Name: Rakesh Kumar Sahoo
Job Role: PhD Research Scholar
Department: Aerospace
Address: IIT Kharagpur, India
Research Focus
Spacecraft Rendezvous & Docking
Sliding Mode Control
Fixed-Time Control
Reinforcement Learning
Orbital Mechanics
Trajectory Optimisation
Skills
About Me
I am a PhD Research Scholar at IIT Kharagpur working on Guidance, Navigation, and Control. My research focuses on autonomous rendezvous and docking of satellite, trajectory optimization, and advanced nonlinear control techniques. My goal is to develop intelligent and robust control frameworks that enable autonomous satellite operations in complex and uncertain space environment. I have actively contributed to the field of spacecraft control, guidance systems, and autonomous space mission design.
Domain
Aerospace Engineering
Education
B.Tech & M.Tech, NIT Rourkela
Languages
English · Hindi · Odia
Interests
Table Tennis · Formula 1 · Teaching