Publications on sensor-based robot navigation


An Analysis of Policies from Stochastic Linear Quadratic Gaussian in Robotics Problems with State- and Control-Dependent Noise

H. Carlos-Martinez, J. B. Hayet and R. Murrieta-Cid

Accepted to Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 2017.

[Link to the paper in the journal, DOI: 10.1007/s10846-017-0736-x]

Optimal Navigation for a Differential Drive Disc Robot: A Game Against the Polygonal Environment

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

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Vol. 89, No. 1-2, pages 211-250, 2018.

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[Video1 Simulation #1] [Video2 Simulation #2] [Video3 Simulation #3]

[Link to the paper in the journal, DOI: 10.1007/s10846-016-0433-1]

Motion Planning for Maintaining Landmarks Visibility with a Differential Drive Robot

J.-B. Hayet, H. Carlos, C. Esteves, and R. Murrieta-Cid

Journal Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 62, No. 4, pages 456-473, April 2014.

[pdf] [bib] [Video Two Landmarks]

[Web page of the paper, DOI:10.1016/j.robot.2013.12.003]

Optimal Gap Navigation for a Disc Robot

R. Lopez-Padilla, R. Murrieta-Cid and S. M. LaValle

Proc WAFR 2012, E. Frazzoli et al (Eds.) Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, STAR 86, pp. 123-138, 2013.

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[Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-36279-8_8]

A Motion Planner for Maintaining Landmark Visibility with a Differential Drive Robot

J.-B. Hayet, C. Esteves and R. Murrieta-Cid

Proc WAFR 2008, G.S. Chirikjian et al (Eds.) Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, STAR 57, pp. 333-347, 2009.

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[Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00312-7_21]

Small-Time Local Controllability of a Differential Drive Robot with a Limited Sensor for Landmark-Based Navigation

R. Murrieta-Cid and J.-B. Hayet

Proc MICAI 2007, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol 4827, pages 800-810, Springer 2007.

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[Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-76631-5_76]

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]

Optimal Paths for Landmark-based Navigation by Differential Drive Vehicles with Field-of-View Constraints

S. Bhattacharya, R. Murrieta-Cid and S. Hutchinson

IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol. 23, No. 2, pages 47-59, February 2007.

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[Web page of the paper, DOI:10.1109/TRO.2006.886841]

A Framework for Reactive Motion and Sensing Planning: A Critical Events-Based Approach

R. Murrieta-Cid, A. Sarmiento, T. Muppirala, S. Hutchinson, R. Monroy, M. Alencastre, Lourdes Muñoz and R. Swain

Proc MICAI 2005, Best Paper Award, 1st Place, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol 3789, pages 990-1000, Springer 2005.

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[Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1007/11579427_101]

Path Planning for a Differential Drive Robot: Minimal Length Paths - a Geometric Approach

S. Bhattacharya, R. Murrieta-Cid and S. Hutchinson

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pages 2793-2798, Sendai Japan, IROS 2004.

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[Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2004.1389832]

Locally-Optimal Navigation in Multiply-Connected Environments without Geometric Maps

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

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pages 3491-3497, Las Vegas USA, IROS 2003.

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[Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2003.1249696]

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.

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[Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2003.1241638]

Visual Navigation in Natural Environments: From Range and Color Data to a Landmark-based Model

R. Murrieta-Cid, C. Parra and M. Devy

Journal Autonomous Robots, Vol 13 No 2, pp 143-168, September 2002.

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[Web page of the paper, DOI:10.1023/A:1019685425452]