Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Article	Citations
Optimal path planning for unmanned aerial vehicles with multiple round-trip flights in coverage tasks	189
Dexterous in-hand manipulation of slender cylindrical objects through deep reinforcement learning with tactile sensing	153
Editorial Board	148
High-safety path optimization for mobile robots using an improved ant colony algorithm with integrated repulsive field rules	136
Navigating the blame game: Investigating automated vehicle fault in collisions under mixed traffic conditions	117
Three-dimensional magnetometer calibration using higher order models embedded into neural networks	110
Analysis of vision-based Air-to-Air UAV detection using YOLO based architectures	109
Robust fault-tolerant control of quadrotors under simultaneous multiple faults and input/state delays	106
Real-time identification and avoidance of simultaneous static and dynamic obstacles on point cloud for UAVs navigation	97
Strategies for large scale elastic and semantic LiDAR reconstruction	91
A multi-locomotion clustered tensegrity mobile robot with fewer actuators	90
Development and evaluation of fiber reinforced modular soft actuators and an individualized soft rehabilitation glove	87
The PoundCloud framework for ROS-based cloud robotics: Case studies on autonomous navigation and human–robot interaction	82
Deep reinforcement learning of event-triggered communication and consensus-based control for distributed cooperative transport	80
Social interaction model enhanced with speculation stage for human trajectory prediction	80
Human-inspired dynamic obstacle and inter-collision avoidance algorithm for humanoid biped robots	79
Approximate sequential optimization for informative path planning	79
An adaptive framework for trajectory following in changing-contact robot manipulation tasks	76
Distributed cooperative pursuit with encirclement guarantee via robust model predictive control	66
dGrasp: NeRF-Informed implicit grasp policies with supervised optimization slopes	64
RainSD: Rain style diversification module for image synthesis enhancement using feature-level style distribution	62
POE-based kinematic calibration for serial robots using left-invariant error representation and decomposed iterative method	61
Goal-aware generative adversarial imitation learning from imperfect demonstration for robotic cloth manipulation	60
A survey on the design and evolution of social robots — Past, present and future	60
An explainable deep learning model for automated classification and localization of microrobots by functionality using ultrasound images	59

An exploratory study of software engineering in heavy-duty mobile machine automation	59
Stackelberg game approach for resource allocation in device-to-device communication with heterogeneous networks	57
Spherical rolling robots—Design, modeling, and control: A systematic literature review	53
A novel hybrid swarm intelligence algorithm for solving TSP and desired-path-based online obstacle avoidance strategy for AUV	53
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	52
Design of 9-DOF humanoid arms inspired by the human’s inner shoulder to enhance versatility and workspace	51
Pose accuracy improvement in robotic machining by visually-guided method and experimental investigation	51
Editorial Board	51
Editorial Board	51
Fuzzy dynamical system for robot learning motion skills from human demonstration	46
Special Issue on the 9th European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR 2019)	45
Planning and control of multi-robot-object systems under temporal logic tasks and uncertain dynamics	42
Editorial Board	40
iCORPP: Interleaved commonsense reasoning and probabilistic planning on robots	40
TRUSTS: A novel treadmill-based multifunctional testing system for performance evaluation of wheeled planetary exploration rover	39
Receding Horizon Task and Motion Planning in Changing Environments	39
Learning differentiable dynamics models for shape control of deformable linear objects	38
Reinforcement learning in robotic motion planning by combined experience-based planning and self-imitation learning	37
A survey of multi-agent Human–Robot Interaction systems	37
Cooperative Artificial Intelligence for underwater robotic swarm	36
Robotics and artificial intelligence in healthcare during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review	36
Virtual framework customizing wearable mechanisms: An application to gait-assistive mobile hip robots	35
Editorial Board	34
Rebar-tying Robot based on machine vision and coverage path planning	34
Learning and extrapolation of robotic skills using task-parameterized equation learner networks	31
Editorial Board	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
Autonomous cooperative wall building by a team of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the MBZIRC 2020 competition	30
Knowledge triggering, extraction and storage via human–robot verbal interaction	30
Enhancing recycling efficiency: A rapid glass bottle sorting gripper	30
Environment-adaptive learning from demonstration for proactive assistance in human–robot collaborative tasks	28
Editorial Board	28
Sampling-based time-optimal path parameterization with jerk constraints for robotic manipulation	28
Enhancing free-space transparency with discrete energy-based compensation in physical human–robot interaction	27
Upper limb power-assist wearable robot for handling repetitive medium- to low-weight loads in daily logistics tasks	27
Learning multi-robot task allocation using capsule networks and attention mechanism	27
Editorial Board	27
Transformer-based aerial robot tracking system in environments with wind disturbances	27
Learning latent causal factors from the intricate sensor feedback of contact-rich robotic assembly tasks	26
Energy efficient path planning for autonomous ground vehicles with ackermann steering	26
Perceived safety in physical human–robot interaction—A survey	25
DynaTM-SLAM: Fast filtering of dynamic feature points and object-based localization in dynamic indoor environments	25
Addressing time discrepancy between digital and physical twins	25
Continuous mapping of large surfaces with a quality inspection robot	25
Multitask control of aerial manipulator robots with dynamic compensation based on numerical methods	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
Informed sampling space driven robot informative path planning	25
Robotic co-manipulation of deformable linear objects for large deformation tasks	25
Editorial Board	25
VR-supported method for studying the MPC algorithm in controlling snake robot motion	24

Experimental comparison of the effect of the number of redundant rotors on the fault tolerance performance for the proposed multilayer UAV	24
Model checking embedded adaptive cruise controllers	24
A resilient solution to Range-Only SLAM based on a decoupled landmark range and bearing reconstruction	24
A nonlinear state estimation framework for humanoid robots	24
A Collision-free path planning approach based on rule guided lazy-PRM with repulsion field for gantry welding robots	24
Formal and scalable multi-robot coordination methods for long horizon tasks with time uncertainty	24
Learning temporal maps of dynamics for mobile robots	24
Humanoid motion generation in a world of stairs	24
Informed expansion for informative path planning via online distribution learning	24
Visual detection and tracking algorithms for minimally invasive surgical instruments: A comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art	24
Towards field deployment of MAVs in adaptive exploration of GPS-denied subterranean environments	23
Real-time terrain anomaly perception for safe robot locomotion using a digital double framework	23
Entropy-based tuning approach for Q-learning in an unstructured environment	23
Editorial Board	23
Improving obstacle boundary representations in predictive occupancy mapping	23
A robust and compliant framework for legged mobile manipulators using virtual model control and whole-body control	23
Fall analysis and prediction for humanoids	22
Semi-autonomous unmanned aerial manipulator teleoperation for push-and-slide inspection using parallel force/vision control	22
Inspection robot GPS outages localization based on error Kalman filter and deep learning	22
Interaction-aware motion planning and control based on game theory with human-in-the-loop validation	22
Automatic control for swing-free control of suctioned products in robotic pick-and-place operations	22
Evaluating the influence of UEXO-II on human performance: A torque and muscle level analysis	22
A Signal Temporal Logic approach for task-based coordination of multi-aerial systems: A wind turbine inspection case study	22
Robotic assembly strategy via reinforcement learning based on force and visual information	22
Editorial Board	21
Optimal contractor for triangle constraint	21
NNPP: A learning-based heuristic model for accelerating optimal path planning on uneven terrain	21
DROPO: Sim-to-real transfer with offline domain randomization	20
Depth accuracy analysis of the ZED 2i Stereo Camera in an indoor Environment	20
A Riemannian metric for geometry-aware singularity avoidance by articulated robots	20
A study of robotic search strategy for multi-radiation sources in unknown environments	20
Practical whole-body elasto-geometric calibration of a humanoid robot: Application to the TALOS robot	20
Real-time adaptive impedance compensator using simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation for enhanced physical human–robot interaction transparency	20
Human leading or following preferences: Effects on human perception of the robot and the human–robot collaboration	20
A survey of demonstration learning	20
Editorial Board	20
A formal framework for the specification and verification of robotic skills composition for autonomous behaviors	20
Evaluation of safety-related performance of wearable lower limb exoskeleton robot (WLLER): A systematic review	20
Robust adaptive control for aggressive quadrotor maneuvers via 19
Correct and efficient UAV missions based on temporal planning and in-flight hybrid simulations	19
“Reinforcement learning particle swarm optimization based trajectory planning of autonomous ground vehicle using 2D LiDAR point cloud”	19
Challenges: Strong impact operation robots—motion analysis, transient measurement, and vibration suppression strategy	19
A feedback-based manoeuvre planner for nonprehensile magnetic micromanipulation of large microscopic biological objects	19
Path tracking control strategy for off-road 4WS4WD vehicle based on robust model predictive control	19
Virtual attention points: Bridging human movement characteristics and dexterous robot motion generation	19
ECO-CPP: Energy constrained online coverage path planning	19
CMFFN: An efficient cross-modal feature fusion network for semantic segmentation	19
Self-supervised prediction of the intention to interact with a service robot	19
Comparative analysis of multiple YOLO-based target detectors and trackers for ADAS in edge devices	18
Toward best practices in embedded ethics: Suggestions for interdisciplinary technology development	18
A multimodal loop closure fusion for autonomous vehicles SLAM	18
Lifelong mapping in the wild: Novel strategies for ensuring map stability and accuracy over time evaluated on thousands of robots	18
A collaborative robot for COVID-19 oropharyngeal swabbing	18
Editorial Board	18
Hybrid compliant control with variable-stiffness wrist for assembly and grinding application	18
Pyramidal 3D feature fusion on polar grids for fast and robust traversability analysis on CPU	18
Vibration suppression of redundantly controlled cable-driven parallel robots	18
Safe multi-agent drone control using control barrier functions and acceleration fields	18
Efficient reinforcement learning with least-squares soft Bellman residual for robotic grasping	18
Precise hand–eye calibration method based on spatial distance and epipolar constraints	18
A degree of flowability for virtual tubes	17
A control strategy for point stabilization and trajectory tracking of wheeled mobile robots	17
DAPTP: Distributed Awareness Planner using Time Potential for dynamic target search	17
Exploiting robot abstractions in episodic RL via reward shaping and heuristics	17
Automatic extension of a symbolic mobile manipulation skill set	17
Delay compensated state estimation for Telepresence robot navigation	17
Symbolic representation of what robots are taught in one demonstration	17
A review of advances in underwater humanoid robots for human–machine cooperation	17
Implementation and observability analysis of visual-inertial-wheel odometry with robust initialization and online extrinsic calibration	17
Bimanual dynamic grabbing and tossing of objects onto a moving target	17
Active control strategy of lower limb exoskeleton based on variable admittance control	17
Learning to Control Highly Accelerated Ballistic Movements on Muscular Robots	17
Towards real-time forest inventory using handheld LiDAR	17
Editorial Board	17
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
Reinforcement learning control for the swimming motions of a beaver-like, single-legged robot based on biological inspiration	17
Extremum seeking control for the trajectory tracking of a skid steering vehicle via averaged sub-gradient integral sliding-mode theory	17
MOVRO2: Loosely coupled monocular visual radar odometry using factor graph optimization	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
Safe deep learning-based global path planning using a fast collision-free path generator	16
Time optimal multi-base placement planning for mobile measuring manipulator considering reachable and non-singular constraints	16
Reinforcement learning-based optimal formation control of multiple robotic rollers in cooperative rolling compaction	16
Fusion innovation: Multi-scale dilated collaborative model of ConvNeXt and MSDA for fault diagnosis	16
The XBot2 real-time middleware for robotics	16
Robot localization aided by quantum algorithms	16
Estimation of aerodynamic effects in coaxial rotors for UAVs using fractional Unscented Kalman Filter and DCSV	16
Editorial Board	16
Hybrid brain-computer interfacing paradigm for assistive robotics	16
Design and development of a locomotion interface for virtual reality lower-body haptic interaction	16
Machine learning-based inverse kinematics scalability for prismatic tensegrity structural manipulators	16
Development of a soft gripper for replicating human grasps in forest nursery tasks	15
Light deep learning models enriched with Entangled features for RGB-D semantic segmentation	15
Editorial Board	15
A feasibility-driven MPC scheme for robust gait generation in humanoids	15
Editorial Board	15
Quasi-static balancing for biped robot to perform extreme postures using ducted-fan propulsion system	15
An overactuated aerial robot based on cooperative quadrotors attached through passive universal joints: Modeling, control and 6-DoF trajectory tracking	15
Consistency optimal coordination control of underground heavy-load robot in nonstructural environment	15
Tracking control with active and passive training cycle switching for rehabilitation training walker	14
Lane-changing and overtaking trajectory planning for autonomous vehicles with multi-performance optimization considering static and dynamic obstacles	14
Sobol sequence RRT* and numerical optimal joint algorithm-based automatic parking trajectory planning of four-wheel steering vehicles	14
Online task segmentation by merging symbolic and data-driven skill recognition during kinesthetic teaching	14
LiODOM: Adaptive local mapping for robust LiDAR-only odometry	14
Direct trajectory optimization of macro-micro robotic system using a Gauss pseudospectral framework	14
Collision-free path planning for multiple robots using efficient turn-angle assignment	14
Recent advancements in soft ankle/knee exoskeletons technologies: systems, actuation and control	14
Cooperative Formation Control Strategy for Multi-robot System Based on APF Algorithm and Sliding Mode Estimator	14
Mapless navigation via Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning with memory-decaying novelty	14
Mobile robot’s path-planning and path-tracking in static and dynamic environments: Dynamic programming approach	14
MVGrasp: Real-time multi-view 3D object grasping in highly cluttered environments	14
Robotic picking in dense clutter via domain invariant learning from synthetic dense cluttered rendering	14
Optimization techniques for Multi-Robot Task Allocation problems: Review on the state-of-the-art	14
LightDepth: A resource efficient depth estimation approach for dealing with ground truth sparsity via curriculum learning	14
APPL: Adaptive Planner Parameter Learning	14
Hierarchical probabilistic graphical models for multi-UAV cooperative pursuit in dynamic environments	14
A new approach to smooth path planning of Ackerman mobile robot based on improved ACO algorithm and B-spline curve	14
Performance analysis of buck converter with fractional PID controller using hybrid technique	14
A constraint embedding approach for dynamics modeling of parallel kinematic manipulators with hybrid limbs	14
RobustStateNet: Robust ego vehicle state estimation for Autonomous Driving	14
Ring Gaussian Mixture Modelling and Regression for collaborative robots	14
Visual place recognition for aerial imagery: A survey	13
Social robot navigation through constrained optimization: A comprehensive study of uncertainty-based objectives and constraints in the simulated and real world	13
Online learning of MPC for autonomous racing	13
Observer-based model-free controller for the perturbations estimation and attenuation in robotic plants	13
Tendon-driven based extensible soft robot with variable stiffness	13
Fault tolerant position control of soft bending actuator in the presence of actuator leakage	13
An analytical differential kinematics-based method for controlling tendon-driven continuum robots	13
Special Issue on the 10th European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR 2021)	13
Design, control and evaluation of a treadmill-based Pelvic Exoskeleton (PeXo) with self-paced walking mode	13
Multi-robot task allocation in disaster response: Addressing dynamic tasks with deadlines and robots with range and payload constraints	13
Backstepping control for a UAV-manipulator tuned by Cuckoo Search algorithm	13
Hierarchical multi-robot strategies synthesis and optimization under individual and collaborative temporal logic specifications	13
Improved ACO algorithm fused with improved Q-Learning algorithm for Bessel curve global path planning of search and rescue robots	13
Editorial Board	13
Defense against smart invaders with swarms of sweeping agents	13
UV Disinfection Robots: A Review	13
Automation of polymer pressing by robotic handling with in-process parameter optimization	13
Hierarchical optimum control of a novel wheel-legged quadruped	13
A distributed multi-robot task allocation method for time-constrained dynamic collective transport	13
Distributed multi-robot potential-field-based exploration with submap-based mapping and noise-augmented strategy	13
A fault-tolerant sensor fusion in mobile robots using multiple model Kalman filters	13