S. Veera Ragavan

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S. Veera Ragavan is a leading researcher in robotics and automation, with a primary focus on developing standardized ontologies for knowledge representation and reasoning in autonomous systems. His most significant contributions center on the creation of the IEEE 1872.2 Autonomous Robotics (AuR) Ontology standard, a logical extension of the core IEEE 1872–2015 Standard Ontologies for Robotics and Automation (CORA). This work, which has garnered over 60 citations in its seminal 2017 paper, establishes a common language for information exchange among robots, directly addressing the challenges posed by the rapid integration of robots into daily human life. Ragavan has also advanced practical robotic navigation, pioneering waypoint-based path planners using genetic algorithms and particle swarm optimization, as well as developing a telematics framework for autonomous service robots and a prototype FPGA-based wall painting robot (PAINTbot). His research, which includes work on cloud robotics and information sharing, has accumulated over 280 citations, reflecting its substantial impact on both the theoretical foundations and practical implementations of modern robotics.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Ontology for autonomous robotics

   62 citations · 2017
2. 2
   A Suite of Ontologies for Robotics and Automation [Industrial Activities]

   53 citations · 2017
3. 3
   Towards an Ontology for Autonomous Robots

   38 citations · 2012
4. 4
   Robotic Standard Development Life Cycle in Action

   30 citations · 2019
5. 5
   Ontological concepts for information sharing in cloud robotics

   28 citations · 2020
6. 6
   Waypoint-based path planner for Mobile Robot Navigation using PSO and GA-AIS

   19 citations · 2011
7. 7
   Way point based deliberative path planner for navigation

   17 citations · 2009
8. 8
   IEEE Standard for Autonomous Robotics Ontology [Standards]

   12 citations · 2021
9. 9
   A General Telematics Framework for Autonomous Service Robots

   11 citations · 2007
10. 10
    PAINTbot - FPGA based wall painting service robot prototype

    11 citations · 2011

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