Sanad Shaha

I am an Electronics and Communication Engineering graduate from IISER Bhopal specializing in control systems. My core research lies at the intersection of nonlinear control and robotics, with a primary focus on formation control and cooperative localization. Outside of my research, I am a quizzing enthusiast.

Resume (last updated May 2026)
Sanad Shaha

Research Intern, IIT Kanpur

Distributed Systems and Control Lab | Prof. Soumya Ranjan Sahoo
May 2025-July 2025

Three Dimensional UAV Formation Control on Time-Varying Inclines

  • Formulated a nonlinear Lyapunov-based control law to stabilize UAV formation geometry, enabling precise 3D tracking of moving target on surfaces with time-varying inclination.
  • Proved the asymptotic stability of the controller mathematically and validated its performance via extensive MATLAB simulations.

Research Intern, IISER Bhopal

Multi-agent Simulation and Control Lab | Dr. Arijit Sen
March 2024-Present

Cooperative Localization to Maximize Target Information in Three Dimensions

  • Architected a Cooperative Localization framework for 3D target estimation.
  • Derived non-linear control laws that drive a multi-UAV agents into optimal geometric configurations by maximizing the Fisher Information Matrix (FIM).
  • Implemented the closed-loop simulation in MATLAB to benchmark the proposed strategy.

Research

Formation Control

Formation control is essentially about getting a group of autonomous robots like a swarm of drones to communicate and move together in a specific shape or pattern, much like a flock of birds. In my research, I focus on making this happen with UAVs. A big part of my day-to-day involves designing the mathematical rules that govern their flight, working through the stability proofs to ensure those rules are actually safe and reliable, and then running extensive simulations to see how the drones perform together before they ever leave the ground.

Cooperative Localization

Cooperative localization is basically how a team of robots figures out where they are when they don't have an external guiding system to tell them. In my research, particularly when I'm looking into GPS-denied navigation for UAVs, this is a massive piece of the puzzle. Instead of each drone knowing its exact coordinates on a map, they have to rely on the rest of the swarm. It's all about setting up the math so that they can collectively orient themselves, keep their formation intact, and navigate safely, entirely by working together and exchanging information.

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