Rama Krishna K

Assistant Professor

Room 355, Block III

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110 016, INDIA

Email: rkk@mech.iitd.ac.in

Tel: +91 11 2659 1105

Education

Dual Degree : Banaras Hindu University

Ph. D. : Indian Institute of Science

Teaching

Odd Semester (2022-2023)

MCL731: Analytical Dynamics (with Prof. S. K. Saha)

MCL111: Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines (Course Coordinator: Prof. J. K. Dutt)

MCL318: Introduction to Orbital Mechanics (with Prof. J. K. Dutt)

Even Semester (2021-2022)

MCL745: Robotics (with Prof. S. K. Saha)

MCL738: Dynamics of Multibody Systems (Course Coordinator: Prof. S. K. Saha)

Other Courses

MCP100: Engineering Visualization and Communication (Tutorial)

Machine Tool Design (Coming Years)

Publications

Applied Kinematics

Rama Krishna K and D. Sen (2014), Curvature Based Mobility Analysis and Form Closure of Smooth Planar Curves with Multiple Contacts, Mechanism and Machine Theory, 75, pp. 131-149.

Rama Krishna K and D. Sen (2018), Form-Closure of Planar Mechanisms: Synthesis of number, geometry and shape of point contacts, Mechanism and Machine Theory, 130, pp. 220-243.

Rama Krishna K and D. Sen (2019), Second-Order Total Freedom Analysis of 3D Objects in a Single Point Contact, Mechanism and Machine Theory, 140, pp. 10-30.

Rama Krishna K and D. Sen (2020), Motion Space Analysis of Objects in Multiple Point Contacts with Applications to Form-Closure and Kinematic Pairs, Mechanism and Machine Theory, 153, 104001.

Rama Krishna K and D. Sen (2013), Infinitesimal Mechanisms Analogy for Immobilization, Proceedings of ``1st International and 16th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (iNaCoMM-2013)”, December 18 - 20, IIT Roorkee, INDIA.

Rama Krishna K, Vipin , and D. Sen (2017), Two Point Grasp Response, Proceedings of ``3rd International and 18th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (iNaCoMM-2017)”, December 13 - 15, BARC, Mumbai, INDIA.

Rama Krishna K and D. Sen (2019), Motion Space of Contacting Smooth Curves in Plane Using Screw Derivative, Proceedings of ``The 15th IFToMMWorld Congress (IFToMM-2019)”, June 30 - July 04, Krakow, POLAND.

Sasanka Sinha, Rama Krishna K and S. K. Saha (2019), Geometric Variants of Over-Constrained RCCR Mechanism, Proceedings of ``4th International and 19th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (iNaCoMM-2019)”, December 5 - 7, IIT Mandi, INDIA.

CAD for Manufacturing

Rama Krishna K and D. Sen (2015), DFM for Non-Assembly RP of Mechanisms, Proceedings of ``The 14th IFToMM World Congress (IFToMM-2015)”, October 25 - 30, Taipei, TAIWAN.

Rama Krishna K, Sriram Nurani Ramasubramaniam, and D. Sen (2015), Design for Additive Manufacturing of Products Containing Articulated Mechanisms, Proceedings of ``2nd International and 17th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (iNaCoMM-2015)", December 16 - 19, IIT Kanpur, INDIA

Robotics

Harshil Devangkumar Jani, Rama Krishna K and J. K. Dutt (2021), Dynamics of Single-Link Manipulator Under a Novel Control Law, Sādhanā, Accepted.

Alinjar Dan, S. K. Saha and Rama Krishna K (2022), Dynamics of Serial Chain Systems Using Dual Algebra, Multibody System Dynamics, Accepted.

Sadanand Modak and Rama Krishna K (2022), Kinematics and Singularity Analysis of a Novel Hybrid Industrial Manipulator, Robotica, Under Revision.

Rajesh Kumar, Alinjar Dan and Rama Krishna K (2019), A Note on Implementation of Raghavan-Roth Solution for Wrist Partitioned Robots, Proceedings of ``4th International and 19th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (iNaCoMM-2019)”, December 5 - 7, IIT Mandi, INDIA.

Contact Kinematics

Rama Krishna K and D. Sen (2015), Transitory Second-Order Reciprocal Connection for Two Surfaces in Point Contact, Mechanism and Machine Theory, 86, pp. 73-87.

Rama Krishna K and D. Sen (2016), A Note on Enveloping Curves in Plane, Mechanism and Machine Theory, 105, pp. 510-514.

Rama Krishna K (2018), Canonical Decomposition of the Instantaneous Kinematics of Darboux Frame, Proceedings of ``IFToMM Asian Mechanism and Machine Science (Asian MMS 2018)”, December 17 - 20, IISc Bengaluru, INDIA.

Reviewer

Sādhanā – Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences

ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

Progress in Additive Manufacturing

Mechanism and Machine Theory