Marco Tognon
ETH Zurich, Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systèmes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique, Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires
Papers
44
Total Citations
1,280
H-Index
18
About
Marco Tognon is a prominent robotics researcher whose work sits at the forefront of aerial robotics, with a particular focus on aerial manipulation, tethered UAV systems, and physical human-robot interaction. His landmark survey, "Past, Present, and Future of Aerial Robotic Manipulators" (2021, 447 citations), has become an essential reference in the field, comprehensively charting the evolution of robots capable of physically engaging with their surroundings. Tognon's research spans both theoretical and applied dimensions: he has made significant contributions to cooperative multi-UAV manipulation, developing uncertainty-aware controllers for cable-suspended systems like the Fly-crane platform, and pioneering stability analyses for aerial co-manipulation without explicit inter-robot communication. His earlier work on tethered aerial vehicles—exploring dynamics, observer-based control, and unconventional maneuvers such as slope landings—established rigorous mathematical frameworks that continue to influence the community. More recently, Tognon has pushed boundaries in learning-based variable impedance control and energy-tank policies for robust interaction with dynamic, unstructured environments. With over 900 cumulative citations across his most recognized works, his research has meaningfully shaped how aerial robots perceive, plan, and physically interact with the world around them.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Past, Present, and Future of Aerial Robotic Manipulators447 citations · 2021
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- 6Control-Aware Motion Planning for Task-Constrained Aerial Manipulation45 citations · 2018
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- 8A study on force-based collaboration in swarms31 citations · 2019
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