OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
A planning method for chemical plume tracking and source localization with autonomous underwater vehicle	51
Expanded photo-model-based stereo vision pose estimation using a shooting distance unknown photo	51
Real-time controller design and onboard attitude estimation of a quadrotor with collision safety through ultrasonic sensors	39
Toward stable astronaut following of extravehicular activity assistant robots using deep reinforcement learning	35
Automatic shore-to-ship robotic charging system with control based on monocular vision	26
Distilled neural state-dependent Riccati equation feedback controller for dynamic control of a cable-driven continuum robot	24
Universal nonlinear disturbance observer for robotic manipulators	24
Design and analysis of a multi-configuration wheel-leg hybrid drive robot machine	21
Research on the influence of the baby schema effect on the cuteness and trustworthiness of social robot faces	16
An improved robotic arm constant force control method for forward terrain sensing system on planetary rovers	15
Real-time marine target recognition method of underwater inspection robot based on computer vision	15
Evaluation of a model-driven approach for the integration of robot operating system-based complex robot systems	14
Feedback linearization-based tracking control of a tilt-rotor with cat-trot gait plan	13
Adaptive formation control for autonomous surface vessels with prescribed-time convergence	13
Stable gait generation method for lower-limb exoskeleton based on instrumented crutches	13
Hierarchical gain scheduling based tilt angle guided robust control during mode transition for tilt-rotor unmanned aircraft vehicle	12
Minimizing torque requirements in robotic manipulation through elastic elements optimization in a physics engine	12
Preliminary impressions: Using a humanoid robot in the neuropsychological assessment of children with selective mutism	11
Upper-limb mirror rehabilitation training robot system integrating emotional factors for patients affected by stroke	9
LiDAR Point Inpainting Model Using Smoothness Loss for SLAM in Dynamic Environments	9
Passive localization of a forklift based on a template matching position tracking algorithm	9
Research on configuration design and intelligent compliance control of reconfigurable modular flexible upper limb rehabilitation robot	8
Special spherical mobile robot for planetary surface exploration: A review	8
Enhancing generalization in reinforcement learning for robotic control through deep policy similarities	8
Discrete open-closed-loop PID-type iterative learning control for trajectory tracking of tracked mobile robots	7

Multipoint Variable parameter compliant control of redundant manipulator based on the equivalent twin model of flexible contact dynamics	7
Model-free sliding mode prescribed performance control of robotic manipulator based on new reaching law	7
Optimizing link-length fitting between an operator and a robot with compensation for habitual movements	7
Research on vehicle speed identification method based on time interpolation method and feature point recognition	7
Feature extraction and matching combined with depth information in visual simultaneous localization and mapping	7
Improved sliding mode path tracking control for automated guided vehicles with the disturbances compensation	7
A path planner enabling second-order continuity across multiple motion modes of the generalized bicycle model	6
Development of a low-cost modular snake-like robot with 2-DOF modules for rescue operations in collapsed environments with fast communication	6
Transformation classification of human squat/sit-to-stand based on multichannel information fusion	6
CVT-based swarming techniques for convex and non-convex cases	6
Static group-bipartite consensus in networked robot systems with integral action	6
A mutual positioning relay method of multiple robots for monitoring indoor environments	6
Optimized feature extraction and object detection for indoor dynamic environment visual SLAM study	6
Robustness evaluation of offline reinforcement learning for robot control against action perturbations	5
Kinematic analysis and development of cable-driven rehabilitation robot for cerebral palsy patients	5
Leveraging large language models for autonomous robotic mapping and navigation	5
Reinforcement learning based recovery flight control for flapping-wing micro-aerial vehicles under extreme attitudes	5
Research on solving heading attitude of airdrop cargo platform based on line features	5
A study on the dynamics of a novel seven degrees of freedom spray-painting robot with a telescopic forearm	5
Estimator and command filtering-based neural network control for flexible-joint robotic manipulators driven by electricity	5
Improved ant colony optimization algorithm based on islands type for mobile robot path planning	5
An interactive control-based surgical robot for precision bone removal	5
Electroadhesion-enhanced pneumatic soft gripper for multimode and delicate grasping	4
Adaptive intelligent grey wolf optimization for UAV path planning in complex mountainous areas	4
A reinforcement learning based sliding mode control for passive upper-limb exoskeleton	4
AUV path planning based on improved IFDS and deep reinforcement learning	4
A scheduling optimization method for multiple automated guided vehicle systems	4
Ultra-wide-band-based adaptive Monte Carlo localization for kidnap recovery of mobile robot	4
Sheep face recognition and classification based on an improved MobilenetV2 neural network	4
ROMERIN: A new concept of a modular autonomous climbing robot	4
Design of a seed implantation robot with puncture force and image feedback mechanism for prostate cancer brachytherapy	4
Dynamic multi-robot coverage framework via A*-optimized region patrolling and localized re-planning	4
Visual–tactile fusion object classification method based on adaptive feature weighting	4
Fault-tolerant navigation framework for omnidirectional mobile robots under actuator failures via an enhanced potential field	4
Distributed cooperative simultaneous localization and mapping for dense micro-robot swarms: A stigmergic approach with hardware-constrained sensor fusion	4
Multi-scale deep learning and clustering-based tabletop object instance segmentation for robot manipulation	4
Robust hierarchical federated learning with dual-layer filtering mechanism	4
A novel motion control approach for tethered wheeled mobile robot on extreme terrain	4