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Prof. Krishna Prakash Yadav

PhD (Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad)

Assistant Professor Gr-II

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Room No: FF05: Mechanical Annexure (Old Bio. Tech Building) +91-870-2462331
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Research Areas

 Robotics, Multibody Dynamics, Nonlinear Dynamics and Control

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Optimization for Engineering Design(ME312)
  • Robotics(ME401)
  • Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Laboratory(ME404)
  • Seminar & Technical Writing(ME47089)
  • Mechatronics Laboratory(ME355)
  • Design Studio(ME151)
  • Theory of Elasticity(ME362)
  • Workshop Practice for Electrical Engineering(ME183)
  • Engineering Workshop Practice(ME1165)


  • Biped dynamic walker modeling and control for underactuated gait cycle, By Krishna Prakash Yadav & R. Prasanth Kumar, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, Springer Nature , International Journal of Dynamics and Control , vol. 10, pp.1138–1147, 2021
  • Model analysis and control of biped dynamic walker with fault steps in a gait cycle, By Krishna Prakash Yadav, Sage Journals , Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, vol.238, pp.4644-4661., 2024
  • Learning to balance: reinforcement learning control for single-leg balance of an underactuated biped robot, By Krishna Prakash Yadav, Jyotindra Narayan & Prabhakar Kushwaha , Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, Springer Nature , International Journal of Dynamics and Control , vol.Volume 13, pp., 2025
  • Biped dynamic walker with alternate unpowered and partially powered steps in a gait cycle, By Krishna Prakash Yadav, Prasanth Kumar R , Extrica Vibroengineering, Vibroengineering Procedia, vol.volume 35, pp.., 2020

Collaborative payload transportation using mult-quadrotor system

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor Research Seed Grant - NIT W
  • Duration 24 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 500000
  • Status Ongoing


  • Faculty Advisor Baja (SAE) Student Team (Continuing from July, 2025)