Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	198
Navigating the blame game: Investigating automated vehicle fault in collisions under mixed traffic conditions	168
Three-dimensional magnetometer calibration using higher order models embedded into neural networks	156
Robust fault-tolerant control of quadrotors under simultaneous multiple faults and input/state delays	142
Strategies for large scale elastic and semantic LiDAR reconstruction	124
Estimation of lower limb rehabilitation exoskeleton torque by combining dual-joint parameter identification and neural network	118
Enhancing fault detection and performance for UAVs with digital twin systems in search and rescue missions	117
Adaptive game-theoretic decision-making with driving style recognition for autonomous vehicles in uninterrupted traffic flows at intersections	111
The PoundCloud framework for ROS-based cloud robotics: Case studies on autonomous navigation and human–robot interaction	107
Social interaction model enhanced with speculation stage for human trajectory prediction	93
Analysis of vision-based Air-to-Air UAV detection using YOLO based architectures	92
Real-time identification and avoidance of simultaneous static and dynamic obstacles on point cloud for UAVs navigation	90
Optimal path planning for unmanned aerial vehicles with multiple round-trip flights in coverage tasks	84
Development and evaluation of fiber reinforced modular soft actuators and an individualized soft rehabilitation glove	82
A multi-locomotion clustered tensegrity mobile robot with fewer actuators	82
Dexterous in-hand manipulation of slender cylindrical objects through deep reinforcement learning with tactile sensing	79
Phase-independent Dynamic Movement Primitives with applications to human–robot co-manipulation and time optimal planning	79
High-safety path optimization for mobile robots using an improved ant colony algorithm with integrated repulsive field rules	75
Deep reinforcement learning of event-triggered communication and consensus-based control for distributed cooperative transport	67
Human-inspired dynamic obstacle and inter-collision avoidance algorithm for humanoid biped robots	65
An adaptive framework for trajectory following in changing-contact robot manipulation tasks	64
Stackelberg game approach for resource allocation in device-to-device communication with heterogeneous networks	64
dGrasp: NeRF-Informed implicit grasp policies with supervised optimization slopes	63
RainSD: Rain style diversification module for image synthesis enhancement using feature-level style distribution	62
POE-based kinematic calibration for serial robots using left-invariant error representation and decomposed iterative method	61

An explainable deep learning model for automated classification and localization of microrobots by functionality using ultrasound images	55
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Identification of physically consistent dynamics parameter of the ABB IRB 360-6/1600 delta robot and its use for time-optimal motion planning under consideration of constraint forces	54
Distributed cooperative pursuit with encirclement guarantee via robust model predictive control	54
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Fuzzy dynamical system for robot learning motion skills from human demonstration	53
Special Issue on the 9th European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR 2019)	52
Planning and control of multi-robot-object systems under temporal logic tasks and uncertain dynamics	46
iCORPP: Interleaved commonsense reasoning and probabilistic planning on robots	46
TRUSTS: A novel treadmill-based multifunctional testing system for performance evaluation of wheeled planetary exploration rover	43
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Graduated non-convex feature-metric-based 6D object pose refinement via deep reinforcement learning	42
Large-scale multi-robot assembly planning for autonomous manufacturing	41
Design of 9-DOF humanoid arms inspired by the human’s inner shoulder to enhance versatility and workspace	40
Approximate sequential optimization for informative path planning	39
A survey of multi-agent Human–Robot Interaction systems	39
Pose accuracy improvement in robotic machining by visually-guided method and experimental investigation	39
Spherical rolling robots—Design, modeling, and control: A systematic literature review	37
A novel hybrid swarm intelligence algorithm for solving TSP and desired-path-based online obstacle avoidance strategy for AUV	36
An exploratory study of software engineering in heavy-duty mobile machine automation	36
A survey on the design and evolution of social robots — Past, present and future	35
Learning differentiable dynamics models for shape control of deformable linear objects	34
Cooperative Artificial Intelligence for underwater robotic swarm	33
Robotics and artificial intelligence in healthcare during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review	32
Goal-aware generative adversarial imitation learning from imperfect demonstration for robotic cloth manipulation	32
Reinforcement learning in robotic motion planning by combined experience-based planning and self-imitation learning	31
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Knowledge triggering, extraction and storage via human–robot verbal interaction	30
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Transformer-based aerial robot tracking system in environments with wind disturbances	29
Upper limb power-assist wearable robot for handling repetitive medium- to low-weight loads in daily logistics tasks	29
Continuous mapping of large surfaces with a quality inspection robot	28
Learning multi-robot task allocation using capsule networks and attention mechanism	28
Robotic manipulation framework based on semantic keypoints for packing shoes of different sizes, shapes, and softness	28
Dynamics, multi-performance analysis and load experimental study of a 3-DOF over constrained robot with high energy efficiency for extracting fermented grains	28
Towards One Shot & Pick All: 3D-OAS, an end-to-end framework for vision guided top-down parcel bin-picking using 3D-overlapping-aware instance segmentation and GNN	27
Enhancing recycling efficiency: A rapid glass bottle sorting gripper	27
Learning and extrapolation of robotic skills using task-parameterized equation learner networks	27
Sampling-based time-optimal path parameterization with jerk constraints for robotic manipulation	27
Environment-adaptive learning from demonstration for proactive assistance in human–robot collaborative tasks	27
Virtual framework customizing wearable mechanisms: An application to gait-assistive mobile hip robots	27
Perceived safety in physical human–robot interaction—A survey	26
Multitask control of aerial manipulator robots with dynamic compensation based on numerical methods	26
Addressing time discrepancy between digital and physical twins	26
Robotic co-manipulation of deformable linear objects for large deformation tasks	25
Learning latent causal factors from the intricate sensor feedback of contact-rich robotic assembly tasks	25
Informed sampling space driven robot informative path planning	25
Enhancing free-space transparency with discrete energy-based compensation in physical human–robot interaction	25

DynaTM-SLAM: Fast filtering of dynamic feature points and object-based localization in dynamic indoor environments	25
Autonomous cooperative wall building by a team of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the MBZIRC 2020 competition	25
VR-supported method for studying the MPC algorithm in controlling snake robot motion	24
Formal and scalable multi-robot coordination methods for long horizon tasks with time uncertainty	24
A multi-UAV unfixed scale task assignment method with uncertainty based on deep Q network	24
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Real-time terrain anomaly perception for safe robot locomotion using a digital double framework	24
Rebar-tying Robot based on machine vision and coverage path planning	24
Corrigendum to “ICACIA: An Intelligent Context-Aware framework for COBOT in defense industry using ontological and deep learning models” [Robotics and Autonomous Systems Volume 157, November 2022, 104	24
Model checking embedded adaptive cruise controllers	24
A nonlinear state estimation framework for humanoid robots	24
Energy efficient path planning for autonomous ground vehicles with ackermann steering	24
Informed expansion for informative path planning via online distribution learning	23
Humanoid motion generation in a world of stairs	23
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Learning temporal maps of dynamics for mobile robots	23
A robust and compliant framework for legged mobile manipulators using virtual model control and whole-body control	23
A resilient solution to Range-Only SLAM based on a decoupled landmark range and bearing reconstruction	23
A Collision-free path planning approach based on rule guided lazy-PRM with repulsion field for gantry welding robots	23
Control and stabilization of quadcopters subjected to propeller failures	23
Experimental comparison of the effect of the number of redundant rotors on the fault tolerance performance for the proposed multilayer UAV	22
Entropy-based tuning approach for Q-learning in an unstructured environment	22
Improving obstacle boundary representations in predictive occupancy mapping	22
Visual detection and tracking algorithms for minimally invasive surgical instruments: A comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art	22
Learning-aided state estimation for robotic rollators with experimental validation	21
A feedback-based manoeuvre planner for nonprehensile magnetic micromanipulation of large microscopic biological objects	21
Towards field deployment of MAVs in adaptive exploration of GPS-denied subterranean environments	21
Automatic control for swing-free control of suctioned products in robotic pick-and-place operations	21
Fall analysis and prediction for humanoids	21
Robust adaptive control for aggressive quadrotor maneuvers via	20
A Signal Temporal Logic approach for task-based coordination of multi-aerial systems: A wind turbine inspection case study	20
Optimal contractor for triangle constraint	20
Evaluation of safety-related performance of wearable lower limb exoskeleton robot (WLLER): A systematic review	20
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Evaluating the influence of UEXO-II on human performance: A torque and muscle level analysis	20
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Correct and efficient UAV missions based on temporal planning and in-flight hybrid simulations	20
A study of robotic search strategy for multi-radiation sources in unknown environments	20
NNPP: A learning-based heuristic model for accelerating optimal path planning on uneven terrain	20
Interaction-aware motion planning and control based on game theory with human-in-the-loop validation	20
A formal framework for the specification and verification of robotic skills composition for autonomous behaviors	20
Human leading or following preferences: Effects on human perception of the robot and the human–robot collaboration	19
ECO-CPP: Energy constrained online coverage path planning	19
Physics-informed LSTM-based delay compensation framework for high-fidelity teleoperation of wheeled mobile robots	19
CMFFN: An efficient cross-modal feature fusion network for semantic segmentation	19
Practical whole-body elasto-geometric calibration of a humanoid robot: Application to the TALOS robot	19
A survey of demonstration learning	19
Depth accuracy analysis of the ZED 2i Stereo Camera in an indoor Environment	19
Path tracking control strategy for off-road 4WS4WD vehicle based on robust model predictive control	19
A collaborative robot for COVID-19 oropharyngeal swabbing	19
Semi-autonomous unmanned aerial manipulator teleoperation for push-and-slide inspection using parallel force/vision control	19
Real-time adaptive impedance compensator using simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation for enhanced physical human–robot interaction transparency	19
DROPO: Sim-to-real transfer with offline domain randomization	19
Robotic assembly strategy via reinforcement learning based on force and visual information	19
Inspection robot GPS outages localization based on error Kalman filter and deep learning	19
Pyramidal 3D feature fusion on polar grids for fast and robust traversability analysis on CPU	18
A degree of flowability for virtual tubes	18
FIT-SLAM 2: Efficient 3D exploration with Fisher information and traversability-based adaptive roadmap	18
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Task-focused robotic swarming: Maximising effectiveness via specialised roles	18
Vibration suppression of redundantly controlled cable-driven parallel robots	18
A multimodal loop closure fusion for autonomous vehicles SLAM	18
“Reinforcement learning particle swarm optimization based trajectory planning of autonomous ground vehicle using 2D LiDAR point cloud”	18
Toward best practices in embedded ethics: Suggestions for interdisciplinary technology development	18
AEROBULL: A Center-of-Mass displacing aerial vehicle enabling efficient high-force interaction	18
Virtual attention points: Bridging human movement characteristics and dexterous robot motion generation	17
Symbolic representation of what robots are taught in one demonstration	17
Efficient reinforcement learning with least-squares soft Bellman residual for robotic grasping	17
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DAPTP: Distributed Awareness Planner using Time Potential for dynamic target search	17
Towards real-time forest inventory using handheld LiDAR	17
Hybrid compliant control with variable-stiffness wrist for assembly and grinding application	17
An empirical evaluation of learning-based multi-agent path finding algorithms in warehouse environments	17
Exploiting robot abstractions in episodic RL via reward shaping and heuristics	17
Self-supervised prediction of the intention to interact with a service robot	17
Challenges: Strong impact operation robots—motion analysis, transient measurement, and vibration suppression strategy	17
Lifelong mapping in the wild: Novel strategies for ensuring map stability and accuracy over time evaluated on thousands of robots	17
Comparative analysis of multiple YOLO-based target detectors and trackers for ADAS in edge devices	17
Safe multi-agent drone control using control barrier functions and acceleration fields	17
Neuro compensated sliding mode control with nonlinear surfaces for pipe crack sealing manipulator	17

A lumen-adapted navigation scheme with spatial awareness from monocular vision for autonomous robotic endoscopy	16
When and where to step: Terrain-aware real-time footstep location and timing optimization for bipedal robots	16
Implementation and observability analysis of visual-inertial-wheel odometry with robust initialization and online extrinsic calibration	16
Automatic extension of a symbolic mobile manipulation skill set	16
A control strategy for point stabilization and trajectory tracking of wheeled mobile robots	16
The XBot2 real-time middleware for robotics	16
Safe deep learning-based global path planning using a fast collision-free path generator	15
Bimanual dynamic grabbing and tossing of objects onto a moving target	15
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Active control strategy of lower limb exoskeleton based on variable admittance control	15
Hybrid brain-computer interfacing paradigm for assistive robotics	15
Delay compensated state estimation for Telepresence robot navigation	15
Fusion innovation: Multi-scale dilated collaborative model of ConvNeXt and MSDA for fault diagnosis	15
A review of advances in underwater humanoid robots for human–machine cooperation	15
Extremum seeking control for the trajectory tracking of a skid steering vehicle via averaged sub-gradient integral sliding-mode theory	15
Design and control of an aerial-ground tethered tendon-driven continuum robot with hybrid routing	15
An integrated framework for obstacle avoidance path planning and tracking of autonomous vehicles considering risk potential fields	15
Reinforcement learning control for the swimming motions of a beaver-like, single-legged robot based on biological inspiration	15
Learning to Control Highly Accelerated Ballistic Movements on Muscular Robots	15
Quasi-static balancing for biped robot to perform extreme postures using ducted-fan propulsion system	14
MVGrasp: Real-time multi-view 3D object grasping in highly cluttered environments	14
Performance analysis of buck converter with fractional PID controller using hybrid technique	14
Robotic picking in dense clutter via domain invariant learning from synthetic dense cluttered rendering	14
Estimation of aerodynamic effects in coaxial rotors for UAVs using fractional Unscented Kalman Filter and DCSV	14
LiODOM: Adaptive local mapping for robust LiDAR-only odometry	14
Collision-free path planning for multiple robots using efficient turn-angle assignment	14
Light deep learning models enriched with Entangled features for RGB-D semantic segmentation	14
Direct trajectory optimization of macro-micro robotic system using a Gauss pseudospectral framework	14
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Consistency optimal coordination control of underground heavy-load robot in nonstructural environment	14
Trajectory planning system for bimanual robots: Achieving efficient collision-free manipulation	14
A feasibility-driven MPC scheme for robust gait generation in humanoids	14
A constraint embedding approach for dynamics modeling of parallel kinematic manipulators with hybrid limbs	14
An overactuated aerial robot based on cooperative quadrotors attached through passive universal joints: Modeling, control and 6-DoF trajectory tracking	14
Time optimal multi-base placement planning for mobile measuring manipulator considering reachable and non-singular constraints	14
Reinforcement learning-based optimal formation control of multiple robotic rollers in cooperative rolling compaction	14
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A new approach to smooth path planning of Ackerman mobile robot based on improved ACO algorithm and B-spline curve	14
Optimization techniques for Multi-Robot Task Allocation problems: Review on the state-of-the-art	14
Robot localization aided by quantum algorithms	14
Design and development of a locomotion interface for virtual reality lower-body haptic interaction	14
STSLAM: Robust visual SLAM in dynamic scenes via image segmentation and instance tracking	14
NMPC design for a self-aligning compliant gait rehabilitation robot	14
Machine learning-based inverse kinematics scalability for prismatic tensegrity structural manipulators	14
RobustStateNet: Robust ego vehicle state estimation for Autonomous Driving	13
LightDepth: A resource efficient depth estimation approach for dealing with ground truth sparsity via curriculum learning	13
Mapless navigation via Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning with memory-decaying novelty	13
Defense against smart invaders with swarms of sweeping agents	13
Conform to grip: Joint reaction force-driven adaptive variable admittance control of biped climbing robots	13
Multi-robot task allocation in disaster response: Addressing dynamic tasks with deadlines and robots with range and payload constraints	13
Online task segmentation by merging symbolic and data-driven skill recognition during kinesthetic teaching	13
Development of a soft gripper for replicating human grasps in forest nursery tasks	13
Social robot navigation through constrained optimization: A comprehensive study of uncertainty-based objectives and constraints in the simulated and real world	13
Recent advancements in soft ankle/knee exoskeletons technologies: systems, actuation and control	13
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Online learning of MPC for autonomous racing	13
Design, control and evaluation of a treadmill-based Pelvic Exoskeleton (PeXo) with self-paced walking mode	13
MOVRO2: Loosely coupled monocular visual radar odometry using factor graph optimization	13
Mobile robot’s path-planning and path-tracking in static and dynamic environments: Dynamic programming approach	13
Cooperative Formation Control Strategy for Multi-robot System Based on APF Algorithm and Sliding Mode Estimator	13
Special Issue on the 10th European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR 2021)	13
An analytical differential kinematics-based method for controlling tendon-driven continuum robots	13
APPL: Adaptive Planner Parameter Learning	13