An Analysis of Policies from Stochastic Linear Quadratic Gaussian in Robotics Problems with State- and Control-Dependent Noise
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
Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Vol. 89, No. 1-2, pages 211-250, 2018.
[pdf] [bib][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
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
Proc WAFR 2012, E. Frazzoli et al (Eds.) Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, STAR 86, pp. 123-138, 2013.
[pdf] [bib] [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
Proc WAFR 2008, G.S. Chirikjian et al (Eds.) Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, STAR 57, pp. 333-347, 2009.
[pdf] [bib] [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
Proc MICAI 2007, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol 4827, pages 800-810, Springer 2007.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-76631-5_76]
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]
Optimal Paths for Landmark-based Navigation by Differential Drive Vehicles with Field-of-View Constraints
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol. 23, No. 2, pages 47-59, February 2007.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI:10.1109/TRO.2006.886841]
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]Path Planning for a Differential Drive Robot: Minimal Length Paths - a Geometric Approach
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pages 2793-2798, Sendai Japan, IROS 2004.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2004.1389832]Locally-Optimal Navigation in Multiply-Connected Environments without Geometric Maps
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pages 3491-3497, Las Vegas USA, IROS 2003.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2003.1249696]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]
Visual Navigation in Natural Environments: From Range and Color Data to a Landmark-based Model
Journal Autonomous Robots, Vol 13 No 2, pp 143-168, September 2002.
[pdf] [bib] [Web page of the paper, DOI:10.1023/A:1019685425452]