Papers
8
Total Citations
253
H-Index
4
About
Nikos Katevas is a pioneering researcher in assistive and healthcare robotics, best known for his foundational work on intelligent navigation systems for powered wheelchairs. His landmark SENARIO project developed a sensor-aided intelligent navigation system that provides high-level navigational aid to wheelchair users, earning 183 citations and establishing him as a key figure in accessible mobility technology. Katevas’s contributions span path planning innovations, including the Approximate Cell Decomposition with Local Node Refinement method and the Active Kinematic Histogram (AKH) approach, which advanced non-holonomic robot navigation. He also co-authored the influential book *Mobile Robotics in Healthcare* (2001), synthesizing four years of collaborative European research to bridge robotics technology with real-life healthcare applications. More recently, his work on motion-tracking devices for intuitive human-robot physical interaction reflects a sustained commitment to safe, user-friendly interfaces. With a career dedicated to making mobile robots practical for healthcare and daily assistance, Katevas’s research continues to inspire engineers developing autonomous systems for vulnerable populations.
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- 3Mobile robotics in healthcare18 citations · 2001
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- 6Qualitative Autonomous Navigation for Wheelchair Robots.3 citations · 1996
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- 8Test environment for VSN routing algorithms using mobile robot2 citations · 2007