Saurabh Palande

I am a graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park, pursuing my Professional Master’s degree in Robotics (M. Eng. Robotics) and expecting to graduate by May 2023. My expertise lies in Computer Vision, Autonomous navigation, Robotic Manipulators, and Industrial Automation

LQR and LQG Control of Nonlinear Crane double pendulum system

Derived equations of motion and linearized the non-linear system using Jacobian linearization to obtain state-space equation. Checked controllability and implemented LQR control algorithm in MATLAB for the linearized and original nonlinear system. Checked observability of the system for various choice of output vectors and obtained best Luenberger Observer by pole placement. Plotted response of linearized and original nonlinear systems to initial conditions and unit step input for observable choices of output vector. Implemented LQG for linearized and original nonlinear system in MATLAB for smallest observable output vector. Plotted the initial response and unit step response of the systems.

Adaptive Stiffness Impedance Control for AnkleBot

Derived the dynamics and Adaptive Stiffness Impedance Control algorithm for the ankle rehabilitation robot in the existing IEEE journal paper. Implemented the control algorithm in Python using scipy odeint to best reproduce the results in the journal paper. Improved the control algorithm by modifying the Cost Function and adding Force-Feedback.