Papers
22
Total Citations
449
H-Index
11
About
Carlos Parra is a leading researcher in mobile robotics, with a primary focus on complete coverage path planning, humanitarian demining, and multi-agent systems. His most influential contribution is the Backtracking Spiral Algorithm (BSA), a pioneering coverage strategy for mobile robots that ensures complete area coverage through spiral filling paths and a backtracking mechanism. This work, published in 2006, has garnered 157 citations and remains a cornerstone reference in the field. Parra’s research extends to critical real-world applications, notably the development of robotic systems for landmine detection. He has designed modular snake robots for de-mining tasks and led the URSULA project, a humanitarian demining system aimed at addressing Colombia’s landmine crisis. His work on cooperative multi-agent perception systems for improvised explosive device detection, featuring AI-driven autonomous agents, has also been highly cited (28 citations). Additionally, Parra has explored innovative platforms such as bat-like morphing-wing air vehicles and visual navigation in natural environments. With a career spanning over two decades, his research consistently bridges theoretical algorithms with life-saving applications, demonstrating profound impact in both academic and humanitarian contexts.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1BSA: A Complete Coverage Algorithm157 citations · 2006
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- 3BSA: a coverage algorithm29 citations · 2004
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- 5Indoor and outdoor parametrized gait execution with modular snake robots28 citations · 2012
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- 7Inertial attitude control of a bat-like morphing-wing air vehicle21 citations · 2012
- 8Preliminary studies on modular snake robots applied on de-mining tasks17 citations · 2011
- 9URSULA: Robotic Demining System14 citations · 2003
- 10Review of sensors used in robotics for humanitarian demining application12 citations · 2016