OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Intelligent Service Robotics is 5. 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
What if there was no revisit? Large-scale graph-based SLAM with traffic sign detection in an HD map using LiDAR inertial odometry	15
Case studies on the usability, acceptability and functionality of autonomous mobile delivery robots in real-world healthcare settings	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
A multi-subpopulation bacterial foraging optimisation algorithm with deletion and immigration strategies for unmanned surface vehicle path planning	9
Robotic needle steering: state-of-the-art and research challenges	9
Social robot advisors: effects of robot judgmental fallacies and context	9

Scalable hedonic coalition formation for task allocation with heterogeneous robots	8
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
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
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
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
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
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Automatic spraying motion planning of a shotcrete manipulator	5
A tightly coupled monocular visual lidar odometry with loop closure	5
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