Papers
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Total Citations
243
H-Index
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About
Fabien Expert is a leading researcher in bio-inspired robotics, specializing in optic flow-based navigation, morphing aerial vehicles, and assistive exoskeletons. His work draws inspiration from insect vision to create lightweight, autonomous flying robots that navigate without accelerometers or reference frames. Expert’s most cited paper, “X-Morf: A crash-separable quadrotor that morfs its X-geometry in flight” (60 citations), introduces a 380-gram quadrotor with an actuated scissor joint that actively changes its shape mid-air, enhancing maneuverability and crash resilience. His 2015 study on flying over uneven terrain using only optic flow cues (55 citations) demonstrates how rotorcraft can achieve stable flight without inertial sensors, a breakthrough for micro aerial vehicles. Expert also contributed to the development of CurvACE, a tiny curved compound eye (32 citations), advancing bendable sensors for soft robotics. More recently, he has explored upper-body movement strategies to detect gait initiation in lower-limb exoskeletons (15 citations), bridging bio-inspired flight control with human assistive technology. With over 240 total citations, Expert’s work consistently pushes the boundaries of minimalist, insect-like sensing and actuation, offering elegant solutions for autonomous navigation and rehabilitation robotics.
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- 1X-Morf: A crash-separable quadrotor that morfs its X-geometry in flight60 citations · 2017
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- 3Outdoor field performances of insect‐based visual motion sensors37 citations · 2011
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