Florin Moldoveanu

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Florin Moldoveanu is a leading researcher in service robotics, with a focus on robotic perception, control, and human-machine interaction. His work bridges computer vision and control theory to enable robots to perceive and manipulate their environment autonomously. Moldoveanu’s major contributions include robust camera pose and scene structure analysis for service robotics (23 citations), where he developed methods for real-time 3D scene reconstruction and robot localization. He also advanced stereo vision-based human-machine interaction systems using time-delay control (14 citations), enhancing the reliability of robotic responses. His research on sliding mode controller design for robot manipulators (13 citations) and trajectory tracking control using variable structure system theory (12 citations) has provided efficient, low-sensitivity solutions for complex robotic dynamics. Additionally, Moldoveanu introduced multiple-superquadrics based object surface estimation for grasping (12 citations), a novel approach for compact volume representation in manipulation tasks. His work on generic fitted shapes for volumetric object segmentation (4 citations) further supports robust robotic perception. Through these contributions, Moldoveanu has significantly impacted the field, enabling more adaptive and reliable service robots for real-world applications.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Robust camera pose and scene structure analysis for service robotics

   23 citations · 2011
2. 2
   A Time-Delay Control Approach for a Stereo Vision Based Human-Machine Interaction System

   14 citations · 2013
3. 3
   SLIDING MODE CONTROLLER DESIGN FOR ROBOT MANIPULATORS

   13 citations · 2014
4. 4
   Multiple-superquadrics based object surface estimation for grasping in service robotics

   12 citations · 2012
5. 5
   Trajectory Tracking Control Of A Two-Link Robot Manipulator Using Variable Structure System Theory

   12 citations · 2005
6. 6
   Controlling Depth Estimation for Robust Robotic Perception

   4 citations · 2011
7. 7
   Generic fitted shapes (GFS): Volumetric object segmentation in service robotics

   4 citations · 2013
8. 8
   RoboSmith: Wireless Networked Architecture for Multiagent Robotic System

   3 citations · 2010
9. 9
   On the real-time modelling of a robotic scene perception and estimation system

   2 citations · 2011
10. 10
    STEREO VISION-BASED 3D CAMERA POSE AND OBJECT STRUCTURE ESTIMATION - An Application to Service Robotics

    2 citations · 2012

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