Papers
8
Total Citations
49
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About
B. Christensen is a pioneering researcher in intelligent robotics, with a primary focus on model-based, sensor-directed systems for hazardous waste remediation. His most influential work centers on the development of autonomous robots capable of cleaning underground storage tanks, a challenge that demands precise environmental modeling and real-time sensor integration. Christensen’s landmark 1992 paper, “Model‐based, sensor‐directed remediation of underground storage tanks” (14 citations), established foundational methods for using sensor-rich robots to reduce cleanup time and cost while enhancing operator safety. He further advanced the field by integrating graphical and geometric world models with sensor-based control, as detailed in his 2002 work on graphical model-based control (8 citations). Christensen also contributed to technology commercialization, notably through JPL collaborations on virtual reality calibration and redundant manipulator control (7 citations). His research on generating 3D surface maps of waste storage silos using structured light (5 citations) provided critical tools for mapping hazardous environments. With a career spanning from the early 1990s through the 2000s, Christensen’s work has directly impacted the safe, efficient remediation of radioactive and hazardous waste, demonstrating the practical power of intelligent robot systems in extreme environments.
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Top Papers
- 1Model‐based, sensor‐directed remediation of underground storage tanks14 citations · 1992
- 2Graphical model based control of intelligent robot systems8 citations · 2002
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- 4Model based, sensor directed remediation of underground storage tanks5 citations · 2002
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- 6Model based, sensor directed remediation of underground storage tanks4 citations · 2002
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- 8Graphical model based control of intelligent robot systems3 citations · 1992