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CableSuspended Robots
” in the 6
th
semester under Prof. Ravi Banavar and Prof. ShashikanthSuryanarayanan. As a part of this
project, I did a literature survey and review of thedevelopments in this new fi eld of
Roboti cs. This led to me taking up my BTech Project on “
Modeling and Dynamics of Cable Suspended Robots
” under the same guides. The project attempts to analyze a new configuration of cable suspended
robots. The proposedconfiguration is a combination of four linear actuators and four cables to suspend a
work  platform. Control algorithm for cable suspended robots poses a major challenge as cablescan only
pull and not push. This exigent project has given me a good appreciation of themathematics involved in
Robotic manipulation and developing of Dynamics and Controlalgorithms for robots.Further, my work
at Fanuc India Pvt. Ltd. during my summer internship in May-June 2005 gave me a practical
knowledge and insight into the field of Applicative Robotics. Incontrast to my projects in IIT, my
projects in this fi rm were based on applicati ons of  robots. This introduced me to the topic
of Force Control which is of essence in Roboti c Grinding and Finishing operations. I developed a
Robotic Sheet Grinding
process usingcoated abrasives and a 6DOF robot. This process was developed to automate a process ina
leading Indian 2-wheeler manufacturing company, and required an understanding of thegrinding
process, and robot movements. I also did a Simulation project for 
Robotic SpotWelding of Automobile Bodies
.
Fanuc ROBOGUIDE
and
Solid Edge
software wereused to do this simulati on which included cell design. This industrial
experience hasturned my entrepreneurial instincts towards applications of control in Industrial
practice.I come from a family of successful entrepreneurs. My parents are both engineers and
asmentioned above, have been running a successful Machine Tool company for the last 22years. I see
myself starting a company in Robotics and Automation in the next 10 years.

Statement of PurposeI am a fi nal year undergraduate student in the Indian Insti tute of
Technology Bombay, pursuing a Bachelor of Technology course in Mechanical
Engineering. I am seekingadmission to the M.S. program in Robotics in Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. Inthis statement, I shall describe in brief my research interests, experience and factors
thatmotivated me to apply to the graduate school at your esteemed university.The fi eld of Roboti cs
has drawn my att enti on right from childhood. My fascinati on for  this line grew with the
exposure I had to industrial robots from an early age. Frequent visits to the Machine Tool
company owned by my parents backed by a curiosity to learnmore fostered a keen understanding of the
applications of robotics and controls in
today’sw o r l d .   T h e   fi e l d   o ff e r s   a   p l e t h o r a   o f   o p p o r t u n i ti e s   f o r   i n n o v a ti o n   a n d   d e v
e l o p m e n t . Reading pertinent journals and magazines has helped me stay up-to-date with the
recentadvances in this fast-moving field.I was formally introduced to the fascinating field of Control
Engineering in my third year at IIT Bombay, in the course on Automati c Control. I went on to
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