Rajesh Rajamani

Benjamin Y.H. Liu / TSI Applied Technology Chair, Mechanical Engineering

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Rajesh Rajamani

Benjamin Y.H. Liu / TSI Applied Technology Chair, Mechanical Engineering

Research

Professor Rajamani’s research focuses on the design of estimation algorithms, sensors and controllers for smart and autonomous systems. Specific major areas of research have included:

Autonomous/ intelligent vehicles: Estimation algorithms and control systems, autonomous vehicle control, perception, localization, sensor fusion, object recognition, novel low-cost sensors, vehicle tracking algorithms, active safety systems for smart bicycles and e-scooters, tire-road friction coefficient estimation, and development of novel vehicle platforms.
Fundamental development of observer design algorithms for nonlinear systems, and of estimation algorithms for fault diagnostics, unknown input estimation, resilience, and cyber-attack detection.
Smart and autonomous biomedical systems: Wearable sensors, motion analysis, pose estimation, automated activity recognition and automated food intake monitoring.

Biography

Rajesh Rajamani’s research focuses on the design of estimation algorithms, sensors and controllers for smart and autonomous systems.

Lab
Laboratory for Innovations in Sensing, Estimation, and Control (LISEC) - ME 369 & 3132

ME Research Areas
Sensing & Controls

ME Impact Areas
Robotics & Mobility
Human Health

Education

Ph.D. 1993, Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
M.S. 1991, Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
B.Tech. 1989, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India

Teaching

Publications & Awards

Honors and Awards

ASME Charles Stark Draper Innovative Practice Award
Distinguished Alumnus Award, IIT Madras
IEEE Fellow
Best University Start Ups of 2016, U.S. National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer
Benjamin Y.H. Liu TSI Applied Technology Endowed Chair
ASME Fellow
Editors’ Choice, Applied Physics Letters
O. Hugo Schuck Award
Ralph R. Teetor Award
CTS Research Partnership Award
Best Paper of the Year Award, IEEE TCST
NSF CAREER Award
Outstanding Achievement of the Year Award, UTRC
The Sivasailam Merit Prize, IIT Madras

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Selected Publications

A. Nouriani, R.A. McGovern and R. Rajamani, “Step Length Estimation with Wearable Sensors Using a Switched-Gain Nonlinear Observer,” Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, Vol. 69, Article 102822, August 2021.
W. Jeon, A. Chakrabarty, A. Zemouche and R. Rajamani, “Simultaneous State Estimation and Tire Model Learning for Autonomous Vehicle Applications,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 1941-1950, August 2021.
W. Jeon, Z. Xie, A. Zemouche and R. Rajamani, “Simultaneous Cyber-Attack Detection and Radar Sensor Health monitoring in Connected ACC Vehicles,” IEEE Sensors, Vol. 21, No. 14, pp. 15741-15752, July 15, 2021.
R. Rajamani, W. Jeon, H. Movahedi and A. Zemouche, “On the Need for Switched Gain Observers for Non-Monotonic Nonlinear Systems,” full paper in Automatica, Article 108814, Vol. 114, April 2020.
A. Zemouche, F. Zhang, F. Mazenc and R. Rajamani, “High Gain Nonlinear Observer with Lower Tuning Parameter,” full paper in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 64, No. 8, August 2019.

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