Publications by Year
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2023
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Multi-directional Thrust Aerial Rotor Vehicles. In Encyclopedia of Robotics. Springer" pages =; 2023. .
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Cooperative Manipulation. In Encyclopedia of Robotics. Springer; 2023. .
2022
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Toward Physical Human-Robot Interaction Control with Aerial Manipulators: Compliance, Redundancy Resolution, and Input Limits. In 2022 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Philadelphia, PA; 2022. .
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Indirect Force Control of a Cable-suspended Aerial Multi-Robot Manipulator. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2022;7(3):6726-6733. preprint-pdf (8.41 MB) video (24.24 MB) .
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Motor-level N-MPC for Cooperative Active Perception with Multiple Heterogeneous UAVs. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2022;7:2063-2070. preprint-pdf (1.02 MB) video (42.77 MB) .
2021
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Understanding the Omnidirectional Capability of a Generic Multi-rotor Aerial Vehicle. In 2021 Aerial Robotic Systems Physically Interacting with the Environment (AIRPHARO). Biograd na Moru, Croatia; 2021. .
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A General Control Architecture for Visual Servoing and Physical Interaction Tasks for Fully-actuated Aerial Vehicles. In 2021 Aerial Robotic Systems Physically Interacting with the Environment (AIRPHARO). Biograd na Moru, Croatia; 2021. .
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Hierarchical Control of Redundant Aerial Manipulators with Enhanced Field of View. In 2021 Int. Conf. on Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Athens, Greece; 2021. .
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Motor and Perception Constrained NMPC for Torque-controlled Generic Aerial Vehicles. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2021;6:518-525. preprint-pdf (4.15 MB) video (26.2 MB) .
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Design of Multirotor Aerial Vehicles: a Taxonomy Based on Input Allocation. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 2021;40:1015-1044. preprint-pdf (12.72 MB) .
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FAST-Hex - A Morphing Hexarotor: Design, Mechanical Implementation, Control and Experimental Validation. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 2021;. preprint-pdf (4.75 MB) video (36.54 MB) .
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Optimal Tuning of the Lateral-Dynamics Parameters for Aerial Vehicles with Bounded Lateral Force. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2021;6:3949-3955. preprint-pdf (3.16 MB) video (16.08 MB) .
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Towards Safe Human-Quadrotor Interaction: Mixed-Initiative Control via Real-Time NMPC. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Special Issue on Shared Autonomy for Physical Human-Robot Interaction. 2021;6:7611-7618. preprint-pdf (1.49 MB) video (928.39 KB) .
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Whole-Body Teleoperation and Shared Control of Redundant Robots with Applications to Aerial Manipulation. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems. 2021;102. .
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A Novel Robust Hexarotor Capable of Static Hovering in Presence of Propeller Failure. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2021;. preprint-pdf (4.29 MB) video (13.92 MB) .
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Past, Present, and Future of Aerial Robotic Manipulators. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 2021;. preprint-pdf (9.4 MB) .
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Aerial Tele-Manipulation with Passive Tool via Parallel Position/Force Control. Applied Sciences, Special issue on Aerial Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance. 2021;11. .
2020
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Theory and Applications for Control of Aerial Robots in Physical Interaction Through Tethers. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics. 2020. preprint-pdf (17.08 MB) .
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Direct Acceleration Feedback Control of Quadrotor Aerial Vehicles. In 2020 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Paris, France; 2020. preprint-pdf (1.7 MB) video (16.98 MB) .
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Perception-constrained and Motor-level Nonlinear MPC for both Underactuated and Tilted-propeller UAVs. In 2020 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Paris, France; 2020. video (21.66 MB) preprint-pdf (1.53 MB) .
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Communication-based and Communication-less approaches for Robust Cooperative Planning in Construction with a Team of UAVs. In 2020 Int. Conf. on Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Athens, Greece; 2020. preprint-pdf (947.92 KB) video (10.76 MB) .
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Omni-Plus-Seven (O7+): An Omnidirectional Aerial Prototype with a Minimal Number of Uni-directional Thrusters. In 2020 Int. Conf. on Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Athens, Greece; 2020. preprint-pdf (4.36 MB) video (10.59 MB) .
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Inertial Estimation and Energy-Efficient Control of a Cable-suspended Load with a Team of UAVs. In 2020 Int. Conf. on Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Athens, Greece; 2020. preprint-pdf (2.08 MB) .
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Nonlinear Model Predictive Control with Enhanced Actuator Model for Multi-Rotor Aerial Vehicles with Generic Designs. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems. 2020;100:1213-1247. preprint-pdf (17.6 MB) .
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Hierarchical nonlinear control for multi-rotor asymptotic stabilization based on zero-moment direction. Automatica. 2020;. preprint-pdf (3.63 MB) .
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Full-pose Manipulation Control of a Cable-suspended load with Multiple UAVs under Uncertainties. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2020;5(2):2185-2191. preprint-pdf (4.08 MB) video (13.69 MB) .
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Direct Force Feedback Control and Online Multi-task Optimization for Aerial Manipulators. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2020;5(2):331-338. preprint-pdf (3.35 MB) video (13.67 MB) .
2019
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Platforms with Multi-directional Total Thrust. In Aerial Robotic Manipulation. Springer; 2019. pp. 53-65. preprint-pdf (2.88 MB) .
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Interaction Control of Platforms with Multi-directional Total Thrust. In Aerial Robotic Manipulation. Springer; 2019. pp. 175-189. preprint-pdf (2.88 MB) .
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Development of SAM: cable-Suspended Aerial Manipulator. In 2019 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Montreal, Canada; 2019. preprint-pdf (1.43 MB) .
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Force-Moment Decoupling and Rotor-Failure Robustness for Star-Shaped Generically-Tilted Multi-Rotors. In In 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Nice, France; 2019. .
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A Study on Force-based Collaboration in Swarms. Swarm Intelligence. 2019;14:57-82. preprint-pdf (18.52 MB) .
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6D Interaction Control with Aerial Robots: The Flying End-Effector Paradigm. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 2019;38(9):1045-1062. preprint-pdf (6.86 MB) video-1 (10.22 MB) video-2 (17.98 MB) video-3 (13.97 MB) .
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Distributed Estimation of State and Parameters in Multi-Agent Cooperative Manipulation. IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems. 2019;6(2):690-701. preprint-pdf (5.44 MB) .
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Aerial Physical Interaction via IDA-PBC. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 2019;38(4):403–421. preprint-pdf (7.38 MB) video (14.22 MB) .
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UVDAR System for Visual Relative Localization with application to Leader-Follower Formations of Multirotor UAVs. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2019;4(3):2637-2644. preprint-pdf (1.57 MB) video (24.25 MB) .
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Cooperative Aerial Load Transportation via Sampled Communication. IEEE Control Systems Letters. 2019;4:277-282. preprint-pdf (820.93 KB) .
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Online Leader Selection for Improved Collective Tracking and Formation Control: the Second Order Case. IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems. 2019;6(4):1415-1425. preprint-pdf (1.53 MB) .
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A Truly Redundant Aerial Manipulator System with Application to Push-And-Slide Inspection in Industrial Plants. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2019;4(2):1846-1851. preprint-pdf (4.39 MB) video (23.61 MB) .
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Input Allocation for the Propeller-Based Overactuated Platform ROSPO. IEEE Trans. on Control Systems Technology. 2019;18(6):2720-2727. preprint-pdf (3.05 MB) .
2018
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Modeling and Control of Multiple Aerial-Ground Manipulator System with Load Flexibility. In 2018 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Madrid, Spain; 2018. preprint-pdf (2.16 MB) video (3.71 MB) .
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Trajectory Generation for Minimum Closed-Loop State Sensitivity. In 2018 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Brisbane, Australia; 2018. pp. 286-293. preprint-pdf (1.11 MB) video (3.76 MB) .
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A Truly Redundant Aerial Manipulator exploiting a Multi-directional Thrust Base. In 12th IFAC Symposium on Robot Control. Budapest, Hungary; 2018. preprint-pdf (995.27 KB) .
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Towards a Flying Assistant Paradigm: the OTHex. In 2018 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Brisbane, Australia; 2018. pp. 6997-7002. preprint-pdf (2.88 MB) video (9.31 MB) .
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Design and Input Allocation for Robots with Saturated Inputs via Genetic Algorithms. In 12th IFAC Symposium on Robot Control. Budapest, Hungary; 2018. preprint-pdf (759.54 KB) .
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A Study on Force-based Collaboration in Flying Swarms. In 11th Int. Conf. on Swarm Intelligence ANTS 2018. Rome, Italy; 2018. preprint-pdf (6.78 MB) .
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Fast Mutual Relative Localization of UAVs using Ultraviolet LED markers. In 2018 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Dallas, TX; 2018. pp. 1217-1226. preprint-pdf (3.68 MB) video (11.25 MB) .
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Mutual Localization of UAVs based on Blinking Ultraviolet Markers and 3D Time-Position Hough Transform. In 14th IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering. Munich, Germany; 2018. preprint-pdf (1.41 MB) video (11.43 MB) .
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Energy-Efficient Trajectory Generation for a Hexarotor with Dual-Tilting Propellers. In 2018 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Madrid, Spain; 2018. preprint-pdf (771.41 KB) .
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Online Leader Selection for Improved Collective Tracking and Formation Maintenance. IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems. 2018;5(1):3-13. arXiv-pdf (670.68 KB) .
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Full-Pose Tracking Control for Aerial Robotic Systems with Laterally-Bounded Input Force. IEEE Trans. on Robotics. 2018;34(2):534-541. preprint-pdf (3.69 MB) video-1 (21.32 MB) video-2 (16.88 MB) video-3 (4.22 MB) .
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Differential Flatness of Quadrotor Dynamics Subject to Rotor Drag for Accurate Tracking of High-Speed Trajectories. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2018;3(2):620-626.Also selected for presentation at the 2018 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Brisbane , Australiapreprint-pdf (6.21 MB) video (10.14 MB) .
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Omnidirectional Aerial Vehicles with Unidirectional Thrusters: Theory, Optimal Design, and Control. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2018;3(3):2277-2282. preprint-pdf (3.44 MB) .
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Shared Planning and Control for Mobile Robots with Integral Haptic Feedback. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 2018;37(11):1395-1420. preprint-pdf (16.41 MB) video-1-hil-simulations (9.17 MB) video-2-experiments (22.12 MB) video-3-user-study (23.48 MB) .
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The AEROARMS Project: Aerial Robots with Advanced Manipulation Capabilities for Inspection and Maintenance. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, Special Issue on Floating-base (Aerial and Underwater) Manipulation. 2018;25(4):12-23. preprint-pdf (4.77 MB) .
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Fundamental Actuation Properties of Multi-rotors: Force-Moment Decoupling and Fail-safe Robustness. IEEE Trans. on Robotics. 2018;34(3). preprint-pdf (4.27 MB) video-1-explaination (708.53 KB) video-2-triggered_failures (7.25 MB) video-3-hitting_failure (4.71 MB) .
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Towards Aerial Physical Locomotion: the Contact-Fly-Contact Problem. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Special Issue on Aerial Manipulation. 2018;3:1514-1521.Also selected for presentation at the 2018 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Brisbane , Australiapreprint-pdf (654.75 KB) video (4.26 MB) .
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Control-Aware Motion Planning for Task-Constrained Aerial Manipulation. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Special Issue on Aerial Manipulation. 2018;3(3):2478-2484.Also selected for presentation at the 2018 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Brisbane , Australiapreprint-pdf (5.54 MB) video (8.07 MB) .
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The Tele-MAGMaS: an Aerial-Ground Co-manipulator System. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine. 2018;25(4):66-75. preprint-pdf (5.52 MB) video (21.39 MB) .
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Aerial Co-Manipulation with Cables: The Role of Internal Force for Equilibria, Stability, and Passivity. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Special Issue on Aerial Manipulation. 2018;3(3):2577-2583.Also selected for presentation at the 2018 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Brisbane , Australiapreprint-pdf (4.84 MB) .
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A Novel Experimental Model and a Drag-optimal Allocation Method for Variable-Pitch Propellers in Multirotors. IEEE Access. 2018;6:68155-68168. preprint-pdf (5.4 MB) .
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Adaptive Trajectory Tracking for Quadrotor MAVs in Presence of Parameter Uncertainties and External Disturbances. IEEE Trans. on Control Systems Technology. 2018;26(1):248–254. .
2017
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Human-Collaborative Schemes in the Motion Control of Single and Multiple Mobile Robots. In Trends in Control and Decision-Making for Human-Robot Collaboration Systems. Springer; 2017. pp. 301-324. preprint-pdf (6.37 MB) .
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Towards Robotic MAGMaS: Multiple Aerial-Ground Manipulator Systems. In 2017 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Singapore; 2017. pp. 1307-1312. preprint-pdf (4.99 MB) video (2.77 MB) .
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Adaptive Closed-loop Speed Control of BLDC Motors with Applications to Multi-rotor Aerial Vehicles. In 2017 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Singapore; 2017. preprint-pdf (1.54 MB) .
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Landing and take-off on/from sloped and non-planar surfaces with more than 50 degrees of inclination. In 2017 International Micro Air Vehicle Conference. Toulouse, France; 2017. pp. 97-102. preprint-pdf (3.57 MB) .
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Hierarchical Control of the Over-Actuated ROSPO Platform via Static Input Allocation. In 20th IFAC World Congress. Toulouse, France; 2017. preprint-pdf (1.71 MB) .
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Dynamic Decentralized Control for Protocentric Aerial Manipulators. In 2017 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Singapore; 2017. pp. 6375-6380. preprint-pdf (3.63 MB) video (8.49 MB) .
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Nonlinear Control of Multi-Rotor Aerial Vehicles Based on the Zero-Moment Direction. In 20th IFAC World Congress. Toulouse, France; 2017. preprint-pdf (1.04 MB) .
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Control of Statically Hoverable Multi-Rotor Aerial Vehicles and Application to Rotor-Failure Robustness for Hexarotors. In 2017 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Singapore; 2017. preprint-pdf (2.98 MB) video (2.97 MB) .
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Multi-Robot Path Planning with Maintenance of Generalized Connectivity. In The 1st Int. Symp. on Multi-Robot and Multi-Agent Systems. Los Angeles, CA; 2017. preprint-pdf (2.56 MB) .
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Visual Marker based Multi-Sensor Fusion State Estimation. In 20th IFAC World Congress. Toulouse, France; 2017. preprint-pdf (1.92 MB) .
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6D Physical Interaction with a Fully Actuated Aerial Robot. In 2017 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Singapore; 2017. pp. 5190-5195. preprint-pdf (3.04 MB) video (9.52 MB) .
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Position Tracking Control for an Aerial Robot Passively Tethered to an Independently Moving Platform. In 20th IFAC World Congress. Toulouse, France; 2017. preprint-pdf (1.24 MB) .
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Decentralized Simultaneous Multi-target Exploration using a Connected Network of Multiple Robots. Autonomous Robots. 2017;41(4):989-1011. 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) .
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Dynamics, Control, and Estimation for Aerial Robots Tethered by Cables or Bars. IEEE Transaction on Robotics. 2017;33(4):834-845. arXiv-pdf-v2 (1.44 MB) .
2016
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Aggressive Maneuver Regulation of a Quadrotor UAV. In Robotics Research, The 16th International Symposium ISRR. Springer; 2016. pp. 95-112. preprint-pdf (934.12 KB) video_no_sat (652.65 KB) video_no_sat_zoom (1005.42 KB) video_sat_8_5 (748.78 KB) video_sat_8_5_zoom (1.43 MB) video_sat_7 (646.52 KB) video_sat_7_zoom (1.27 MB) .
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Multi-Robot Localization via GPS and Relative Measurements in the Presence of Asynchronous and Lossy Communication. In 15th European Control Conference. Aalborg, Denmark; 2016. .
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Modeling and Control of FAST-Hex: a Fully-Actuated by Synchronized-Tilting Hexarotor. In 2016 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and System. Daejeon, South Korea; 2016. pp. 1689-1694. preprint-pdf (952.56 KB) video (22.85 MB) .
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Bearing Rigidity Theory in SE(3). In 55th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Las Vegas, NV; 2016. pp. 5950-5955. 2016o-MicCenFra-preprint.pdf (204.99 KB) .
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Takeoff and Landing on Slopes via Inclined Hovering with a Tethered Aerial Robot. In 2016 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Daejeon, South Korea; 2016. pp. 1702-1707. preprint-pdf (974.21 KB) video (28.46 MB) .
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Cooperative Aerial Tele-Manipulation with Haptic Feedback. In 2016 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and System. Daejeon, South Korea; 2016. pp. 5092-5098. preprint-pdf (2.51 MB) video (4.03 MB) .
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A Rigidity-Based Decentralized Bearing Formation Controller for Groups of Quadrotor UAVs. In 2016 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and System. Daejeon, South Korea; 2016. pp. 5099-5106. preprint-pdf (2.99 MB) video (4.05 MB) .
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Decentralized Motion Control for Cooperative Manipulation with a Team of Networked Mobile Manipulators. In 2016 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Stockholm, Sweden; 2016. pp. 441-446. preprint-pdf (1.19 MB) video (2.9 MB) .
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Aerial Robots with Rigid/Elastic-joint Arms: Single-joint Controllability Study and Preliminary Experiments. In 2016 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and System. Daejeon, South Korea; 2016. pp. 1667-1672. preprint-pdf (482.67 KB) .
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From Tracking to Robust Maneuver Regulation: an Easy-to-Design Approach for VTOL Aerial Robots. In 2016 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Stockholm, Sweden; 2016. pp. 2965-2970. preprint-pdf (1.58 MB) video (9.15 MB) .
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Differential Flatness and Control of Protocentric Aerial Manipulators with Any Number of Arms and Mixed Rigid-/Elastic-Joints. In 2016 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and System. Daejeon, South Korea; 2016. pp. 561-566. preprint-pdf (1.94 MB) tech_report-pdf (1015.82 KB) video (5.4 MB) .
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Observer-based Control of Position and Tension for an Aerial Robot Tethered to a Moving Platform. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2016;1(2):732-737.Also selected for presentation at the 2016 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Stockholm , Swedenpreprint-pdf (1.42 MB) video (8.54 MB) .
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Ground and Aerial Mutual Localization using Anonymous Relative-Bearing Measurements. IEEE Transaction on Robotics. 2016;32(5):1133-1151. preprint-pdf (4.74 MB) video (10.02 MB) .
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Decentralized Multi-Robot Encirclement of a 3D Target with Guaranteed Collision Avoidance. Autonomous Robots. 2016;40(2):245-265. arXiv-pdf-v2-last-version (4.71 MB) arXiv-pdf-v1-first-version-(Old) (4.47 MB) .
2015
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A Force-based Bilateral Teleoperation Framework for Aerial Robots in Contact with the Environment. In 2015 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Seattle, WA; 2015. pp. 318-324. preprint-pdf (5.77 MB) video (9.13 MB) .
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Nonlinear Observer for the Control of Bi-Tethered Multi Aerial Robots. In 2015 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Hamburg, Germany; 2015. pp. 1852-1857. preprint-pdf (1.45 MB) video (8.31 MB) .
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Decentralized Parameter Estimation and Observation for Cooperative Mobile Manipulation of an Unknown Load using Noisy Measurements. In 2015 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Seattle, WA; 2015. pp. 5517-5522. preprint-pdf (1023.7 KB) .
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Control of Motion and Internal Stresses for a Chain of Two Underactuated Aerial Robots. In 14th European Control Conference. Linz, Austria; 2015. pp. 1620-1625. preprint-pdf (307.59 KB) .
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Nonlinear Observer-based Tracking Control of Link Stress and Elevation for a Tethered Aerial Robot using Inertial-only Measurements. In 2015 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Seattle, WA; 2015. pp. 3994-3999. preprint-pdf (224.15 KB) video (8.84 MB) .
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Design, Identification and Experimental Testing of a Light-Weight Flexible-joint Arm for Aerial Physical Interaction. In 2015 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Seattle, WA; 2015. pp. 870-876. preprint-pdf (1.28 MB) video (10 MB) .
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Modeling, Control and Design Optimization for a Fully-actuated Hexarotor Aerial Vehicle with Tilted Propellers. In 2015 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Seattle, WA; 2015. pp. 4006-4013. preprint-pdf (2.14 MB) video (8.98 MB) .
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Battery-aware Dynamical Modeling and Identification for the Total Thrust in Multi-rotor UAVs using only an Onboard Accelerometer. In 2015 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Seattle, WA; 2015. pp. 3341-3346. preprint-pdf (779.35 KB) video (8.85 MB) .
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Bearing-Only Formation Control Using an SE(2) Rigidity Theory. In 54rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Osaka, Japan; 2015. pp. 6121-6126. preprint-pdf (1.61 MB) .
2014
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Multi-Target Visual Tracking with UAVs. In 2014 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Chicago, IL; 2014. pp. 656-661. preprint-pdf (499.72 KB) .
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Semi-autonomous Trajectory Generation for Mobile Robots with Integral Haptic Shared Control. In 2014 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Hong Kong, China; 2014. pp. 6468-6475. preprint-pdf (3.45 MB) video (9.23 MB) .
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A Nonlinear Force Observer for Quadrotors and Application to Physical Interactive Tasks. In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics. Besançon, France; 2014. pp. 433-440. preprint-pdf (1.11 MB) .
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Reshaping the Physical Properties of a Quadrotor through IDA-PBC and its Application to Aerial Physical Interaction. In 2014 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Hong Kong, China; 2014. pp. 6258-6265. preprint-pdf (553.49 KB) video (7.15 MB) .
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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) .
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Rigidity Theory in SE(2) for Unscaled Relative Position Estimation using only Bearing. In 2014 European Control Conference. Strasbourg, France; 2014. pp. 2703-2708. preprint-pdf (410.91 KB) .
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The Flying Hand: a Formation of UAVs for Cooperative Aerial Tele-Manipulation. In 2014 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Hong Kong, China; 2014. pp. 4335-4341. preprint-pdf (2.89 MB) video (4.44 MB) .
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Distributed Estimation of the Inertial Parameters of an Unknown Load via Multi-Robot Manipulation. In 53rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Los Angeles, CA; 2014. pp. 6111-6116. preprint-pdf (1.13 MB) .
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A Semi-autonomous UAV Platform for Indoor Remote Operation with Visual and Haptic Feedback. In 2014 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Hong Kong, China; 2014. pp. 3862-3869. preprint-pdf (1.63 MB) video (9.59 MB) .
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Turning a Near-hovering Controlled Quadrotor into a 3D Force Effector. In 2014 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Hong Kong, China; 2014. pp. 6278-6284. preprint-pdf (1.2 MB) video (8.81 MB) .
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Decentralized Rigidity Maintenance Control with Range Measurements for Multi-Robot Systems. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 2014;34(1):105-128. arXiv-pdf-v3-last-version (4.19 MB) .
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The Flying Hand: a Teleoperation Framework for Cooperative Aerial Grasping and Transportation. Automatica.it 2014, Convegno Annuale dei Docenti e Ricercatori Italiani in Automatica. Bergamo, Italy; 2014. .
2013
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The TeleKyb Framework for a Modular and Extendible ROS-based Quadrotor Control. In 6th European Conference on Mobile Robots [Internet]. Barcelona, Spain; 2013. http://www.ros.org/wiki/telekyb pdf-preprint (1.19 MB) .
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Towards Autonomous-collaborative and Haptic-tele-operated UAVs with Fully-onboard State Estimation and Physical Interaction Capabilities. In 2013 IROS Work. on From Remotely-Controlled to Autonomous-Collaborative Robots. Tokyo, Japan; 2013. .
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RGB-D based Haptic Teleoperation of UAVs with Onboard Sensors: Development and Preliminary Results. In 2013 IROS Work. on Vision-based Closed-Loop Control and Navigation of Micro Helicopters in GPS-denied Environments. Tokyo, Japan; 2013. .
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An Open-Source Hardware/Software Architecture for Quadrotor UAVs. In 2nd IFAC Workshop on Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems. Compiegne, France; 2013. preprint-pdf (1.24 MB) .
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Experimental Validation of a New Adaptive Control for Quadrotors. In 2013 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Tokyo, Japan; 2013. preprint-pdf (943.33 KB) .
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Bilateral Control of the Degree of Connectivity in Multiple Mobile-robot Teleoperation. In 2013 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Karlsruhe, Germany; 2013. preprint-pdf (1.95 MB) video (4.73 MB) .
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Vision-based Autonomous Control of a Quadrotor UAV using an Onboard RGB-D Camera and its Application to Haptic Teleoperation. In 2nd IFAC Workshop on Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems. Compiegne, France; 2013. preprint-pdf (1.37 MB) .
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A Passivity-Based Decentralized Strategy for Generalized Connectivity Maintenance. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 2013;32(3): 299-323. preprint-pdf (3.83 MB) video1 (9.79 MB) .
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Simultaneous Calibration of Odometry and Sensor Parameters for Mobile Robots. IEEE Transaction on Robotics. 2013;29(2):475-492. preprint-pdf (1.71 MB) .
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Human-Centered Design and Evaluation of Haptic Cueing for Teleoperation of Multiple Mobile Robots. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, & Cybernetics. Part B: Cybernetics. 2013;43(2):597-609. preprint-pdf (4.95 MB) .
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Semi-Autonomous Haptic Teleoperation Control Architecture of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. IEEE/ASME Transaction on Mechatronics, Focused Section on Aerospace Mechatronics. 2013;18(4):1334-1345. preprint-pdf (3.66 MB) .
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Mutual Localization in Multi-Robot Systems using Anonymous Relative Measurements. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 2013;32(11):1303-1322. preprint-pdf (3.28 MB) video (5.98 MB) .
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Interactive Demo: Haptic Remote Control of Multiple UAVs with Autonomous Cohesive Behavior [Internet]. Int. Work. on Towards Fully Decentralized Multi-Robot Systems: Hardware, Software and Integration, at 2013 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Karlsruhe, Germany; 2013. http://icra2013mrs.tuebingen.mpg.de/ .
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Hand Driven UAV Formation for Cooperative Grasping and Transportation: the Flying Hand. RSS 2013 Work. on Aerial Mobile Manipulation. Berlin, Germany; 2013. .
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SwarmSimX and TeleKyb: Two ROS-integrated Software Frameworks for Single- and Multi-Robot Applications [Internet]. Int. Work. on Towards Fully Decentralized Multi-Robot Systems: Hardware, Software and Integration, at 2013 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Karlsruhe, Germany; 2013. http://icra2013mrs.tuebingen.mpg.de/ .
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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. .
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Human-assisted Parallel Multi-target Visiting in a Connected Topology. 6th Int. Work. on Human-Friendly Robotics. Rome, Italy; 2013. .
2012
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SwarmSimX: Real-time Simulation Environment for Multi-robot Systems. In 3rd Int. Conf. on Simulation, Modeling, and Programming for Autonomous Robots. Tsukuba, Japan; 2012. preprint-pdf (1023.48 KB) .
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Bilateral Teleoperation of a Group of UAVs with Communication Delays and Switching Topology. In 2012 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. St. Paul, MN; 2012. preprint-pdf (1.46 MB) video (4.01 MB) .
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Experiments on Intercontinental Haptic Control of Multiple UAVs. In 12th Int. Conf. on Intelligent Autonomous Systems. Jeju Island, Korea; 2012. pp. 227-238. preprint-pdf (1.49 MB) video (10.01 MB) .
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Rigidity Maintenance Control for Multi-Robot Systems. In 2012 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference. Sydney, Australia; 2012. preprint-pdf (2.47 MB) .
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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) .
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Interactive Planning of Persistent Trajectories for Human-Assisted Navigation of Mobile Robots. In 2012 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Vilamoura, Portugal; 2012. pp. 2641-2648. preprint-pdf (2.15 MB) video (9.02 MB) .
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Aerial Grasping of a Moving Target with a Quadrotor UAV. In 2012 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Vilamoura, Portugal; 2012. pp. 4985-4992. preprint-pdf (2.12 MB) video (7.13 MB) .
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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) .
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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) .
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Bilateral Teleoperation of Groups of Mobile Robots with Time-Varying Topology. IEEE Transaction on Robotics. 2012;28(5):1019 -1033. preprint-pdf (4.11 MB) .
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Distributed Pursuit-Evasion without Mapping or Global Localization via Local Frontiers. Autonomous Robots [Internet]. 2012;32(1):81-95. http://www.springerlink.com/content/a02pr41790ll754w/ preprint-pdf (3.29 MB) video1 (880.59 KB) .
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On Cooperative Patrolling: Optimal Trajectories, Complexity Analysis, and Approximation Algorithms. IEEE Transaction on Robotics. 2012;28(3):592-606. preprint-pdf (1.55 MB) .
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Shared Control: Balancing Autonomy and Human Assistance with a Group of Quadrotor UAVs. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, Special Issue on Aerial Robotics and the Quadrotor Platform. 2012;19(3):57-68. preprint-pdf (7.17 MB) .
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Modeling and Control of UAV Bearing-Formations with Bilateral High-Level Steering. The International Journal of Robotics Research, Special Issue on 3D Exploration, Mapping, and Surveillance. 2012;31(12):1504-1525. preprint-pdf (3.81 MB) .
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Shared Trajectory Planning for Human-in-the-loop Navigation of Mobile Robots in Cluttered Environments. 5th Int. Work. on Human-Friendly Robotics. Bruxelles, Belgium; 2012. .
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Intercontinental Haptic Control and Advanced Supervisory Interfaces for Groups of Multiple UAVs. 5th Int. Work. on Human-Friendly Robotics. Bruxelles, Belgium; 2012. .
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A Synergetic High-level/Reactive Planning Framework with Application to Human-Assisted Navigation. 2012 IEEE IROS Work. on Real-time Motion Planning: Online, Reactive, and in Real-time. Vilamoura, Portugal; 2012. pdf-preprint (1.63 MB) .
2011
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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) .
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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) .
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Bilateral Teleoperation of Multiple UAVs with Decentralized Bearing-only Formation Control. In 2011 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems. San Francisco, CA; 2011. pp. 2215-2222. preprint-pdf (1.14 MB) video (8.23 MB) .
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Distributed Online Leader Selection in the Bilateral Teleoperation of Multiple UAVs. In 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control . Orlando, FL; 2011. pp. 3559-3565. preprint-pdf (1.2 MB) .
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A Passivity-Based Decentralized Approach for the Bilateral Teleoperation of a Group of UAVs with Switching Topology. In 2011 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Shanghai, China; 2011. pp. 898-905. preprint-pdf (870.58 KB) video (4.84 MB) .
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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) .
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Experiments of Passivity-Based Bilateral Aerial Teleoperation of a Group of UAVs with Decentralized Velocity Synchronization. In 2011 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems. San Francisco, CA; 2011. pp. 163-170. preprint-pdf (1.45 MB) video (4.76 MB) .
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Haptic Teleoperation of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles over the Internet. In 2011 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Shanghai, China; 2011. pp. 1341-1347. preprint-pdf (1.34 MB) video (4.92 MB) .
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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) .
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Decentralized Bilateral Aerial Teleoperation of Multiple UAVs - Part I: a Top-Down Perspective. RSS 2011 Workshop on 3D Exploration, Mapping, and Surveillance with Aerial Robots. Los Angeles, CA; 2011. .
2010
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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) .
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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) .
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On Optimal Cooperative Patrolling. In 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Atlanta, GA, USA; 2010. pp. 7153-7158. pdf (465.44 KB) .
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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) .
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Distributed Pursuit-Evasion with Limited-Visibility Sensor Via Frontier-based Exploration. In 2010 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Anchorage, AK; 2010. pp. 3562-3568. pdf (1.03 MB) video (2.95 MB) .
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Towards Bilateral Teleoperation of Multi-Robot Systems. 3rd Int. Work. on Human-Friendly Robotics. Tuebingen, Germany; 2010. .
2009
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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) .
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The Sensor-based Random Graph Method for Cooperative Robot Exploration. IEEE/ASME Transaction on Mechatronics. 2009;14(2):163-175.Winner of the IEEE RAS ICYA Best Paper Award 2010 linkpreprint-pdf (1.15 MB) .
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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) .
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Decentralized Methods for Cooperative Task Execution in Multi-robot Systems. PhD Thesis, Department of Computer and System Science. "La Sapienza" University of Rome; 2009. 2009-Franchi_PhDThesis.pdf (14.02 MB) .
2008
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Decentralized cooperative exploration: Implementation and experiments. In 10th Int. Conf. on Intelligent Autonomous Systems. Baden-Baden, Germany; 2008. pp. 348-355. pdf (634.37 KB) .
2007
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A Randomized Strategy for Cooperative Robot Exploration. In 2007 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Rome, Italy; 2007. pp. 768-774. pdf (802.55 KB) .
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A decentralized strategy for cooperative robot exploration. In ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Proceedings of the 1st international conference on Robot communication and coordination. Athens, Greece; 2007. pdf (2.67 MB) .