Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Article	Citations
Social interaction model enhanced with speculation stage for human trajectory prediction	202
The PoundCloud framework for ROS-based cloud robotics: Case studies on autonomous navigation and human–robot interaction	186
Estimation of lower limb rehabilitation exoskeleton torque by combining dual-joint parameter identification and neural network	146
Adaptive game-theoretic decision-making with driving style recognition for autonomous vehicles in uninterrupted traffic flows at intersections	133
Editorial Board	121
Navigating the blame game: Investigating automated vehicle fault in collisions under mixed traffic conditions	120
Three-dimensional magnetometer calibration using higher order models embedded into neural networks	114
Robust fault-tolerant control of quadrotors under simultaneous multiple faults and input/state delays	113
Development and evaluation of fiber reinforced modular soft actuators and an individualized soft rehabilitation glove	97
Enhancing fault detection and performance for UAVs with digital twin systems in search and rescue missions	96
Optimal path planning for unmanned aerial vehicles with multiple round-trip flights in coverage tasks	90
Dexterous in-hand manipulation of slender cylindrical objects through deep reinforcement learning with tactile sensing	84
Real-time identification and avoidance of simultaneous static and dynamic obstacles on point cloud for UAVs navigation	84
Phase-independent Dynamic Movement Primitives with applications to human–robot co-manipulation and time optimal planning	84
Strategies for large scale elastic and semantic LiDAR reconstruction	81
A multi-locomotion clustered tensegrity mobile robot with fewer actuators	81
Deep reinforcement learning of event-triggered communication and consensus-based control for distributed cooperative transport	68
Analysis of vision-based Air-to-Air UAV detection using YOLO based architectures	68
Human-inspired dynamic obstacle and inter-collision avoidance algorithm for humanoid biped robots	66
High-safety path optimization for mobile robots using an improved ant colony algorithm with integrated repulsive field rules	66
dGrasp: NeRF-Informed implicit grasp policies with supervised optimization slopes	65
Stackelberg game approach for resource allocation in device-to-device communication with heterogeneous networks	65
RainSD: Rain style diversification module for image synthesis enhancement using feature-level style distribution	63
POE-based kinematic calibration for serial robots using left-invariant error representation and decomposed iterative method	60
Identification of physically consistent dynamics parameter of the ABB IRB 360-6/1600 delta robot and its use for time-optimal motion planning under consideration of constraint forces	57

Editorial Board	55
Special Issue on the 9th European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR 2019)	54
Fuzzy dynamical system for robot learning motion skills from human demonstration	54
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iCORPP: Interleaved commonsense reasoning and probabilistic planning on robots	53
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TRUSTS: A novel treadmill-based multifunctional testing system for performance evaluation of wheeled planetary exploration rover	47
Design of 9-DOF humanoid arms inspired by the human’s inner shoulder to enhance versatility and workspace	45
Large-scale multi-robot assembly planning for autonomous manufacturing	45
Distributed cooperative pursuit with encirclement guarantee via robust model predictive control	44
A novel hybrid swarm intelligence algorithm for solving TSP and desired-path-based online obstacle avoidance strategy for AUV	42
Approximate sequential optimization for informative path planning	42
Learning differentiable dynamics models for shape control of deformable linear objects	41
An exploratory study of software engineering in heavy-duty mobile machine automation	41
Graduated non-convex feature-metric-based 6D object pose refinement via deep reinforcement learning	41
Planning and control of multi-robot-object systems under temporal logic tasks and uncertain dynamics	37
Goal-aware generative adversarial imitation learning from imperfect demonstration for robotic cloth manipulation	36
Pose accuracy improvement in robotic machining by visually-guided method and experimental investigation	36
A survey of multi-agent Human–Robot Interaction systems	35
A survey on the design and evolution of social robots — Past, present and future	35
Cooperative Artificial Intelligence for underwater robotic swarm	33
Spherical rolling robots—Design, modeling, and control: A systematic literature review	32
An explainable deep learning model for automated classification and localization of microrobots by functionality using ultrasound images	32
Reinforcement learning in robotic motion planning by combined experience-based planning and self-imitation learning	32
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An adaptive framework for trajectory following in changing-contact robot manipulation tasks	31
Towards One Shot & Pick All: 3D-OAS, an end-to-end framework for vision guided top-down parcel bin-picking using 3D-overlapping-aware instance segmentation and GNN	30
Knowledge triggering, extraction and storage via human–robot verbal interaction	30
Virtual framework customizing wearable mechanisms: An application to gait-assistive mobile hip robots	30
Environment-adaptive learning from demonstration for proactive assistance in human–robot collaborative tasks	30
Learning and extrapolation of robotic skills using task-parameterized equation learner networks	30
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Dynamics, multi-performance analysis and load experimental study of a 3-DOF over constrained robot with high energy efficiency for extracting fermented grains	29
Robotic manipulation framework based on semantic keypoints for packing shoes of different sizes, shapes, and softness	29
Addressing time discrepancy between digital and physical twins	29
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Autonomous cooperative wall building by a team of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the MBZIRC 2020 competition	28
Enhancing free-space transparency with discrete energy-based compensation in physical human–robot interaction	28
Continuous mapping of large surfaces with a quality inspection robot	28
Sampling-based time-optimal path parameterization with jerk constraints for robotic manipulation	27
Learning latent causal factors from the intricate sensor feedback of contact-rich robotic assembly tasks	27
Learning multi-robot task allocation using capsule networks and attention mechanism	27
Informed sampling space driven robot informative path planning	26
Upper limb power-assist wearable robot for handling repetitive medium- to low-weight loads in daily logistics tasks	26
Enhancing recycling efficiency: A rapid glass bottle sorting gripper	26
Multitask control of aerial manipulator robots with dynamic compensation based on numerical methods	26
DynaTM-SLAM: Fast filtering of dynamic feature points and object-based localization in dynamic indoor environments	26
Energy efficient path planning for autonomous ground vehicles with ackermann steering	26
Rebar-tying Robot based on machine vision and coverage path planning	26
Perceived safety in physical human–robot interaction—A survey	25

Corrigendum to “ICACIA: An Intelligent Context-Aware framework for COBOT in defense industry using ontological and deep learning models” [Robotics and Autonomous Systems Volume 157, November 2022, 104	25
Robotic co-manipulation of deformable linear objects for large deformation tasks	25
Transformer-based aerial robot tracking system in environments with wind disturbances	25
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Visual detection and tracking algorithms for minimally invasive surgical instruments: A comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art	24
Humanoid motion generation in a world of stairs	24
A nonlinear state estimation framework for humanoid robots	24
A robust and compliant framework for legged mobile manipulators using virtual model control and whole-body control	24
Model checking embedded adaptive cruise controllers	24
VR-supported method for studying the MPC algorithm in controlling snake robot motion	24
A resilient solution to Range-Only SLAM based on a decoupled landmark range and bearing reconstruction	24
Formal and scalable multi-robot coordination methods for long horizon tasks with time uncertainty	24
Real-time terrain anomaly perception for safe robot locomotion using a digital double framework	23
A Collision-free path planning approach based on rule guided lazy-PRM with repulsion field for gantry welding robots	23
Control and stabilization of quadcopters subjected to propeller failures	23
Informed expansion for informative path planning via online distribution learning	23
Experimental comparison of the effect of the number of redundant rotors on the fault tolerance performance for the proposed multilayer UAV	23
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Improving obstacle boundary representations in predictive occupancy mapping	22
Towards field deployment of MAVs in adaptive exploration of GPS-denied subterranean environments	22
Learning temporal maps of dynamics for mobile robots	22
Entropy-based tuning approach for Q-learning in an unstructured environment	22
Context-aware proactive and adaptive conversation for human–robot interaction	21
Fall analysis and prediction for humanoids	21
NNPP: A learning-based heuristic model for accelerating optimal path planning on uneven terrain	21
Interaction-aware motion planning and control based on game theory with human-in-the-loop validation	21
Evaluation of safety-related performance of wearable lower limb exoskeleton robot (WLLER): A systematic review	21
Optimal contractor for triangle constraint	21
Improved prescribed performance control for multi-quadrotor payload transport under unknown disturbances	21
A feedback-based manoeuvre planner for nonprehensile magnetic micromanipulation of large microscopic biological objects	21
A Signal Temporal Logic approach for task-based coordination of multi-aerial systems: A wind turbine inspection case study	21
Real-time adaptive impedance compensator using simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation for enhanced physical human–robot interaction transparency	21
A study of robotic search strategy for multi-radiation sources in unknown environments	21
Learning-aided state estimation for robotic rollators with experimental validation	21
Robust adaptive control for aggressive quadrotor maneuvers via	21
Practical whole-body elasto-geometric calibration of a humanoid robot: Application to the TALOS robot	21
Evaluating the influence of UEXO-II on human performance: A torque and muscle level analysis	21
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A formal framework for the specification and verification of robotic skills composition for autonomous behaviors	21
ECO-CPP: Energy constrained online coverage path planning	20
Automatic control for swing-free control of suctioned products in robotic pick-and-place operations	20
Depth accuracy analysis of the ZED 2i Stereo Camera in an indoor Environment	20
Inspection robot GPS outages localization based on error Kalman filter and deep learning	20
Correct and efficient UAV missions based on temporal planning and in-flight hybrid simulations	20
Human leading or following preferences: Effects on human perception of the robot and the human–robot collaboration	20
Semi-autonomous unmanned aerial manipulator teleoperation for push-and-slide inspection using parallel force/vision control	20
A survey of demonstration learning	19
Path tracking control strategy for off-road 4WS4WD vehicle based on robust model predictive control	19
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DROPO: Sim-to-real transfer with offline domain randomization	19
AEROBULL: A Center-of-Mass displacing aerial vehicle enabling efficient high-force interaction	19
CMFFN: An efficient cross-modal feature fusion network for semantic segmentation	19
Robotic assembly strategy via reinforcement learning based on force and visual information	19
Toward best practices in embedded ethics: Suggestions for interdisciplinary technology development	19
FIT-SLAM 2: Efficient 3D exploration with Fisher information and traversability-based adaptive roadmap	18
Lifelong mapping in the wild: Novel strategies for ensuring map stability and accuracy over time evaluated on thousands of robots	18
Comparative analysis of multiple YOLO-based target detectors and trackers for ADAS in edge devices	18
Symbolic representation of what robots are taught in one demonstration	18
Pyramidal 3D feature fusion on polar grids for fast and robust traversability analysis on CPU	18
A degree of flowability for virtual tubes	18
Efficient reinforcement learning with least-squares soft Bellman residual for robotic grasping	18
Self-supervised prediction of the intention to interact with a service robot	18
Safe multi-agent drone control using control barrier functions and acceleration fields	18
Task-focused robotic swarming: Maximising effectiveness via specialised roles	18
Virtual attention points: Bridging human movement characteristics and dexterous robot motion generation	18
Challenges: Strong impact operation robots—motion analysis, transient measurement, and vibration suppression strategy	18
A multimodal loop closure fusion for autonomous vehicles SLAM	18
“Reinforcement learning particle swarm optimization based trajectory planning of autonomous ground vehicle using 2D LiDAR point cloud”	18
Safe deep learning-based global path planning using a fast collision-free path generator	17
Hybrid compliant control with variable-stiffness wrist for assembly and grinding application	17
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Neuro compensated sliding mode control with nonlinear surfaces for pipe crack sealing manipulator	17
When and where to step: Terrain-aware real-time footstep location and timing optimization for bipedal robots	17
The Rapid Rise of Soft Robotics in Surgical Operations: Trends, Challenges, and Future Directions	17
Research on VSLAM algorithm based on landmark assistance	17
A review of advances in underwater humanoid robots for human–machine cooperation	17
An integrated framework for obstacle avoidance path planning and tracking of autonomous vehicles considering risk potential fields	17
Towards real-time forest inventory using handheld LiDAR	17
A collaborative robot for COVID-19 oropharyngeal swabbing	17

Vibration suppression of redundantly controlled cable-driven parallel robots	17
Implementation and observability analysis of visual-inertial-wheel odometry with robust initialization and online extrinsic calibration	17
An empirical evaluation of learning-based multi-agent path finding algorithms in warehouse environments	16
Extremum seeking control for the trajectory tracking of a skid steering vehicle via averaged sub-gradient integral sliding-mode theory	16
Automatic extension of a symbolic mobile manipulation skill set	16
Hybrid brain-computer interfacing paradigm for assistive robotics	16
Learning to Control Highly Accelerated Ballistic Movements on Muscular Robots	16
Design and control of an aerial-ground tethered tendon-driven continuum robot with hybrid routing	16
A lumen-adapted navigation scheme with spatial awareness from monocular vision for autonomous robotic endoscopy	16
Active control strategy of lower limb exoskeleton based on variable admittance control	16
STSLAM: Robust visual SLAM in dynamic scenes via image segmentation and instance tracking	15
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An overactuated aerial robot based on cooperative quadrotors attached through passive universal joints: Modeling, control and 6-DoF trajectory tracking	15
Fusion innovation: Multi-scale dilated collaborative model of ConvNeXt and MSDA for fault diagnosis	15
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DAPTP: Distributed Awareness Planner using Time Potential for dynamic target search	15
Time optimal multi-base placement planning for mobile measuring manipulator considering reachable and non-singular constraints	15
Quasi-static balancing for biped robot to perform extreme postures using ducted-fan propulsion system	15
NMPC design for a self-aligning compliant gait rehabilitation robot	15
Reinforcement learning control for the swimming motions of a beaver-like, single-legged robot based on biological inspiration	15
A control strategy for point stabilization and trajectory tracking of wheeled mobile robots	15
The XBot2 real-time middleware for robotics	15
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Reinforcement learning-based optimal formation control of multiple robotic rollers in cooperative rolling compaction	15
A constraint embedding approach for dynamics modeling of parallel kinematic manipulators with hybrid limbs	15
Bimanual dynamic grabbing and tossing of objects onto a moving target	15
Exploiting robot abstractions in episodic RL via reward shaping and heuristics	15
LiODOM: Adaptive local mapping for robust LiDAR-only odometry	14
Performance analysis of buck converter with fractional PID controller using hybrid technique	14
Trajectory planning system for bimanual robots: Achieving efficient collision-free manipulation	14
MVGrasp: Real-time multi-view 3D object grasping in highly cluttered environments	14
Design and development of a locomotion interface for virtual reality lower-body haptic interaction	14
Rolling mechanism and performance of a soft robot driven by local curvature loading	14
A feasibility-driven MPC scheme for robust gait generation in humanoids	14
Collision-free path planning for multiple robots using efficient turn-angle assignment	14
Direct trajectory optimization of macro-micro robotic system using a Gauss pseudospectral framework	14
A new approach to smooth path planning of Ackerman mobile robot based on improved ACO algorithm and B-spline curve	14
Machine learning-based inverse kinematics scalability for prismatic tensegrity structural manipulators	14
Estimation of aerodynamic effects in coaxial rotors for UAVs using fractional Unscented Kalman Filter and DCSV	14
Consistency optimal coordination control of underground heavy-load robot in nonstructural environment	14
Mobile robot’s path-planning and path-tracking in static and dynamic environments: Dynamic programming approach	14
Development of a soft gripper for replicating human grasps in forest nursery tasks	14
Online task segmentation by merging symbolic and data-driven skill recognition during kinesthetic teaching	14
Robotic picking in dense clutter via domain invariant learning from synthetic dense cluttered rendering	14
Robot localization aided by quantum algorithms	14
RobustStateNet: Robust ego vehicle state estimation for Autonomous Driving	13
Sobol sequence RRT* and numerical optimal joint algorithm-based automatic parking trajectory planning of four-wheel steering vehicles	13
Visual place recognition for aerial imagery: A survey	13
Cooperative Formation Control Strategy for Multi-robot System Based on APF Algorithm and Sliding Mode Estimator	13
Social robot navigation through constrained optimization: A comprehensive study of uncertainty-based objectives and constraints in the simulated and real world	13
MOVRO2: Loosely coupled monocular visual radar odometry using factor graph optimization	13
Recent advancements in soft ankle/knee exoskeletons technologies: systems, actuation and control	13
Multi-robot task allocation in disaster response: Addressing dynamic tasks with deadlines and robots with range and payload constraints	13
Ellipsoid uncertainty tether model for collision avoidance in a fleet of Remotely Operated Vehicles	13
Mapless navigation via Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning with memory-decaying novelty	13
Optimization techniques for Multi-Robot Task Allocation problems: Review on the state-of-the-art	13
LightDepth: A resource efficient depth estimation approach for dealing with ground truth sparsity via curriculum learning	13
UV Disinfection Robots: A Review	13
Tracking control with active and passive training cycle switching for rehabilitation training walker	13
A fault-tolerant sensor fusion in mobile robots using multiple model Kalman filters	13
Conform to grip: Joint reaction force-driven adaptive variable admittance control of biped climbing robots	12
Observer-based model-free controller for the perturbations estimation and attenuation in robotic plants	12
A novel digital twin model based bio-heuristic sliding mode control algorithm for trajectory tracking control of USV in the presence of complex marine environment disturbance	12
OGATE: A framework for autonomous controllers assessment	12
Hierarchical probabilistic graphical models for multi-UAV cooperative pursuit in dynamic environments	12
Defense against smart invaders with swarms of sweeping agents	12
Online learning of MPC for autonomous racing	12
Backstepping control for a UAV-manipulator tuned by Cuckoo Search algorithm	12
Hybrid of representation learning and reinforcement learning for dynamic and complex robotic motion planning	12
An analytical differential kinematics-based method for controlling tendon-driven continuum robots	12
Design, control and evaluation of a treadmill-based Pelvic Exoskeleton (PeXo) with self-paced walking mode	12
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Lane-changing and overtaking trajectory planning for autonomous vehicles with multi-performance optimization considering static and dynamic obstacles	12
Formation control of multiple AUVs using decentralized self-attention based soft actor–critic model	12
Sharing visual-inertial data for collaborative decentralized simultaneous localization and mapping	12
APPL: Adaptive Planner Parameter Learning	12
Special Issue on the 10th European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR 2021)	12
An algorithm for dynamic obstacle avoidance applied to UAVs	11
Optimizing robotic arm control using deep Q-learning and artificial neural networks through demonstration-based methodologies: A case study of dynamic and static conditions	11
Semi-autonomous control of prosthetic hands based on multimodal sensing, human grasp demonstration and user intention	11
A barrier Lyapunov-based fast adaptive robust control system for 6-	11
FEM-based trajectory tracking control of a soft trunk robot	11
The human-following strategy for mobile robots in mixed environments	11
Distributed multi-robot potential-field-based exploration with submap-based mapping and noise-augmented strategy	11
RGB-D-based categorical object pose and shape estimation: Methods, datasets, and evaluation	11
Advancements in amphibious robot navigation through wheeled odometer uncertainty extension and distributed information fusion	11
Robot learning from human demonstrations with inconsistent contexts	11
Improved ACO algorithm fused with improved Q-Learning algorithm for Bessel curve global path planning of search and rescue robots	11
Hierarchical multi-robot strategies synthesis and optimization under individual and collaborative temporal logic specifications	11
Autonomous GPU-based UAS for inspection of confined spaces: Application to marine vessel classification	11
Tendon-driven based extensible soft robot with variable stiffness	11
A distributed multi-robot task allocation method for time-constrained dynamic collective transport	11
Automation of polymer pressing by robotic handling with in-process parameter optimization	11
MBCNN-EATCFNet: A multi-branch neural network with efficient attention mechanism for decoding EEG-based motor imagery	10
Fire front path planning and tracking control of Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles using deep reinforcement learning	10