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Dr. Jinraj V. Pushpangathan

Assistant Professor (Sr.Gd.), Department of Aerospace, School of Engineering, Coimbatore

Qualification: Ph.D
vp_jinraj@cb.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Flight Dynamics and Control, Robust Control, Simultaneous Stabilization and Estimation, Consensus of Multi-Agent Systems, Reinforcement Learning, Optimal Control, and Guidance and Control of unmanned vehicles.

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Bio

Dr. Jinraj V. Pushpangathan obtained his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in India in 2018. He joined the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, on December 27, 2023. Before joining Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, he worked as a lead design engineer with Tata Elxsi’s Industrial Design and Visualization Unit in Hoody, Bangalore, India. He has more than three years of research experience, over two years of teaching experience, and more than one year of industrial experience. His research interests include robust control, simultaneous stabilization and estimation, aerial robots, guidance and control of unmanned systems, flight dynamics and control, and reinforcement learning.

Publications

Conference Paper

Year : 2025

Hough Transform Integrated Vision-Based Kinematics Estimation Algorithm for UAV Landing on a Moving Platform

Cite this Research Publication : Sai Teja Dingari, Amith M, Arjun Kumar, V H Gopikasri, Hariprasanth Paranjothy, Rahul J, Sakthivel Thangavel, Jinraj V. Pushpangathan, Hough Transform Integrated Vision-Based Kinematics Estimation Algorithm for UAV Landing on a Moving Platform, 2025 International Conference on Emerging Technology in Autonomous Aerial Vehicles (ETAAV), IEEE, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/etaav66793.2025.11213081

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2025

Circularity Parameter Utilized Vision-Based Navigation for Quadcopter’s Robotic Arm

Cite this Research Publication : Dharshan Kumar D, M V L Vaishnavi, Vishal S K, Sanjai V, Duvvuru Suhitha Reddy, Deepika R, Shalini Ravi, Sruthika A, Atindra Khan, Astitva Gupta, Jinraj V Pushpangathan, Sakthivel Thangavel, Amudhan A N, Circularity Parameter Utilized Vision-Based Navigation for Quadcopter’s Robotic Arm, 2025 International Conference on Emerging Technology in Autonomous Aerial Vehicles (ETAAV), IEEE, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/etaav66793.2025.11213267

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2023

Development and calibration of autopilot hardware for small fixed-wing air vehicles with flight test validation of linear output feedback controller

Cite this Research Publication : Kandath, Harikumar, Pushpangathan, J. V., Titas Bera, Sidhant Dhall, and M. Seetharama Bhat, “Development and Calibration of Autopilot Hardware for Small Fixed-Wing Air Vehicles with Flight Test Validation of Linear Output Feedback Controller,"In 2023 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), IEEE, pp. 835-841, 2023. doi: 10.1109/ICUAS57906.2023.10155971

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2023

AGVO: Adaptive Geometry-Based Velocity Obstacle for Heterogenous UAVs Collision Avoidance in UTM

Cite this Research Publication : Kumar, H., Datta, D., Pushpangathan, J. V., Kandath, H., and Dhabale, A., “AGVO: Adaptive Geometry-Based Velocity Obstacle for Heterogenous UAVs Collision Avoidance in UTM", In IECON 2023-49th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IEEE, pp. 1-7, 2023, doi: 10.1109/IECON51785.2023.10312682

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2022

Waypoint Navigation of Quadrotor using Deep Reinforcement Learning

Cite this Research Publication : Himanshu, Harikumar, K., and Pushpangathan, J. V., “Waypoint Navigation of Quadrotor Using Deep Reinforcement Learning", Proceedings of 22nd IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace, Mumbai, India, Vol. 55, No. 22, pp. 281-286,2022. doi: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2023.03.047.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2022

Deep Reinforcement Learning and Simultaneous Stabilization-Based Flight Controller for Nano Aerial Vehicle

Cite this Research Publication : Pushpangathan, J. V., Harikumar, K., and Bibin F., “Deep Reinforcement Learning and Simultaneous Stabilization-Based Flight Controller for Nano Aerial Vehicle", Proceedings of 22nd IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace, Mumbai, India , Vol. 55, No. 22, pp. 55-60, 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2023.03.010.

Publisher : Elseriver

Journal Article

Year : 2025

Nonlinear and Linear PID Controllers-Based Hybrid Flight Control Strategy for a Quadcopter With Slung Load

Cite this Research Publication : Abhishek Manalathody, Kishoor Santhana Krishnan, Jisnu Adindtra Subramanian, Sakthivel Thangavel, Jinraj V. Pushpangathan, Hariprasanth Paranjothy, Nonlinear and Linear PID Controllers-Based Hybrid Flight Control Strategy for a Quadcopter With Slung Load, IEEE Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3551622

Publisher : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Year : 2021

Hit-to-kill accurate minimum time continuous second-order sliding mode guidance for worst-case target maneuvers

Cite this Research Publication : Pushpangathan J. V., Kandath H., and Balakrishnan A., “Hit-to-kill Accurate Minimum Time Continuous Second-Order Sliding Mode Guidance for Worst-Case Target Maneuvers", Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 235, No. 7, 729-744, June. 2021. DOI:10.1177/0954410020954977, impact factor 1.244

Publisher : Sage journal

Year : 2021

Effects of propeller flow on the longitudinal and lateral dynamics and model couplings of a fixed-wing micro air vehicle

Cite this Research Publication : Harikumar K, Pushpangathan JV, Sundaram S. Effects of propeller flow on the longitudinal and lateral dynamics and model couplings of a fixed-wing micro air vehicle. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 2021;235(9):1066-1076. doi:10.1177/0954410020966155

Publisher : Sge journals

Year : 2020

Robust Simultaneously Stabilizing Decoupling Output Feedback Controllers for Unstable Adversely Coupled Nano Air Vehicles

Cite this Research Publication : V. Pushpangathan, K. Harikumar, S. Sundaram, and N. Sundararajan, “Robust Simultaneously Stabilizing Decoupling Output Feedback Controllers for Unstable Adversely Coupled Nano Air Vehicles," IEEE Trans. Syst., Man, Cybern., Syst., Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 1003-1013, Aug. 2020, DOI: 10.1109/TSMC.2020.3012507, impact factor 11.309

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2020

Integrated guidance and control framework for the waypoint navigation of a miniature aircraft with highly coupled longitudinal and lateral dynamics

Cite this Research Publication : Kandath H., Pushpangathan J. V., Dhall S., and Bhat M. S., “Integrated Guidance and Control Framework for the Waypoint Navigation of a Miniature Aircraft with Highly Coupled Longitudinal and Lateral Dynamics", Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 235, No. 8, pp. 949-961, Oct. 2020. DOI:10.1177/0954410020964992, impact factor 1.244

Publisher : Sage Journals

Year : 2018

Modeling and Closed Loop Flight Testing of a Fixed Wing Micro Air Vehicle

Cite this Research Publication : Kandath, H., Pushpangathan, J.V., Bera, T., Dhall, S., and Bhat, M. S., “Modeling and Closed Loop Flight Testing of a Fixed Wing Micro Air Vehicle,” Micromachines, Vol. 9, No. 3, Article No. 111, 4 Mar. 2018. doi:10.3390/mi9030111, impact factor 2.426

Publisher : MDPI

Year : 2018

Effects of Gyroscopic Coupling and Countertorque in a Fixed-Wing Nano Air Vehicle

Cite this Research Publication : Pushpangathan, J.V., Bhat, M. S., and Harikumar, K., “Effects of Gyroscopic Coupling and Countertorque in a Fixed-Wing Nano Air Vehicle,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 55, No. 1, Jan.-Feb. 2018, pp. 239-250. doi: 10.2514/1.C034280, impact factor 0.963

Year : 2018

v-Gap Metric–Based Simultaneous Frequency-Shaping Stabilization for Unstable Multi-Input Multi-Output Plants

Cite this Research Publication : Pushpangathan, J.V., Harikumar, K., and Bhat, M. S., "n-gap Metric Based Simultaneous Frequency- Shaping Stabilization for Unstable Multi-Input Multi-Output Plants", Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 41, No. 12, Dec. 2018. doi: 10.2514/1.G003351 , impact factor 2.061

Year : 2018

75-mm Wingspan Fixed-Wing Nano Air Vehicle With a Novel Aircraft Configuration

Cite this Research Publication : Pushpangathan, J.V., Harikumar, K., and Bhat, M. S., “75 mm Wingspan Fixed-Wing Nano Air  Vehicle with a Novel Aircraft Configuration,” IEEE Access, Vol. 6, pp. 74521-74535, Nov. 2018. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2883216 impact factor 4.098 

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2014

Design and Development of Fixed Wing Nano Air Vehicle

Cite this Research Publication : Pushpangathan, J.V., Srinivasan, K., and Bhat, M. S., “Design and Development of Fixed-Wing Nano Air Vehicle,” Journal of Unmanned System Technology, Vol. 2, May 2014, pp. 30-39. doi: 10.21535/just.v2i1.58

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2011

Higher-order Optimal Sliding Mode Guidance for Interceptor Missile

Cite this Research Publication : Pushpangathan, J. V., and Ajithkumar, B., “Higher-order Optimal Sliding Mode Guidance for Interceptor Missile,” Proceedings of 12th National conference on Technological Trends (NCTT 2011),

Year : 2010

Second-order Sliding Mode Based Guidance Law for Missile Interceptor

Cite this Research Publication : Pushpangathan, J. V., “Second-order Sliding Mode Based Guidance Law for Missile Interceptor,” Proceedings of 1st International conference on Technological Trends (ICTT 2010), Trivandrum, Kerala, India, 2010.

Research Talks/Invited Talks

Research Talks Delivered 

  • Pushpangathan, J. V., and Bhat, M. S., “Static Output Feedback Controller Using Eigenstructure Assignment for Coupled Dynamics of Fixed Wing Nano Air Vehicle,” Proceedings of 1st Aerospace Students Symposium, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, ARSS-AES-09530, July 2016,pp.46-49.

Invited Talks

  • “Introduction to Aerial Robotics”, Department of Electrical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Palakkad Kerala, India, March 2021.
  • “Basics of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala-695016, India, March 2021.
  • “Coupling Effects on the Dynamics of a Fixed-Wing  Nano Aerial Vehicle,”IIIT H, Nov. 2023
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