Prof. Dilip Kumar Pratihar

Indian Institute of Technology, India

Email: dkpra@mech.iitkgp.ernet.in

Qualifications

1994  M.Sc., Regional Engineering College, India

1988  B.E., Regional Engineering College, India

Publications (selected)

1. T. Gangopadhyay, D.K. Pratihar, I. Basak, Expert system to predict forging load and axial stress, Applied Soft Computing (in press)
2. Vundavilli Pandu Ranga, Pratihar D.K., Dynamically balanced optimal gaits of a ditch-crossing biped robot, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2009.10.004)
3. K. Maji, D.K. Pratihar, S. Patra, Modeling of electrical discharge machining process using regression analysis, adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system and genetic algorithm, International Journal of Data Mining, Modelling and Management (in press)
4. V. Dey, D.K. Pratihar, G.L. Datta, M.N. Jha, T.K. Saha, A.V. Bapat, Optimization and prediction of weldment profile in BOP welding of Al-1100 plates using electron beam, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (accepted, in press)
5. SubbaRao Amada, P.R. Vundavilli, D.K. Pratihar, Adaptive vs. conventional potential field approaches for solving navigation problems of a real car-like wheeled robot, International Journal of Intelligent Defence Support Systems, vol. , pp. 290–318.
6. S. Ghosh, D.K. Pratihar, B. Maiti, P.K. Das, An evolutionary optimization of diffuser shapes based on CFD simulations, International Journal of Numerical Methods in Fluids (accepted, in press)
7. M.V.V. Amarnath, D.K. Pratihar, Forward and reverse mappings of TIG welding process using radial basis function neural networks (RBFNNs), IMech E, Part B, Journal of Engineering Manufacture (DOI:10.1243/09544054JEM1278), vol. 223, pp. 1575–1590, 2009.
8. Tushar, Pratihar D.K., Design of cluster-wise optimal fuzzy logic controllers to model input-output relationships of some manufacturing processes, International Journal of Data Mining, Modeling and Management, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 178–205, 2009.
9. Hui N.B., Pratihar D.K., A comparative study on some navigation schemes of a real robot tackling moving obstacles, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, vol. 25, pp. 810–828, 2009.
10. Chattopadhyay S., Pratihar D.K., De Sarkar S.C., Fuzzy logic-based screening and prediction of adult psychoses: a novel approach, IEEE Trans. on SMC, Part A, 39(2), pp. 381–387, 2009.
11. Parappagoudar M.B., Pratihar D.K., Datta G.L., Neural network-based approaches for forward and reverse mappings of sodium silicate-bonded, carbon dioxide gas hardened moulding sand system,Materials and Manufacturing Processes, vol.23, pp. 59–67, 2009.
12. Vundavilli P.R., Pratihar D.K., Inverse dynamics learned gait planner for a two-legged robot moving on uneven terrains using neural networks, International Journal of Advanced Intelligence Paradigms,1(1), pp. 80–109, 2008.
13. V. Pandu Ranga, Pratihar D.K., Soft computing-based gait planners for a dynamically balanced biped robot negotiating sloping surfaces, Applied Soft Computing (DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2008.04.004), vol. 9,pp. 191–208, 2009.
14. Dey V., Pratihar D.K., Datta G.L., Jha M.N., Saha T.K., Bapat A.V., Optimization of bead geometry in electron beam welding using a genetic algorithm, Journal of Materials Processing Technology (DOI:10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.03.019), vol. 209, pp. 1151–1157, 2009.
15. Chattopadhyay S., Pratihar D.K., De Sarkar S.C., Developing fuzzy classifiers to predict the chance of occurrence of adult psychoses, Knowledge-Based Systems (DOI: 10.1016/j.knosys.2008.03.006), 21,pp. 479–497, 2008.
16. Hui N.B., Pratihar D.K., Camera calibration using a genetic algorithm, Engineering Optimization, vol.40, no. 12, pp. 1151–1169, 2008.
17. Ganjigatti J.P., Pratihar D.K., Forward and reverse modeling in MIG welding process using fuzzy logicbased approaches, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 115-130, 2008.
18. Hui N.B., Pratihar D.K., Soft computing-based navigation schemes for a real wheeled robot moving among static obstacles, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems (DOI:10.1007/s10846-007-9190-5),vol. 51, pp. 333-368, 2008.
19. Mahesh B.P., Pratihar D.K., Datta G.L., Linear and non-linear modeling of cement-bonded moulding sand system using conventional statistical regression analysis, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance.
20. Parappagoudar M.B., Pratihar D.K., Datta G.L., Modelling of input-output relationships in cementbonded moulding sand system using neural networks, International Journal of Cast Metals Research,vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 265-274, 2007.