Journal of Field Robotics

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Field Robotics is 6. 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
Heterogeneous Event Mapping of Multi‐Robot System Based on Event Structures42
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An improved fuzzy‐controlled local path planning algorithm based on dynamic window approach41
Rapid Detection of Ripe Tomatoes in Unstructured Environments38
Precise pose estimation of the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover through a stereo‐vision‐based approach38
Unmanned air/ground vehicle survey following a radiological dispersal event37
YOLOv4‐tiny‐based robust RGB‐D SLAM approach with point and surface feature fusion in complex indoor environments37
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
Control Method of Upper Limb Rehabilitation Exoskeleton for Better Assistance: A Comprehensive Review32
Development of a mobile robot for safe mechanical evacuation of hazardous bulk materials in industrial confined spaces32
UAMFDet: Acoustic‐Optical Fusion for Underwater Multi‐Modal Object Detection31
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A Soft‐Containing Gripper for High‐Speed Handling of Breadcrumb‐Coated Oysters30
Practical path planning techniques in overtaking for autonomous shuttles30
Three‐dimensional dead reckoning of wall‐climbing robot based on information fusion of compound extended Kalman filter29
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
Hijacking of unmanned surface vehicles: A demonstration of attacks and countermeasures in the field27
Visual Inertial SLAM Based on Spatiotemporal Consistency Optimization in Diverse Environments26
Four years of multimodal odometry and mapping on the rail vehicles25
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
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Turbid Underwater Image Enhancement via Attenuation Prior Formation Model24
Achievements and future directions in self‐reconfigurable modular robotic systems24
LiDAR‐based automated UAV inspection of wind turbine rotor blades23
Power and energy consumption of skid‐steer rovers turning on loose soil23
Design, development, and field evaluation of a rubber tapping robot22
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
Vision‐assisted deep stall landing for a fixed‐wing UAV21
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
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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
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 drone‐based photometric measurement platform19
A high‐resolution AUV navigation framework with integrated communication and tracking for under‐ice deployments19
Terrain‐aware path planning via semantic segmentation and uncertainty rejection filter with adversarial noise for mobile robots18
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
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
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
Visual‐Inertial SLAM for Unstructured Outdoor Environments: Benchmarking the Benefits and Computational Costs of Loop Closing15
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
Design and field test of a foldable wing unmanned aerial–underwater vehicle14
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
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
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Underwater multizonotope terrain‐aided navigation method with coarse map based on set‐membership filter12
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
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
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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
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
Generalizing minimum safe operating altitudes for fixed‐wing UAVs 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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Change Detection of Non‐Fixed Targets in Low‐Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Inspections Based on Style Transfer10
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
Geometry‐based flipper motion planning for articulated tracked robots traversing rough terrain in real‐time10
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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
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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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
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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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
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
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
Utilizing Photovoltaic Solar Panels for Real‐Time Localization and Speed Detection of Approaching Illuminated Objects in Humanoid Robots6
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