NPS vita for Ravi Vaidyanahan

Ravi Vaidyanahan: Research Assistant Professor
Department of Systems Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Monterey, CA 93943
Phone: +44 7970330814
Email: rvaidyan (at) nps.edu
Web: http://faculty.nps.edu/ravi

EDUCATION:: PhD - Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 2001
Mechanical Engineering (detail)
MS - Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 1996
Mechanical Engineering (detail)
BS - Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 1993
Mechanical Engineering (detail)

NPS EXPERIENCE:

2004-present, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Systems Engineering

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

Academic Experience
- 2011-present, Senior Lecturer in Mechatronic Systems, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
- 2008-present, Overseas Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India
- 2003-present, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
- 2008-2011, Senior Lecturer in Systems Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- 2006-2007, Senior Research Fellow in Neural Engineering, School of Rehabilitation Sciences and Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Industrial Experience
- 2003-present, Chief Executive Officer (co-founder), BioRobots, Ltd., Cleveland, OH, USA
- 2002-2004, Director of (Medical) Engineering, Think-A-Move, Ltd., St. Petersburg, FL, USA
- 1998-2002, Director of Controls Engineering, Orbital Research Inc., Cleveland OH, USA

TEACHING INTERESTS:

Bio-inspired Systems
Mechatronics
Robotics
Systems Engineering
Unmanned Systems
Adaptive Systems

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Neuromechanics
Biologically-Inspired Robotics
Medical Robotics
Neural Engineering
Human-Machine Interface
Flexible Automation
Humanistic Behavioral Modeling
Systems Design

AWARDS:

Winner: N-Power Energy Challenge (Faculty Advisor) (2010)
- Faculty advisor to student team "Bristainable Energy"; solution presented at UK Parliament June 2010
Certificate of Merit (Finalist for Best Paper in Conference) (Nov 2008)
- International Conference on Intelligent Automation & Robotics, San Francisco, USA
Finalist: New Technology Foundation Award on Robots and Systems (Oct 2007)
- Awarded at the 20th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS); 10 research works were recognized out of over 12,000 from 1987-2007
Best Paper in Conference (2005)
- IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Sendai, Japan
Hyper Human Tech Outstanding Research Award (2004)
- Selection by the Robotics Society of Japan and IEEE Robotics & Automation Society.
Finalist: BioRobots LLC, CASE Business Launch Competition (2004)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Vaidyanathan R., Chen C., Jeong C.D., Williams C., Ritzmann R.E., Quinn R.D., "A Reflexive Control Architecture based on a Neural Model of the Cockroach Escape Response", in press, Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 2011
Manmun K.A, Mace M., Gupta L., Lutmana M., Stokes M., Vaidyanathan R., Wang S., "Robust classification of Tongue Movement Ear Pressure Signals from Interferences using Bayesian classifier based on Wavelet Packet Transform", in press, Neurocomputing, (available on- line; doi:10.1016/j.neucom.2011.09.018), 10pp, 2011
Araromi OA, Conn A.T., Ling CS, Burgess SC, Rossiter JM, Vaidyanathan R., "Spray Deposited Multilayered Dielectric Elastomer Actuator", Sensors and Actuators A, 167, pp 459-467, 2011
Lock R.J., Vaidyanathan R., Burgess S.C., Loveless, A., "Development of a Biologically Inspired Multi-Modal Wing Model for Aerial-Aquatic Robotic Vehicles", Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 5, 4, pp 1-16, 2010 (Featured Article cited for quality by IOP Science)
Gupta L., Kota S., Murali S., Molfese D., Vaidyanathan R., "A Feature Ranking Strategy to Facilitate Multivariate Signal Classification", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics C (SMC-C), 40, 1, pp 98-108, 2010
Kota S., Gupta L., Molfese D., Vaidyanathan R., "A Dynamic Channel Selection Strategy for Dense Array Event Related Potential (ERP) Classification", IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 56, 4, pp 1040-1051, 2009
Bachmann R.J., Boria F., Vaidyanathan R., Ifju, P., Quinn R.D., "A Biologically-Inspired Micro Sensor Platform Capable of Aerial and Terrestrial Locomotion", Mechanism and Machine Theory (MMT), 44, pp 512-526, 2009 (cited: Hottest Articles (most downloaded), 2009, IOP Science)
Boxerbaum A., Bachmann R.J., Harkins R. Quinn R.D., Burgess S.C., Vaidyanathan R., "Design, Testing, and Control of a Highly Mobile Insect-Inspired Autonomous Robot in a Beach Environment", International Journal of Design and Nature, 4, 4, pp 1-18, 2009
Vaidyanathan R., Prince T.S., Modarreszadeh M., Gupta L., Lisy F., "Computationally Efficient Predictive Adaptive Control for Robotic Operation in Dynamic Environments", Journal of Engineering Manufacture (Proceedings of the Inst. of Mechanical Engineers (IMECHE)) , 222, 12, pp 1695-1714, 2008
Bindi V., Strunk J., Baker J. Bacon R., Boensel M., Shoup, F., Vaidyanathan R., "Littoral Undersea Warfare: A Case Study in Process Modelling for Functionality and Interoperability of Complex Systems", International Journal of System of Systems Engineering (IJSSE), 1, 2, pp 18-58, 2008
Vaidyanathan R., Fargues M., Gupta L., Kurcan R., Lin D., Kota S., Quinn R.D., "A Dual Mode Human-Robot Interface Based on Physiological Signal Capture in the Aural Cavity", International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), 26, 11-12, pp 1205-1223, 2007
Vaidyanathan R., Chung B., Gupta L., Kook H., Kota S., West, J. D., "A Tongue-Movement Communication and Control Concept For Hands-Free Human-Machine Interfaces", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics A (SMC-A), 37, 4, pp 533-546, 2007
McCarthy C., Wyllie R., Vaidyanathan R., Paulo G., "An Integrated Systems Architecture to Provide Maritime Domain Protection", Journal of Defense Modelling and Simulation (JDMS), 3, 2, pp 63-75, 2006