DOI
10.31390/lsucontrol.26.24
COinS
Utilizing Impulsive Inputs for Identification of Robot Inertial Parameters without Acceleration Information
Biography of all authors
Dr. Nilay Kant is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, USA. Prior to this, Dr. Nilay Kant served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University from January 2023 to July 2025. He earned his B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in 2015 and completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University (MSU) in 2020. During his doctoral studies, he was a visiting student researcher at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Kant worked in industry as a Senior Mechatronics and Control Engineer at Nexteer Automotive in Saginaw, Michigan, and later as a Senior Controls Engineer at Mainspring Energy in Menlo Park, California. Drawing from his dual experience in research and industry, he integrates foundational theory with applied engineering practice in both his teaching and research. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers in top journals and conferences, and his doctoral research was recognized with the Outstanding Graduate Student Award at Michigan State University. Dr. Kant's current research interests lie in impulsive control, nonlinear control and reinforcement learning.