Papers
45
Total Citations
1,424
H-Index
17
About
Karl Henrik Johansson is a prominent researcher whose work spans distributed control systems, multi-robot coordination, motion planning, and networked autonomous systems. His research has made foundational contributions to fault detection in interconnected systems, with his 2011 paper on distributed fault detection for second-order systems accumulating nearly 400 citations — a testament to its lasting influence on the field. Johansson has significantly advanced multi-robot systems research, including distance-based formation control, cooperative target tracking with directional sensors, and communication-aware motion planning that exploits multipath fading to optimize wireless connectivity for mobile robots. His work on motion planning under Linear Temporal Logic specifications introduced elegant model-checking frameworks for real-time robot navigation in partially known environments. More recently, he has embraced safe reinforcement learning and robust model predictive control for constrained robotic systems. Perhaps most strikingly, his co-authorship of the 2024 "Control for Societal-Scale Challenges: Road Map 2030" — already accumulating over 100 citations within a year — reflects his growing influence in shaping the strategic future of the control systems discipline. Johansson's career exemplifies a researcher who bridges rigorous theory with real-world autonomous systems applications.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Distributed fault detection for interconnected second-order systems399 citations · 2011
- 2Robust MPC for tracking constrained unicycle robots with additive disturbances159 citations · 2018
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- 4Control for Societal-Scale Challenges: Road Map 2030104 citations · 2024
- 5Further results on the stability of distance-based multi-robot formations100 citations · 2009
- 6Multi-robot tracking of a moving object using directional sensors70 citations · 2004
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- 8Using robot mobility to exploit multipath fading57 citations · 2009
- 9Behavior based robotics using regularized hybrid automata31 citations · 2003
- 10Safe Reinforcement Learning Using Black-Box Reachability Analysis28 citations · 2022