Papers
66
Total Citations
4,536
H-Index
22
About
Patrick Rives is a pioneering robotics researcher whose career has been defined by foundational contributions to visual servoing — the use of visual feedback to control robotic systems in real time. His seminal 1992–1993 papers, "A New Approach to Visual Servoing in Robotics," collectively amassed nearly 2,700 citations, establishing him as one of the most influential figures in vision-based robot control. By framing the camera as a dedicated task sensor embedded within a closed-loop control system, Rives helped transform visual servoing into a rigorous discipline grounded in control theory, addressing critical questions of stability and robustness. Beyond foundational theory, Rives extended visual servoing to diverse platforms, including mobile robots, autonomous airships, and hand-eye systems, demonstrating the versatility of his framework. His work on omnidirectional camera calibration and catadioptric sensor fusion with laser range finders — garnering hundreds of additional citations — reflects a sustained commitment to practical perception systems for robotics. More recently, he contributed to semantic segmentation evaluation metrics relevant to intelligent vehicles. Across more than two decades, Rives consistently bridged theoretical rigor with real-world robotic applications, leaving a lasting imprint on autonomous systems research worldwide.
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Top Papers
- 1A new approach to visual servoing in robotics1,357 citations · 1993
- 2A new approach to visual servoing in robotics1,330 citations · 1992
- 3Single View Point Omnidirectional Camera Calibration from Planar Grids429 citations · 2007
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- 6Applying visual servoing techniques to control a mobile hand-eye system90 citations · 2002
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- 10Visual servo control for the hovering of all outdoor robotic airship63 citations · 2003