Journal of Field Robotics

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Field 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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A stereo visual navigation method for docking autonomous underwater vehicles92
Comparative study of soil interaction and driving characteristics of different agricultural and space robots in an agricultural environment81
Gyroscopic precession control for maneuvering two‐wheeled robot recoil stabilization63
Using a Small Hexapod Robot to Pick up Large Cylinders for Munitions Response61
Overview of Terrain Traversability Evaluation for Autonomous Robots53
A Hybrid Parameters Estimation Approach for Power Consumption Modeling of Ground Mobile Robots With Unknown Payload48
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Heterogeneous Event Mapping of Multi‐Robot System Based on Event Structures42
An improved fuzzy‐controlled local path planning algorithm based on dynamic window approach41
Precise pose estimation of the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover through a stereo‐vision‐based approach38
Rapid Detection of Ripe Tomatoes in Unstructured Environments38
YOLOv4‐tiny‐based robust RGB‐D SLAM approach with point and surface feature fusion in complex indoor environments37
Unmanned air/ground vehicle survey following a radiological dispersal event37
Active Sensing Strategy: Multi‐Modal, Multi‐Robot Source Localization and Mapping in Real‐World Settings With Fixed One‐Way Switching36
AutoMine: A Multimodal Dataset for Robot Navigation in Open‐Pit Mines34
Development of a mobile robot for safe mechanical evacuation of hazardous bulk materials in industrial confined spaces32
Control Method of Upper Limb Rehabilitation Exoskeleton for Better Assistance: A Comprehensive Review32
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UAMFDet: Acoustic‐Optical Fusion for Underwater Multi‐Modal Object Detection31
Practical path planning techniques in overtaking for autonomous shuttles30
A Soft‐Containing Gripper for High‐Speed Handling of Breadcrumb‐Coated Oysters30
Three‐dimensional dead reckoning of wall‐climbing robot based on information fusion of compound extended Kalman filter29
Hijacking of unmanned surface vehicles: A demonstration of attacks and countermeasures in the field27
Assessing the practical applicability of neural‐based point clouds registration algorithms: A comparative analysis27
Nautilus: An autonomous surface vehicle with a multilayer software architecture for offshore inspection27
Visual Inertial SLAM Based on Spatiotemporal Consistency Optimization in Diverse Environments26
Four years of multimodal odometry and mapping on the rail vehicles25
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Turbid Underwater Image Enhancement via Attenuation Prior Formation Model24
Achievements and future directions in self‐reconfigurable modular robotic systems24
In situ skid estimation for mobile robots in outdoor environments24
Long future frame prediction using optical flow‐informed deep neural networks for enhancement of robotic teleoperation in high latency environments24
Power and energy consumption of skid‐steer rovers turning on loose soil23
LiDAR‐based automated UAV inspection of wind turbine rotor blades23
A benchmark analysis of data‐driven and geometric approaches for robot ego‐motion estimation22
Toward a Track‐Fin Hybrid Driven Bionic Amphibious Robot: Design, Development, and Experiments22
Research on Steering Path Tracking Performance of Articulated Quad‐Tracked Vehicle Based on Fuzzy PID Control22
Design, development, and field evaluation of a rubber tapping robot22
Performance evaluation of newly released cameras for fruit detection and localization in complex kiwifruit orchard environments21
Expediting recovery of autonomous underwater vehicles in dynamic mission environments: A system‐of‐systems challenge for underwater warfare21
Vision‐assisted deep stall landing for a fixed‐wing UAV21
Interaction mechanics model for screw‐drive wheel of granary robot traveling on the loose grain terrain20
Digital Twin/MARS‐CycleGAN: Enhancing Sim‐to‐Real Crop/Row Detection for MARS Phenotyping Robot Using Synthetic Images20
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A drone‐based photometric measurement platform19
A high‐resolution AUV navigation framework with integrated communication and tracking for under‐ice deployments19
Dynamic Docking Anti‐Disturbance Control of Overactuated AUV: System, Method, and Lake Trails19
A Framework to Enable Eco‐Cyber‐Physical Systems for Robotics‐Focused Digital Twins in Smart Farming19
A comprehensive review on deploying robotics application in telecom network tower's field maintenance: Challenges with current practices and feasibility analysis for robotics implementation18
Puttybot: A sensorized robot for autonomous putty plastering18
Longitudinal deep truck: Deep longitudinal model with application to sim2real deep reinforcement learning for heavy‐duty truck control in the field18
Terrain‐aware path planning via semantic segmentation and uncertainty rejection filter with adversarial noise for mobile robots18
Design and development of remote‐control system for two‐wheel paddy transplanter17
A strawberry harvest‐aiding system with crop‐transport collaborative robots: Design, development, and field evaluation17
Optimization and evaluation of machine–field parameters of remotely controlled two‐wheel paddy transplanter16
Visual‐Inertial SLAM for Unstructured Outdoor Environments: Benchmarking the Benefits and Computational Costs of Loop Closing15
TetraFLEX: Design and kinematic analysis of a novel self‐aligning family of 3T1R parallel manipulators15
Mobile robotics platform for strawberry sensing and harvesting within precision indoor farming systems15
Design and field test of a foldable wing unmanned aerial–underwater vehicle14
LiDAR‐based robust localization for field autonomous vehicles in off‐road environments14
Design and performance analysis of soft pneumatic manipulator‐based linear cutter and stem holder for sweet pepper harvesting14
Paddy field object detection for robotic combine based on real‐time semantic segmentation algorithm14
Time–jerk optimal trajectory planning for industrial robots with coupled interpolation function selection13
MARCEL: Mobile active rover chassis for enhanced locomotion13
FTR‐Bench: Benchmarking Deep Reinforcement Learning for Flipper‐Track Robot Control13
Fast and incremental loop closure detection with deep features and proximity graphs13
An autonomous ground robot to support firefighters' interventions in indoor emergencies13
Optimizing PID control for enhanced stability of a 16‐DOF biped robot during ditch crossing13
A cable‐driven underwater robotic system for delicate manipulation of marine biology samples13
Influence of screw blades on the performance of a screw‐drive granary robot13
Lower Limb Exoskeletons, Application‐Centric Classifications: A Review12
Target Localization and Pursuit With Networked Robotic Vehicles: Theory, Simulation, and Experiments12
Correction to “Aerial online mapping on‐board system by real‐time object detection for UGV path generation in unstructured outdoor environments”12
A CIELAB fusion‐based generative adversarial network for reliable sand–dust removal in open‐pit mines12
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Underwater multizonotope terrain‐aided navigation method with coarse map based on set‐membership filter12
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Characteristics of optical flow from aerial thermal imaging, “thermal flow”11
Performance‐Oriented Understanding and Design of a Robotic Tadpole: Lower Energy Cost, Higher Speed11
Lessons from robot‐assisted disaster response deployments by the German Rescue Robotics Center task force11
Design and analysis of a wall‐climbing robot for water wall inspection of thermal power plants11
Safety Inspections and Gas Monitoring in Hazardous Mining Areas Shortly After Blasting Using Autonomous UAVs11
Attention mechanism‐based multisensor data fusion neural network for fault diagnosis of autonomous underwater vehicles11
Earthwork digital twin for teleoperation of an automated bulldozer in edge dumping11
A Spiral Coverage Path Planning Algorithm for Nonomnidirectional Robots10
Pose‐graph underwater simultaneous localization and mapping for autonomous monitoring and 3D reconstruction by means of optical and acoustic sensors10
Geometry‐based flipper motion planning for articulated tracked robots traversing rough terrain in real‐time10
RumexWeeds: A grassland dataset for agricultural robotics10
Design and manufacturing a novel screw‐in‐pipe inspection robot with steering capability10
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Generalizing minimum safe operating altitudes for fixed‐wing UAVs in real‐time10
An online optimization escape entrapment strategy for planetary rovers based on Bayesian optimization10
Hybridization of ResNet with YOLO classifier for automated paddy leaf disease recognition: An optimized model10
Change Detection of Non‐Fixed Targets in Low‐Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Inspections Based on Style Transfer10
Underwater UXO detection using magnetometry on hovering AUVs9
UV‐C Disinfection Robots: A Systematic Review9
Autonomous Positioning for Mobile Vehicles Based on Visual‐Inertial Fusion in Challenging Dark Roadway Scenes9
A Map Segmentation Method Based on Image Processing for Robot Complete Coverage Operation9
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Development of an Air Pulse Jet Robot for Efficient Dust Removal in Air‐Cooled Condensers Under Harsh Industrial Conditions9
Complete coverage path planning for wheeled agricultural robots9
A motion control framework for autonomous water sampling and swing‐free transportation of a multirotor UAV with a cable‐suspended mechanism9
Morphlight Theory Inspired by Raptor: Arm‐Wing Cooperative Control Method and its Application9
Robust control scheme based on an uncertainty and disturbance estimator for a quadrotor with motor failures9
Design and Development of an Intelligent Collision Avoidance Platform for a Teleoperated Dual Robotic Arm8
Efficient and multifidelity terrain modeling for 3D large‐scale and unstructured environments8
Design and Analysis of Double‐Ring Robotic Coconut Tree Climber for Enhanced Performance8
A Machine Learning–Based Ergonomic Assessment of Wireless Hand Control System for Lower‐Limb Disabled Tractor Operators and Abled Female Agricultural Workers8
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Towards autonomous selective harvesting: A review of robot perception, robot design, motion planning and control8
Robot self‐calibration using actuated 3D sensors8
Two novel approaches for solving the contradiction between efficient penetration and low recoil for the low‐velocity penetrator8
Optimal guidance track generation for precision agriculture: A review of coverage path planning techniques8
Design and Analysis of New Obstacle Avoidance Scheme With Dimensionality Reduction for Motion Planning of Redundant Robot Manipulators8
EIL‐SLAM: Depth‐enhanced edge‐based infrared‐LiDAR SLAM8
Optimization‐Based Geometric Enhancement and Motion Estimation for Non‐Cooperative Spacecrafts8
A Novel Review on Quadruped Robots Design Variants, Gait Modulation, and Motion Planning Schemes8
Toward Universal Embodied Planning in Scalable Heterogeneous Field Robots Collaboration and Control8
An automated apple harvesting robot—From system design to field evaluation8
Building information modeling‐based 3D reconstruction and coverage planning enabled automatic painting of interior walls using a novel painting robot in construction8
Internal Model‐Based Anti‐Disturbances Low‐Level Control for Drones Considering Actuator Dynamics8
A Novel Multinozzle Targeting Pollination Robot for Clustered Kiwifruit Flowers Based on Air–Liquid Dual‐Flow Spraying8
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A review of soft manipulator research, applications, and opportunities8
Sparse point cloud registration and aggregation with mesh‐based generalized iterative closest point7
Development of an automated mobile robotic sprayer to prevent workers' exposure of agro‐chemicals inside polyhouse7
Independent Soft Actor‐Critic Deep Reinforcement Learning for UAV Cooperative Air Combat Maneuvering Decision‐Making7
High‐Throughput Robotic Phenotyping for Quantifying Tomato Disease Severity Enabled by Synthetic Data and Domain‐Adaptive Semantic Segmentation7
A comprehensive survey on non‐cooperative collision avoidance for micro aerial vehicles: Sensing and obstacle detection7
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RoboBoat: A robotic boat for 3D mapping of partially flooded underground sites7
Study of a Cable‐Driven Hip Swimming‐Assisted Exoskeleton Utilizing Adaptive Active Control Strategy7
Continuous Curvature Path Planning for Headland Coverage With Agricultural Robots7
Predictive Obstacle Avoidance Algorithm for Under‐Actuated Unmanned Surface Vehicle Under Disturbances via Reinforcement Learning7
A portable off‐road crawling hexapod robot7
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Rapid location technology of odor sources by multi‐UAV7
Learning‐based model predictive control for improved mobile robot path following using Gaussian processes and feedback linearization7
Experimental Evaluation of an Observer‐Based Controller for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Reforestation Activities7
ADRC‐SMC‐based disturbance rejection depth‐tracking control of underactuated AUV7
Utilizing Photovoltaic Solar Panels for Real‐Time Localization and Speed Detection of Approaching Illuminated Objects in Humanoid Robots6
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Position‐based fluid simulation for robotic injection sealing of pavement cracks6
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A simulation‐assisted point cloud segmentation neural network for human–robot interaction applications6
Effectiveness of an Expendable Unmanned Ground Vehicle Stalling a Mechanized Infantry Company's Primary Combat Units—A Virtual Simulation Experiment6
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Real‐time vibration monitoring and analysis of agricultural tractor drivers using an IoT‐based system6
Exploring the feasibility of autonomous forestry operations: Results from the first experimental unmanned machine6
Uncertainty‐aware LiDAR‐based localization for outdoor mobile robots6
Optimization and evaluation of swing leg retraction for a hydraulic biped robot6
UAV‐based simultaneous localization and mapping in outdoor environments: A systematic scoping review6
Research on disturbance rejection motion control method of USV for UUV recovery6
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ASAH: An arc‐surface‐adsorption hexapod robot with a motion control scheme6
Swarm Intelligence in Action: Particle Swarm Optimization and Rendezvous Algorithms for Swarm Robotics6
SimLiquid: A Simulation‐Based Liquid Perception Pipeline for Robot Liquid Manipulation6
COAL: Robust Contrastive Learning‐Based Visual Navigation Framework5
Position‐based force tracking adaptive impedance control strategy for robot grinding complex surfaces system5
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Development and Field Evaluation of a Radial Large‐Stroke Adaptive End‐Effector for Continuous Robotic Harvesting of Banana Fruits at Different Stalk Diameters5
Comparison of DSO and ORB‐SLAM3 in Low‐Light Environments With Auxiliary Lighting and Deep Learning Based Image Enhancing5
Bolster Spring Visual Servo Positioning Method Based on Depth Online Detection5
A new method for calculating time‐varying torsional stiffness of RV reducers with variable loads and tooth modifications5
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A Fully Automated Robotic System for Tuning Optimization of RF Cavity Filter5
FastFusion: Deep stereo‐LiDAR fusion for real‐time high‐precision dense depth sensing5
Corrigendum for “Fast and incremental loop closure detection with deep features and proximity graphs”5
PLPF‐VSLAM: An indoor visual SLAM with adaptive fusion of point‐line‐plane features5
Deep learning with RGB and thermal images onboard a drone for monitoring operations5
ASV station keeping under wind disturbances using neural network simulation error minimization model predictive control5
A Path Planning Algorithm for UAV 3D Surface Inspection Based on Normal Vector Filtering and Integrated Viewpoint Evaluation5
Geometry‐Aware 3D Point Cloud Learning for Precise Cutting‐Point Detection in Unstructured Field Environments5
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Tractor Mounted Grapevine Pruning System5
A Robust Pose Estimation Method for Robot Grasping in Bin‐Picking Scenarios Using Point Cloud5
Digital twin‐assisted fault diagnosis system for robot joints with insufficient data4
Lifting‐principle‐based design and implementation of fixed‐wing unmanned aerial–underwater vehicle4
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An Aerial Transport System in Marine GNSS‐Denied Environment4
Design, Analysis, and Flexibility Evaluation of a Double‐Mode Underactuated Coupled‐Drive Omnidirectional Mobile Robot4
Cascaded Extended‐State‐Observer‐Based Synergetic Control for Quadcopter Translational Dynamics4
Application of automated and robotically deployed in situ X‐ray fluorescence analysis for nuclear waste management4
Automated mission planning for aerial large‐scale power plant thermal inspection4
Mechanical Design and Redundant Motion Planning of a Hydraulic Quadruped Mobile Manipulator for Enlarging Operational Workspace4
3D hybrid path planning for optimized coverage of agricultural fields: A novel approach for wheeled robots4
Minimum‐time row transition control of a vision‐guided agricultural robot4
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Modular autonomous strawberry picking robotic system4
The Design of Endovascular Robots for Cardiac Interventions: A Survey4
Adaptive Prescribed‐Time Control for Marine Surface Vehicles: A Time‐Varying Gain Approach4
TKO‐SLAM: Visual SLAM algorithm based on time‐delay feature regression and keyframe pose optimization4
A differentiable dynamic modeling approach to integrated motion planning and actuator physical design for mobile manipulators4
Development of disaster‐responding special‐purpose machinery: Results of experiments4
An efficient online citrus counting system for large‐scale unstructured orchards based on the unmanned aerial vehicle4
Data‐driven iterative learning cooperative trajectory tracking control for multiple autonomous underwater vehicles with input saturation constraints4
Into the ice: Exploration and data capturing in glacial moulins by a tethered robot4
Design and implementation of shape‐adaptive and multifunctional robotic gripper4
Particle filter‐based aerial tracking for moving targets4
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Design and Analysis of a Lightweight Redundant‐Degree‐of‐Freedom Fruit‐Picking Robot Arm4
Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Multi‐Joint Manipulator Based on Multi‐Information Fusion and Deep‐Learning Machine Vision4
Cooperative 3D tunnel measurement based on 2D–3D registration of omnidirectional laser light4
Dynamics identification‐driven diving control for unmanned underwater vehicles4
An omnidirectional screw‐driven forestry robot4
The SG‐Climbot: An Adaptable, Efficient, Inspection and Repair Robot for Steam Generator Heat Transfer Tube Sheet3
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Enhancing Maneuverability in a Variable Wheelbase Wheeled Mobile Robot Through Dynamic Steering Curvature Control3
Sensor‐driven autonomous underwater inspections: A receding‐horizon RRT‐based view planning solution for AUVs3
A multiscale feature fusion‐guided lightweight semantic segmentation network3
MPC‐based cooperative multiagent search for multiple targets using a Bayesian framework3
From muscular to dexterous: A systematic review to understand the robotic taxonomy in construction and effectiveness3
Guidance method of underwater vehicle for rugged seafloor observation in close proximity3
Local path planning for autonomous mobile robots by integrating modified dynamic‐window approach and improved follow the gap method3
Collaborative Robotics: Application of Delphi Method3
Design and analysis of a bionic‐inspired single‐rotor MAV with a foldable wing3
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Segmentation and tracking of vegetable plants by exploiting vegetable shape feature for precision spray of agricultural robots3
Recent developments and applications of simultaneous localization and mapping in agriculture3
Whole‐body motion planning and control of a quadruped robot for challenging terrain3
An Efficient 3D Point Cloud‐Based Place Recognition Approach for Underground Tunnels Using Convolution and Self‐Attention Mechanism3
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In‐Pipe Maintenance Robot Using Spray‐In‐Place Pipe Technique for Long‐Distance and Complex Pipe Environment3
Q‐Whex: A simple and highly mobile quasi‐wheeled hexapod robot3
Soft crawling caterpillar driven by electrohydrodynamic pumps3
Mechanics of bipedal and quadrupedal locomotion on dry and wet granular media3
ARD‐VO: Agricultural robot data set of vineyards and olive groves3
A V‐Shaped In‐Pipe Robot to Travel Through Complex Winding Pathways in Three Dimensions3
A Universal Visual Detection Method for Camellia oleifera Fruit Picking Robot3
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Improved Robot Localization and Mapping Using Adaptive Tuna Schooling Optimization With Sensor Fusion Techniques3
Autonomous hanging tether management and experimentation for an unmanned air‐surface vehicle team3
Topological map‐based approach for localization and mapping memory optimization3
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Experimental tests of hybrid VTOL unmanned aerial vehicle designed for surveillance missions and operations in maritime conditions from ship‐based helipads3
Deep learning‐based crop row detection for infield navigation of agri‐robots3
Model Reference‐Based Neural Controller for Transmission Line Inspection Robot3
Multiposture leg tracking for temporarily vision restricted environments based on fusion of laser and radar sensor data3
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Modeling and optimization using artificial neural network and genetic algorithm of self‐propelled machine reach envelope2
Evaluation of excavation motion sequence for hydraulic excavators based on extraction of excavation style and phase2
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Development of a wheeled wall‐climbing robot with an internal corner wall adaptive magnetic adhesion mechanism2
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