Nilanjan Chakraborty
· Associate Professor, Ph. D., 2008, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteStony Brook University · Mechanical Engineering
Active 2002–2025
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About
Welcome to the Interacting Robotic Systems Laboratory (IRSL). We are a part of the Design and Manufacturing group in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stony Brook University. Our research interests are in studying and understanding the algorithmic foundations of interacting intelligent systems.
Research topics
- Materials science
- Mechanics
- Physics
- Thermodynamics
- Mathematics
- Geometry
- Chemistry
- Mathematical analysis
Selected publications
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy · 2024-12-06 · 3 citations
articleOpen accessSenior authorA comparative analysis of plasma and hydrogen effects on premixed ammonia combustion
Combustion and Flame · 2025-06-19 · 2 citations
articleOpen accessIn this study, we use direct numerical simulations to investigate turbulent premixed ammonia flames assisted by non-equilibrium nanosecond plasma discharges and hydrogen addition. The results reveal the coupling effects of turbulence, the hydrogen concentration in the fuel blend, and plasma discharges on the microscopic structure of the flame and chemical pathways. It is found that the flame front assisted by plasma is more distributed, whilst 58 % less stretched when compared to the hydrogen-en…
Applications in Energy and Combustion Science · 2025-08-09 · 1 citations
articleOpen accessSenior authorThe effects of droplet diameter, overall equivalence ratio (0.8–1.5), and primary evaporation zone length (2–10 mm) on the burning velocity and thermal flame thickness in laminar n-heptane monodisperse spray flames under varying pressures (1.0–2.0 bar) have been analysed using 1D numerical simulations. It is observed that for gaseous premixed flames, both flame speed and thickness decrease with increasing pressure. However, in spray flames, flame thickness increases while burning velocity decrea…
Unraveling Efficient Applications of Biochar for Biodynamic Farming
2025-05-30 · 1 citations
book-chapterBiochar is the residue that is left over when plant biomass is pyrolyzed at low temperatures (around 350°C–600°C) in an environment with limited oxygen. A rising number of people are interested in using biochar as a sustainable solution to treat severely worn or damaged soils. It ensures a sustained increase in soil fertility and productivity. It can increase plant growth by enhancing the physical properties of the soil. Because of its extremely porous structure, which improves water retention a…
Provable Methods for Searching with an Imperfect Sensor
2025-05-19 · 1 citations
articleAssume that a target is known to be present at an unknown point among a finite set of locations in the plane. We search for it using a mobile robot that has imperfect sensing capabilities. It takes time for the robot to move between locations and search a location; we have a total time budget within which to conduct the search. We study the problem of computing a search path/strategy for the robot that maximizes the probability of detection of the target. Considering non-uniform travel times bet…
Frequent coauthors
- 180 shared
Markus Klein
Universität der Bundeswehr München
- 87 shared
Umair Ahmed
Newcastle University
- 74 shared
Josef Haßlberger
Universität der Bundeswehr München
- 48 shared
N. Swaminathan
- 39 shared
S. Ketterl
Airbus (Germany)
- 36 shared
Mrs Amanda
Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
- 36 shared
Alison James
Cardiff University
- 30 shared
Şahin Yiğit
Turkish Aerospace Industries (Turkey)
Awards & honors
- Best Paper Award (Computer Systems Technical Group) at the A…
- Best Student Paper Award at Robotics: Science and Systems Co…
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