Cyril Cauchois

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Cyril Cauchois is a robotics researcher whose work has made significant contributions to the fields of omnidirectional vision, mobile robot localization, and assistive robotics. His research centers on developing sophisticated perception systems that enable autonomous robots to navigate and interact with complex indoor environments. Cauchois is perhaps best known for his development and refinement of SYCLOP (Conical System for Localization and Perception), an innovative omnidirectional vision sensor combining a CCD camera with a conical mirror to capture full 360-degree panoramic views. His extensive body of work explores how such sensors can be harnessed for robust mobile robot self-localization, producing methods incorporating 3D conical vision, stereoscopic omnidirectional imaging, dead-reckoning, and multi-sensor fusion with panoramic range finders. His 2005 paper on robotic wheelchair tracking and following demonstrates a meaningful commitment to applying these technologies for the benefit of people with disabilities. Across his most-cited publications, Cauchois has accumulated over 100 citations, reflecting the practical relevance and influence of his research. His contributions to uncertainty propagation using the Dempster-Shafer framework further underscore his methodological rigor. For students exploring autonomous navigation and assistive robotics, Cauchois's work represents a foundational reference point in omnidirectional perception research.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Robotic assistance: an automatic wheelchair tracking and following functionality by omnidirectional vision

   25 citations · 2005
2. 2
   Experimental results got with the omnidirectional vision sensor: SYCLOP

   22 citations · 2002
3. 3
   3D Localization with Conical Vision

   18 citations · 2003
4. 4
   Mobile robot localization based on multi target tracking

   10 citations · 2003
5. 5
   An absolute localization method using a synthetic panoramic image base

   8 citations · 2003
6. 6
   Technique for calibrating an omnidirectional sensor

   7 citations · 2003
7. 7
   Localization method based on omnidirectional stereoscopic vision and dead-reckoning

   5 citations · 2003
8. 8
   An Uncertainty Propagation Architecture for the Localization Problem

   5 citations · 2002

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