Research theme

Vehicle-Manipulator Systems

Development of control frameworks for integrated vehicle-manipulator platforms with focus on safe physical interaction

2026 - PresentCurrentVehicle-Manipulator Systems · Port-Hamiltonian Systems · Safe Interaction

Main PhD thesis work

This is my main PhD thesis research. It addresses the fundamental challenge of coordinating vehicle motion with manipulator control in integrated robotic platforms, with emphasis on geometric modelling, stability, and safe physical interaction.

Vehicle-manipulator systems represent a critical frontier in robotics, enabling applications from aerial manipulation to mobile manipulation in challenging environments.

Key Contributions

  • Unified Port-Hamiltonian Framework
  • Stability Analysis
  • Safe Interaction Control
  • Computational Efficiency

Applications

  • Aerial Manipulation
  • Mobile Manipulation
  • Underwater Manipulation
  • Space Robotics