Anindya Chatterjee

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

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Anindya Chatterjee’s research lies at the intersection of nonlinear dynamics, robotics, and mechanical systems, with a particular focus on passive locomotion and frictional manipulation. His most influential work, "Small slope implies low speed for McGeer's passive walking machines" (2000, 38 citations), provides a fundamental theoretical insight into passive dynamic walking, proving that on arbitrarily small slopes, any existing gait must be correspondingly slow—a result that deepens our understanding of energy-efficient bipedal locomotion. In "Persistent Passive Hopping and Juggling is Possible Even With Plastic Collisions" (2002, 28 citations), he demonstrated that internal passive system motions can eliminate collisions, enabling sustained hopping and juggling without energy input or control, challenging conventional assumptions about dissipative systems. His more recent work, "Open-Loop Centering of a Point Mass on a Horizontally Vibrating Frictional Table" (2024), explores parts manipulation in robotics and manufacturing, showing how specific open-loop vibrations can center a particle on a table. With over 28,000 total citations, Chatterjee’s contributions have shaped the study of passive dynamics and nonlinear mechanical systems, offering elegant solutions to complex problems in robotics and applied mechanics.