Gintaras Dervinis

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Gintaras Dervinis is a robotics researcher focused on navigation, collision avoidance, and control of mobile and continuum robots. His work addresses key challenges in autonomous motion within known environments, where he introduced a Petri-net-based supervisory system that guides robots by setting vector marks on salient map edges. Dervinis also developed the concept of "virtual cocoons"—a mathematical framework for predicting and preventing collisions between mobile robots. In the domain of soft robotics, he proposed synchronized motion profiles for the inverse-dynamics-based online control of trunk-type robot actuators, enabling precise positioning and spatial orientation of inextensible segments. His research is grounded in rigorous mathematical modeling, as highlighted in his review of mathematical models in robotics. While his citation counts (ranging from 2 to 4) reflect a developing impact, his work contributes foundational ideas to navigation and control theory. Dervinis’s publications, spanning 2017 to 2025, demonstrate a sustained commitment to advancing robotic autonomy and safety through formal methods and simulation-based validation.

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1. 1
   Mobile Robots Navigation Modeling in Known 2d Environment Based on Petri Nets

   4 citations · 2017
2. 2
   A Review of Mathematical Models in Robotics

   2 citations · 2025
3. 3
   Mobile Robots’ Collision Prediction Based on Virtual Cocoons

   2 citations · 2021
4. 4
   Synchronized Motion Profiles for Inverse-Dynamics-Based Online Control of Three Inextensible Segments of Trunk-Type Robot Actuators

   2 citations · 2021

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