Dwayne McDaniel

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Dwayne McDaniel’s research lies at the intersection of robotics, environmental monitoring, and autonomous systems, with a particular focus on quadruped platforms and adaptive sampling for hazardous environments. His most cited work, a comprehensive 2024 systematic review on smart quadruped robotics, synthesizes advances in design, control, sensing, and perception—garnering 12 citations and establishing a foundational reference for researchers in legged locomotion. McDaniel’s applied contributions are equally notable: his 2019 study on informative path planning for the Hanford Tank Farm addresses the limitations of static sensor networks and raster-based coverage, introducing a mobile robotic approach that reduces operator assumptions in unknown fields. More recently, his 2025 work on behavioral robotics for radiation mapping combines quadruped robots with Bayesian optimization and adaptive sampling, achieving autonomous, risk-aware data collection in dangerous settings. This system, which integrates behavior-based control with advanced sensing, has earned 3 citations and highlights McDaniel’s commitment to practical, deployable solutions. His work bridges theory and application, offering students and researchers a clear pathway from foundational robotics principles to real-world environmental inspection and nuclear safety tasks.