OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Field Robotics is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
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Issue Information	62
Cover Image, Volume 40, Number 5, August 2023	50
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Dynamic path planning for mobile robots based on artificial potential field enhanced improved multiobjective snake optimization (APF‐IMOSO)	48
Comparative study of soil interaction and driving characteristics of different agricultural and space robots in an agricultural environment	44
Vision detection and path planning of mobile robots for rebar binding	42
A Novel Multinozzle Targeting Pollination Robot for Clustered Kiwifruit Flowers Based on Air–Liquid Dual‐Flow Spraying	37
An online hyper‐volume action bounding approach for accelerating the process of deep reinforcement learning from multiple controllers	35
Optimization‐based motion planning for autonomous agricultural vehicles turning in constrained headlands	31
A Universal Visual Detection Method for Camellia oleifera Fruit Picking Robot	28
UAMFDet: Acoustic‐Optical Fusion for Underwater Multi‐Modal Object Detection	28
Active Sensing Strategy: Multi‐Modal, Multi‐Robot Source Localization and Mapping in Real‐World Settings With Fixed One‐Way Switching	27
In‐Pipe Maintenance Robot Using Spray‐In‐Place Pipe Technique for Long‐Distance and Complex Pipe Environment	26
An obstacle avoidance strategy for complex obstacles based on artificial potential field method	26
Topological map‐based approach for localization and mapping memory optimization	25
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Three‐dimensional dead reckoning of wall‐climbing robot based on information fusion of compound extended Kalman filter	24
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Leaf‐density estimation for fruit‐tree canopy based on wind‐excited audio	21
Decentralized deconfliction of aerial robots in high intensity traffic structures	20
Research on unmanned electric shovel autonomous driving path tracking control based on improved pure tracking and fuzzy control	18
Autonomous hanging tether management and experimentation for an unmanned air‐surface vehicle team	18
EIL‐SLAM: Depth‐enhanced edge‐based infrared‐LiDAR SLAM	17

Segmentation and tracking of vegetable plants by exploiting vegetable shape feature for precision spray of agricultural robots	17
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Robust Collision Avoidance and Path‐Following of USVs With Reduced Conservativeness: A Control Barrier Function‐Based Approach	16
Enhancing Maneuverability in a Variable Wheelbase Wheeled Mobile Robot Through Dynamic Steering Curvature Control	16
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On‐line estimation of power model parameters for skid‐steer robots with applications in mission energy use prediction	16
Control Method of Upper Limb Rehabilitation Exoskeleton for Better Assistance: A Comprehensive Review	16
Versatile multilinked aerial robot with tilted propellers: Design, modeling, control, and state estimation for autonomous flight and manipulation	16
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Field experiment of autonomous ship navigation in canal and surrounding nearshore environments	15
Characterization of motion power loss of off‐road wheeled robot in a slippery terrain	15
Weld line recognition and path planning with spherical tank inspection robots	15
Optimal terminal‐velocity‐control guidance for intercepting non‐cooperative maneuvering quadcopter	15
Cover Image, Volume 41, Number 3, May 2024	14
Multisensor fusion‐based maritime ship object detection method for autonomous surface vehicles	14
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Precise pose estimation of the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover through a stereo‐vision‐based approach	13
Practical path planning techniques in overtaking for autonomous shuttles	13
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Deep neural networks to predict autonomous ground vehicle behavior on sloping terrain field	13
Experimental tests of hybrid VTOL unmanned aerial vehicle designed for surveillance missions and operations in maritime conditions from ship‐based helipads	12
TUM autonomous motorsport: An autonomous racing software for the Indy Autonomous Challenge	12
Whole‐body motion planning and tracking of a mobile robot with a gimbal RGB‐D camera for outdoor 3D exploration	11
High maneuverability of the falcon flying robot	11
Highly optimized Q‐learning‐based bees approach for mobile robot path planning in static and dynamic environments	11
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Internal Model‐Based Anti‐Disturbances Low‐Level Control for Drones Considering Actuator Dynamics	10
Using a Small Hexapod Robot to Pick up Large Cylinders for Munitions Response	10
Emerging UAV technology for disaster detection, mitigation, response, and preparedness	10
A stereo visual navigation method for docking autonomous underwater vehicles	10
YOLOv4‐tiny‐based robust RGB‐D SLAM approach with point and surface feature fusion in complex indoor environments	10
Hijacking of unmanned surface vehicles: A demonstration of attacks and countermeasures in the field	10
Towards practical robotic chef: Review of relevant work and future challenges	10
Autonomous control of a prototype solar‐powered offshore autonomous underwater vehicle servicing platform via a low‐cost embedded architecture	10
Development of a real‐time work‐related postural risk assessment system of farm workers using a sensor‐based artificial intelligence approach	9
Whole‐body motion planning and control of a quadruped robot for challenging terrain	9
MPC‐based cooperative multiagent search for multiple targets using a Bayesian framework	9
Three‐dimensional mapping and immersive human–robot interfacing utilize Kinect‐style depth cameras and virtual reality for agricultural mobile robots	9
A sensor‐based assistive technology for lower‐limb‐disabled agricultural workers and abled female workers for tractor clutch and brake operation	9
Cover Image, Volume 41, Number 8, December 2024	9
Development and field evaluation of a VR/AR‐based remotely controlled system for a two‐wheel paddy transplanter	9
Green Fruit‐Stem Pairing and Clustering for Machine Vision System in Robotic Thinning of Apples	9
Convolutional neural networks to classify human stress that occurs during in‐field sugarcane harvesting: A case study	9
Three‐dimensional kinematics‐based real‐time localization method using two robots	9
Traversability analysis for autonomous driving in complex environment: A LiDAR‐based terrain modeling approach	8
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Study on climbing strategy and analysis of Mars rover	8
Trafficability anticipation for quadruped robot in field operation	8
Gyroscopic precession control for maneuvering two‐wheeled robot recoil stabilization	8

PAW: Prediction of wildlife animals using a robot under adverse weather conditions	8
Cover Image, Volume 40, Number 6, September 2023	8
Distributed Cooperative Collision‐Free Tracking Control for 30 Quadrotors Under Internal and External Threats	8
Two novel approaches for solving the contradiction between efficient penetration and low recoil for the low‐velocity penetrator	8
A Machine Learning–Based Ergonomic Assessment of Wireless Hand Control System for Lower‐Limb Disabled Tractor Operators and Abled Female Agricultural Workers	8
Design and movement mechanism analysis of a multiple degree of freedom bionic crocodile robot based on the characteristic of “death roll”	8
AutoMine: A Multimodal Dataset for Robot Navigation in Open‐Pit Mines	8
MVS‐SLAM: Enhanced multiview geometry for improved semantic RGBD SLAM in dynamic environment	8
Multiagent robotic systems and exploration algorithms: Applications for data collection in construction sites	8
Development of a mobile robot for safe mechanical evacuation of hazardous bulk materials in industrial confined spaces	7
Unmanned air/ground vehicle survey following a radiological dispersal event	7
Building information modeling‐based 3D reconstruction and coverage planning enabled automatic painting of interior walls using a novel painting robot in construction	7
Nautilus: An autonomous surface vehicle with a multilayer software architecture for offshore inspection	7
Cover Image, Volume 41, Number 4, June 2024	7
A more precise way to localize animals using drones	7
Efficient and multifidelity terrain modeling for 3D large‐scale and unstructured environments	7
Sensor‐driven autonomous underwater inspections: A receding‐horizon RRT‐based view planning solution for AUVs	6
Optimal guidance track generation for precision agriculture: A review of coverage path planning techniques	6
Recent developments and applications of simultaneous localization and mapping in agriculture	6
Experimental evaluation of Visual‐Inertial Odometry systems for arable farming	6
An automated apple harvesting robot—From system design to field evaluation	6
Sediment penetration performance of a portable underwater robot for core sampling	6
An improved fuzzy‐controlled local path planning algorithm based on dynamic window approach	6
A Hybrid Parameters Estimation Approach for Power Consumption Modeling of Ground Mobile Robots With Unknown Payload	6
An Efficient 3D Point Cloud‐Based Place Recognition Approach for Underground Tunnels Using Convolution and Self‐Attention Mechanism	5
Spectral sensor‐based device for real‐time detection and severity estimation of groundnut bud necrosis virus in tomato	5
Toward Universal Embodied Planning in Scalable Heterogeneous Field Robots Collaboration and Control	5
Vision‐assisted deep stall landing for a fixed‐wing UAV	5
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A Soft‐Containing Gripper for High‐Speed Handling of Breadcrumb‐Coated Oysters	5
A multiscale feature fusion‐guided lightweight semantic segmentation network	5
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Actuator fault detection for masonry robot manipulator arm with the interval observer	5
Design, development, and field evaluation of a rubber tapping robot	5
Overview of Terrain Traversability Evaluation for Autonomous Robots	5
From muscular to dexterous: A systematic review to understand the robotic taxonomy in construction and effectiveness	5
Cover Image, Volume 42, Number 1, January 2025	5
Robot Grasping Detection Method Based on Keypoints	5
A benchmark analysis of data‐driven and geometric approaches for robot ego‐motion estimation	5
Toward a Track‐Fin Hybrid Driven Bionic Amphibious Robot: Design, Development, and Experiments	5
Coordinated trajectory tracking control for mining excavator with oscillating external disturbance	4
Sparse point cloud registration and aggregation with mesh‐based generalized iterative closest point	4
Experimental Evaluation of an Observer‐Based Controller for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Reforestation Activities	4
Energy‐consumption model for rotary‐wing drones	4
Motion planning and contact force distribution for heavy‐duty hexapod robots walking on unknown rugged terrains	4
Multiobjective trajectory optimization of the wall‐building robot based on RBF–NSGA‐II in an uncertain viscoelastic contact environment	4
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Using an improved YOLOv5s network for the automatic detection of silicon on wheat straw epidermis of micrographs	4
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LiDAR‐based automated UAV inspection of wind turbine rotor blades	4
Hybrid Metric‐Topological Localization for Robots in Pipe Networks	4
The ReSWARM microgravity flight experiments: Planning, control, and model estimation for on‐orbit close proximity operations	4
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Power and energy consumption of skid‐steer rovers turning on loose soil	4
Design and analysis of a wall‐climbing robot for passive adaptive movement on variable‐curvature metal facades	4
Four years of multimodal odometry and mapping on the rail vehicles	4
Performance evaluation of newly released cameras for fruit detection and localization in complex kiwifruit orchard environments	4
A portable off‐road crawling hexapod robot	4
Combinations of novel hybrid optimization algorithms‐based trajectory planning analysis for an industrial robotic manipulators	4
Assessing the practical applicability of neural‐based point clouds registration algorithms: A comparative analysis	4
Gait optimization of step climbing for a hexapod robot	4