Papers
16
Total Citations
177
H-Index
7
About
Velin Dimitrov is a robotics researcher whose work spans human-in-the-loop control, disaster response robotics, and assistive technologies. His most impactful contribution comes from the DARPA Robotics Challenge, where he led efforts to integrate mobility, manipulation, and perception for humanoid robots performing complex disaster-response tasks—work that has garnered 78 citations. Dimitrov’s research is characterized by a focus on shared control architectures that bridge human intuition with robotic autonomy, as seen in his 2014 paper on cyber-physical systems modeling. He has also made notable strides in nonvisual situational awareness, developing an ultrasonic haptic interface that enables perception without vision, a novel approach with growing relevance for autonomous vehicles. His work on hierarchical navigation and robotic arm control for space exploration rovers, as well as task-oriented planning algorithms for humanoid robots, demonstrates a consistent commitment to advancing robotic autonomy in challenging environments. With over 150 citations across his top papers, Dimitrov’s contributions to human-robot interaction, particularly in high-stakes settings like disaster response and assistive robotics, mark him as a key figure in the field.
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Top Papers
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- 2Expanded Situational Awareness Without Vision12 citations · 2023
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- 4A shared control architecture for human-in-the-loop robotics applications11 citations · 2014
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- 9Anytime multi-task motion planning for humanoid robots6 citations · 2017
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