Cyril Robin

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Total Citations

290

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About

Cyril Robin is a leading researcher in multi-robot systems and space vision-based navigation, whose work bridges autonomous robotics and aerospace engineering. His seminal contribution, the 2015 paper "Multi-robot target detection and tracking: taxonomy and survey," has garnered 276 citations, establishing a foundational framework that systematically classifies and compares algorithms for cooperative robot teams detecting and tracking moving targets. This taxonomy remains an essential reference for researchers in pursuit-evasion, environmental monitoring, and multi-agent coordination. Robin further advanced pursuit-evasion theory in his 2012 work on failure anticipation, addressing realistic constraints for aerial and ground robot teams. In the space domain, he is a key architect of Airbus SurRender software, a high-fidelity image simulation tool critical for vision-based navigation in space missions. His 2021 paper on SurRender v7 explains how traditional rendering engines fall short for space applications, detailing the specialized algorithms that enable reliable spacecraft pose estimation and landing site analysis. Through his dual focus on multi-robot coordination and space-grade simulation, Robin has made lasting contributions to both autonomous systems theory and practical space exploration technology.