Papers
15
Total Citations
287
H-Index
9
About
Carlo Colombo is a leading researcher in robotics and computer vision, with key contributions spanning autonomous underwater systems and visual servoing. His most impactful work centers on the ARROWS project (75 citations), where he spearheaded the development of low-cost Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for underwater archaeology. As a principal designer of the MARTA AUV (35 citations), Colombo has revolutionized archaeological operations by making deep-sea exploration more accessible and cost-effective. In visual servoing, his pioneering work on image-based robot control using linear camera-object interaction models (36 citations) established foundational methods for reflexive and purposive visual tasks. Colombo's research on affine visual servoing (20 citations) and time-to-collision estimation (15 citations) has advanced robot positioning and safety systems. His notable achievements include leading the University of Florence's contribution to the FP7 European project ARROWS, demonstrating how robotics can preserve cultural heritage. With over 250 total citations, Colombo's work bridges theoretical computer vision with practical robotic applications, making him a key figure in both underwater robotics and visual control systems.
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- 4On the use of linear camera-object interaction models in visual servoing21 citations · 1999
- 5Affine visual servoing: a framework for relative positioning with a robot20 citations · 2002
- 6Interacting through eyes19 citations · 1997
- 7Integrating Selective Attention and Space-Variant Sensing in Machine Vision16 citations · 1996
- 8Generalized bounds for time to collision from first-order image motion15 citations · 1999
- 9Hybrid visual servoing: A combination of nonlinear control and linear vision12 citations · 1999
- 10Time to collision from first-order spherical image motion9 citations · 2000