Papers
38
Total Citations
4,576
H-Index
25
About
J.P. Ostrowski is a prominent robotics researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped the fields of multi-robot systems, formation control, and bio-inspired locomotion. His research sits at the intersection of geometric mechanics, nonholonomic systems, and cooperative robotics, with sustained contributions that remain highly influential in the field. Ostrowski's most celebrated contributions concern the coordinated control of teams of mobile robots. His papers on formation control frameworks — both graph-theoretic and vision-based — have each garnered over 1,150 citations, reflecting their foundational status in multi-robot coordination research. By modeling robot teams using group theory and developing modular, composable control architectures, he enabled scalable and robust multi-robot deployments across search-and-rescue, reconnaissance, and cooperative manipulation applications. Beyond formation control, Ostrowski made significant contributions to bio-inspired locomotion, investigating undulatory and anguilliform robotic movement through the lens of geometric mechanics — work rooted in his dissertation that has since accumulated 130 citations. His vision-guided control research, including image-based planning and blimp control, further demonstrated his versatility. Collectively, his body of work, exceeding 3,600 citations, has provided both theoretical frameworks and practical architectures that continue to guide researchers in autonomous and cooperative robotics.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Modeling and control of formations of nonholonomic mobile robots1,155 citations · 2001
- 2A vision-based formation control framework1,151 citations · 2002
- 3Hybrid control of formations of robots206 citations · 2002
- 4Motion planning for anguilliform locomotion203 citations · 2003
- 5Cooperative localization and control for multi-robot manipulation196 citations · 2002
- 6Visual servoing with dynamics: control of an unmanned blimp186 citations · 2003
- 7A Framework and Architecture for Multi-Robot Coordination159 citations · 2002
- 8The mechanics and control of undulatory robotic locomotion130 citations · 1995
- 9Visual motion planning for mobile robots126 citations · 2002
- 10Control of changes in formation for a team of mobile robots120 citations · 2003