Papers
41
Total Citations
871
H-Index
14
About
Emmanuel G. Collins is a prominent robotics and autonomous systems researcher whose work spans mobile robot navigation, vehicle dynamics modeling, multi-robot coordination, and human-robot interaction. His most significant contributions lie in advancing the understanding of skid-steered wheeled vehicles, a class of robots widely used in outdoor environments. His dynamic modeling work in this domain, which has garnered over 110 citations, provided critical analytical and experimental frameworks that enable more accurate motion planning for these mechanically complex platforms. Collins also made notable strides in multi-robot task allocation, developing stochastic clustering auction algorithms for heterogeneous teams—work that has accumulated nearly 100 citations and offers computationally feasible solutions to otherwise NP-hard problems. His research extends to fuzzy-behavior-based navigation in cluttered environments, power-aware motion planning, terrain identification for legged robots, and socially conscious robot motion among humans. Across his body of work, Collins consistently bridges theoretical modeling with experimental validation, demonstrating a commitment to practical, deployable robotics. With hundreds of citations spanning foundational and applied research, his contributions have meaningfully shaped modern autonomous ground vehicle research and collaborative robotic systems design.
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- 5Human-aware robot motion planning with velocity constraints46 citations · 2008
- 6Power modeling of a skid steered wheeled robotic ground vehicle44 citations · 2009
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- 8Learning of skid-steered kinematic and dynamic models for motion planning34 citations · 2017
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- 10Terrain identification for RHex-type robots28 citations · 2013