Holger Voos

About

Holger Voos is a prominent researcher whose work spans autonomous robotics, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and intelligent navigation systems. He is perhaps best known for his pioneering contributions to quadrotor UAV control, with his 2009 paper on feedback-linearization for micro-UAV control accumulating over 317 citations and establishing foundational techniques still referenced in aerial robotics today. His earlier 2006 work on state-dependent Riccati equation control for quadrotors further cemented his role as an early innovator in this field. Beyond aerial robotics, Voos has made significant contributions to robot motion planning and navigation, developing real-time solutions for collision-free path planning and chance-constrained motion planning in dynamic environments, works that have collectively garnered nearly 200 citations. His more recent research has pushed into the frontier of Visual SLAM and situational awareness, addressing how mobile robots can deeply understand and reason about their environments — a challenge with profound implications for autonomous systems. His 2022 Visual SLAM survey has already attracted over 111 citations, reflecting the field's appetite for his synthesizing insights. With research touching industrial assembly robotics and UAV swarm coordination as well, Voos represents a versatile and enduring force in intelligent autonomous systems research.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Nonlinear control of a quadrotor micro-UAV using feedback-linearization

   317 citations · 2009
2. 2
   Visual SLAM: What Are the Current Trends and What to Expect?

   111 citations · 2022
3. 3
   A Real-Time 3D Path Planning Solution for Collision-Free Navigation of Multirotor Aerial Robots in Dynamic Environments

   90 citations · 2018
4. 4
   A Real-Time Approach for Chance-Constrained Motion Planning With Dynamic Obstacles

   87 citations · 2020
5. 5
   Nonlinear state-dependent Riccati equation control of a quadrotor UAV

   83 citations · 2006
6. 6
   Position Identification in Force-Guided Robotic Peg-in-Hole Assembly Tasks

   77 citations · 2014
7. 7
   Collision Avoidance Effects on the Mobility of a UAV Swarm Using Chaotic Ant Colony with Model Predictive Control

   64 citations · 2018
8. 8
   From SLAM to Situational Awareness: Challenges and Survey

   60 citations · 2023
9. 9
   Situational Graphs for Robot Navigation in Structured Indoor Environments

   53 citations · 2022
10. 10
    Nonlinear and neural network-based control of a small four-rotor aerial robot

    46 citations · 2007

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