Khalid Munawar

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Khalid Munawar is a robotics researcher whose work spans humanoid robot navigation, multi-robot cooperation, autonomous systems, and aerial vehicle guidance. He is perhaps best known for his pioneering contributions to footstep planning for humanoid robots, where his human-like approach challenged the limitations of conventional 2D navigation methods by enabling robots to step over or upon obstacles rather than merely circumventing them. This body of work, developed across multiple publications between 2006 and 2011 and accumulating over 60 citations, significantly advanced the field of legged robot motion planning in cluttered environments. Earlier in his career, Munawar made notable contributions to distributed, event-based control architectures for cooperative multi-robot manipulator systems, demonstrating scalable alternatives to centralized control schemes. His research has since broadened to include simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) implemented on embedded platforms, as well as 4D trajectory generation for UAV guidance under turbulent conditions. This breadth reflects a consistent drive to make autonomous robots more capable and adaptable across diverse real-world environments. With a career spanning over two decades and contributions at the intersection of planning, control, and autonomy, Munawar's work offers valuable insights for students and researchers advancing intelligent robotic systems.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Human-Like Approach to Footstep Planning Among Obstacles for Humanoid Robots

   21 citations · 2006
2. 2
   HUMAN-LIKE APPROACH TO FOOTSTEP PLANNING AMONG OBSTACLES FOR HUMANOID ROBOTS

   20 citations · 2007
3. 3
   Experimental verification of distributed event-based control of multiple unifunctional manipulators

   10 citations · 2003
4. 4
   Footstep planning for humanoid robots among obstacles of various types

   10 citations · 2009
5. 5
   Planning footsteps in obstacle cluttered environments

   9 citations · 2009
6. 6
   A Human-Like Approach Towards Humanoid Robot Footstep Planning

   6 citations · 2011
7. 7
   Implementation of an Embedded Testbed for Indoor SLAM

   4 citations · 2018
8. 8
   Distributed event-based control of unifunctional multiple manipulator system

   4 citations · 2002
9. 9
   Slip compensated manipulation of an object with cooperating multiple robots

   3 citations · 1999
10. 10
    4D Trajectory Generation for Guidance Module of a UAV for a Gate-to-Gate Flight in Presence of Turbulence

    2 citations · 2016

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