Papers
8
Total Citations
162
H-Index
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About
Gunhee Kim is a pioneering researcher in autonomous mobile robotics, with a primary focus on human-robot interaction, intelligent navigation, and behavior selection for service robots. His most influential work includes the development of the autonomous tour-guide robot Jinny (52 citations), which set new standards for safe and reliable navigation in dynamic environments through an integrated strategy that adapts to the robot’s operational states. Kim’s major contributions lie in formalizing navigation behavior selection using Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets (GSPN), a probabilistic framework that enables robots to choose the most effective navigation primitives in real time—a breakthrough detailed in his 2007 paper (30 citations) and earlier foundational work (13 citations). He also contributed to multi-functional indoor service robots with the PSR systems (36 citations) and advanced object recognition for textureless objects. With a career spanning formation control for multi-robot systems and service robotics, Kim’s research has been cited over 160 times, demonstrating its lasting impact on autonomous navigation and human-robot collaboration. His work continues to inspire engineers developing intelligent, context-aware robots for real-world applications.
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Top Papers
- 1The autonomous tour-guide robot Jinny52 citations · 2005
- 2Development of the multi-functional indoor service robot PSR systems36 citations · 2006
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- 7Formation Approach for Mobile Robots with Inaccurate Sensor Information8 citations · 2001
- 8Formation of Mobile Robots with Inaccurate Sensor Information3 citations · 2001