Papers
15
Total Citations
341
H-Index
7
About
Graeme Winstanley is a robotics and automation researcher whose work spans some of the most challenging and hazardous environments imaginable — from deep underground mines to coral reefs and the lunar surface. His research has made significant contributions to autonomous vehicle navigation, mining automation, and field robotics, accumulating over 320 citations across his most recognized works. Winstanley's most influential contribution, "A Hybrid AUV Design for Shallow Water Reef Navigation" (2006, 120 citations), demonstrates his versatility, addressing the formidable challenge of guiding autonomous underwater vehicles through the chaotic geometry of coral reef systems. Equally impactful is his foundational work on reactive navigation for underground mining vehicles (2002, 71 citations), which helped translate a decade of robotics research into practical solutions for LHD vehicles and haul trucks operating in extreme subterranean conditions. A recurring theme throughout his career is mining automation, particularly dragline excavators — massive surface-mining machines he worked to autonomously control, model, and optimize over more than a decade. His vision extends beyond Earth, with research into robotic excavation for lunar habitat construction. Combined with contributions in visual servoing, cable-array robotics, and 3D perception, Winstanley's body of work represents a sustained commitment to deploying intelligent machines in environments too dangerous or complex for humans.
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Top Papers
- 1A Hybrid AUV Design for Shallow Water Reef Navigation120 citations · 2006
- 2Autonomous control of underground mining vehicles using reactive navigation71 citations · 2002
- 3Air Vehicle Simulator: an Application for a Cable Array Robot43 citations · 2006
- 4Dragline Automation: Experimental Evaluation through Productivity Trial21 citations · 2006
- 5Vision-based control for mining automation20 citations · 1998
- 6Dragline modelling and control16 citations · 2002
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- 8Robotics for the mining industry7 citations · 1998
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- 103D Perception for Mining Robotics6 citations · 1998