Papers

23

Total Citations

1,403

H-Index

15

About

Billur Barshan is a pioneering researcher in sensor-based robotics, specializing in inertial navigation systems and bio-inspired sonar technologies. Her most influential work, "Inertial Navigation Systems for Mobile Robots" (1995), with 721 citations, introduced a low-cost solid-state INS integrated with extended Kalman filters for precise position and orientation estimation—a foundational contribution to mobile robot autonomy. She further advanced robotics by developing a bat-like sonar system (1992, 136 citations) that mimics echolocating bats for obstacle localization, and later applied neural networks to enhance sonar-based target differentiation (2000, 48 citations). Her research also extends to biomedical applications, as seen in "Localization and Tracking of Implantable Biomedical Sensors" (2017, 51 citations), showcasing her versatility. With over 1,200 total citations across her top-cited works, Barshan's contributions have significantly impacted autonomous navigation, sensor fusion, and robotic perception, establishing her as a key figure in the field.

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H-Index
23
Papers
1,403
Total Citations
61
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🏆 Most Cited Paper
Inertial navigation systems for mobile robots
721 citations · 1995
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2002 (6 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 12
🏛 Institutions: Bilkent University, Yale University, Science Oxford, Oxford Research Group, University of Oxford

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