Laxmidhar Behera
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, University of Ulster, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Intel (India), FZI Research Center for Information Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Papers
122
Total Citations
2,276
H-Index
24
About
Laxmidhar Behera is a prominent researcher in intelligent systems, robotics, and control engineering, whose work spans autonomous multi-robot systems, brain-computer interfaces, visual servoing, and adaptive control. Based at IIT Kanpur, Behera has made foundational contributions to the design of robust controllers for complex robotic systems, most notably developing event-triggered finite-time integral sliding mode control strategies for multi-robot formation — a paper that has garnered over 260 citations and remains a landmark contribution to the field. His research on EEG-based brain-robot interfaces has advanced accessible human-machine communication, enabling mobile robot control through adaptive neural signal processing, while his vision-based human-following robot work demonstrates a strong commitment to practical service robotics. Behera has also addressed critical real-world challenges including fault-tolerant formation control, distributed task allocation in healthcare robotics, and warehouse automation through dual-loop optimal control. His widely adopted textbook, *Intelligent Systems and Control: Principles and Applications*, reflects his dedication to education alongside research. With a cumulative citation portfolio exceeding 900 across his top works alone, Behera has firmly established himself as an influential voice shaping the future of intelligent autonomous systems.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
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- 2A Novel Vision-Based Tracking Algorithm for a Human-Following Mobile Robot140 citations · 2016
- 3EEG-Based Mobile Robot Control Through an Adaptive Brain–Robot Interface108 citations · 2014
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- 6Intelligent Systems and Control Principles and Applications87 citations · 2010
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