Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Article	Citations
A review on absolute visual localization for UAV	90
Robotics and artificial intelligence in healthcare during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review	84
A survey of Behavior Trees in robotics and AI	81
Review of snake robots in constrained environments	76
Flexible gait transition for six wheel-legged robot with unstructured terrains	69
A review of GNSS-independent UAV navigation techniques	58
An efficient RRT cache method in dynamic environments for path planning	56
Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems: A survey on recent developments and research opportunities	52
Combining reinforcement learning with rule-based controllers for transparent and general decision-making in autonomous driving	50
A survey of robot manipulation in contact	49
Enhanced ant colony algorithm with communication mechanism for mobile robot path planning	48
ROS-based trajectory tracking control for autonomous tracked vehicle using optimized backstepping and sliding mode control	46
Fast-moving piezoelectric micro-robotic fish with double caudal fins	45
Perceived safety in physical human–robot interaction—A survey	45
Human–robot collaboration in sensorless assembly task learning enhanced by uncertainties adaptation via Bayesian Optimization	45
A survey on human-aware robot navigation	45
Jumping over obstacles with MIT Cheetah 2	45
Modest-vocabulary loop-closure detection with incremental bag of tracked words	44
Fixed-Wing UAVs flocking in continuous spaces: A deep reinforcement learning approach	44
Multi-Spectral Image Synthesis for Crop/Weed Segmentation in Precision Farming	42
Simulation-based lidar super-resolution for ground vehicles	41
A magnetic crawler wall-climbing robot with capacity of high payload on the convex surface	40
Dual-view 3D object recognition and detection via Lidar point cloud and camera image	39
Teleoperation methods and enhancement techniques for mobile robots: A comprehensive survey	38
FUHAR: A transformable wheel-legged hybrid mobile robot	37

Collective navigation of a multi-robot system in an unknown environment	37
GR-LOAM: LiDAR-based sensor fusion SLAM for ground robots on complex terrain	37
Visual detection and tracking algorithms for minimally invasive surgical instruments: A comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art	36
A survey on the design and evolution of social robots — Past, present and future	36
Planning the sequence of tasks for harvesting robots	35
Real-time deep learning approach to visual servo control and grasp detection for autonomous robotic manipulation	34
Vision-based manipulation of deformable and rigid objects using subspace projections of 2D contours	34
Fuzzy controlled humanoid robots: A literature review	33
Heuristic-based method for conflict discovery of shared control between humans and autonomous systems - A driving automation case study	33
Overcoming some drawbacks of Dynamic Movement Primitives	32
Autonomous drone race: A computationally efficient vision-based navigation and control strategy	32
Uncertain moving obstacles avoiding method in 3D arbitrary path planning for a spherical underwater robot	32
Robust deflection control and analysis of a fishing rod-type flexible robotic manipulator for collaborative robotics	32
Planning the trajectory of an autonomous wheel loader and tracking its trajectory via adaptive model predictive control	31
Driver identification using only the CAN-Bus vehicle data through an RCN deep learning approach	31
A new approach to time-optimal trajectory planning with torque and jerk limits for robot	30
Coupled task scheduling for heterogeneous multi-robot system of two robot types performing complex-schedule order fulfillment tasks	30
A novel path planning methodology for automated valet parking based on directional graph search and geometry curve	30
Hybrid force/position control in workspace of robotic manipulator in uncertain environments based on adaptive fuzzy control	30
A survey on soft lower limb cable-driven wearable robots without rigid links and joints	28
Optimal trajectory planning for cinematography with multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles	28
Hybrid Global Positioning System-Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System based autonomous mobile robot navigation	28
Assist-As-Needed control of a hip exoskeleton based on a novel strength index	28
A review of terrain detection systems for applications in locomotion assistance	27
A novel coordinated motion planner based on capability map for autonomous mobile manipulator	27
Rapidly-exploring Random Trees multi-robot map exploration under optimization framework	26
Exploring factors influencing the acceptance of social robots among early adopters and mass market representatives	26
Unsupervised semantic clustering and localization for mobile robotics tasks	26
A comparative look at two formation control approaches based on optimization and algebraic graph theory	25
External six-bar mechanism rehabilitation device for index finger: Development and shape synthesis	25
An integrated algorithm for ego-vehicle and obstacles state estimation for autonomous driving	25
Reinforcement learning control for the swimming motions of a beaver-like, single-legged robot based on biological inspiration	25
Power solutions for autonomous mobile robots: A survey	24
A Review of quadrotor UAV: Control and SLAM methodologies ranging from conventional to innovative approaches	24
Enhancing satellite semantic maps with ground-level imagery	24
A survey of multi-agent Human–Robot Interaction systems	23
Cooperative distributed nonlinear model predictive control of a formation of differentially-driven mobile robots	23
On deep learning techniques to boost monocular depth estimation for autonomous navigation	23
Learning compliant robotic movements based on biomimetic motor adaptation	23
UV Disinfection Robots: A Review	22
Multimodality robotic systems: Integrated combined legged-aerial mobility for subterranean search-and-rescue	22
CL-MAPF: Multi-Agent Path Finding for Car-Like robots with kinematic and spatiotemporal constraints	21
A systematic mapping study of robotics in human care	21
Robot skill learning in latent space of a deep autoencoder neural network	21
Multi-robot task allocation in disaster response: Addressing dynamic tasks with deadlines and robots with range and payload constraints	21
Design and characterization of a lightweight underactuated RACA hand exoskeleton for neurorehabilitation	21
An adaptive framework of real-time continuous gait phase variable estimation for lower-limb wearable robots	21
Uncalibrated stereo vision with deep learning for 6-DOF pose estimation for a robot arm system	21
Visual Place Recognition by spatial matching of high-level CNN features	21
Kinematic and dynamic manipulability analysis for free-floating space robots with closed chain constraints	20

Real-time wildfire monitoring with a fleet of UAVs	20
A Survey on the autonomous exploration of confined subterranean spaces: Perspectives from real-word and industrial robotic deployments	20
A literature review of sensor heads for humanoid robots	20
A collaborative robot for COVID-19 oropharyngeal swabbing	20
6D pose estimation with combined deep learning and 3D vision techniques for a fast and accurate object grasping	19
Multi-UAV trajectory planning using gradient-based sequence minimal optimization	19
Vehicle tracking with Kalman filter using online situation assessment	19
Safe path planning for UAV urban operation under GNSS signal occlusion risk	19
Mathematical approach for the design configuration of magnetic system with multiple electromagnets	19
A novel odor source localization system based on particle filtering and information entropy	19
The semantic PHD filter for multi-class target tracking: From theory to practice	19
An innovative bio-inspired flight controller for quad-rotor drones: Quad-rotor drone learning to fly using reinforcement learning	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
Skill learning for robotic assembly based on visual perspectives and force sensing	18
Multi-robot task allocation clustering based on game theory	17
Robot exploration of indoor environments using incomplete and inaccurate prior knowledge	17
Real-time identification and avoidance of simultaneous static and dynamic obstacles on point cloud for UAVs navigation	17
Dynamic prioritized motion coordination of multi-AGV systems	17
A benchmark for point clouds registration algorithms	17
A fast robotic arm gravity compensation updating approach for industrial application using sparse selection and reconstruction	17
The PoundCloud framework for ROS-based cloud robotics: Case studies on autonomous navigation and human–robot interaction	17
Exploring relationships between design features and system usability of intelligent car human–machine interface	17
A ROS framework for the extrinsic calibration of intelligent vehicles: A multi-sensor, multi-modal approach	17
Optimization techniques for Multi-Robot Task Allocation problems: Review on the state-of-the-art	17
Fuzzy logic compliance adaptation for an assist-as-needed controller on the Gait Rehabilitation Exoskeleton (GAREX)	16
Obstacle avoidance in dynamic environments based on velocity space optimization	16
Nonlinear MPC for collision-free and deadlock-free navigation of multiple nonholonomic mobile robots	16
Advanced mapping robot and high-resolution dataset	16
SkillMaN — A skill-based robotic manipulation framework based on perception and reasoning	16
A chaotic path planning generator enhanced by a memory technique	16
A probabilistic framework for learning geometry-based robot manipulation skills	16
Range-based target localization and pursuit with autonomous vehicles: An approach using posterior CRLB and model predictive control	16
Bimanual telemanipulation with force and haptic feedback through an anthropomorphic avatar system	16
Semi-autonomous control of prosthetic hands based on multimodal sensing, human grasp demonstration and user intention	16
Battery charge scheduling in long-life autonomous mobile robots via multi-objective decision making under uncertainty	16
Long-term vehicle localization in urban environments based on pole landmarks extracted from 3-D lidar scans	16
Towards real-time forest inventory using handheld LiDAR	15
Marine locomotion: A tethered UAV-Buoy system with surge velocity control	15
Cooperative step-climbing strategy using an autonomous wheelchair and a robot	15
FinnForest dataset: A forest landscape for visual SLAM	15
Human–cobot interaction fluency and cobot operators’ job performance. The mediating role of work engagement: A survey	15
Enhancing continuous control of mobile robots for end-to-end visual active tracking	15
An assistive upper-limb exoskeleton controlled by multi-modal interfaces for severely impaired patients: development and experimental assessment	15
Grasp prediction and evaluation of multi-fingered dexterous hands using deep learning	15
Robust biped locomotion using deep reinforcement learning on top of an analytical control approach	15
Multi-modal feature fusion for better understanding of human personality traits in social human–robot interaction	15
Kinematic sensitivity analysis of manipulators using a novel dimensionless index	15
iRotate: Active Visual SLAM for Omnidirectional Robots	14
A multi-finger robot system for adaptive landing gear and aerial manipulation	14
LiDAR–camera calibration method based on ranging statistical characteristics and improved RANSAC algorithm	14
An analysis of international use of robots for COVID-19	14
Output-feedback robust saturated actor–critic multi-layer neural network controller for multi-body electrically driven tractors with 14
Design and experimental validation of a robust model predictive control for the optimal trajectory tracking of a small-scale autonomous bulldozer	14
Feasibility analysis of using the hp-adaptive Radau pseudospectral method for minimum-effort collision-free docking operations of AUV	14
Ontology-based knowledge management with verbal interaction for command interpretation and execution by home service robots	14
A Robust Stereo Feature-aided Semi-direct SLAM System	14
LIDAR based detection of road boundaries using the density of accumulated point clouds and their gradients	14
Adaptive neural fuzzy reasoning method for recognizing human movement gait phase	14
Object-RPE: Dense 3D reconstruction and pose estimation with convolutional neural networks	14
ChildBot: Multi-robot perception and interaction with children	13
A neural network based framework for variable impedance skills learning from demonstrations	13
Gaussian process-based nonlinear predictive control for visual servoing of constrained mobile robots with unknown dynamics	13
Monocular vision-based gripping of objects	13
An alternative approach for robot localization inside pipes using RF spatial fadings	13
Dynamics evaluation of 2UPU/SP parallel mechanism for a 5-DOF hybrid robot considering gravity	13
Fast robotic pencil drawing based on image evolution by means of genetic algorithm	13
Designing user-centric programming aids for kinesthetic teaching of collaborative robots	13
Cooperative Artificial Intelligence for underwater robotic swarm	13
ColMap: A memory-efficient occupancy grid mapping framework	13
Robotic odor source localization via adaptive bio-inspired navigation using fuzzy inference methods	13
Backstepping control for a UAV-manipulator tuned by Cuckoo Search algorithm	13
Heat conduction combined grid-based optimization method for reconfigurable pavement sweeping robot path planning	13
Safe deep learning-based global path planning using a fast collision-free path generator	13
Dynamic obstacle avoidance for Multi-rotor UAV using chance-constraints based on obstacle velocity	12
Nonlinear ESO-based tracking control for warehouse mobile robots with detachable loads	12
Directional optimal reciprocal collision avoidance	12
A novel UAV path planning algorithm to search for floating objects on the ocean surface based on object’s trajectory prediction by regression	12
APPL: Adaptive Planner Parameter Learning	12
Associated Reality: A cognitive Human–Machine Layer for autonomous driving	12

Dynamics compensation of impedance-based motion control for LHDS of legged robot	12
Overtaking decision and trajectory planning in highway via hierarchical architecture of conditional state machine and chance constrained model predictive control	12
Development and validation of a ROS-based mobile robotic platform for human gait analysis applications	12
Domain adversarial transfer for cross-domain and task-constrained grasp pose detection	12
A fault-tolerant sensor fusion in mobile robots using multiple model Kalman filters	12
Collaborative human-autonomy semantic sensing through structured POMDP planning	12
Learning to see through the haze: Multi-sensor learning-fusion System for Vulnerable Traffic Participant Detection in Fog	12
PTPGC: Pedestrian trajectory prediction by graph attention network with ConvLSTM	12
Cross-entropy based stochastic optimization of robot trajectories using heteroscedastic continuous-time Gaussian processes	12
Robotic manipulation based on 3-D visual servoing and deep neural networks	12
Human-friendly control system design for two-wheeled service robot with optimal control approach	12
VisibleSim: A behavioral simulation framework for lattice modular robots	11
A comprehensive grasp taxonomy of continuum robots	11
Rapid path planning for Dubins vehicles under environmental currents	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
Improving robot dual-system motor learning with intrinsically motivated meta-control and latent-space experience imagination	11
A spiking network classifies human sEMG signals and triggers finger reflexes on a robotic hand	11
Static map generation from 3D LiDAR point clouds exploiting ground segmentation	11
Environment-adaptive learning from demonstration for proactive assistance in human–robot collaborative tasks	11
Receding Horizon Task and Motion Planning in Changing Environments	11
Hierarchical forest based fast online loop closure for low-latency consistent visual-inertial SLAM	11
Area-Coverage Planning for Spray-based Surface Disinfection with a Mobile Manipulator	11
Spatiotemporal chaotification of delta robot mixer for homogeneous graphene nanocomposite dispersing	11
Energy efficient path planning for autonomous ground vehicles with ackermann steering	11
Development and application of key technologies for Guide Dog Robot: A systematic literature review	11
INDI-based aggressive quadrotor flight control with position and attitude constraints	10
Finite-time disturbance reconstruction and robust fractional-order controller design for hybrid port-Hamiltonian dynamics of biped robots	10
Robust gait design for a compass gait biped on slippery surfaces	10
Constrained visual predictive control of tendon-driven continuum robots	10
Particle filter refinement based on clustering procedures for high-dimensional localization and mapping systems	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 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
Parameterised robotic system meta-model expressed by Hierarchical Petri nets	10
Vision-based posture-consistent teleoperation of robotic arm using multi-stage deep neural network	10
A vision-based virtual fixture with robot learning for teleoperation	10
Specification, stochastic modeling and analysis of interactive service robotic applications	10
Adaptive path planning for UAVs for multi-resolution semantic segmentation	10
MPTP: Motion-planning-aware task planning for navigation in belief space	10
Design and development of software stack of an autonomous vehicle using robot operating system	10
TDOA based localization and its application to the initialization of LiDAR based autonomous robots	10
Joint semantic segmentation of road objects and lanes using Convolutional Neural Networks	10