Publications
“Decentralized Simultaneous Multi-target Exploration using a Connected Network of Multiple Robots”, Autonomous Robots, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 989-1011, 2017. arXiv-pdf (3 MB) video-experiment-quadrotors (19.94 MB) video-sims-empty-space (3.86 MB) video-sims-office-space (3.97 MB) video-sims-town-space (4.68 MB)
, “Image-based Road Network Clearing without Localization and without Maps using a Team of UAVs”, in 2014 European Control Conference, Strasbourg, France, 2014, pp. 1902-1908. preprint-pdf (1.82 MB) video (13.1 MB)
, “Human-Centered Design and Evaluation of Haptic Cueing for Teleoperation of Multiple Mobile Robots”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, & Cybernetics. Part B: Cybernetics, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 597-609, 2013. preprint-pdf (4.95 MB)
, “Multi-target Simultaneous Exploration with Continual Connectivity”, 2th Int. Work. on Crossing the Reality Gap - From Single to Multi- to Many Robot Systems, at 2013 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Karlsruhe, Germany, 2013.
, “Simultaneous Calibration of Odometry and Sensor Parameters for Mobile Robots”, IEEE Transaction on Robotics, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 475-492, 2013. preprint-pdf (1.71 MB)
, “3D Mutual Localization with Anonymous Bearing Measurements”, in 2012 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, St. Paul, MN, 2012. preprint-pdf (1.87 MB)
, “Decentralized Control of Parallel Rigid Formations with Direction Constraints and Bearing Measurements”, in 51th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Maui, HI, 2012, pp. 5310-5317. preprint-pdf (798.4 KB)
, “Two Measurement Scenarios for Anonymous Mutual Localization in Multi-UAV Systems”, in 2nd IFAC Workshop on Multivehicle Systems, Espoo, Finland, 2012. preprint-pdf (1.09 MB)
, “Bilateral Teleoperation of Groups of UAVs with Decentralized Connectivity Maintenance”, in 2011 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 2011. preprint-pdf (1.8 MB) video (14.5 MB)
, “An Evaluation of Haptic Cues on the Tele-Operator’s Perceptual Awareness of Multiple UAVs’ Environments”, in IEEE World Haptics Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 2011, pp. 149-154. preprint-pdf (2.04 MB)
, “Measuring an Operator's Maneuverability Performance in the Haptic Teleoperation of Multiple Robots”, in 2011 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, San Francisco, CA, 2011, pp. 3039-3046. preprint-pdf (1.2 MB)
, “Mutual Localization using Anonymous Bearing Measurements”, in 2011 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, San Francisco, CA, 2011, pp. 469-474. preprint-pdf (1.24 MB) video (4.73 MB)
, “Distributed Target Localization and Encirclement with a Multi-robot System”, in 7th IFAC Symposium on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles, Lecce, Italy, 2010. pdf (929.67 KB)
, “Probabilistic Mutual Localization in Multi-agent Systems from Anonymous Position Measures”, in 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2010, pp. 6534-6540. pdf (1.26 MB)
, “On the Solvability of the Mutual Localization Problem with Anonymous Position Measures”, in 2010 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Anchorage, AK, 2010, pp. 3193-3199. pdf (836.33 KB) video (3.03 MB)
, “Decentralized Methods for Cooperative Task Execution in Multi-robot Systems”, "La Sapienza" University of Rome, 2009. 2009-Franchi_PhDThesis.pdf (14.02 MB)
, “Decentralized Methods for Cooperative Task Execution in Multi-robot Systems”, "La Sapienza" University of Rome, 2009. 2009-Franchi_PhDThesis.pdf (14.02 MB)
, “Mutual Localization in a Multi-Robot System with Anonymous Relative Position Measures”, in 2009 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, St. Louis, MO, 2009, pp. 3974-3980. pdf (1.93 MB) video (3.52 MB)
, “Mutual Localization in a Multi-Robot System with Anonymous Relative Position Measures”, Department of Computer and System Sciences Antonio Ruberti, 2009. pdf (1.29 MB)
, “The Sensor-based Random Graph Method for Cooperative Robot Exploration”, IEEE/ASME Transaction on Mechatronics, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 163-175, 2009.
, Winner of the IEEE RAS ICYA Best Paper Award 2010 link
preprint-pdf (1.15 MB)