Matthew Turpin
Papers
13
Total Citations
899
H-Index
11
About
Matthew Turpin is a leading researcher in multi-robot systems, with a primary focus on trajectory planning, formation control, and goal assignment for teams of aerial robots. His most influential work addresses the fundamental challenge of coordinating large groups of interchangeable robots in cluttered environments. Turpin pioneered the concurrent assignment and planning of trajectories (CAPT) problem, developing computationally tractable algorithms that simultaneously solve the combinatorial assignment of robots to goals and the generation of collision-free, dynamically feasible trajectories. His 2012 paper on aggressive formation flight with quadrotors, cited over 210 times, established foundational methods for enabling quadrotors to maintain tight formations while executing rapid maneuvers. Turpin’s contributions extend to decentralized control strategies, including variable-shape formations and perimeter surveillance, which allow robot teams to operate with only local communication. His work on decentralized goal assignment using multiple Lyapunov functions has been particularly influential for large-scale, scalable systems. With multiple papers exceeding 100 citations, Turpin’s research has significantly advanced the practical deployment of aerial robot teams in applications ranging from search-and-rescue to rapid response scenarios, as demonstrated by his work on the QuadCloud system.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Trajectory design and control for aggressive formation flight with quadrotors212 citations · 2012
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- 3Decentralized formation control with variable shapes for aerial robots148 citations · 2012
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- 6Trajectory Planning and Assignment in Multirobot Systems49 citations · 2013
- 7Goal Assignment and Trajectory Planning for Large Teams of Aerial Robots45 citations · 2013
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- 10QuadCloud: A Rapid Response Force with Quadrotor Teams19 citations · 2015