About

Artur Wolek is a leading researcher in autonomous robotics, with a focus on underwater and aerial vehicle systems. His work spans goal reasoning, multi-agent coordination, and bio-inspired sensing, particularly for robotic fish swarms and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). Wolek’s major contributions include pioneering the use of goal reasoning agents for autonomous underwater vehicles in dynamic, partially observable environments, as demonstrated in his 2018 paper (12 citations). He has also advanced formation control for robotic fish schools, developing nonlinear control designs based on the Chaplygin sleigh model, with experimental validations in 2020 and 2021 (6 and 5 citations, respectively). His notable achievement includes leading the development of Blueswarm, a 3D underwater robotic collective that uses vision-based implicit coordination for self-organizing behaviors (2021, 5 citations). Wolek has also addressed practical challenges in UUV multitarget tracking, improving accuracy under port-starboard ambiguity using Bayes factor methods (2022, 4 citations). His recent work integrates high-realism simulation environments, such as Cesium Tiles and CFD-generated urban wind fields, to bridge virtual and real-world testing for SLAM and quadrotor flight (2024, 4 and 2 citations). With over 40 total citations, Wolek’s research is shaping the future of autonomous systems in complex, real-world environments.

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H-Index
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Papers
41
Total Citations
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🏆 Most Cited Paper
Goal reasoning for autonomous underwater vehicles: Responding to unexpected agents
12 citations · 2018
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2021 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 17
🏛 Institutions: Naval Research Laboratory Acoustics Division, University of Maryland, College Park, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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