Engin Karatas

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Total Citations

106

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Engin Karatas is a leading researcher in multi-robot systems, swarm intelligence, and autonomous navigation, with a particular focus on practical, vision-based control strategies. His most-cited work, "Single-View Distance-Estimation-Based Formation Control of Robotic Swarms" (2012, 106 citations), introduces a groundbreaking approach that enables robotic swarms to achieve coordinated formation motion using only a single, low-cost camera per robot. By leveraging prior knowledge of robot heights, this method eliminates the need for expensive sensors or complex communication, making decentralized swarm control more accessible and robust. This contribution has significantly advanced the field of distributed robotics, offering a scalable solution for real-world applications such as search-and-rescue and environmental monitoring. With over 100 citations, this paper underscores his impact on practical swarm engineering. Karatas’s work bridges theoretical control algorithms with hardware constraints, inspiring further research in vision-based multi-agent systems. His achievements highlight a commitment to developing efficient, cost-effective technologies that push the boundaries of autonomous collective behavior.