Patric Jensfelt

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Patric Jensfelt is a prominent robotics researcher whose work spans mobile robot localization, semantic spatial understanding, autonomous exploration, and human-robot interaction. Best known for his foundational contributions to probabilistic localization, his 2001 paper on multi-hypothesis localization—which combined Kalman filtering with probabilistic hypothesis tracking—has garnered over 316 citations and remains a landmark in the field. His sustained interest in how robots understand and represent indoor environments is reflected in highly cited work on conceptual spatial representations (292 citations), semantic place classification (147 citations), and supervised semantic labeling (180 citations), collectively shaping how robots build meaningful models of the spaces they inhabit. Jensfelt has also made significant contributions to long-term robot autonomy through the STRANDS Project (196 citations) and to efficient 3D exploration planning (221 citations), addressing real-world deployment challenges. His research extends naturally into human-robot interaction, including studies on socially appropriate passing distances (167 citations) and situated dialogue for collaborative mapping (138 citations). Across more than two decades of research, Jensfelt's work has consistently bridged theoretical rigor and practical application, making him a defining voice in intelligent mobile robotics.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Active global localization for a mobile robot using multiple hypothesis tracking

   316 citations · 2001
2. 2
   Conceptual spatial representations for indoor mobile robots

   292 citations · 2008
3. 3
   Efficient Autonomous Exploration Planning of Large-Scale 3-D Environments

   221 citations · 2019
4. 4
   The STRANDS Project: Long-Term Autonomy in Everyday Environments

   196 citations · 2017
5. 5
   Supervised semantic labeling of places using information extracted from sensor data

   180 citations · 2006
6. 6
   Evaluation of Passing Distance for Social Robots

   167 citations · 2006
7. 7
   Robot task planning and explanation in open and uncertain worlds

   152 citations · 2015
8. 8
   Multi-modal Semantic Place Classification

   147 citations · 2009
9. 9
   Situated Dialogue and Spatial Organization: What, Where… and Why?

   138 citations · 2007
10. 10
    A Discriminative Approach to Robust Visual Place Recognition

    126 citations · 2006

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