Christophe Grand

About

Christophe Grand is a prominent robotics researcher whose work spans mobile robotics, autonomous systems, and control theory, with particular expertise in hybrid locomotion systems and terrain-adaptive robots. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to wheel-legged robotic platforms, most notably the Hylos robot, for which he developed sophisticated stability optimization and decoupled posture-trajectory control strategies that significantly advanced the field of high-mobility autonomous vehicles on rough terrain. His 2004 paper on stability and traction optimization alone has garnered nearly 200 citations, reflecting its lasting influence on the robotics community. Grand's research breadth is remarkable: beyond ground robotics, he has contributed to quadrotor UAV control using sliding mode and backstepping techniques, biologically inspired navigation systems modeled on rat cognition, skid-steering mobile robot dynamics, and most recently, compliant wheel-on-leg rover design. His 2023 survey on market-based approaches to multi-robot task allocation demonstrates his continued engagement with cutting-edge coordination challenges in multi-agent systems. Across more than two decades of research, Grand has accumulated over 790 citations, establishing himself as a versatile and impactful contributor to both theoretical foundations and practical implementations in autonomous mobile robotics.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Stability and Traction Optimization of a Reconfigurable Wheel-Legged Robot

   198 citations · 2004
2. 2
   Motion kinematics analysis of wheeled–legged rover over 3D surface with posture adaptation

   132 citations · 2009
3. 3
   Decoupled control of posture and trajectory of the hybrid wheel-legged robot hylos

   86 citations · 2004
4. 4
   Market Approaches to the Multi-Robot Task Allocation Problem: a Survey

   80 citations · 2023
5. 5
   Dynamic path tracking control of a vehicle on slippery terrain

   74 citations · 2015
6. 6
   Nonlinear attitude and position control of a micro quadrotor using sliding mode and backstepping techniques

   63 citations · 2007
7. 7
   A biologically inspired meta-control navigation system for the Psikharpax rat robot

   61 citations · 2012
8. 8
   Decoupled control of the high mobility robot Hylos based on a dynamic stability margin

   34 citations · 2008
9. 9
   Dynamic yaw and velocity control of the 6WD skid-steering mobile robot RobuROC6 using sliding mode technique

   33 citations · 2009
10. 10
    Design and Control of a Compliant Wheel-on-Leg Rover Which Conforms to Uneven Terrain

    32 citations · 2020

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