Reliable Confirmation of an Object Identity by a Mobile Robot: A Mixed Appearance/Localization-Driven Motion Approach
International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol 35, No 10, pages 1207-1233, September 2016.
[pdf] [bib][Video1 Experiment #5 in the paper] [Video2 Experiment #8 in the paper] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1177/0278364915620848]
Saving Time for Object Finding with a Mobile Manipulator Robot in 3-D Environment
Journal Computación y Sistemas, Vol 19, No 1, pages 29-45, January-March 2015.
[pdf] [bib][Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.13053/CyS-19-1-1910]
Appearance-based Motion Strategies for Object Detection
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pages 6455-6461, Hong Kong, China, ICRA 2014.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2014.6907812]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]
A Motion Planning Strategy for Finding an Object with a Mobile Manipulator in 3-D Environments
Journal Advanced Robotics, Vol 25, No 13-14,pages 1627-1650, August 2011.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI:10.1163/016918611X584613]Repairing Plans for Object Finding in 3-D Environments
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pages 4528-4535, San Francisco California, USA, IROS 2011.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2011.6094761]
A Motion Planner for Finding an Object in 3-D Environments with a Mobile Manipulator Robot Equipped with a Limited Sensor
Proc IBERAMIA 2010, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol 6433, pages 532-541, Springer 2010.
[pdf] [bib] [Video] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-16952-6_54]
An Efficient Motion Strategy to Compute Expected-Time Locally Optimal Continuous Search Paths in Known Environments
Journal Advanced Robotics, Vol. 23, No 12-13, pages 1533-1560, October 2009.
[pdf] [bib] [Video] [Web page of the paper, DOI:10.1163/016918609X12496339799170]
A Motion Planning Strategy for Rapidly Finding an Object with a Mobile Manipulator in 3-D Environments
Proc MICAI 2008, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol 5317, pages 562-572, Springer 2008.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-88636-5_54]
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]
A Framework for Reactive Motion and Sensing Planning: A Critical Events-Based Approach
Proc MICAI 2005, Best Paper Award, 1st Place, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol 3789, pages 990-1000, Springer 2005.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1007/11579427_101]A Sample-based Convex Cover for Rapidly Finding an Object in a 3-D Environment
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pages 3497-3502, Barcelona Spain, ICRA 2005.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570649]
A Multi-robot Strategy for Rapidly Searching a Polygonal Environment
Proc IBERAMIA 2004, Best Paper Award, 1st Place, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol 3315, pages 484-493, Springer 2004.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-30498-2_48]Planning Expected-time Optimal Paths for Searching Known Environments
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pages 872-878, Sendai Japan, IROS 2004.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2004.1389462]An Efficient Strategy for Rapidly Finding an Object in a Polygonal World
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pages 1153-1158, Las Vegas, USA, IROS 2003
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2003.1248801]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.2003.1241638]