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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Distilled neural state-dependent Riccati equation feedback controller for dynamic control of a cable-driven continuum robot	62
Toward stable astronaut following of extravehicular activity assistant robots using deep reinforcement learning	43
Online paths planning method for unmanned surface vehicles based on rapidly exploring random tree and a cooperative potential field	38
Visual tracking with multilevel feature, similarity attention, color constraint, and global redetection	34
Real-time controller design and onboard attitude estimation of a quadrotor with collision safety through ultrasonic sensors	31
Deploying social robots in museum settings: A quasi-systematic review exploring purpose and acceptability	29
A planning method for chemical plume tracking and source localization with autonomous underwater vehicle	26
A trajectory planning method for the redundant manipulator based on configuration plane	25
Expanded photo-model-based stereo vision pose estimation using a shooting distance unknown photo	21
Universal nonlinear disturbance observer for robotic manipulators	21
Research on the influence of the baby schema effect on the cuteness and trustworthiness of social robot faces	17
Design and analysis of a multi-configuration wheel-leg hybrid drive robot machine	16
Design of a powered full-body exoskeleton for physical assistance of elderly people	15
Real-time marine target recognition method of underwater inspection robot based on computer vision	14
Explicit feature disentanglement for visual place recognition across appearance changes	14
An improved robotic arm constant force control method for forward terrain sensing system on planetary rovers	13
Special spherical mobile robot for planetary surface exploration: A review	12
LiDAR Point Inpainting Model Using Smoothness Loss for SLAM in Dynamic Environments	11
Preliminary impressions: Using a humanoid robot in the neuropsychological assessment of children with selective mutism	11
Minimizing torque requirements in robotic manipulation through elastic elements optimization in a physics engine	11
Adaptive formation control for autonomous surface vessels with prescribed-time convergence	10
Hierarchical gain scheduling based tilt angle guided robust control during mode transition for tilt-rotor unmanned aircraft vehicle	10
Feedback linearization-based tracking control of a tilt-rotor with cat-trot gait plan	9
Enhancing generalization in reinforcement learning for robotic control through deep policy similarities	9
Passive localization of a forklift based on a template matching position tracking algorithm	9

Feature extraction and matching combined with depth information in visual simultaneous localization and mapping	7
Research on configuration design and intelligent compliance control of reconfigurable modular flexible upper limb rehabilitation robot	7
Discrete open-closed-loop PID-type iterative learning control for trajectory tracking of tracked mobile robots	7
Stable gait generation method for lower-limb exoskeleton based on instrumented crutches	7
CVT-based swarming techniques for convex and non-convex cases	7
Grasp detection via visual rotation object detection and point cloud spatial feature scoring	7
Model-free sliding mode prescribed performance control of robotic manipulator based on new reaching law	7
Research on vehicle speed identification method based on time interpolation method and feature point recognition	6
Design and control of underwater robot system for sea cucumber fishing	6
A path planner enabling second-order continuity across multiple motion modes of the generalized bicycle model	6
Mobile robot 3D trajectory estimation on a multilevel surface with multimodal fusion of 2D camera features and a 3D light detection and ranging point cloud	6
Velocity planning method for position–velocity–time control based on a modified S-shaped acceleration/deceleration algorithm	6
Optimizing link-length fitting between an operator and a robot with compensation for habitual movements	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
Multipoint Variable parameter compliant control of redundant manipulator based on the equivalent twin model of flexible contact dynamics	6
Improved sliding mode path tracking control for automated guided vehicles with the disturbances compensation	6
Static group-bipartite consensus in networked robot systems with integral action	6
CORRIGENDUM to “Utilization of multilayer perceptron for determining the inverse kinematics of an industrial robotic manipulator”	6
Estimator and command filtering-based neural network control for flexible-joint robotic manipulators driven by electricity	5
Research on solving heading attitude of airdrop cargo platform based on line features	5
Robustness evaluation of offline reinforcement learning for robot control against action perturbations	5
Development of an ergonomic wearable robotic device for assisting manual workers	5
Reinforcement learning based recovery flight control for flapping-wing micro-aerial vehicles under extreme attitudes	5
Distributed variable stiffness joint assist mechanism based on laminated structure	5
Ultra-wide-band-based adaptive Monte Carlo localization for kidnap recovery of mobile robot	5
Generating individual intrinsic reward for cooperative multiagent reinforcement learning	5
Development of a low-cost modular snake-like robot with 2-DOF modules for rescue operations in collapsed environments with fast communication	5
Review of multiple unmanned surface vessels collaborative search and hunting based on swarm intelligence	5
Kinematic analysis and development of cable-driven rehabilitation robot for cerebral palsy patients	5
Multi-fuzzy Sarsa learning-based sit-to-stand motion control for walking-support assistive robot	5
Transformation classification of human squat/sit-to-stand based on multichannel information fusion	5
Improved ant colony optimization algorithm based on islands type for mobile robot path planning	4
Leveraging large language models for autonomous robotic mapping and navigation	4
A reinforcement learning based sliding mode control for passive upper-limb exoskeleton	4
Visual–tactile fusion object classification method based on adaptive feature weighting	4
Kinematic analysis of seven-degree-of-freedom exoskeleton rehabilitation manipulator	4
Analysis and design of auto-adaptive leveling hydraulic suspension for agricultural robot	4
Electroadhesion-enhanced pneumatic soft gripper for multimode and delicate grasping	4
Sheep face recognition and classification based on an improved MobilenetV2 neural network	4
AUV path planning based on improved IFDS and deep reinforcement learning	4
A study on the dynamics of a novel seven degrees of freedom spray-painting robot with a telescopic forearm	4
Autonomous land vehicle path planning algorithm based on improved heuristic function of A-Star	4
Movement generalization of variable initial task state based on Euclidean transformation dynamical movement primitives	4
Autonomous speed adaptation by a muscle-driven hind leg robot modeled on a cat without intervention from brain	4
Multi-scale deep learning and clustering-based tabletop object instance segmentation for robot manipulation	4