UB - University at Buffalo, The State University of New York UB Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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  • Venkat N. Krovi, Associate Professor

  • Education: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, 1998
    Office: 1011 Furnas Hall
    Phone: (716) 645-1430
    FAX: (716) 645-2883
    E-mail: vkrovi .at. eng.buffalo.edu
    Home Page: http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/~vkrovi
    Curriculum Vitae: Click for PDF
    Research Interests: Mechanical and mechatronic systems (design, modeling, control, and prototyping); rapid virtual and physical prototyping; human user customization; multi-robot cooperation.

    Selected Papers, Publications, & Presentations:

    • Bhatt, R.M., Tang, C-P., Lee, L-F., and Krovi, V., "A Case for Scaffolded Virtual Prototyping Tutorial Case-Studies in Engineering Education," International Journal of Engineering Education, Accepted for publication in June 2007, In Press.
    • Bhatt, R.M., Tang, C-P., and Krovi, V., "Formation Optimization for a Fleet of Wheeled Mobile Robots - A Geometric Approach," Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Available online 29 February 2008.
    • del Signore, M.J., Bhatt, R.M., and Krovi, V., "Musculoskeletal Analysis of Felid Jaw Mechanisms using Screw-Theory," Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 147-159, February 2008.
    • White, G.D., Bhatt, R.M., and Krovi, V., "Dynamic Redundancy Resolution in a Nonholonomic Wheeled Mobile Manipulator," Robotica, Special Issue on Mobile Manipulators: Basic Techniques, New trends & Applications, Vol. 25, No. 2 pp. 147-156, March 2007.
    • Bhatt, R.M., Tang, C-P., Abou-Samah, M., and Krovi, V., "A Kinematically Compatible Framework for Cooperative Payload Transport System by Multiple Mobile Manipulators," Autonomous Robots, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 227-242, November 2006.
    • Jadhav, C., Nair, P. and Krovi,V., "Individualized Interactive Home-based Haptic Telerehabilitation," IEEE Multimedia Systems, Special Issue on Haptic User Interfaces in Multimedia Systems, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 2-9, July 2006.
    • Tang, C-P., Bhatt, R.M., Abou-Samah, M., and Krovi, V., "A Screw-Theoretic Analysis Framework For Payload Manipulation By Mobile Manipulator Collectives," IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 169- 178, April 2006.
    • Jun, S-K., White, G.D. and Krovi, V., "Kinetostatic Design Considerations for an Articulated Leg-Wheel Locomotion Subsystem," ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, Vol. 128, No. 1, pp. 112-121, March 2006.