Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Article	Citations
A review on absolute visual localization for UAV	78
A survey of Behavior Trees in robotics and AI	68
Review of snake robots in constrained environments	68
Robotics and artificial intelligence in healthcare during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review	67
Flexible gait transition for six wheel-legged robot with unstructured terrains	62
Cable driven exoskeleton for upper-limb rehabilitation: A design review	59
An efficient RRT cache method in dynamic environments for path planning	55
Deploying MAVs for autonomous navigation in dark underground mine environments	54
Skill transfer learning for autonomous robots and human–robot cooperation: A survey	50
Loop closure detection using supervised and unsupervised deep neural networks for monocular SLAM systems	48
A review of GNSS-independent UAV navigation techniques	48
Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems: A survey on recent developments and research opportunities	47
Combining reinforcement learning with rule-based controllers for transparent and general decision-making in autonomous driving	45
Enhanced ant colony algorithm with communication mechanism for mobile robot path planning	43
Human–robot collaboration in sensorless assembly task learning enhanced by uncertainties adaptation via Bayesian Optimization	43
A survey of robot manipulation in contact	42
Modest-vocabulary loop-closure detection with incremental bag of tracked words	42
Fast-moving piezoelectric micro-robotic fish with double caudal fins	42
Jumping over obstacles with MIT Cheetah 2	41
A survey on human-aware robot navigation	40
Simulation-based lidar super-resolution for ground vehicles	39
Perceived safety in physical human–robot interaction—A survey	38
Fixed-Wing UAVs flocking in continuous spaces: A deep reinforcement learning approach	38
Roombots extended: Challenges in the next generation of self-reconfigurable modular robots and their application in adaptive and assistive furniture	37
A magnetic crawler wall-climbing robot with capacity of high payload on the convex surface	36

ROS-based trajectory tracking control for autonomous tracked vehicle using optimized backstepping and sliding mode control	36
Collective navigation of a multi-robot system in an unknown environment	35
I-Support: A robotic platform of an assistive bathing robot for the elderly population	35
Multi-camera visual SLAM for off-road navigation	34
Multi-Spectral Image Synthesis for Crop/Weed Segmentation in Precision Farming	34
Visual detection and tracking algorithms for minimally invasive surgical instruments: A comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art	33
GR-LOAM: LiDAR-based sensor fusion SLAM for ground robots on complex terrain	33
Planning the sequence of tasks for harvesting robots	33
FUHAR: A transformable wheel-legged hybrid mobile robot	33
Real-time deep learning approach to visual servo control and grasp detection for autonomous robotic manipulation	33
Fuzzy controlled humanoid robots: A literature review	32
Dual-view 3D object recognition and detection via Lidar point cloud and camera image	32
Uncertain moving obstacles avoiding method in 3D arbitrary path planning for a spherical underwater robot	31
Vision-based manipulation of deformable and rigid objects using subspace projections of 2D contours	31
Overcoming some drawbacks of Dynamic Movement Primitives	30
Teleoperation methods and enhancement techniques for mobile robots: A comprehensive survey	30
Heuristic-based method for conflict discovery of shared control between humans and autonomous systems - A driving automation case study	29
Coupled task scheduling for heterogeneous multi-robot system of two robot types performing complex-schedule order fulfillment tasks	28
Robust deflection control and analysis of a fishing rod-type flexible robotic manipulator for collaborative robotics	28
Driver identification using only the CAN-Bus vehicle data through an RCN deep learning approach	28
Autonomous drone race: A computationally efficient vision-based navigation and control strategy	28
Hybrid force/position control in workspace of robotic manipulator in uncertain environments based on adaptive fuzzy control	27
Planning the trajectory of an autonomous wheel loader and tracking its trajectory via adaptive model predictive control	27
Hybrid Global Positioning System-Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System based autonomous mobile robot navigation	27
A review of terrain detection systems for applications in locomotion assistance	26
A novel coordinated motion planner based on capability map for autonomous mobile manipulator	26
A new approach to time-optimal trajectory planning with torque and jerk limits for robot	26
Assist-As-Needed control of a hip exoskeleton based on a novel strength index	26
Optimal trajectory planning for cinematography with multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles	26
A novel path planning methodology for automated valet parking based on directional graph search and geometry curve	25
Unsupervised semantic clustering and localization for mobile robotics tasks	25
A comparative look at two formation control approaches based on optimization and algebraic graph theory	25
A survey on the design and evolution of social robots — Past, present and future	25
An integrated algorithm for ego-vehicle and obstacles state estimation for autonomous driving	24
External six-bar mechanism rehabilitation device for index finger: Development and shape synthesis	24
Enhancing satellite semantic maps with ground-level imagery	24
Robot-Assisted Intervention for children with special needs: A comparative assessment for autism screening	24
Model Predictive Control without terminal constraints or costs for holonomic mobile robots	24
Rapidly-exploring Random Trees multi-robot map exploration under optimization framework	23
A survey on soft lower limb cable-driven wearable robots without rigid links and joints	23
Exploring factors influencing the acceptance of social robots among early adopters and mass market representatives	23
Learning compliant robotic movements based on biomimetic motor adaptation	23
Reinforcement learning control for the swimming motions of a beaver-like, single-legged robot based on biological inspiration	23
On deep learning techniques to boost monocular depth estimation for autonomous navigation	22
Cooperative distributed nonlinear model predictive control of a formation of differentially-driven mobile robots	21
Learning robots to grasp by demonstration	21
Autonomous navigation for UAVs managing motion and sensing uncertainty	20
Object shape estimation and modeling, based on sparse Gaussian process implicit surfaces, combining visual data and tactile exploration	20
Kinematic and dynamic manipulability analysis for free-floating space robots with closed chain constraints	20
A systematic mapping study of robotics in human care	20

Multimodality robotic systems: Integrated combined legged-aerial mobility for subterranean search-and-rescue	20
Solving the area coverage problem with UAVs: A vehicle routing with time windows variation	20
An adaptive framework of real-time continuous gait phase variable estimation for lower-limb wearable robots	19
Visual Place Recognition by spatial matching of high-level CNN features	19
Multi-robot task allocation in disaster response: Addressing dynamic tasks with deadlines and robots with range and payload constraints	19
A collaborative robot for COVID-19 oropharyngeal swabbing	19
Design and characterization of a lightweight underactuated RACA hand exoskeleton for neurorehabilitation	19
6D pose estimation with combined deep learning and 3D vision techniques for a fast and accurate object grasping	18
UV Disinfection Robots: A Review	18
Uncalibrated stereo vision with deep learning for 6-DOF pose estimation for a robot arm system	18
Robot skill learning in latent space of a deep autoencoder neural network	18
From exploration to control: Learning object manipulation skills through novelty search and local adaptation	18
Road detection based on simultaneous deep learning approaches	18
Mathematical approach for the design configuration of magnetic system with multiple electromagnets	18
Vehicle tracking with Kalman filter using online situation assessment	18
A survey of multi-agent Human–Robot Interaction systems	18
A fast robotic arm gravity compensation updating approach for industrial application using sparse selection and reconstruction	17
Development of a virtual reality simulator for a strategy for coordinating cooperative manipulator robots using cloud computing	17
CL-MAPF: Multi-Agent Path Finding for Car-Like robots with kinematic and spatiotemporal constraints	17
Multi-UAV trajectory planning using gradient-based sequence minimal optimization	17
An innovative bio-inspired flight controller for quad-rotor drones: Quad-rotor drone learning to fly using reinforcement learning	17
A ROS framework for the extrinsic calibration of intelligent vehicles: A multi-sensor, multi-modal approach	17
A novel odor source localization system based on particle filtering and information entropy	17
Power solutions for autonomous mobile robots: A survey	17
Exploring relationships between design features and system usability of intelligent car human–machine interface	16
A Review of quadrotor UAV: Control and SLAM methodologies ranging from conventional to innovative approaches	16
Bimanual telemanipulation with force and haptic feedback through an anthropomorphic avatar system	16
A benchmark for point clouds registration algorithms	16
Safe path planning for UAV urban operation under GNSS signal occlusion risk	16
Nonlinear MPC for collision-free and deadlock-free navigation of multiple nonholonomic mobile robots	16
Long-term vehicle localization in urban environments based on pole landmarks extracted from 3-D lidar scans	16
Skill learning for robotic assembly based on visual perspectives and force sensing	15
Battery charge scheduling in long-life autonomous mobile robots via multi-objective decision making under uncertainty	15
A literature review of sensor heads for humanoid robots	15
Advanced mapping robot and high-resolution dataset	15
Marine locomotion: A tethered UAV-Buoy system with surge velocity control	15
A chaotic path planning generator enhanced by a memory technique	15
An assistive upper-limb exoskeleton controlled by multi-modal interfaces for severely impaired patients: development and experimental assessment	15
Robot exploration of indoor environments using incomplete and inaccurate prior knowledge	15
Real-time identification and avoidance of simultaneous static and dynamic obstacles on point cloud for UAVs navigation	15
Grasp prediction and evaluation of multi-fingered dexterous hands using deep learning	15
Multi-robot task allocation clustering based on game theory	15
Real-time wildfire monitoring with a fleet of UAVs	15
Semantic approach to RIoT autonomous robots mission coordination	15
The PoundCloud framework for ROS-based cloud robotics: Case studies on autonomous navigation and human–robot interaction	15
Cooperative step-climbing strategy using an autonomous wheelchair and a robot	14
LiDAR–camera calibration method based on ranging statistical characteristics and improved RANSAC algorithm	14
Kinematic sensitivity analysis of manipulators using a novel dimensionless index	14
FinnForest dataset: A forest landscape for visual SLAM	14
Obstacle avoidance in dynamic environments based on velocity space optimization	14
Grappling claws for a robot to climb rough wall surfaces: Mechanical design, grasping algorithm, and experiments	14
Range-based target localization and pursuit with autonomous vehicles: An approach using posterior CRLB and model predictive control	14
Robust biped locomotion using deep reinforcement learning on top of an analytical control approach	14
A probabilistic framework for learning geometry-based robot manipulation skills	14
Ontology-based knowledge management with verbal interaction for command interpretation and execution by home service robots	14
The semantic PHD filter for multi-class target tracking: From theory to practice	14
A Survey on the autonomous exploration of confined subterranean spaces: Perspectives from real-word and industrial robotic deployments	14
Output-feedback robust saturated actor–critic multi-layer neural network controller for multi-body electrically driven tractors with 14
Heat conduction combined grid-based optimization method for reconfigurable pavement sweeping robot path planning	13
SkillMaN — A skill-based robotic manipulation framework based on perception and reasoning	13
Enhancing continuous control of mobile robots for end-to-end visual active tracking	13
A multi-finger robot system for adaptive landing gear and aerial manipulation	13
Fuzzy logic compliance adaptation for an assist-as-needed controller on the Gait Rehabilitation Exoskeleton (GAREX)	13
Design and experimental validation of a robust model predictive control for the optimal trajectory tracking of a small-scale autonomous bulldozer	13
LIDAR based detection of road boundaries using the density of accumulated point clouds and their gradients	13
Overtaking decision and trajectory planning in highway via hierarchical architecture of conditional state machine and chance constrained model predictive control	12
Dynamic prioritized motion coordination of multi-AGV systems	12
Development and validation of a ROS-based mobile robotic platform for human gait analysis applications	12
Backstepping control for a UAV-manipulator tuned by Cuckoo Search algorithm	12
APPL: Adaptive Planner Parameter Learning	12
Human-friendly control system design for two-wheeled service robot with optimal control approach	12
An analysis of international use of robots for COVID-19	12
ChildBot: Multi-robot perception and interaction with children	12
Learning to see through the haze: Multi-sensor learning-fusion System for Vulnerable Traffic Participant Detection in Fog	12
iRotate: Active Visual SLAM for Omnidirectional Robots	12
Designing user-centric programming aids for kinesthetic teaching of collaborative robots	12
Cross-entropy based stochastic optimization of robot trajectories using heteroscedastic continuous-time Gaussian processes	12
Adaptive neural fuzzy reasoning method for recognizing human movement gait phase	12
Monocular vision-based gripping of objects	12
Collaborative human-autonomy semantic sensing through structured POMDP planning	12

A Robust Stereo Feature-aided Semi-direct SLAM System	12
Fast robotic pencil drawing based on image evolution by means of genetic algorithm	12
A scene comprehensive safety evaluation method based on binocular camera	12
Feasibility analysis of using the hp-adaptive Radau pseudospectral method for minimum-effort collision-free docking operations of AUV	12
Hybrid strategy based model parameter estimation of irregular-shaped underwater vehicles for predicting velocity	12
A robust phase oscillator design for wearable robotic systems	12
Towards real-time forest inventory using handheld LiDAR	11
Multi-modal feature fusion for better understanding of human personality traits in social human–robot interaction	11
Gaussian process-based nonlinear predictive control for visual servoing of constrained mobile robots with unknown dynamics	11
Cooperative Artificial Intelligence for underwater robotic swarm	11
Receding Horizon Task and Motion Planning in Changing Environments	11
Human–cobot interaction fluency and cobot operators’ job performance. The mediating role of work engagement: A survey	11
Robotic odor source localization via adaptive bio-inspired navigation using fuzzy inference methods	11
Spatiotemporal chaotification of delta robot mixer for homogeneous graphene nanocomposite dispersing	11
Improving robot dual-system motor learning with intrinsically motivated meta-control and latent-space experience imagination	11
Associated Reality: A cognitive Human–Machine Layer for autonomous driving	11
Safe deep learning-based global path planning using a fast collision-free path generator	11
A spiking network classifies human sEMG signals and triggers finger reflexes on a robotic hand	11
Dynamics evaluation of 2UPU/SP parallel mechanism for a 5-DOF hybrid robot considering gravity	11
Domain adversarial transfer for cross-domain and task-constrained grasp pose detection	11
An alternative approach for robot localization inside pipes using RF spatial fadings	11
An adaptive learning and control framework based on dynamic movement primitives with application to human–robot handovers	11
Application of the unscented Kalman filter in position estimation a case study on a robot for precise positioning	11
Hierarchical forest based fast online loop closure for low-latency consistent visual-inertial SLAM	10
VisibleSim: A behavioral simulation framework for lattice modular robots	10
Subject-specific compliance control of an upper-limb bilateral robotic system	10
Joint semantic segmentation of road objects and lanes using Convolutional Neural Networks	10
A neural network based framework for variable impedance skills learning from demonstrations	10
PTPGC: Pedestrian trajectory prediction by graph attention network with ConvLSTM	10
Rapid path planning for Dubins vehicles under environmental currents	10
Object-RPE: Dense 3D reconstruction and pose estimation with convolutional neural networks	10
Particle filter refinement based on clustering procedures for high-dimensional localization and mapping systems	10
Area-Coverage Planning for Spray-based Surface Disinfection with a Mobile Manipulator	10
Dynamics compensation of impedance-based motion control for LHDS of legged robot	10
Finite-time disturbance reconstruction and robust fractional-order controller design for hybrid port-Hamiltonian dynamics of biped robots	10
Semi-autonomous control of prosthetic hands based on multimodal sensing, human grasp demonstration and user intention	10
Footstep planning of humanoid robot in ROS environment using Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) deep learning	10
A novel UAV path planning algorithm to search for floating objects on the ocean surface based on object’s trajectory prediction by regression	10
A connectivity preserving node permutation local method in limited range robotic networks	10
Engineering efficient and massively parallel 3D self-reconfiguration using sandboxing, scaffolding and coating	10
A comprehensive grasp taxonomy of continuum robots	10
Static map generation from 3D LiDAR point clouds exploiting ground segmentation	10
A wearable sensor vest for social humanoid robots with GPGPU, IoT, and modular software architecture	10
Robust gait design for a compass gait biped on slippery surfaces	10
Parameterised robotic system meta-model expressed by Hierarchical Petri nets	10
Adaptive parallel reflex- and decoupled CPG-based control for complex bipedal locomotion	9
Vision-based posture-consistent teleoperation of robotic arm using multi-stage deep neural network	9
C-Nav: Distributed coordination in crowded multi-agent navigation	9
DWnet: Deep-wide network for 3D action recognition	9
Wheeled motion kinematics and control of a hybrid mobility CENTAURO robot	9
Robust continuous motion strategy against muscle rupture using online learning of redundant intersensory networks for musculoskeletal humanoids	9
Optimization techniques for Multi-Robot Task Allocation problems: Review on the state-of-the-art	9
Robot gaining accurate pouring skills through self-supervised learning and generalization	9
Nonlinear ESO-based tracking control for warehouse mobile robots with detachable loads	9
Directional optimal reciprocal collision avoidance	9
Energy efficient path planning for autonomous ground vehicles with ackermann steering	9
MPTP: Motion-planning-aware task planning for navigation in belief space	9
Development and application of key technologies for Guide Dog Robot: A systematic literature review	9
ColMap: A memory-efficient occupancy grid mapping framework	9
Specification, stochastic modeling and analysis of interactive service robotic applications	9
Unsupervised skill transfer learning for autonomous robots using distributed Growing Self Organizing Maps	9
A fault-tolerant sensor fusion in mobile robots using multiple model Kalman filters	9
Design of intelligent fire-fighting robot based on multi-sensor fusion and experimental study on fire scene patrol	9
Multi-fingered grasping force optimization based on generalized penalty-function concepts	8
Appearance-invariant place recognition by adversarially learning disentangled representation	8
Addressing time discrepancy between digital and physical twins	8
Modeling and experimental analysis of a multi-rod parallel continuum robot using the Cosserat theory	8
Person-Following Controller with Socially Acceptable Robot Motion	8
Design and development of software stack of an autonomous vehicle using robot operating system	8
Dynamic obstacle avoidance for Multi-rotor UAV using chance-constraints based on obstacle velocity	8
A non-potential orthogonal vector field method for more efficient robot navigation and control	8
TDOA based localization and its application to the initialization of LiDAR based autonomous robots	8
Design, development and evaluation of latex harvesting robot based on flexible Toggle	8
Research on optimized time-synchronous online trajectory generation method for a robot arm	8
Environment-adaptive learning from demonstration for proactive assistance in human–robot collaborative tasks	8
Geometric and constrained control for a string of tethered drones	8
Hybrid autonomous controller for bipedal robot balance with deep reinforcement learning and pattern generators	8
Formation control of distance and orientation based-model of an omnidirectional robot and a quadrotor UAV	8
Adaptive visual servo control law for finite-time tracking to land quadrotor on moving platform using virtual reticle algorithm	8
Development of 3UPU-I parallel sensor with six division-force limbs for measuring robotic wrist load	8
Intrinsically compliant parallel robot for fractured femur reduction: Mechanism optimization and control	8
A lobster-inspired articulated shaft for minimally invasive surgery	8
Coordination approaches for multi-item pickup and delivery in logistic scenarios	8
Comparative study of self tuning, adaptive and multiplexing FTC strategies for successive failures in an Octorotor UAV	8
Robotic manipulation based on 3-D visual servoing and deep neural networks	8
CorAl: Introspection for robust radar and lidar perception in diverse environments using differential entropy	8
Evolutionary Tabu Inverted Ant Cellular Automata with Elitist Inertia for swarm robotics as surrogate method in surveillance task using e-Puck architecture	8
Constrained visual predictive control of tendon-driven continuum robots	8
Distributed safe planning for satisfying minimal temporal relaxations of TWTL specifications	8
Change detection using weighted features for image-based localization	8
INDI-based aggressive quadrotor flight control with position and attitude constraints	8
Peg-in-hole assembly in live-line maintenance based on generative mapping and searching network	7
Towards a systematic computational framework for modeling multi-agent decision-making at micro level for smart vehicles in a smart world	7
Estimation of body direction based on gait for service robot applications	7
Stochastic triangular mesh mapping: A terrain mapping technique for autonomous mobile robots	7