Sankar Nath Shome
Papers
19
Total Citations
337
H-Index
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About
Sankar Nath Shome is a robotics researcher whose work spans mobile robotics, underwater systems, and bio-inspired robot design. He is best known for his significant contributions to the control of nonholonomic wheeled mobile robots (WMRs), developing robust and hybrid control strategies — including time delay sliding mode and past-information-based approaches — that address real-world parametric and nonparametric uncertainties. His 2015 paper on robust path tracking control of WMRs has garnered 88 citations, establishing it as a landmark contribution to the field, while his work on underwater vehicle pose estimation and energy-efficient trajectory tracking reflects a strong interest in autonomous systems operating in unstructured environments. Beyond ground robotics, Shome has explored bio-inspired locomotion, contributing innovative studies on jumping and swimming frog robots that draw principles from nature to advance multi-modal robotic design. His foundational work on detailed slip dynamics, sensor error modeling using Allan Variance, and modular dynamic formulations demonstrates a rigorous, systems-level approach to robotics research. With over 280 cumulative citations across his most recognized publications, Shome has built a diverse and impactful body of work that bridges theoretical control design with experimental validation, making his research highly relevant to students and engineers in autonomous and field robotics.
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- 5Biological swimming mechanism analysis and design of robotic frog24 citations · 2013
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- 7Detailed slip dynamics for nonholonomic mobile robotic system16 citations · 2011
- 8Modeling and simulation of a jumping frog robot13 citations · 2011
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