Hand‐hygiene mitigation strategies against global disease spreading through the air transportation network

C Nicolaides, D Avraam, L Cueto‐Felgueroso… - Risk …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The risk for a global transmission of flu‐type viruses is strengthened by the physical contact
between humans and accelerated through individual mobility patterns. The Air …

50 years of rovers for planetary exploration: A retrospective review for future directions

TJM Sanguino - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper contributes an extensive review of the history from the former robotics to the
present providing a particular emphasis on innovative technical contents of robotic …

Cascaded machine-learning technique for debris classification in floor-cleaning robot application

B Ramalingam, AK Lakshmanan, M Ilyas, AV Le… - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Debris detection and classification is an essential function for autonomous floor-cleaning
robots. It enables floor-cleaning robots to identify and avoid hard-to-clean debris, specifically …

Planning robot manipulation to clean planar surfaces

D Martínez, G Alenya, C Torras - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new approach to plan high-level manipulation actions for cleaning
surfaces in household environments, like removing dirt from a table using a rag. Dragging …

New brooms sweep clean-an autonomous robotic cleaning assistant for professional office cleaning

R Bormann, J Hampp, M Hägele - 2015 IEEE International …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Millions of office workplaces are cleaned by a surprisingly small group of cleaning workers
every day, however, cleaning companies struggle to recruit enough personnel these days …

Robot perception of static and dynamic objects with an autonomous floor scrubber

Z Yan, S Schreiberhuber, G Halmetschlager… - Intelligent Service …, 2020 - Springer
This paper presents the perception system of a new professional cleaning robot for large
public places. The proposed system is based on multiple sensors including 3D and 2D …

Recent developments in autonomous floor-cleaning robots: a review

S Butaney, K Gaurav, P Ranjan… - Industrial Robot: the …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Autonomous floor-cleaning robots (AFCRs) have become increasingly popular due
to their ability to provide efficient and effective cleaning without the need for human …

Vision-based dirt distribution mapping using deep learning

IS Singh, ID Wijegunawardana, SMBP Samarakoon… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Cleaning is a fundamental routine task in human life that is now handed over to leading-
edge technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence. Various floor-cleaning robots …

Automated planning for robotic cleaning using multiple setups and oscillatory tool motions

AM Kabir, KN Kaipa, J Marvel… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents planning algorithms for robotic cleaning of stains on nonplanar
surfaces. Access to different portions of the stain may require frequent repositioning and …

Optimal selective floor cleaning using deep learning algorithms and reconfigurable robot hTetro

B Ramalingam, AV Le, Z Lin, Z Weng, RE Mohan… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Floor cleaning robots are widely used in public places like food courts, hospitals, and malls
to perform frequent cleaning tasks. However, frequent cleaning tasks adversely impact the …