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2017
T. Nestmeyer, Robuffo Giordano, P., Bülthoff, H. H., and Franchi, A., “Decentralized Simultaneous Multi-target Exploration using a Connected Network of Multiple Robots”, Autonomous Robots, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 989-1011, 2017.PDF icon arXiv-pdf (3 MB)File video-experiment-quadrotors (19.94 MB)File video-sims-empty-space (3.86 MB)File video-sims-office-space (3.97 MB)File video-sims-town-space (4.68 MB)
2016
A. Petitti, Franchi, A., Di Paola, D., and Rizzo, A., “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.PDF icon preprint-pdf (1.19 MB)File video (2.9 MB)
2013
C. Secchi, Franchi, A., Bülthoff, H. H., and Robuffo Giordano, P., “Bilateral Control of the Degree of Connectivity in Multiple Mobile-robot Teleoperation”, in 2013 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2013.PDF icon preprint-pdf (1.95 MB)File video (4.73 MB)
T. Nestmeyer, Robuffo Giordano, P., and Franchi, A., “Human-assisted Parallel Multi-target Visiting in a Connected Topology”, 6th Int. Work. on Human-Friendly Robotics. Rome, Italy, 2013.
T. Nestmeyer, Riedel, M., Lächele, J., Hartmann, S., Botschen, F., Robuffo Giordano, P., and Franchi, A., “Interactive Demo: Haptic Remote Control of Multiple UAVs with Autonomous Cohesive Behavior”, 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.
T. Nestmeyer, Robuffo Giordano, P., and Franchi, A., “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.
P. Robuffo Giordano, Franchi, A., Secchi, C., and Bülthoff, H. H., “A Passivity-Based Decentralized Strategy for Generalized Connectivity Maintenance”, The International Journal of Robotics Research, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 299-323, 2013.PDF icon preprint-pdf (3.83 MB)File video1 (9.79 MB)
A. Censi, Franchi, A., Marchionni, L., and Oriolo, G., “Simultaneous Calibration of Odometry and Sensor Parameters for Mobile Robots”, IEEE Transaction on Robotics, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 475-492, 2013.PDF icon preprint-pdf (1.71 MB)
A. Censi, Franchi, A., Marchionni, L., and Oriolo, G., “Simultaneous Calibration of Odometry and Sensor Parameters for Mobile Robots”, IEEE Transaction on Robotics, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 475-492, 2013.PDF icon preprint-pdf (1.71 MB)
2012
F. Pasqualetti, Franchi, A., and Bullo, F., “On Cooperative Patrolling: Optimal Trajectories, Complexity Analysis, and Approximation Algorithms”, IEEE Transaction on Robotics, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 592-606, 2012.PDF icon preprint-pdf (1.55 MB)
J. W. Durham, Franchi, A., and Bullo, F., “Distributed Pursuit-Evasion without Mapping or Global Localization via Local Frontiers”, Autonomous Robots, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 81-95, 2012.PDF icon preprint-pdf (3.29 MB)File video1 (880.59 KB)
2011
P. Robuffo Giordano, Franchi, A., Secchi, C., and Bülthoff, H. H., “Bilateral Teleoperation of Groups of UAVs with Decentralized Connectivity Maintenance”, in 2011 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 2011.PDF icon preprint-pdf (1.8 MB)File video (14.5 MB)
2010
J. W. Durham, Franchi, A., and Bullo, F., “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 icon pdf (1.03 MB)File video (2.95 MB)
F. Pasqualetti, Franchi, A., and Bullo, F., “On Optimal Cooperative Patrolling”, in 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2010, pp. 7153-7158.PDF icon pdf (465.44 KB)
2009
A. Franchi, “Decentralized Methods for Cooperative Task Execution in Multi-robot Systems”, "La Sapienza" University of Rome, 2009.PDF icon 2009-Franchi_PhDThesis.pdf (14.02 MB)
A. Franchi, Freda, L., Oriolo, G., and Vendittelli, M., “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
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2008
A. Franchi, Freda, L., Marchionni, L., Oriolo, G., and Vendittelli, M., “Decentralized cooperative exploration: Implementation and experiments”, in 10th Int. Conf. on Intelligent Autonomous Systems, Baden-Baden, Germany, 2008, pp. 348-355.PDF icon pdf (634.37 KB)
2007
A. Franchi, Freda, L., Oriolo, G., and Vendittelli, M., “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, vol. 318.PDF icon pdf (2.67 MB)
A. Franchi, Freda, L., Oriolo, G., and Vendittelli, M., “A Randomized Strategy for Cooperative Robot Exploration”, in 2007 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Rome, Italy, 2007, pp. 768-774.PDF icon pdf (802.55 KB)