IITKGP

Research Areas

Working on innovative mining technology, rescue robotics, SLAM based robotic surveying / mapping, virtual reality to increase slope stailiby, situation awareness, production, safety and efficiency in unit operations of pre-mining, while mining and post-mining phasaes.
The main three broad types of research interests cover the followinf in sequence:

1a. Mine Automation, AI, Geo-Resouce Data Analytics for Productivity & Safety
1b. SLAM, IIoT, Locational Survelliance for Environment and Energy Optimization
1c. Rescue Robotics and Robotic Mapping (Aerial UAV and Terrestrial)
1d Autonomy and Intelligence (Autonomous Systems & Autonomous Coordination)

2a. GeoResource Exploitation using Geoinformatics and GPS & GIS 
2b. Mineral Resource Mapping using Geodesy and InSAR Technologies
2c. Advanced Surveying, Robotic 3D/2D Mapping of Indoor & Outdoor Spaces

3a.Geo-technical, Numerical Stability Analysis of Slopes and Subsidence Monitoring Studies
3b. Hyperspectral Imaging for Mineral Identification along with InSAR (PS-DS) and PolSAR Applications 
3c. Applied AI, ML/DL/ RL for Mineral Industries

For more details, visit http://www.agv.iitkgp.ac.in/ (This is the link for AGV - Autnomous Ground Vehicle which is currently AaI (Autonomy & Intelligence Students' Research Laboratory under the Center of Excellence in Advanced Mining Technologies and  Robotics Research)

  • Industry 4.0 in Welding by Mishra D., Pal S. K., Chakravarty D. Welding Technology 253-298 (2021)
  • Automatic stability control of three wheeler vehicles- Recent Developments and Concerns towards a sustainable technology by Sindha J., Chakraborty B. , Chakravarty D. IMechE-Jauto Part D 232 418-434 (2018)
  • Digital twin : Fundamental Concepts to Applications in Advanced Manufacturing by Pal S. K., Mishra D. , Pal A. , Dutta S. , Chakravarty D. , Pal S. 1-501 (2021)
  • Low-cost real-time machine vision based quality inspection system, Filed Ref No: 202031050404 by Banerjee A., Mishra D. , Nayak P. , Pal S. K., Chakravarty D. - (2020)
  • Real time surface defect analysis and correction in friction stir welding process by image processing (Filed Ref No: 201831035477, Filing date: September 20, 2018). by Pal S. K., Khan A. R., Ranjan R. , Parikh C. , Pal S. , Chakravarty D. , Maiti A. - (2018)
  • A k-means clustering based approach for 3D mapping and characterization of rock faces using digital images by Maiti A., Choudhary A., Chakravarty D. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 14 - (2021)
  • Dielectric loaded directive Vivaldi antenna considering dispersion in near and far field by Ghosh A., Chakravarty D., Chakrabarty A. International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering - (2021)
  • Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy based Rapid Coal Rank Estimation: A Machine Learning Enabled Framework by Begum N., Maiti A. , Chakravarty D. , Das B. S. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 263 120150- (2021)
  • Seasonal detection of coal overburden dump regions in unsupervised manner using landsat 8 OLI/TIRS images at jharia coal fields by Mukherjee J., Mukherjee J., Chakravarty D., Aikat S. Multimedia Tools and Applications - (2021)

Principal Investigator

  • AI based real-time data acquisition, transmission and processing for aerial remote sensing UAV system ISRO, IIT KHARAGPUR CELL
  • Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) in Manufacturing applications (DHI Part) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, GoI,TATA MOTORS LIMITED
  • Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) in Manufacturing applications (Industry Part) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, GoI,TATA MOTORS LIMITED
  • Development of AI-backed Upskillment Platform for Dynamic Training in Engineering and Manufacturing ITC Limited
  • DRONE BASED FIRE MAPPING AT WEST BOKARO TATA STEEL LIMITED
  • Geo-Environmenat Parameter Study, Audit of Compliance (EC/CTE/CTO both the mines) and Scientific Study of Fly Ash Slope Stability of Gare Palma IV/2 3 Coal Mines, JPL, Tamnar, Raigarh (CG) JINDAL POWER LIMITED
  • Geo-Environmental Parameter Study and Scientific Study of Fly Ash of Gare Palma IV/1 Coal Mines, JPL, Tamnar, Raigarh (CG) JINDAL POWER LIMITED
  • Scientific study on method of mining, pit and dump slope stability, monitoring, and water management for Khottadih OCP Eastern Coalfields Limited

Co-Principal Investigator

  • Characterisation of Referee Coal Samples The Manager, Quality Services and Solutions Pvt Ltd ,COTECNA INSPECTION INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Ph. D. Students

Arpan Halder

Area of Research: Underground communiication and robotics

Avishek Mukherjee

Area of Research: Industry 4.0

Mohite Aarati Ramchandra

Area of Research: Robotics and SLAM with Field Applications

Pranab Murari

Area of Research: Implementation of Industry 4.0 in Indian Mining Industry

Shubhangi

Area of Research: Remote sensing for geo-environmental monitoring

Soubhik Chatterjee

Area of Research: Automation and AI Applications Aspects

Suprabhat Maity

Area of Research: Autonomous Ground Vehicles, Lane Detection, Computer Vision and ML Issues