Overview

I am a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering in the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy at the University of Exeter. My research focuses on diverse theoretical and technological issues in automotive stability and clean freight operation, which are pertinent to the present vision net-zero scenario. I possess a strong interest and passion in control systems, estimation, optimisation, and machine learning, which are applicable to diverse interdisciplinary research themes. I am actively working with the Centre for Future Clean Mobility, and the Dynamics and Control research group at the University of Exeter. I also serve as an Adjunct faculty in the Dept. of Engineering Design, Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

Research Interests

1. Safe Autonomous Systems (UGVs)

• Modelling, control, and optimisation of autonomous systems.
• Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).

2. Sustainable Transportation Solutions

• Electric vehicle technology.
• Investigating sustainable electric solutions for heavy-duty vehicles.
• Eco-Optimisation: Analysing the economic viability of transitioning to electric trucks.

3. Freight Transport Innovation: Platooning and String Stability

• Optimising truck platooning for sustainable freight transport.
• Smart Logistics: Planning stable platoon formations.
• Data-Driven Green Freight: Harnessing data for eco-friendly and economical transportation.

4. Future Highways: Electric and Connected

• Sustainable Expressways: Exploring electric highway systems for a cleaner future.
• Smart Communication: Enhancing connectivity through Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) systems.

5. Control System Theory

• Sliding mode control.
• Optimal control.
• Model predictive control.

PhD Positions Available

Contact me for information on available PhD positions in these innovative research areas.

Teaching

1. ECMM147 - Mechatronics: Sensors and Machine Automation
2. ENG3012 - Mechatronics
3. ECM3174 - Engineering Year in Industry
4. ECM3175 - Individual Project
5. ENGM015 - Individual Investigative Project

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Publications

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2024

• Rinaldi G, K Baby D, P Menon P. (2024) Optimal Observer-Based Power Imbalance Allocation for Frequency Regulation in Shipboard Microgrids, Energies, DOI:10.3390/en17071703.
• Ali A, Bingi K, Ibrahim R, Devan PAM, Devika KB. (2024) A review on FPGA implementation of fractional-order systems and PID controllers, AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications, volume 177, pages 155218-155218, article no. 155218, DOI:10.1016/j.aeue.2024.155218. [PDF]

2023

• Lee OM, Baby DK. (2023) Optimising Highway Energy Harvesting: A Numerical Simulation Study on Factors Influencing the Performance of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines, Energies, volume 16, no. 21, pages 7245-7245, DOI:10.3390/en16217245. [PDF]
• Tadeparti S, Devika KB, Subramanian SC. (2023) Computationally Efficient Non-linear Model Predictive Control for Truck Platoons, 2023 European Control Conference, ECC 2023, DOI:10.23919/ECC57647.2023.10178412.
• Rohith G, Devika KB, Menon PP, Subramanian SC. (2023) Sustainable Heavy Goods Vehicle Electrification Strategies for Long-Haul Road Freight Transportation, IEEE Access, volume 11, pages 26459-26470, DOI:10.1109/access.2023.3257431. [PDF]
• Devika KB, Rohith G, Subramanian SC. (2023) Impact of V2V Communication on Energy Consumption of Connected Electric Trucks in Stable Platoon Formation, 2023 15th International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS), 3rd - 8th Jan 2023, 2023 15th International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS), DOI:10.1109/comsnets56262.2023.10041288. [PDF]

2022

• Devika KB, Rohith G, Subramanian SC. (2022) Heavy Road Vehicle Platoon Control Considering Brake Fade With Adaptive Mass and Road Gradient Estimation, IEEE Access, volume 10, pages 107227-107241, DOI:10.1109/access.2022.3212756. [PDF]
• Patil H, Devika KB, Vivekanandan G, Sivaram S, Subramanian SC. (2022) Direct Yaw-Moment Control Integrated With Wheel Slip Regulation for Heavy Commercial Road Vehicles, IEEE Access, volume 10, pages 69883-69895, DOI:10.1109/access.2022.3186981. [PDF]
• Rohith G, Koonthalakadu Baby D, Menon P, Subramanian S. (2022) An Adaptive Time-Headway Policy for Lower Energy Consumption in Autonomous Vehicle Platoons, European Control Conference 2022, Imperial College, London, Uk, 12th - 14th Jul 2022.

2021

• Devika KB, Bera A, Yellapantula VRS, Behera A, Liu Y, Subramanian SC. (2021) Driver Distraction Recognition-driven Collision Avoidance Algorithm for Active Vehicle Safety, 2021 IEEE International Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC), 19th - 22nd Sep 2021, 2021 IEEE International Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC), DOI:10.1109/itsc48978.2021.9564648. [PDF]
• Devika KB, Subramanian SC. (2021) Fuel Economy and String Stability: A Dynamics Based Study on Heavy Road Vehicle Platoons, 2021 International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS), 5th - 9th Jan 2021, 2021 International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS), DOI:10.1109/comsnets51098.2021.9352831. [PDF]
• Devika KB, Subramanian SC. (2021) Sliding Mode-Based Time-Headway Dynamics for Heavy Road Vehicle Platoon Control, 2021 Seventh Indian Control Conference (ICC), 20th - 22nd Dec 2021, 2021 Seventh Indian Control Conference (ICC), DOI:10.1109/icc54714.2021.9703151. [PDF]
• Devika KB, Rohith G, Subramanian SC. (2021) String stable control of electric heavy vehicle platoon with varying battery pack locations, Journal of Vibration and Control, volume 28, no. 5-6, pages 577-592, DOI:10.1177/10775463211002619. [PDF]
• Raveendran R, Devika KB, Subramanian SC. (2021) Learning-based fault diagnosis of air brake system using wheel speed data, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, volume 236, no. 12, pages 2598-2609, DOI:10.1177/09544070211063719. [PDF]
• Deshpande P, Devika KB, Subramanian SC, Vanajakshi LD. (2021) Robust steering control for trajectory following in road traffic environments, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, volume 236, no. 1, pages 153-168, DOI:10.1177/09596518211014318. [PDF]
• Devika KB, Rohith G, Subramanian SC. (2021) Potential Function-Based String Stable Controller for Heavy Road Vehicle Platoons, IEEE Access, volume 9, pages 156274-156282, DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3129191.

2020

• Raveendran R, Devika KB, Patil H, Subramanian SC. (2020) Yaw angle control of heavy commercial road vehicle with faulty brake, IFAC-PapersOnLine, volume 53, no. 1, pages 410-415, DOI:10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.06.069.
• Challa A, Devika KB, Subramanian SC, Vivekanandan G, Sivaram S. (2020) Dynamic Brake Force Distribution for Heavy Commercial Road Vehicles Using Wheel Slip Regulation, ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 11th - 14th Nov 2019, Volume 4: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, DOI:10.1115/imece2019-12082. [PDF]
• Patil H, Devika KB, Subramanian SC. (2020) Integrated Control of Yaw Moment and Wheel Slip for Heavy Commercial Road Vehicles, 2020 European Control Conference (ECC), 12th - 15th May 2020, 2020 European Control Conference (ECC), DOI:10.23919/ecc51009.2020.9143657. [PDF]
• Raveendran R, Devika KB, Subramanian SC. (2020) Intelligent Fault Diagnosis of Air Brake System in Heavy Commercial Road Vehicles, 2020 International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS), 7th - 11th Jan 2020, 2020 International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS), DOI:10.1109/comsnets48256.2020.9027307. [PDF]
• Yellapantula VRS, Devika KB, Subramanian SC. (2020) Communication Latency and Speed-Dependent Minimum Time Headway for Connected Heavy Road Vehicle Collision Avoidance, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, volume 21, no. 11, pages 4739-4748, DOI:10.1109/tits.2019.2946200. [PDF]
• Anche GM, Devika KB, Subramanian SC. (2020) Robust Pitching Disturbance Force Attenuation for Tractor Considering Functional Constraints, IEEE Access, volume 8, pages 86419-86432, DOI:10.1109/access.2020.2992899. [PDF]
• Raveendran R, Devika KB, Subramanian SC. (2020) Brake Fault Identification and Fault-Tolerant Directional Stability Control of Heavy Road Vehicles, IEEE Access, volume 8, pages 169229-169246, DOI:10.1109/access.2020.3024251. [PDF]
• Rohith G, Devika KB. (2020) Dynamics and control of COVID-19 pandemic with nonlinear incidence rates, Nonlinear Dynamics, volume 101, no. 3, pages 2013-2026, DOI:10.1007/s11071-020-05774-5. [PDF]
• Devika KB, G. R, Shreya Yellapantula VR, Subramanian SC. (2020) A Dynamics-Based Adaptive String Stable Controller for Connected Heavy Road Vehicle Platoon Safety, IEEE Access, volume 8, pages 209886-209903, DOI:10.1109/access.2020.3039797. [PDF]
• Devika KB, Sridhar N, Patil H, Subramanian SC. (2020) Delay compensated pneumatic brake controller for heavy road vehicle active safety systems, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, volume 235, no. 13, pages 2333-2346, DOI:10.1177/0954406220952822. [PDF]

2019

• Borate SS, Sahoo S, Baby DK, Subramanian SC, Mangrulkar KK. (2019) Design of a Robust Yaw Rate Controller Using Sliding Mode Control and Extended State Observer for Navigation of an Autonomous Ground Vehicle, ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 9th - 15th Nov 2018, Volume 4A: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, DOI:10.1115/imece2018-88752. [PDF]
• Anche G, Devika KB, Subramanian SC. (2019) Model Based Control of Disturbance Forces for Pitch Plane Stability of a Tractor with Implement, 2019 6th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT), 23rd - 26th Apr 2019, 2019 6th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT), DOI:10.1109/codit.2019.8820586. [PDF]
• Devika KB, Sridhar N, Yellapantula VRS, Subramanian SC. (2019) Control of Heavy Road Vehicle Platoons Incorporating Actuation Dynamics, TENCON 2019 - 2019 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), 17th - 20th Oct 2019, TENCON 2019 - 2019 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), DOI:10.1109/tencon.2019.8929251. [PDF]
• Shreya Yellapantula VR, Devika KB, Subramanian SC. (2019) Effect of Packet Loss on a Connected Heavy Vehicle Collision Avoidance Algorithm, 2019 IEEE International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo (ICCVE), 4th - 8th Nov 2019, 2019 IEEE International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo (ICCVE), DOI:10.1109/iccve45908.2019.8965207. [PDF]
• Sridhar N, Devika KB, Subramanian SC, Vivekanandan G, Sivaram S. (2019) Antilock brake algorithm for heavy commercial road vehicles with delay compensation and chattering mitigation, Vehicle System Dynamics, volume 59, no. 4, pages 526-546, DOI:10.1080/00423114.2019.1697457. [PDF]

2018

• Devika KB, Thomas S. (2018) Improved reaching law-based sliding mode controller for free flight autopilot system, International Journal of Automation and Control, volume 12, no. 3, pages 361-361, DOI:10.1504/ijaac.2018.092847. [PDF]
• K. B. D, Thomas S. (2018) Sliding mode controller design for MIMO nonlinear systems: A novel power rate reaching law approach for improved performance, Journal of the Franklin Institute, volume 355, no. 12, pages 5082-5098, DOI:10.1016/j.jfranklin.2018.05.034. [PDF]

2017

• Devika KB, Thomas S. (2017) Improved sliding mode controller performance through power rate exponential reaching law, 2017 Second International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Technologies (ICECCT), 22nd - 24th Feb 2017, 2017 Second International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Technologies (ICECCT), DOI:10.1109/icecct.2017.8117984. [PDF]
• B. DK, Thomas S. (2017) On the synthesis of sliding mode controller for the autopilot design of free flight system, ICNPAA 2016 WORLD CONGRESS: 11th International Conference on Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Aerospace and Sciences, AIP Conference Proceedings, DOI:10.1063/1.4972615. [PDF]
• K. B. D, Thomas S. (2017) Power rate exponential reaching law for enhanced performance of sliding mode control, International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems, volume 15, no. 6, pages 2636-2645, DOI:10.1007/s12555-016-0736-9. [PDF]

2016

• Devika KB, Thomas S. (2016) Path Planning for Conflict Resolution in Free Flight System: Optimization Based on Linear Programming, International Review of Aerospace Engineering (IREASE), volume 9, no. 1, pages 1-1, DOI:10.15866/irease.v9i1.8467. [PDF]

2014

• Devika KB, Thomas S. (2014) Controller technique for robust conflict free sequential flight mode control, 2014 IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA), 8th - 10th Oct 2014, 2014 IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA), DOI:10.1109/cca.2014.6981607. [PDF]

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