Papers
11
Total Citations
743
H-Index
8
About
P. Tournassoud is a pioneering figure in robotics, whose work has fundamentally shaped how robots perceive, plan, and move in complex environments. Their research centers on motion planning, multi-robot coordination, and task-level robot control, with a particular focus on overcoming the challenges of high-degree-of-freedom manipulators and obstacle avoidance. Tournassoud’s most influential contribution is the development of a local approach for path planning that separates task description from anti-collision constraints, enabling precise control of manipulators with many degrees of freedom—a paper that has garnered 281 citations. They also led the creation of the Handey system (157 citations), a landmark achievement in task-level robotics that integrates recognition, grasp planning, and motion execution for unstructured environments. Tournassoud’s work on regrasping (109 citations) and obstacle avoidance strategies for multi-robot systems (86 citations) has been foundational for collaborative and safe robotic operations. Their innovative mixed approach to motion planning, which combines global learning with local planning, further demonstrates their impact. With over 740 total citations across their top papers, Tournassoud’s research remains essential reading for anyone advancing autonomous manipulation and multi-agent coordination.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
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- 2Handey: A robot system that recognizes, plans, and manipulates157 citations · 2005
- 3Regrasping109 citations · 2005
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- 5Motion planning for a mobile robot with a kinematic constraint41 citations · 1989
- 6Handey: a task-level robot system21 citations · 1988
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- 8Locomotion of an all-terrain mobile robot15 citations · 2003
- 9Motion planning for manipulators in complex environments8 citations · 1989
- 10A hierarchical CAD system for multi-robot coordination3 citations · 1987