Publications on exploration of unknown environments


A Distributed Algorithm for Exploration of Unknown Environments with Multiple Robots

G. Aguilar, L. Bravo, U. Ruiz, R. Murrieta-Cid and E. Chavez

Accepted to Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 2018.


A distributed exploration algorithm for unknown environments with multiple obstacles by multiple robots

L. Bravo, U. Ruiz, R. Murrieta-Cid, G. Aguilar and E. Chavez

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

G. Laguna, R. Murrieta-Cid, H. Becerra, R. Lopez and S. M. LaValle

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

L. Valentin, R. Murrieta-Cid, L. Muñoz-Gomez, R. Lopez-Padilla and M. Alencastre

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

L. Muñoz, M. Alencastre, R. Lopez and R. Murrieta-Cid

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

B. Tovar, R. Murrieta-Cid and S. M. LaValle

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

B. Tovar, L. Muñoz-Gomez, R. Murrieta-Cid, M. Alencastre, R. Monroy and S. Hutchinson

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

B. Tovar, S. M. LaValle, and R. Murrieta-Cid

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

B. Tovar, R. Murrieta-Cid and C. Esteves

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]