B. Dacre-Wright

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systèmes

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Total Citations

115

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B. Dacre-Wright is a pioneering researcher in autonomous mobile robotics, with a focus on motion planning and navigation for all-terrain vehicles operating in complex, natural environments. Their most-cited work, "A practical motion planner for all-terrain mobile robots" (2002, 57 citations), introduces a formalized approach to the placement problem for wheeled robots with passive suspensions, enabling robust traversal of rough terrains. This contribution is complemented by their research on 3-D autonomous navigation (2002, 38 citations), which integrates perception and navigation subsystems for outdoor environments, developed as part of the EDEN experimentation framework. Dacre-Wright also explored motion planning for robots interacting with movable objects amidst polygonal obstacles (2003, 20 citations), extending the field's theoretical foundations. With a career marked by practical, terrain-aware solutions, Dacre-Wright’s work has influenced the design of autonomous systems capable of handling real-world challenges, from planetary exploration to disaster response. Their contributions remain a key reference for researchers developing robots that must navigate unstructured, dynamic landscapes.