triggered Design”, IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, 2022. 
  22. Krishanu Nath, Manas Kumar Bera,  “Integral Sliding Mode Control of Networked Robotic Manipulator: A Dynamic Event-Triggered Design”, Advanced Robotics, Taylor & Francis, 2022.   
  23. Ariful Mashud, Manas Kumar Bera, “Control Allocation Based Fault Tolerant Control of Descriptor System with Actuator Saturation”, ISA Transactions, 2021. 
  24. Krishanu Nath, Manas Kumar Bera, “Event-triggered neuro sliding mode control for an uncertain Euler Lagrange system: An impulsive dynamical system approach”, Elsevier International Journal of Computers and Electrical Engineering, vol. 97, pp. 107612, 2022.
  25. Krishanu Nath, Manas Kumar Bera, “Design of neural network based sliding mode controller for a class of nonlinear system: An event-triggered framework”, International Journal of Dynamics and Control, Springer, 2021.
  26. Krishanu Nath, Anirban Nanda, Asifa Yesmin, Manas Kumar Bera,  “Event-Triggered Sliding-Mode Control of Two Wheeled Mobile Robot: An Experimental Validation”, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics, vol. 2(3), pp. 218-226, 2021. 
  27. Asifa Yesmin, Abhisek K. Behera, Manas Kumar Bera, B. BandyopadhyayDynamic Event-triggering based design of sliding mode control”, International Journal Robust Nonlinear Control, pp. 1-16, 2021.
  28. Asifa Yesmin, Manas Kumar Bera,  “Design of event-based sliding mode controller with logarithmic quantized state measurement and delayed control update”, ISA Transactions, 2020. 
  29. Ariful Mashud, Manas Kumar Bera, “Robust fault tolerant control scheme for descriptor systems using fixed control allocation”, European Journal of Control, 2020. 
  30. Asifa Yesmin, Manas Kumar Bera, “Design of Event-triggered Sliding Mode Controller Based on Reaching Law With Time-Varying Event Generation Approach”, European Journal of Control, Elsevier, 48, pp. 30-41, 2019.
  31. Manas Kumar Bera, B. Bandyopadhyay,  and A. K. Paul, “Variable Gain Super-Twisting Control of GMAW Process for Pipeline Welding”, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement & Control, vol.137, pp. 074501-1-7, July 2015.
  32. Manas Kumar Bera, B. Bandyopadhyay, and A. K. Paul, “Output-feedback control of arc length for manual gas metal arc welding with higher order sliding modes”, Int. J. Modelling, Identification and Control, vol. 21, no. 4, pp.418–428 , 2014.
  33. Seban, Lalu, et al., “GOBF-ARMA based model predictive control for an ideal reactive distillation column”, Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, vol. 121, pp. 110-115, 2015.