Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Article	Citations
A review on absolute visual localization for UAV	105
Robotics and artificial intelligence in healthcare during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review	98
A survey of Behavior Trees in robotics and AI	98
Review of snake robots in constrained environments	87
A review of GNSS-independent UAV navigation techniques	76
Flexible gait transition for six wheel-legged robot with unstructured terrains	72
Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems: A survey on recent developments and research opportunities	58
A survey of robot manipulation in contact	58
ROS-based trajectory tracking control for autonomous tracked vehicle using optimized backstepping and sliding mode control	57
A survey on human-aware robot navigation	56
Perceived safety in physical human–robot interaction—A survey	55
Jumping over obstacles with MIT Cheetah 2	54
Enhanced ant colony algorithm with communication mechanism for mobile robot path planning	52
A magnetic crawler wall-climbing robot with capacity of high payload on the convex surface	50
Fast-moving piezoelectric micro-robotic fish with double caudal fins	50
Teleoperation methods and enhancement techniques for mobile robots: A comprehensive survey	49
Human–robot collaboration in sensorless assembly task learning enhanced by uncertainties adaptation via Bayesian Optimization	49
Multi-Spectral Image Synthesis for Crop/Weed Segmentation in Precision Farming	48
Simulation-based lidar super-resolution for ground vehicles	48
A survey on the design and evolution of social robots — Past, present and future	46
Modest-vocabulary loop-closure detection with incremental bag of tracked words	46
Visual detection and tracking algorithms for minimally invasive surgical instruments: A comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art	43
Dual-view 3D object recognition and detection via Lidar point cloud and camera image	43
FUHAR: A transformable wheel-legged hybrid mobile robot	42
GR-LOAM: LiDAR-based sensor fusion SLAM for ground robots on complex terrain	41

Vision-based manipulation of deformable and rigid objects using subspace projections of 2D contours	41
Real-time deep learning approach to visual servo control and grasp detection for autonomous robotic manipulation	41
A new approach to time-optimal trajectory planning with torque and jerk limits for robot	38
Heuristic-based method for conflict discovery of shared control between humans and autonomous systems - A driving automation case study	37
A Review of quadrotor UAV: Control and SLAM methodologies ranging from conventional to innovative approaches	36
Fuzzy controlled humanoid robots: A literature review	35
Uncertain moving obstacles avoiding method in 3D arbitrary path planning for a spherical underwater robot	34
Autonomous drone race: A computationally efficient vision-based navigation and control strategy	34
Driver identification using only the CAN-Bus vehicle data through an RCN deep learning approach	33
Robust deflection control and analysis of a fishing rod-type flexible robotic manipulator for collaborative robotics	33
Overcoming some drawbacks of Dynamic Movement Primitives	33
Hybrid force/position control in workspace of robotic manipulator in uncertain environments based on adaptive fuzzy control	33
A survey on soft lower limb cable-driven wearable robots without rigid links and joints	32
Power solutions for autonomous mobile robots: A survey	32
Optimal trajectory planning for cinematography with multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles	31
A review of terrain detection systems for applications in locomotion assistance	30
Assist-As-Needed control of a hip exoskeleton based on a novel strength index	29
Reinforcement learning control for the swimming motions of a beaver-like, single-legged robot based on biological inspiration	29
UV Disinfection Robots: A Review	29
Hybrid Global Positioning System-Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System based autonomous mobile robot navigation	28
Multimodality robotic systems: Integrated combined legged-aerial mobility for subterranean search-and-rescue	28
An integrated algorithm for ego-vehicle and obstacles state estimation for autonomous driving	27
Multi-robot task allocation in disaster response: Addressing dynamic tasks with deadlines and robots with range and payload constraints	27
CL-MAPF: Multi-Agent Path Finding for Car-Like robots with kinematic and spatiotemporal constraints	26
External six-bar mechanism rehabilitation device for index finger: Development and shape synthesis	26
Enhancing satellite semantic maps with ground-level imagery	26
A survey of multi-agent Human–Robot Interaction systems	26
A comparative look at two formation control approaches based on optimization and algebraic graph theory	26
Optimization techniques for Multi-Robot Task Allocation problems: Review on the state-of-the-art	26
On deep learning techniques to boost monocular depth estimation for autonomous navigation	25
Real-time wildfire monitoring with a fleet of UAVs	25
A Survey on the autonomous exploration of confined subterranean spaces: Perspectives from real-word and industrial robotic deployments	24
A systematic mapping study of robotics in human care	24
Cooperative distributed nonlinear model predictive control of a formation of differentially-driven mobile robots	24
Learning compliant robotic movements based on biomimetic motor adaptation	23
Design and characterization of a lightweight underactuated RACA hand exoskeleton for neurorehabilitation	23
Visual Place Recognition by spatial matching of high-level CNN features	22
Uncalibrated stereo vision with deep learning for 6-DOF pose estimation for a robot arm system	22
Nonlinear MPC for collision-free and deadlock-free navigation of multiple nonholonomic mobile robots	21
Bimanual telemanipulation with force and haptic feedback through an anthropomorphic avatar system	21
An adaptive framework of real-time continuous gait phase variable estimation for lower-limb wearable robots	21
Robot skill learning in latent space of a deep autoencoder neural network	21
A literature review of sensor heads for humanoid robots	21
A collaborative robot for COVID-19 oropharyngeal swabbing	20
Dynamic prioritized motion coordination of multi-AGV systems	20
Real-time identification and avoidance of simultaneous static and dynamic obstacles on point cloud for UAVs navigation	20
Multi-robot task allocation clustering based on game theory	20
A benchmark for point clouds registration algorithms	20
Mathematical approach for the design configuration of magnetic system with multiple electromagnets	20
Kinematic sensitivity analysis of manipulators using a novel dimensionless index	20

Towards real-time forest inventory using handheld LiDAR	19
From exploration to control: Learning object manipulation skills through novelty search and local adaptation	19
Robot exploration of indoor environments using incomplete and inaccurate prior knowledge	19
Road detection based on simultaneous deep learning approaches	19
Exploring relationships between design features and system usability of intelligent car human–machine interface	19
A probabilistic framework for learning geometry-based robot manipulation skills	19
Multi-UAV trajectory planning using gradient-based sequence minimal optimization	19
From the desks of ROS maintainers: A survey of modern & capable mobile robotics algorithms in the robot operating system 2	19
Skill learning for robotic assembly based on visual perspectives and force sensing	19
6D pose estimation with combined deep learning and 3D vision techniques for a fast and accurate object grasping	19
Energy efficient path planning for autonomous ground vehicles with ackermann steering	19
Safe path planning for UAV urban operation under GNSS signal occlusion risk	19
The semantic PHD filter for multi-class target tracking: From theory to practice	19
APPL: Adaptive Planner Parameter Learning	18
Object-RPE: Dense 3D reconstruction and pose estimation with convolutional neural networks	18
An innovative bio-inspired flight controller for quad-rotor drones: Quad-rotor drone learning to fly using reinforcement learning	18
A fault-tolerant sensor fusion in mobile robots using multiple model Kalman filters	18
The PoundCloud framework for ROS-based cloud robotics: Case studies on autonomous navigation and human–robot interaction	18
Fuzzy logic compliance adaptation for an assist-as-needed controller on the Gait Rehabilitation Exoskeleton (GAREX)	18
Robotic odor source localization via adaptive bio-inspired navigation using fuzzy inference methods	18
A fast robotic arm gravity compensation updating approach for industrial application using sparse selection and reconstruction	18
Path planning algorithms in the autonomous driving system: A comprehensive review	18
A multi-finger robot system for adaptive landing gear and aerial manipulation	18
A chaotic path planning generator enhanced by a memory technique	17
Long-term vehicle localization in urban environments based on pole landmarks extracted from 3-D lidar scans	17
A neural network based framework for variable impedance skills learning from demonstrations	17
Cooperative Artificial Intelligence for underwater robotic swarm	17
Battery charge scheduling in long-life autonomous mobile robots via multi-objective decision making under uncertainty	17
SkillMaN — A skill-based robotic manipulation framework based on perception and reasoning	17
Multi-modal feature fusion for better understanding of human personality traits in social human–robot interaction	16
Semi-autonomous control of prosthetic hands based on multimodal sensing, human grasp demonstration and user intention	16
Towards autonomous mapping in agriculture: A review of supportive technologies for ground robotics	16
Human–cobot interaction fluency and cobot operators’ job performance. The mediating role of work engagement: A survey	16
Enhancing continuous control of mobile robots for end-to-end visual active tracking	16
Design and experimental validation of a robust model predictive control for the optimal trajectory tracking of a small-scale autonomous bulldozer	16
An assistive upper-limb exoskeleton controlled by multi-modal interfaces for severely impaired patients: development and experimental assessment	16
Marine locomotion: A tethered UAV-Buoy system with surge velocity control	16
Backstepping control for a UAV-manipulator tuned by Cuckoo Search algorithm	16
Feasibility analysis of using the hp-adaptive Radau pseudospectral method for minimum-effort collision-free docking operations of AUV	16
Receding Horizon Task and Motion Planning in Changing Environments	16
Robust biped locomotion using deep reinforcement learning on top of an analytical control approach	15
LIDAR based detection of road boundaries using the density of accumulated point clouds and their gradients	15
Cooperative step-climbing strategy using an autonomous wheelchair and a robot	15
A vision-based virtual fixture with robot learning for teleoperation	15
Adaptive neural fuzzy reasoning method for recognizing human movement gait phase	15
iRotate: Active Visual SLAM for Omnidirectional Robots	15
LiDAR–camera calibration method based on ranging statistical characteristics and improved RANSAC algorithm	15
Safe deep learning-based global path planning using a fast collision-free path generator	14
An alternative approach for robot localization inside pipes using RF spatial fadings	14
INDI-based aggressive quadrotor flight control with position and attitude constraints	14
Overtaking decision and trajectory planning in highway via hierarchical architecture of conditional state machine and chance constrained model predictive control	14
A novel UAV path planning algorithm to search for floating objects on the ocean surface based on object’s trajectory prediction by regression	14
Application of the unscented Kalman filter in position estimation a case study on a robot for precise positioning	14
Constrained visual predictive control of tendon-driven continuum robots	14
ColMap: A memory-efficient occupancy grid mapping framework	14
Output-feedback robust saturated actor–critic multi-layer neural network controller for multi-body electrically driven tractors with 14
Dynamics compensation of impedance-based motion control for LHDS of legged robot	14
Heat conduction combined grid-based optimization method for reconfigurable pavement sweeping robot path planning	14
Ontology-based knowledge management with verbal interaction for command interpretation and execution by home service robots	14
Development and application of key technologies for Guide Dog Robot: A systematic literature review	14
An analysis of international use of robots for COVID-19	14
Dynamic obstacle avoidance for Multi-rotor UAV using chance-constraints based on obstacle velocity	14
Collaborative human-autonomy semantic sensing through structured POMDP planning	14
Dynamics evaluation of 2UPU/SP parallel mechanism for a 5-DOF hybrid robot considering gravity	14
Gaussian process-based nonlinear predictive control for visual servoing of constrained mobile robots with unknown dynamics	14
Parameterised robotic system meta-model expressed by Hierarchical Petri nets	14
A comprehensive grasp taxonomy of continuum robots	13
Adaptive path planning for UAVs for multi-resolution semantic segmentation	13
PTPGC: Pedestrian trajectory prediction by graph attention network with ConvLSTM	13
Environment-adaptive learning from demonstration for proactive assistance in human–robot collaborative tasks	13
An adaptive learning and control framework based on dynamic movement primitives with application to human–robot handovers	13
ChildBot: Multi-robot perception and interaction with children	13
Area-Coverage Planning for Spray-based Surface Disinfection with a Mobile Manipulator	13
Designing user-centric programming aids for kinesthetic teaching of collaborative robots	13
Directional optimal reciprocal collision avoidance	13
Domain adversarial transfer for cross-domain and task-constrained grasp pose detection	13
VisibleSim: A behavioral simulation framework for lattice modular robots	13
Fast robotic pencil drawing based on image evolution by means of genetic algorithm	13
Static map generation from 3D LiDAR point clouds exploiting ground segmentation	13
Skill generalization of tubular object manipulation with tactile sensing and Sim2Real learning	13

Associated Reality: A cognitive Human–Machine Layer for autonomous driving	13
MVGrasp: Real-time multi-view 3D object grasping in highly cluttered environments	12
Improving robot dual-system motor learning with intrinsically motivated meta-control and latent-space experience imagination	12
Learning to see through the haze: Multi-sensor learning-fusion System for Vulnerable Traffic Participant Detection in Fog	12
A BPMN-driven framework for Multi-Robot System development	12
Robotic manipulation based on 3-D visual servoing and deep neural networks	12
Efficient surface detection for assisting Collaborative Robots	12
Nonlinear ESO-based tracking control for warehouse mobile robots with detachable loads	12
Cross-entropy based stochastic optimization of robot trajectories using heteroscedastic continuous-time Gaussian processes	12
Design of intelligent fire-fighting robot based on multi-sensor fusion and experimental study on fire scene patrol	12
Engineering efficient and massively parallel 3D self-reconfiguration using sandboxing, scaffolding and coating	12
Development and validation of a ROS-based mobile robotic platform for human gait analysis applications	12
Rapid path planning for Dubins vehicles under environmental currents	12
Spatiotemporal chaotification of delta robot mixer for homogeneous graphene nanocomposite dispersing	11
Hybrid system for optimizing the robot mobile navigation using ANFIS and PSO	11
A non-potential orthogonal vector field method for more efficient robot navigation and control	11
Robotic assembly strategy via reinforcement learning based on force and visual information	11
Comparative study of self tuning, adaptive and multiplexing FTC strategies for successive failures in an Octorotor UAV	11
Robust gait design for a compass gait biped on slippery surfaces	11
Formation control of distance and orientation based-model of an omnidirectional robot and a quadrotor UAV	11
Robot gaining accurate pouring skills through self-supervised learning and generalization	11
Particle filter refinement based on clustering procedures for high-dimensional localization and mapping systems	11
YOLOPose V2: Understanding and improving transformer-based 6D pose estimation	11
Footstep planning of humanoid robot in ROS environment using Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) deep learning	11
Robotic picking in dense clutter via domain invariant learning from synthetic dense cluttered rendering	11
Design and development of software stack of an autonomous vehicle using robot operating system	11
Hierarchical forest based fast online loop closure for low-latency consistent visual-inertial SLAM	11
Self-reconfiguration of shape-shifting modular robots with triangular structure	11
A Riemannian metric for geometry-aware singularity avoidance by articulated robots	10
C-Nav: Distributed coordination in crowded multi-agent navigation	10
Finite-time disturbance reconstruction and robust fractional-order controller design for hybrid port-Hamiltonian dynamics of biped robots	10
The Mesh Tools Package – Introducing Annotated 3D Triangle Maps in ROS	10
MPTP: Motion-planning-aware task planning for navigation in belief space	10
Peg-in-hole assembly in live-line maintenance based on generative mapping and searching network	10
Multi-maneuver vertical parking path planning and control in a narrow space	10
Consensus-based fast and energy-efficient multi-robot task allocation	10
Joint semantic segmentation of road objects and lanes using Convolutional Neural Networks	10
CHAD: Compact Hand-Assistive Device for enhancement of function in hand impairments	10
Addressing time discrepancy between digital and physical twins	10
User feedback and remote supervision for assisted living with mobile robots: A field study in long-term autonomy	10
Intrinsically compliant parallel robot for fractured femur reduction: Mechanism optimization and control	10
Coordination approaches for multi-item pickup and delivery in logistic scenarios	10
Specification, stochastic modeling and analysis of interactive service robotic applications	10
A wearable sensor vest for social humanoid robots with GPGPU, IoT, and modular software architecture	10
Robust continuous motion strategy against muscle rupture using online learning of redundant intersensory networks for musculoskeletal humanoids	10
A review of UAV autonomous navigation in GPS-denied environments	10
Fractional sliding mode control for an autonomous two-wheeled vehicle equipped with an innovative gyroscopic actuator	9
Adaptive visual servo control law for finite-time tracking to land quadrotor on moving platform using virtual reticle algorithm	9
ArTuga: A novel multimodal fiducial marker for aerial robotics	9
Robot passes the mirror test by inner speech	9
Design, development and evaluation of latex harvesting robot based on flexible Toggle	9
Self-awareness in intelligent vehicles: Feature based dynamic Bayesian models for abnormality detection	9
Unsupervised skill transfer learning for autonomous robots using distributed Growing Self Organizing Maps	9
Adaptive parallel reflex- and decoupled CPG-based control for complex bipedal locomotion	9
Evolutionary Tabu Inverted Ant Cellular Automata with Elitist Inertia for swarm robotics as surrogate method in surveillance task using e-Puck architecture	9
A novel search and survey technique for unmanned aerial systems in detecting and estimating the area for wildfires	9
Distributed safe planning for satisfying minimal temporal relaxations of TWTL specifications	9
UAV-based persistent full area coverage with dynamic priorities	9
Dataset collection from a SubT environment	9
ECO-CPP: Energy constrained online coverage path planning	9
Hovering control of an underwater robot with tilting thrusters using the decomposition and compensation method based on a redundant actuation model	9
FEM-based trajectory tracking control of a soft trunk robot	9
CorAl: Introspection for robust radar and lidar perception in diverse environments using differential entropy	9
Hybrid autonomous controller for bipedal robot balance with deep reinforcement learning and pattern generators	9
Towards a systematic computational framework for modeling multi-agent decision-making at micro level for smart vehicles in a smart world	9
Change detection using weighted features for image-based localization	9
Seeking at-home long-term autonomy of assistive mobile robots through the integration with an IoT-based monitoring system	9
Three-dimensional aperiodic biped walking including the double support phase using LIPM and LPM	9
The human-following strategy for mobile robots in mixed environments	9
A resilient solution to Range-Only SLAM based on a decoupled landmark range and bearing reconstruction	9
Autonomous capture of agile flying objects using UAVs: The MBZIRC 2020 challenge	9
Modeling and experimental analysis of a multi-rod parallel continuum robot using the Cosserat theory	9
Distributed output feedback nonlinearH<	8
Learning stable robotic skills on Riemannian manifolds	8
Bio-inspired origamic pouch motors with a high contraction ratio and enhanced force output	8
Person-Following Controller with Socially Acceptable Robot Motion	8
An adaptive planning framework for dexterous robotic grasping with grasp type detection	8
Towards robot modularity — A review of international modularity standardization for service robots	8
Multi-agent navigation in human-shared environments: A safe and socially-aware approach	8
Online pole segmentation on range images for long-term LiDAR localization in urban environments	8
Geometric and constrained control for a string of tethered drones	8
A constraint embedding approach for dynamics modeling of parallel kinematic manipulators with hybrid limbs	8
The XBot2 real-time middleware for robotics	8
Comparative analysis of multiple YOLO-based target detectors and trackers for ADAS in edge devices	8
Improved RRT global path planning algorithm based on Bridge Test	8
A feedback-based manoeuvre planner for nonprehensile magnetic micromanipulation of large microscopic biological objects	8
A passive admittance controller to enforce Remote Center of Motion and Tool Spatial constraints with application in hands-on surgical procedures	8
Two-stage visual navigation by deep neural networks and multi-goal reinforcement learning	8
Performance analysis of buck converter with fractional PID controller using hybrid technique	8
A virtual force interaction scheme for multi-robot environment monitoring	8
A novel robust adaptive neuro-sliding mode steering controller for autonomous ground vehicles	8
An improved H-infinity unscented FastSLAM with adaptive genetic resampling	8
Real-time multi-modal semantic fusion on unmanned aerial vehicles with label propagation for cross-domain adaptation	8
Unsupervised fault detection and recovery for intelligent robotic rollators	8
Multi-fingered grasping force optimization based on generalized penalty-function concepts	8