Papers
6
Total Citations
524
H-Index
6
About
John Hauser is a leading figure in robotic manipulation and multi-vehicle motion planning. His foundational work on the kinematics and control of multifingered hands with rolling contact (316 citations) established core principles for dexterous manipulation, deriving the geometry of rolling surfaces and providing a control framework that remains influential in robotics. Building on this, Hauser has pioneered energy-optimal motion planning algorithms for multiple robotic vehicles, explicitly incorporating vehicle dynamics, collision avoidance, and temporal constraints (79 citations). His research extends to cooperative autonomous marine vehicles, developing algorithms that leverage terrain information for efficient fleet coordination in ocean exploration. Notable achievements include the virtual target approach for trajectory optimization of constrained vehicles, enabling precise maneuver tracking. With over 500 total citations, Hauser’s work bridges theoretical kinematics and practical multi-agent systems, impacting both industrial robotics and autonomous marine operations. His contributions are essential reading for researchers in manipulation, motion planning, and field robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1Kinematics and control of multifingered hands with rolling contact316 citations · 1989
- 2Kinematics and control of multifingered hands with rolling contact85 citations · 2003
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- 4Cooperative Motion Planning for Multiple Autonomous Marine Vehicles20 citations · 2012
- 5Cooperative AUV motion planning using terrain information17 citations · 2013
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