Publications

Selected peer-reviewed journal papers, conference proceedings, dissertation, and workshop presentations in control systems, robotics, and energy modeling.

Journal Paper (2023) Robotics • MDPI

Optimization-Based Reference Generator for Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of Legged Robots

A. Bratta, M. Focchi, N. Rathod, C. Semini
Robotics, vol. 12(1), art. no. 6, 2023. DOI: 10.3390/robotics12010006
Journal Paper (2021) IEEE Access

Model Predictive Control with Environment Adaptation for Legged Locomotion

N. Rathod, A. Bratta, M. Focchi, M. Zanon, O. Villarreal, C. Semini, A. Bemporad
IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 145710-145727, 2021.
Journal Paper (2019) Journal of Process Control • Elsevier

Modelling and predictive control of a solar cooling plant with flexible configuration

N. Rathod, A. La Bella, G. Puleo, R. Scattolini, A. Rossetti, C. Sandroni
Journal of Process Control, vol. 76, pp. 74–86, 2019.
Conference Proceeding (2021) I-RIM 2021 • Rome, Italy

Towards a Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Quadrupedal Locomotion on Rough Terrain

A. Bratta, N. Rathod, M. Zanon, O. Villarreal, A. Bemporad, C. Semini, M. Focchi
Italian Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Machines (I-RIM) Conference, 3rd edition, Rome, Italy, 2021.
Ph.D. Dissertation (2023) IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca

Model Predictive Control for Legged Robots

Niraj Rathod
IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy, 2023.
M.Sc. Thesis (2017) Politecnico di Milano

Modelling, simulation and predictive control of the medium temperature Solar Cooling Plant

Niraj Rathod
Scuola di Ingegneria Industriale e dell’Informazione, Politecnico di Milano, 2017.
B.Tech Thesis (2011) College of Engineering Pune (COEP)

Design and development of the Variable Area Flowmeter

Niraj Rathod
Instrumentation and Control Department, College of Engineering Pune, 2011.
ICRA Workshop (2021) ICRA 2021 • Xi’an, China

Real-time MPC with Mobility-enhanced Feature for Legged Locomotion

N. Rathod, A. Bratta, M. Focchi, M. Zanon, O. Villarreal, C. Semini, A. Bemporad
Towards Real-World Deployment of Legged Robots Workshop, ICRA, 2021.
RSS Workshop (2019) Robotics: Science & Systems • Freiburg, Germany

Optimal control based re-planning for Quadruped robots

N. Rathod, M. Focchi, M. Zanon, A. Bemporad
Numerical Optimization for Online Multi-Contact Planning and Control Workshop, RSS, Freiburg, 2019.