OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Intelligent Service Robotics is 1. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs): practical aspects, applications, open challenges, security issues, and future trends	148
RCNet: road classification convolutional neural networks for intelligent vehicle system	69
Ground effect on rotorcraft unmanned aerial vehicles: a review	44
A survey on deep learning and deep reinforcement learning in robotics with a tutorial on deep reinforcement learning	42
Robust and adaptive door operation with a mobile robot	39
Reinforcement learning-based dynamic obstacle avoidance and integration of path planning	37
Multi-robot task allocation problem with multiple nonlinear criteria using branch and bound and genetic algorithms	31
A hybrid tactile sensor-based obstacle overcoming method for hexapod walking robots	21
Coordination of multi-robot path planning for warehouse application using smart approach for identifying destinations	19
Combining CNN and LSTM for activity of daily living recognition with a 3D matrix skeleton representation	18
Research on human gait prediction and recognition algorithm of lower limb-assisted exoskeleton robot	16
Case studies on the usability, acceptability and functionality of autonomous mobile delivery robots in real-world healthcare settings	15
What if there was no revisit? Large-scale graph-based SLAM with traffic sign detection in an HD map using LiDAR inertial odometry	15
Robotic grasp manipulation using evolutionary computing and deep reinforcement learning	13
Pepper to fall: a perception method for sweet pepper robotic harvesting	12
Tactile object recognition in early phases of grasping using underactuated robotic hands	12
Real-time path planning for autonomous vehicle based on teaching–learning-based optimization	12
Gait pattern generation algorithm for lower-extremity rehabilitation–exoskeleton robot considering wearer’s condition	12
The effects of assistive walking robots for health care support on older persons: a preliminary field experiment in an elder care facility	11
Investigating the importance of shape features, color constancy, color spaces, and similarity measures in open-ended 3D object recognition	11
Novel bio-inspired variable stiffness soft actuator via fiber-reinforced dielectric elastomer, inspired by Octopus bimaculoides	11
Companion robots for older adults: Rodgers’ evolutionary concept analysis approach	10
Robotic needle steering: state-of-the-art and research challenges	9
Social robot advisors: effects of robot judgmental fallacies and context	9
A multi-subpopulation bacterial foraging optimisation algorithm with deletion and immigration strategies for unmanned surface vehicle path planning	9

Robotic furniture assembly: task abstraction, motion planning, and control	8
Haptic teleoperation of a multirotor aerial robot using path planning with human intention estimation	8
Multi-scale graph-transformer network for trajectory prediction of the autonomous vehicles	8
Scalable hedonic coalition formation for task allocation with heterogeneous robots	8
Elastic deformation modeling of series robots with consideration of gravity	7
Sustainable cloud services for verbal interaction with embodied agents	7
An improved multi-object classification algorithm for visual SLAM under dynamic environment	7
Grasp2Hardness: fuzzy hardness inference of cylindrical objects for grasp force adjustment of force sensor-less robots	7
An Integrated Localization, Motion Planning and Obstacle Avoidance Algorithm in Belief Space	7
A walking and climbing quadruped robot capable of ground-wall transition: design, mobility analysis and gait planning	7
Optimal trajectory generation in joint space for 6R industrial serial robots using cuckoo search algorithm	7
Human motion quality and accuracy measuring method for human–robot physical interactions	7
Multi-robot path planning using a hybrid dynamic window approach and modified chaotic neural oscillator-based hyperbolic gravitational search algorithm in a complex terrain	6
Flocks formation model for self-interested UAVs	6
Auto-splitting D* lite path planning for large disaster area	6
Execution and perception of upper limb exoskeleton for stroke patients: a systematic review	6
Automatic task scheduling optimization and collision-free path planning for multi-areas problem	6
LiDAR odometry survey: recent advancements and remaining challenges	6
Fuzzy-PI double-layer stability control of an online vision-based tracking system	6
A robust control of robot manipulators for physical interaction: stability analysis for the interaction with unknown environments	6
Disturbance rejection sliding mode control for robots and learning design	6
Automatic spraying motion planning of a shotcrete manipulator	6
Magnetorheological damper for vibration reduction in a robot arm	6
What went wrong? Identification of everyday object manipulation anomalies	5
Enabling landings on irregular surfaces for unmanned aerial vehicles via a novel robotic landing gear	5
Learn to grasp unknown objects in robotic manipulation	5
Robot Platooning Strategy for Search and Rescue Operations	5
Obstacle rearrangement for robotic manipulation in clutter using a deep Q-network	5
Combined task and motion planning system for the service robot using hierarchical action decomposition	5
Autonomous gait switching method and experiments of a hexapod walking robot for Mars environment with multiple terrains	5
Fusion learning-based recurrent neural network for human motion prediction	5
A new torque minimization method for heavy-duty redundant manipulators used in nuclear decommissioning tasks	5
Matching maps based on the Area Graph	5
MORE: simultaneous multi-view 3D object recognition and pose estimation	5
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Automatic spraying motion planning of a shotcrete manipulator	5
A tightly coupled monocular visual lidar odometry with loop closure	5
Dual-layer multi-robot path planning in narrow-lane environments under specific traffic policies	4
ART: Avatar Robotics Telepresence—the future of humanoid material handling loco-manipulation	4
Adaptive RBF neural network-computed torque control for a pediatric gait exoskeleton system: an experimental study	4
From topological map to local cognitive map: a new opportunity of local path planning	4
An integrated solution for an autonomous drone racing in indoor environments	4
Pneumatic artificial muscle-based stroke rehabilitation device for upper and lower limbs	4
Study on force control for robot massage with a model-based reinforcement learning algorithm	4
Towards long-distance inspection for in-pipe robots in water distribution systems with smart motion facilitated by particle filter and multi-phase motion controller	4
A novel object slicing-based grasp planner for unknown 3D objects	4
Robots in healthcare as envisioned by care professionals	4
Remote object navigation for service robots using hierarchical knowledge graph in human-centered environments	4
Search trajectory with twisting motion for dual peg-in-hole assembly	4
A hierarchical approach for updating targeted person states in human-following mobile robots	4
Deterministic annealing with Potts neurons for multi-robot routing	3

Experimental investigation of a new type of driving concept for capsule robot	3
Tension reduction method for a modular cable-driven robotic arm with co-shared cables	3
Type independent hierarchical analysis for the recognition of folded garments’ configuration	3
Drift compensation of a holonomic mobile robot using recurrent neural networks	3
Object manipulation system based on image-based reinforcement learning	3
A collision-free path planning method for industrial robot manipulators considering safe human–robot interaction	3
A few-shot learning framework for planar pushing of unknown objects	3
Design of tendon mechanism for soft wearable robotic hand and its fuzzy control using electromyogram sensor	3
UAV path planning method for avoiding restricted areas	3
Multi-UAV cooperative search and coverage control in post-disaster assessment: experimental implementation	3
Multi-robot mission planning using evolutionary computation with incremental task addition	3
A survey on integration of large language models with intelligent robots	2
Modified type-2 fuzzy controller for intercollision avoidance of single and multi-humanoid robots in complex terrains	2
Toward an exploration-based probabilistic reasoning for a quadrotor	2
Real-time interception performance evaluation of certain proportional navigation based guidance laws in aerial ground engagement	2
Editorial: Special issue on social human–robot interaction for human-care robots	2
A geometric tracking of rank-1 manipulability for singularity-robust collision avoidance	2
Model-aided 3D shape and force estimation of continuum robots based on Cosserat rod theory and using a magnetic localization system	2
Object-aware data association for the semantically constrained visual SLAM	2
Lmapping: tightly-coupled LiDAR-inertial odometry and mapping for degraded environments	2
SMA micro-hand implemented in small robot for generating gestures	2
Changes in linguistic behaviors based on smart speaker task performance and pragmatic skills in multiple turn-taking interactions	2
IQ-VIO: adaptive visual inertial odometry via interference quantization under dynamic environments	2
Hierarchical Topology Map with Explicit Corridor for global path planning of mobile robots	2
Gait training algorithm based on inverse dynamics of walking rehabilitation robot, DDgo Pro	2
Hybrid impedance and admittance control of robot manipulator with unknown environment	2
An in-the-wild study to find type of questions people ask to a social robot providing question-answering service	2
Optimal path planning using a continuous anisotropic model for navigation on irregular terrains	2
Genetic fuzzy-based method for training two independent robots to perform a cooperative task	2
Leveraging single-shot detection and random sample consensus for wind turbine blade inspection	2
Analysis of impressions of robot by changing its motion and trajectory parameters for designing parameterized behaviors of home-service robots	1
Robot-assisted language assessment: development and evaluation of feasibility and usability	1
Development of the sub-10 cm, sub-100 g jumping–crawling robot	1
Reinforced bidirectional artificial muscles: enhancing force and stability for soft robotics	1
A* algorithm based on adaptive expansion convolution for unmanned aerial vehicle path planning	1
Editorial: Task planning and motion control problems of service robots in human-centered environments	1
Trajectory planning and inverse kinematics solution of Kuka robot using COA along with pick and place application	1
A robust synergetic controller for Quadrotor obstacle avoidance using Bézier curve versus B-spline trajectory generation	1
Deep latent-space sequential skill chaining from incomplete demonstrations	1
Dynamic performance of a series elastic actuator with variable stiffness logarithmic spiral spring	1
Development of source seeking algorithm for mobile robots	1
Distance estimation with semantic segmentation and edge detection of surround view images	1
A multimodal domestic service robot interaction system for people with declined abilities to express themselves	1
An improved Quick Informed-RRT* algorithm based on hybrid bidirectional search and adaptive adjustment strategies	1
Fine semantic mapping based on dense segmentation network	1
Dynamic liquid volume estimation using optical tactile sensors and spiking neural network	1
Weighted hierarchical quadratic programming: assigning individual joint weights for each task priority	1
Correction: Distance estimation with semantic segmentation and edge detection of surround view images	1
MAP3F: a decentralized approach to multi-agent pathfinding and collision avoidance with scalable 1D, 2D, and 3D feature fusion	1
Night-to-day thermal image translation for deep thermal place recognition	1
Control of robot manipulators with uncertain closed architecture using neural networks	1
Feedforward operational stiffness modulation and external force estimation of planar robots equipped with variable stiffness actuators	1
RUN: a robust cluster-based planning for fast self-reconfigurable modular robotic systems	1
Multi-stage warm started optimal motion planning for over-actuated mobile platforms	1
A ROS-based distributed multi-robot localization and orientation strategy for heterogeneous robots	1
Improving reinforcement learning based moving object grasping with trajectory prediction	1
Generative replay for multi-class modeling of human activities via sensor data from in-home robotic companion pets	1
Development of a whole-body walking rehabilitation robot and power assistive method using EMG signals	1
Trajectory tracking of mobile robots using hedge-agebras-based controllers	1
An efficient loop closure detection method based on spatially constrained feature matching	1
6-DoF grasp pose estimation based on instance reconstruction	1
Expanded linear dynamic affect-expression model for lingering emotional expression in social robot	1
Neural networks based real time solution for forward kinematics of a 6 × 6 UPU flight simulator	1
Research on high-precision positioning method of robot based on laser tracker	1
A novel multiple targets detection method for service robots in the indoor complex scenes	1