Journal of Field Robotics

Article	Citations
Graph‐based subterranean exploration path planning using aerial and legged robots	119
Pesticide spraying robot for precision agriculture: A categorical literature review and future trends	67
A review of soft manipulator research, applications, and opportunities	62
Emerging UAV technology for disaster detection, mitigation, response, and preparedness	50
CNN‐OHGS: CNN‐oppositional‐based Henry gas solubility optimization model for autonomous vehicle control system	49
Localization for precision navigation in agricultural fields—Beyond crop row following	44
Recent developments and applications of simultaneous localization and mapping in agriculture	43
Computer vision‐based tree trunk and branch identification and shaking points detection in Dense‐Foliage canopy for automated harvesting of apples	42
Gas source localization and mapping with mobile robots: A review	39
Robotic harvesting of the occluded fruits with a precise shape and position reconstruction approach	38
Fast and incremental loop closure detection with deep features and proximity graphs	37
A review for control theory and condition monitoring on construction robots	33
Automation and robotics in the cultivation of pome fruit: Where do we stand today?	32
Weld line recognition and path planning with spherical tank inspection robots	31
Canopy density estimation in perennial horticulture crops using 3D spinning lidar SLAM	28
Toward a gliding hybrid aerial underwater vehicle: Design, fabrication, and experiments	28
DE‐SLAM: SLAM for highly dynamic environment	28
The MADMAX data set for visual‐inertial rover navigation on Mars	27
Adaptive sampling with an autonomous underwater vehicle in static marine environments	27
Diver tracking in open waters: A low‐cost approach based on visual and acoustic sensor fusion	26
Mars curiosity rover mobility trends during the first 7 years	26
Development and performance evaluation of a machine vision system and an integrated prototype for automated green shoot thinning in vineyards	26
Hybridization of ResNet with YOLO classifier for automated paddy leaf disease recognition: An optimized model	25
An autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle system for fast exploration of large complex indoor environments	25
Deep learning with RGB and thermal images onboard a drone for monitoring operations	25

TagLab: AI‐assisted annotation for the fast and accurate semantic segmentation of coral reef orthoimages	24
Sensor‐driven autonomous underwater inspections: A receding‐horizon RRT‐based view planning solution for AUVs	24
TUM autonomous motorsport: An autonomous racing software for the Indy Autonomous Challenge	23
Towards automating construction tasks: Large‐scale object mapping, segmentation, and manipulation	22
Field‐based robotic leaf angle detection and characterization of maize plants using stereo vision and deep convolutional neural networks	21
Gait optimization of step climbing for a hexapod robot	21
Ocean front detection and tracking using a team of heterogeneous marine vehicles	20
Consistent decentralized cooperative localization for autonomous vehicles using LiDAR, GNSS, and HD maps	20
EIL‐SLAM: Depth‐enhanced edge‐based infrared‐LiDAR SLAM	18
A real‐time quadrotor trajectory planning framework based on B‐spline and nonuniform kinodynamic search	18
A review of path following control strategies for autonomous robotic vehicles: Theory, simulations, and experiments	18
Development of a mobile robot for safe mechanical evacuation of hazardous bulk materials in industrial confined spaces	17
A modular agricultural robotic system (MARS) for precision farming: Concept and implementation	17
Terrain‐aided navigation for long‐range AUVs in dynamic under‐mapped environments	17
Lifting‐principle‐based design and implementation of fixed‐wing unmanned aerial–underwater vehicle	16
An automated heterogeneous robotic system for radiation surveys: Design and field testing	16
Development, integration, and field evaluation of an autonomous citrus‐harvesting robot	16
Autonomous robotic rock breaking using a real‐time 3D visual perception system	16
On the role of feature and signal selection for terrain learning in planetary exploration robots	16
Design, development, and field evaluation of a rubber tapping robot	16
A systematic literature review of flying ad hoc networks: State‐of‐the‐art, challenges, and perspectives	15
Automated wall‐climbing robot for concrete construction inspection	15
Robotic drilling tests in simulated lunar regolith environment	15
GrowliFlower: An image time‐series dataset for GROWth analysis of cauLIFLOWER	15
Recognition of fruits and vegetables with similar‐color background in natural environment: A survey	14
A more precise way to localize animals using drones	14
Digital twin‐assisted fault diagnosis system for robot joints with insufficient data	14
Highly optimized Q‐learning‐based bees approach for mobile robot path planning in static and dynamic environments	14
Q‐Whex: A simple and highly mobile quasi‐wheeled hexapod robot	14
Navigating high‐speed unmanned surface vehicles: System approach and validations	14
Development of a search and rescue robot system for the underground building environment	13
A multirobot system for autonomous deployment and recovery of a blade crawler for operations and maintenance of offshore wind turbine blades	13
Modular autonomous strawberry picking robotic system	13
Experimental evaluation of Visual‐Inertial Odometry systems for arable farming	13
A strawberry harvest‐aiding system with crop‐transport collaborative robots: Design, development, and field evaluation	13
Learning‐based model predictive control for improved mobile robot path following using Gaussian processes and feedback linearization	11
An automated apple harvesting robot—From system design to field evaluation	11
A systematic literature review on long‐term localization and mapping for mobile robots	11
Hijacking of unmanned surface vehicles: A demonstration of attacks and countermeasures in the field	11
Complete coverage path planning and performance factor analysis for autonomous bulldozer	10
Research on disturbance rejection motion control method of USV for UUV recovery	10
A comprehensive survey on non‐cooperative collision avoidance for micro aerial vehicles: Sensing and obstacle detection	10
Deep learning‐based crop row detection for infield navigation of agri‐robots	10
LiDAR‐based robust localization for field autonomous vehicles in off‐road environments	10
Adaptive end‐effector pose control for tomato harvesting robots	10
Practical path planning techniques in overtaking for autonomous shuttles	10
Towards autonomous selective harvesting: A review of robot perception, robot design, motion planning and control	10
Mobile robotics platform for strawberry sensing and harvesting within precision indoor farming systems	10
Automated construction for human–robot interaction in wooden buildings: Integrated robotic construction and digital design of iSMART wooden arches	10
Reliable Monte Carlo localization for mobile robots	9

Relocalization based on millimeter wave radar point cloud for visually degraded environments	9
An obstacle avoidance strategy for complex obstacles based on artificial potential field method	9
Design and manufacturing a novel screw‐in‐pipe inspection robot with steering capability	9
Bacchus Long‐Term (BLT) data set: Acquisition of the agricultural multimodal BLT data set with automated robot deployment	9
Achievements and future directions in self‐reconfigurable modular robotic systems	9
Vega—A small, low cost, ground robot for nuclear decommissioning	9
Real‐time vibration monitoring and analysis of agricultural tractor drivers using an IoT‐based system	9
Rapid location technology of odor sources by multi‐UAV	9
An efficient online citrus counting system for large‐scale unstructured orchards based on the unmanned aerial vehicle	8
Autonomous aerial robotics for package delivery: A technical review	8
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Underwater UXO detection using magnetometry on hovering AUVs	8
Parent–child‐based navigation method of multiple autonomous underwater vehicles for an underwater self‐completed survey	8
Cooperative acoustic navigation of underwater vehicles without a DVL utilizing a dynamic process model: Theory and field evaluation	8
Design and analysis of a wall‐climbing robot for passive adaptive movement on variable‐curvature metal facades	8
Experimental tests of hybrid VTOL unmanned aerial vehicle designed for surveillance missions and operations in maritime conditions from ship‐based helipads	8
RumexWeeds: A grassland dataset for agricultural robotics	8
Experimental and theoretical analysis on truss construction robot: Automatic grasping and hoisting of concrete composite floor slab	8
A portable off‐road crawling hexapod robot	8
Building information modeling‐based 3D reconstruction and coverage planning enabled automatic painting of interior walls using a novel painting robot in construction	8
Versatile multilinked aerial robot with tilted propellers: Design, modeling, control, and state estimation for autonomous flight and manipulation	8
Autonomous hanging tether management and experimentation for an unmanned air‐surface vehicle team	7
Low complexity visual UAV track navigation using long‐wavelength infrared	7
Combinations of novel hybrid optimization algorithms‐based trajectory planning analysis for an industrial robotic manipulators	7
Mechanical design and wheel–leg–body cooperation control of a step‐climbing robot	7
Kinematic coupling‐based trajectory planning for rotary crane system with double‐pendulum effects and output constraints	7
Traversability analysis for autonomous driving in complex environment: A LiDAR‐based terrain modeling approach	7
A new method for calculating time‐varying torsional stiffness of RV reducers with variable loads and tooth modifications	7
Robust active disturbance rejection control for systems with internal uncertainties: Multirotor UAV application	7
Modeling of flexible metal wheel for pressurized lunar rover and traction performance prediction	6
A high‐resolution AUV navigation framework with integrated communication and tracking for under‐ice deployments	6
YOLOv4‐tiny‐based robust RGB‐D SLAM approach with point and surface feature fusion in complex indoor environments	6
Complete coverage path planning for wheeled agricultural robots	6
Position‐based force tracking adaptive impedance control strategy for robot grinding complex surfaces system	6
Design and development of remote‐control system for two‐wheel paddy transplanter	6
Row‐sensing templates: A generic 3D sensor‐based approach to robot localization with respect to orchard row centerlines	6
Interaction mechanics model for screw‐drive wheel of granary robot traveling on the loose grain terrain	6
Efficient and multifidelity terrain modeling for 3D large‐scale and unstructured environments	6
Automatic vocabulary and graph verification for accurate loop closure detection	5
Nonlinear model predictive control for hydrobatics: Experiments with an underactuated AUV	5
TetraFLEX: Design and kinematic analysis of a novel self‐aligning family of 3T1R parallel manipulators	5
Development of the generator inspection vehicle and the inspection equipment	5
Whole‐body motion planning and control of a quadruped robot for challenging terrain	5
Characterization of motion power loss of off‐road wheeled robot in a slippery terrain	5
Trajectory tracking for quadrotors: An optimization‐based planning followed by controlling approach	5
Projection operator‐based robust adaptive control of an aerial robot with a manipulator	5
State estimation and traversability map construction method of a quadruped robot on soft uneven terrain	5
In situ slip estimation for mobile robots in outdoor environments	5
Roboat III: An autonomous surface vessel for urban transportation	5
Unmanned aircraft flight control aided by phased‐array radio navigation	5
Minimum‐time row transition control of a vision‐guided agricultural robot	5
Design and analysis of a wall‐climbing robot for water wall inspection of thermal power plants	5
Optimization and evaluation of machine–field parameters of remotely controlled two‐wheel paddy transplanter	5
An autonomous robot for shell and tube heat exchanger inspection	5
Development of an automated mobile robotic sprayer to prevent workers' exposure of agro‐chemicals inside polyhouse	5
Deep neural networks to predict autonomous ground vehicle behavior on sloping terrain field	5
ARD‐VO: Agricultural robot data set of vineyards and olive groves	5
Mechanics of bipedal and quadrupedal locomotion on dry and wet granular media	4
Combustion‐enabled underwater vehicles (CUVs) in dynamic fluid environment	4
Insights from autonomy trials of a self‐reconfigurable floor‐cleaning robot in a public food court	4
Design and field test of a foldable wing unmanned aerial–underwater vehicle	4
Sparse point cloud registration and aggregation with mesh‐based generalized iterative closest point	4
MVS‐SLAM: Enhanced multiview geometry for improved semantic RGBD SLAM in dynamic environment	4
Particle filter‐based aerial tracking for moving targets	4
Characteristics of optical flow from aerial thermal imaging, “thermal flow”	4
Merging three‐dimensional occupancy grid maps to support multi‐UAVs cooperative navigation systems	4
Expediting recovery of autonomous underwater vehicles in dynamic mission environments: A system‐of‐systems challenge for underwater warfare	4
Power and energy consumption of skid‐steer rovers turning on loose soil	4
Study on climbing strategy and analysis of Mars rover	4
A motion control framework for autonomous water sampling and swing‐free transportation of a multirotor UAV with a cable‐suspended mechanism	4
Expected position and attitude adjustment control method of coal mine roadway support robot	4
Motion planning in complex urban environments: An industrial application on autonomous last‐mile delivery vehicles	4
Development and test of a Lunar Excavation and Size Separation System (LES3) for the LUVMI‐X rover platform	4
Long future frame prediction using optical flow‐informed deep neural networks for enhancement of robotic teleoperation in high latency environments	4
Vision‐assisted deep stall landing for a fixed‐wing UAV	4
Design, integration, and field evaluation of a robotic blossom thinning system for tree fruit crops	3
Demonstration of localization for construction vehicles using 3D LiDARs installed in the field	3
Optimal guidance track generation for precision agriculture: A review of coverage path planning techniques	3
On‐line estimation of power model parameters for skid‐steer robots with applications in mission energy use prediction	3
ConservationBots: Autonomous aerial robot for fast robust wildlife tracking in complex terrains	3

Autonomous Bayesian escorting of a human integrating intention and obstacle avoidance	3
Earthwork digital twin for teleoperation of an automated bulldozer in edge dumping	3
Research on fault diagnosis of bearings in walking part of wall‐building robot based on roadside acoustic signal	3
A practical method for the deformation of long‐stroke hydraulic manipulators in grasping‐handling tasks	3
Research on joint calibration and compensation of the inclinometer installation and instrument errors in the celestial positioning system	3
Modeling of UAV/RPAS data traffic in space, air, and ground networks	3
Multiobjective trajectory optimization of the wall‐building robot based on RBF–NSGA‐II in an uncertain viscoelastic contact environment	3
Field experiment of autonomous ship navigation in canal and surrounding nearshore environments	3
Research on unmanned electric shovel autonomous driving path tracking control based on improved pure tracking and fuzzy control	3
Comparing real and simulated performance for an off‐road autonomous ground vehicle in obstacle avoidance	3
Robust design and task‐priority control for rescue robot HURCULES	3
Towards fluid force estimation of a water‐jetting aerial robot with hybrid kinematics‐force model	3
An autonomous spraying robot architecture for sucker management in large‐scale hazelnut orchards	3
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Optimization and evaluation of swing leg retraction for a hydraulic biped robot	3
An automated nondestructive testing system for the surface of pressure pipeline welds	3
Actuator fault detection for masonry robot manipulator arm with the interval observer	3
Optimal terminal‐velocity‐control guidance for intercepting non‐cooperative maneuvering quadcopter	3
Research on robotic manipulator fault detection and diagnosis technology based on machine vision in complex environments	3
Geometry‐based flipper motion planning for articulated tracked robots traversing rough terrain in real‐time	3
Research on path generation and stability control method for UAV‐based intelligent spray painting of ships	3
A prototype autonomous robot for underwater crime scene investigation and emergency response	3
MARCEL: Mobile active rover chassis for enhanced locomotion	3
PLPF‐VSLAM: An indoor visual SLAM with adaptive fusion of point‐line‐plane features	3
Exploring the feasibility of autonomous forestry operations: Results from the first experimental unmanned machine	2
Underwater Pose SLAM using GMM scan matching for a mechanical profiling sonar	2
Performance evaluation of newly released cameras for fruit detection and localization in complex kiwifruit orchard environments	2
Implementation of a human‐aware robot navigation module for cooperative soft‐fruit harvesting operations	2
In situ skid estimation for mobile robots in outdoor environments	2
Autonomous detection and loading of ore piles with load–haul–dump machines in Room & Pillar mines	2
A stereo visual navigation method for docking autonomous underwater vehicles	2
Design and implementation of shape‐adaptive and multifunctional robotic gripper	2
Multiagent robotic systems and exploration algorithms: Applications for data collection in construction sites	2
Robot self‐calibration using actuated 3D sensors	2
Lessons from robot‐assisted disaster response deployments by the German Rescue Robotics Center task force	2
Influence of screw blades on the performance of a screw‐drive granary robot	2
An autonomous ground robot to support firefighters' interventions in indoor emergencies	2
Time–jerk optimal trajectory planning for industrial robots with coupled interpolation function selection	2
Nezha‐IV: A hybrid aerial underwater vehicle in real ocean environments	2
A comprehensive review on deploying robotics application in telecom network tower's field maintenance: Challenges with current practices and feasibility analysis for robotics implementation	2
Robotic date fruit harvesting using machine vision and a 5‐DOF manipulator	2
HMI‐assisted visual interface‐cum‐embedded system for measurement of tractor–implement performance parameters	2
Design, implementation, and verification of a low‐cost terminal guidance system for small fixed‐wing UAVs	2
Pose‐graph underwater simultaneous localization and mapping for autonomous monitoring and 3D reconstruction by means of optical and acoustic sensors	2
Autonomous control of a prototype solar‐powered offshore autonomous underwater vehicle servicing platform via a low‐cost embedded architecture	2
Field demonstration of advanced autonomous navigation technique for a fully unmanned surface vehicle in complex coastal traffic areas	2
Precise pose estimation of the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover through a stereo‐vision‐based approach	2
AI‐enabled farm‐friendly automatic machine for washing, image‐based sorting, and weight grading of citrus fruits: Design optimization, performance evaluation, and ergonomic assessment	2
Modeling of novel circular gait motion through daisy sequence fitting algorithm in a vertical climbing snake robot	2
A finite element modeling‐based approach to predict vibrations transmitted through different body segments of the operator within the workspace of a small tractor	2
Evaluation of excavation motion sequence for hydraulic excavators based on extraction of excavation style and phase	2
Zero‐shot obstacle detection using panoramic vision in farmland	2
Nonlinear coupling tracking control for underactuated construction lifting robots with load hoisting/lowering under initial input saturations	2
Leveraging digital twin for autonomous docking of a container truck with stabilization control	2
Automatic terminal guidance for small fixed‐wing unmanned aerial vehicles	2
Multiposture leg tracking for temporarily vision restricted environments based on fusion of laser and radar sensor data	2
A benchmark analysis of data‐driven and geometric approaches for robot ego‐motion estimation	2
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Whole‐body motion planning and tracking of a mobile robot with a gimbal RGB‐D camera for outdoor 3D exploration	2
Three‐dimensional dead reckoning of wall‐climbing robot based on information fusion of compound extended Kalman filter	2
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Development of disaster‐responding special‐purpose machinery: Results of experiments	2
LTA‐OM: Long‐term association LiDAR–IMU odometry and mapping	2
Combined depth and heading control and experiment of ROV under the influence of residual buoyancy, current disturbance, and control dead zone	2
SPINS: A structure priors aided inertial navigation system	2
Nautilus: An autonomous surface vehicle with a multilayer software architecture for offshore inspection	1
Multisensor fusion‐based maritime ship object detection method for autonomous surface vehicles	1
Leaf‐density estimation for fruit‐tree canopy based on wind‐excited audio	1
Optimizing cotton‐picking robotic manipulator and inverse kinematics modeling using evolutionary algorithm‐assisted artificial neural network	1
Puttybot: A sensorized robot for autonomous putty plastering	1
A wind‐electric hybrid polar roaming robot: Design, modeling, and experiments	1
An RGB‐D object detection model with high‐generalization ability applied to tea harvesting robot for outdoor cross‐variety tea shoots detection	1
ADRC‐SMC‐based disturbance rejection depth‐tracking control of underactuated AUV	1
A sensor‐based assistive technology for lower‐limb‐disabled agricultural workers and abled female workers for tractor clutch and brake operation	1
Sediment penetration performance of a portable underwater robot for core sampling	1
High maneuverability of the falcon flying robot	1
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GNSS‐stereo‐inertial SLAM for arable farming	1
VERO: A vacuum‐cleaner‐equipped quadruped robot for efficient litter removal	1
Longitudinal deep truck: Deep longitudinal model with application to sim2real deep reinforcement learning for heavy‐duty truck control in the field	1
Hierarchical rule‐base reduction fuzzy control for constant velocity path tracking of a differential steer vehicle	1
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Three‐dimensional mapping and immersive human–robot interfacing utilize Kinect‐style depth cameras and virtual reality for agricultural mobile robots	1
Dynamic path planning for mobile robots based on artificial potential field enhanced improved multiobjective snake optimization (APF‐IMOSO)	1
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Topological map‐based approach for localization and mapping memory optimization	1
Agile robotic inspection of steel structures: A bicycle‐like approach with multisensor integration	1
Water entry locomotion strategy for a stranding bionic robotic fish	1
A drone‐based photometric measurement platform	1
Fusion of neural networks, for LIDAR‐based evidential road mapping	1
UAV‐based simultaneous localization and mapping in outdoor environments: A systematic scoping review	1
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Development of a real‐time work‐related postural risk assessment system of farm workers using a sensor‐based artificial intelligence approach	1