The development of robotic systems to operate in forest environments is of great relevance
for the public and private sectors. In this sense, this article reviews several scientific papers …

Challenges inherent to autonomous wintertime navigation in forests include lack of reliable
a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal, low feature contrast, high illumination …

Cooperative mobile manipulation is an increasingly important topic in robotics: Just as
humans need to collaborate on many tasks, robots need to be able to work together, eg, to …

Skid-Steer Wheeled Mobile Robots (SSWMRs) are increasingly being used for off-road
autonomy applications. When turning at high speeds, these robots tend to undergo …

Electric utilities that operate power transmission networks must periodically inspect their
numerous substations which contain diversified types of equipment (power transformers …

An accurate motion model is a fundamental component of most autonomous navigation
systems. While much work has been done on improving model formulation, no standard …

Definition: The terms" robotics in snow and ice" refers to robotic systems being studied,
developed, and used in areas where water can be found in its solid state. This specialized …

In this paper, we present a novel online estimation strategy for the equivalent differential
drive kinematic model parameters of a four-wheeled skid-steering mobile robot (SSMR) that …

This paper proposes a new kinematic model for wheeled skid-steer vehicles moving with
low inertia on firm slopes that is based on the variation of the Instantaneous Center of …

Environments lacking geometric features (eg, tunnels and long straight corridors) are
challenging for LiDAR-based odometry algorithms because LiDAR point clouds degenerate …