OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Intelligent Service 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Scan corner of context: a novel corner feature rotation-invariant descriptor for loop closure detection from 3D LiDAR data	275
Trajectory tracking of mobile robots using hedge-agebras-based controllers	63
Autonomous gait switching method and experiments of a hexapod walking robot for Mars environment with multiple terrains	52
Editorial: Task planning and motion control problems of service robots in human-centered environments	49
Reinforcement learning-based dynamic obstacle avoidance and integration of path planning	44
Finite-time sliding mode Control strategies for perturbed input-constrained nonlinear bilateral teleoperation systems with variable-time communication delays	33
Leveraging single-shot detection and random sample consensus for wind turbine blade inspection	23
Empowering robots with social cues: an initiative pose control framework for human–robot interaction	20
A Methodology for end user programming of ROS-based service robots using jigsaw metaphor and ontologies	19
Model-aided 3D shape and force estimation of continuum robots based on Cosserat rod theory and using a magnetic localization system	17
Search trajectory with twisting motion for dual peg-in-hole assembly	17
R3T*-MOSafeRL($$\lambda $$): path planning of mobile robots in unknown dynamic environments	16
Adaptive RBF neural network-computed torque control for a pediatric gait exoskeleton system: an experimental study	14
A collision-free path planning method for industrial robot manipulators considering safe human–robot interaction	14
Gait detection of lower limb exoskeleton robot integrating visual perception and geometric features	13
Grasping control using 2D and 3D visual integration for robotic prosthetic hand	12
Development of source seeking algorithm for mobile robots	12
A finger-inspired pneumatic network actuator based on rigid-flexible coupling structure for soft robotic grippers	12
Special Issue on the 2021 Ubiquitous Robots Conference	11
Effects of repetitive ROM exercise training using a patient robot with musculoskeletal symptoms	11
Automatic task scheduling optimization and collision-free path planning for multi-areas problem	11
Robot Platooning Strategy for Search and Rescue Operations	11
Soft component technology and application for soft robotics	11
Real-time path planning for autonomous vehicle based on teaching–learning-based optimization	11
Correction to: Visiting pebbles on rectangular grids: coordinating multiple robots in mobile fulfilment systems	11

Night-to-day thermal image translation for deep thermal place recognition	11
Personalized passive training control strategy for a lower limb rehabilitation robot with specified step lengths	11
Multirobot conflict coordination and dynamic obstacle avoidance cooperative path planning	10
Acoustic analysis of ultrasonic air-borne transducer with concave structure	10
Manufacture and development of Taban: a cute back-projected head social robot for educational purposes	10
HAC-based adaptive combined pick-up path optimization strategy for intelligent warehouse	10
6-DoF grasp pose estimation based on instance reconstruction	9
Feature refinement with DBO: optimizing RFRC method for autonomous vehicle detection	9
Research on human gait prediction and recognition algorithm of lower limb-assisted exoskeleton robot	9
Towards long-distance inspection for in-pipe robots in water distribution systems with smart motion facilitated by particle filter and multi-phase motion controller	8
Hierarchical Topology Map with Explicit Corridor for global path planning of mobile robots	8
Dynamic liquid volume estimation using optical tactile sensors and spiking neural network	8
Posture stabilizing control of quadruped robot based on cart-inverted pendulum model	8
Tactile object recognition in early phases of grasping using underactuated robotic hands	7
Pas: a scale-invariant approach to maritime search and rescue object detection using preprocessing and attention scaling	7
Magnetorheological damper for vibration reduction in a robot arm	7
Toward a conversational model for counsel robots: how different question types elicit different linguistic behaviors	7
Auto-splitting D* lite path planning for large disaster area	6
Automatic spraying motion planning of a shotcrete manipulator	6
Design and dynamic modeling of a balance rehabilitation cable (BaReCa) robot: integration with patients	6
MORE: simultaneous multi-view 3D object recognition and pose estimation	6
Improving reinforcement learning based moving object grasping with trajectory prediction	6
Autonomous vehicle lane-change maneuver accounting for emotion-induced driving behavior in other vehicles	6
Robots in healthcare as envisioned by care professionals	5
Woa-fism planning hexapod robot various gaits	5
Direct RGB-D visual odometry with point features	5
Heterogeneous multi-robot system mission planning with cooperative replenishment through data-driven rendezvous point selection	5
Analysis of impressions of robot by changing its motion and trajectory parameters for designing parameterized behaviors of home-service robots	5
Real-time monocular visual–inertial SLAM with structural constraints of line and point–line fusion	5
Gait environments recognition using Gaussian process regression model-based CoP trajectory for wearable robot applications	5
Editorial: Special issue on social human–robot interaction for human-care robots	5
NMPC formation control for heterogeneous multi-air vehicles with obstacle avoidance and connectivity maintenance	5
A novel multiple targets detection method for service robots in the indoor complex scenes	4
Kinematics and stiffness analysis of a wheelchair-based cable-actuated ankle rehabilitation robot with flexure-based variable-stiffness devices	4
Dynamic performance of a series elastic actuator with variable stiffness logarithmic spiral spring	4
Modified type-2 fuzzy controller for intercollision avoidance of single and multi-humanoid robots in complex terrains	4
Frontend and backend electronics achieving flexibility and scalability for tomographic tactile sensing	4
Kinematic modeling of PAM-based 3-UPS parallel robot module using string encoders	4
A soft gripper driven by conical dielectric elastomer actuator to achieve displacement amplification and compliant grips	4
Time delay compensated disturbance observer-based sliding mode slave controller and neural network model for bilateral teleoperation system	4