J. Krejsa

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J. Krejsa is a robotics researcher whose work spans mobile robot localization, autonomous navigation, and rehabilitation robotics. With a career defined by practical, sensor-driven solutions, Krejsa has made notable contributions to the challenge of accurately positioning mobile robots in both indoor and outdoor environments. His most influential work, "Infrared Beacons based Localization of Mobile Robot" (2012, 40 citations), introduced a bearing-only infrared beacon system fused with odometry data via Extended Kalman Filter — a elegant approach to indoor localization that continues to resonate in the robotics community. This built on his earlier foundational research into odometry-free localization techniques (2010, 16 citations), demonstrating a consistent drive to achieve reliable positioning with minimal sensor dependency. His design of the Ackermann-steered Bender II robotic chassis (2010, 25 citations) showcases his hardware engineering capabilities alongside his algorithmic expertise. Notably, Krejsa extended his robotics knowledge into healthcare with the Active Elbow Orthosis (2014, 19 citations), a rehabilitation exoskeleton with broader joint applicability. Across his body of work, themes of sensor fusion, Kalman filtering, and autonomous decision-making recur, reflecting a researcher who bridges theoretical rigor with real-world robotic application.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Infrared Beacons based Localization of Mobile Robot

   40 citations · 2012
2. 2
   Ackermann mobile robot chassis with independent rear wheel drives

   25 citations · 2010
3. 3
   Active Elbow Orthosis

   19 citations · 2014
4. 4
   Odometry-free mobile robot localization using bearing only beacons

   16 citations · 2010
5. 5
   The enhancement of PCSM method by motion history analysis

   11 citations · 2007
6. 6
   Fusion of Local and Global Sensory Information in Mobile Robot Outdoor Localization Task

   11 citations · 2018
7. 7
   Hybrid Navigation Method for Dynamic Indoor Environment Based on Mixed Potential Fields

   8 citations · 2013
8. 8
   High Level Software Architecture for Autonomous Mobile Robot

   7 citations · 2009
9. 9
   Determination of Optimal Local Path for Mobile Robot

   6 citations · 2017
10. 10
    Sensors Data Fusion via Bayesian Network

    6 citations · 2009

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