Wendy Flores‐Fuentes
Papers
28
Total Citations
497
H-Index
12
About
Wendy Flores-Fuentes is a leading researcher in autonomous robotics, laser-based vision systems, and 3D spatial measurement. Her work centers on developing real-time technical vision systems that enable mobile robots and robotic groups to navigate unknown, cluttered terrains with high precision. She pioneered the use of continuous laser scanning with dynamic triangulation for 3D coordinate determination, a significant advancement over traditional discontinuous methods. Her most cited paper, “Mobile robot vision system using continuous laser scanning for industrial application” (80 citations), establishes a novel framework for industrial robot guidance. She has also made critical contributions to multi-view 3D data fusion, path planning, and pattern recognition for machine vision, as seen in her works on data clouds fusion (50 citations) and k-Nearest Neighbor classification (18 citations). Her recent comprehensive review on vision-based navigation and SLAM (2025, 20 citations) synthesizes over a decade of progress across domains from factory cobots to planetary exploration. With a strong focus on accuracy improvement in radiometric and optoelectronic navigation systems, Flores-Fuentes’ research directly impacts autonomous navigation, industrial automation, and robotic perception, making her a key figure in advancing real-time 3D vision for intelligent systems.
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- 2Data transferring model determination in robotic group72 citations · 2016
- 33D spatial measurement for model reconstruction: A review64 citations · 2022
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- 8Mobile Robot Path Planning Using Continuous Laser Scanning19 citations · 2018
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