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Dr. Prabhakar Pagilla is the Associate Department Head and a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds the James J. Cain Professor II title and leads the Robotics and Control Engineering Group. His research focuses on advanced control systems for robotics and roll-to-roll manufacturing, with emphasis on nonlinear dynamics, autonomous systems, and mechatronics.
Education:
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (1996)
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (1994)
- B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Osmania University (1990)
Research Interests:
- Modeling and control of roll-to-roll manufacturing systems
- Autonomous vehicles and cooperative adaptive cruise control
- Robotics/mechatronics, including workpiece localization and human-robot collaboration
- Control of large-scale nonlinear dynamic systems
Recent Trends in Publications: Dr. Pagilla’s recent work emphasizes safety and efficiency in autonomous systems, including platooning strategies, V2V communication impacts, and exoskeleton ergonomics. His robotics research explores real-time path planning, shared control mechanisms, and anomaly detection in manufacturing processes.
Awards:
- Fellow of ASME (2011)
- John J. Shelton Best Paper Award (2017, 2019)
- Regents Distinguished Research Award (2012)
Lab/Teams: The Robotics and Control Engineering Group at Texas A&M focuses on interdisciplinary projects combining advanced control theory with practical applications in robotics and manufacturing. Current initiatives include surface finishing of curved geometries and predictive intent modeling for human-robot collaboration.
