Doctoral Dissertation

  1. P. M. Bhatt. Process Planning for Robotic Additive Manufacturing. Univeristy of Southern California, May, 2022.

Chapter in Books

  1. A. M. Kabir, P. M. Bhatt, B. C. Shah, and S. K. Gupta. Robotic Finishing of Geometrically Complex Parts. Volume 2: Recent Advances in Industrial Robotics under Manufacturing in the Era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, World Scientific, 2021.

Articles in Journals/Periodicals

  1. P. M. Bhatt, A. Kulkarni, A. Kanyuck, R. K. Malhan, L. S. Santos, S. Thakar, H. A. Bruck, and S. K. Gupta. Automated Process Planning for Conformal Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 1-26, 2022.
  2. P. M. Bhatt, A. Kulkarni, R. K. Malhan, B. C. Shah, Y. J. Yoon, and S. K. Gupta. Automated Planning for Robotic Multi-Resolution Additive Manufacturing. Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering. 22(2):021006, 2021.
  3. P. M. Bhatt, R. K. Malhan, P. Rajendran, B. C. Shah, S. Thakar, Y. J. Yoon, and S. K. Gupta. Image-based Surface Defect Detection Using Deep Learning: A Review. Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering. 21(4):040801, 2021.
  4. P. M. Bhatt, R. K. Malhan, P. Rajendran, and S.K. Gupta. Building free-form thin shell parts using supportless extrusion-based additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing. 101003, 2020.
  5. P. M. Bhatt, R. K. Malhan, A. V. Shembekar, Y. J. Yoon, and S.K. Gupta. Expanding capabilities of additive manufacturing through use of robotics: A survey. Additive Manufacturing. 31:100933, 2020.
  6. P. M. Bhatt, A.M. Kabir, M. Peralta, H.A. Bruck, and S.K. Gupta. A robotic cell for performing sheet lamination-based additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing. 27:278-289, 2019.
  7. S. Thakar, S. Srinivasan, S. Al-Hussaini, P. M. Bhatt, P. Rajendran, Y. J. Yoon, N. Dhanaraj, R. K. Malhan, M. Schmid, V. Krovi, and S. K. Gupta. A Survey of Wheeled Mobile Manipulation: A Decision Making Perspective. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. 15(2): 020801, 2023.
  8. R. K. Malhan, S. Thakar, A. M. Kabir, P. Rajendran, P. M. Bhatt, and S. K. Gupta. Generation of Configuration Space Trajectories over Semi-Constrained Cartesian Paths for Robotic Manipulators. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 20:193-205, 2023.
  9. R. Malhan, R. J. Joseph, P. M. Bhatt, B. Shah, and S. K. Gupta. Algorithms for Improving Speed and Accuracy of Automated Three-Dimensional Reconstruction With a Depth Camera Mounted on An Industrial Robot. Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering. 22(3): 031012, 2022.
  10. S. Thakar, R. K. Malhan, P. M. Bhatt, and S. K. Gupta. Area-coverage planning for spray-based surface disinfection with a mobile manipulator. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 103920, 2021.
  11. P. Rajendran, S. Thakar, P. M. Bhatt, A. M. Kabir, and S. K. Gupta. Strategies for Speeding up Manipulator Path Planning to Find High Quality Paths in Cluttered Environments. Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering. 21(1):011009, 2021.
  12. R. K. Malhan, A. V. Shembekar, A. M. Kabir, P. M. Bhatt, B. Shah, S. Zanio, S. Nutt, and S. K. Gupta. Automated Planning for Robotic Layup of Composite Prepreg. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 67:102020, 2021.

Full Paper Refereed Publications in Conferences

  1. P. M. Bhatt, Z. McNulty, and S. K. Gupta. Robot Trajectory Generation for Multi-Axis Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing. ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, West Lafayette, IN, June 2022.
  2. P. M. Bhatt, A. Nycz, and S. K. Gupta. Optimizing Multi-Robot Placements for Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Philadelphia, PA, May 2022.
  3. P. M. Bhatt, R. K. Malhan, P. Rajendran, A. V. Shembekar, and S. K. Gupta. Trajectory-Dependent Compensation Scheme to Reduce Manipulator Execution Errors for Manufacturing Applications. ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, Virtual, June 2021 (Best Paper Finalist).
  4. P. M. Bhatt, A. Kulkarni, R. K. Malhan, and S. K. Gupta. Optimizing Part Placement for Improving Accuracy of Robot-Based Additive Manufacturing. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Xi’an, China, May 2021.
  5. P. M. Bhatt, C. Gong, A. M. Kabir, R. K. Malhan, B. C. Shah, and S. K. Gupta. Incorporating Tool Contact Considerations in Tool-Path Planning for Robotic Operations. ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, Cincinati, OH, June 2020.
  6. P. M. Bhatt, A. M. Kabir, R. K. Malhan, A. V. Shembekar, B. C. Shah, and S. K. Gupta. Concurrent design of tool-paths and impedance controllers for performing area coverage operations in manufacturing applications under uncertainty. IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Vancouver, Canada, August 2019.
  7. P. M. Bhatt, R. K. Malhan, and S. K. Gupta. Computational foundations for using three degrees of freedom build platforms to enable supportless extrusion-based additive manufacturing. ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, Erie, PA, June 2019.
  8. P. M. Bhatt, P. Rajendran, K. McKay, and S. K. Gupta. Context-dependent compensation scheme to reduce trajectory execution errors for industrial manipulators. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Montreal, Canada, May 2019.
  9. P.M. Bhatt, A.M. Kabir, R.K. Malhan, B.C. Shah, A. V. Shembekar, Y.J. Yoon, and S.K. Gupta. A robotic cell for multi-resolution additive manufacturing. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Montreal, Canada, May 2019.
  10. P.M. Bhatt, M. Peralta, H.A. Bruck, and S.K. Gupta. Robot assisted additive manufacturing of thin multifunctional structures. ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, College Station, TX, June 2018.
  11. C. Ruiz, P. M. Bhatt, S. K. Gupta, Q. Huang. Process-Informed Segmentation of Dense Point Clouds for Layer Quality Assessment in Large-Scale Metal Additive Manufacturing. IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Auckland, New Zealand, August 2023.
  12. Y. Cai, P. M. Bhatt, H. Zhao, and S. K. Gupta. Using an Articulated Industrial Robot to Perform Conformal Deposition With Mesoscale Features. ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, West Lafayette, IN, June 2022.
  13. N. Dhanaraj, Y. J. Yoon, R. K. Malhan, P. M. Bhatt, S. Thakar, and S. K. Gupta.  A Mobile Manipulator System for Accurate and Efficient Spraying on Large Surfaces. International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing, Linz, Austria, November 2021. 
  14. A. Kulkarni, P. M. Bhatt, A. Kanyuck, and S. K. Gupta. Using Unsupervised Learning for Regulating Deposition Speed during Robotic Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing. ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Online, Virtual, August 2021.
  15. R. Malhan, R. J. Joseph, P. M. Bhatt, B. Shah, and S. K. Gupta. Fast, Accurate, and Automated 3D Reconstruction Using a Depth Camera Mounted on an Industrial Robot. ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Online, Virtual, August 2021.
  16. R. K. Malhan, A. V. Shembekar, R. J. Joseph, A. M. Kabir, P. M. Bhatt, B. Shah, W. Zhao, S. Nutt, and S. K. Gupta. A Smart Robotic Cell for Automating Composite Prepreg Layup. SAMPE, Virtual, 2020.
  17. A. M. Kabir, S. Thakar, P. M. Bhatt, R. K. Malhan, B. C. Shah, and S. K. Gupta. Incorporating motion planning feasibility considerations during task-agent assignment to perform complex tasks using mobile-manipulators. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Paris, France, May 2020.
  18. R. K. Malhan, R. J. Joseph, A. V. Shembekar, A.M. Kabir, P.M. Bhatt, and S.K. Gupta. Online grasp plan refinement for reducing defects during robotic layup of composite prepreg sheets. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Paris, France, May 2020.
  19. S. Thakar, A. Kabir, P. M. Bhatt, R. K. Malhan, P. Rajendran, B. C. Shah, and S. K. Gupta. Task assignment and motion planning for bi-manual mobile manipulation. IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Vancouver, Canada, August 2019.