A Distributed Algorithm for Exploration of Unknown Environments with Multiple Robots
Accepted to Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 2018.
A distributed exploration algorithm for unknown environments with multiple obstacles by multiple robots
Accepted to IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Vancouver, Canada, IROS 2017.
Exploration of an Unknown Environment with a Differential Drive Disc Robot
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pages 2527-2533, Hong Kong, China, ICRA 2014.
[pdf] [bib] [Video, simulation] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2014.6907212]
Motion Strategies for Exploration and Map-Building under Uncertainty with Multiple Heterogeneous Robots
Journal Advanced Robotics, Vol. 28, No. 17, pages 1133-1149, July 2014.
[pdf] [bib][Video, simulation] [Web page of the paper, DOI:10.1080/01691864.2014.914015]
Exploration and Map-Building under Uncertainty with Multiple Heterogeneous Robots
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pages 2295-2301, Shanghai China, ICRA 2011.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2011.5979686]
Distance-Optimal Navigation in an Unknown Environment without Sensing Distances
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol. 23, No. 3, pages 506-518, June 2007.
[pdf] [bib] [Video] My PhD. student Rigoberto Lopez wrote the software to obtain the simulation shown in this video, based on the paper listed above. [Web page of the paper, DOI:10.1109/TRO.2007.898962]
Planning Exploration Strategies for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
Journal Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 54, No 4, pages 314-331, April, 2006.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI:10.1016/j.robot.2005.11.006]Optimal Navigation and Object Finding without Geometric Maps or Localization
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pages 464-470, Taipei Taiwan, ICRA 2003.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2003.1249696]Robot Motion Planning for Map Building
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pages 673-680, Lausanne Switzerland, IROS 2002.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1109/IRDS.2002.1041469]