Jongwoo Lim

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Jongwoo Lim is a robotics and computer vision researcher whose work centers on visual navigation, depth perception, and state estimation for autonomous systems. His research has made significant contributions to stereo vision, visual-inertial odometry (VIO), and simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), addressing core challenges that enable robots and unmanned vehicles to navigate reliably in real-world environments. Lim's early work explored stereo depth map fusion for indoor robot navigation and optimized projection patterns to overcome stereo system limitations in texture-poor scenes. His robust visual homing framework demonstrated reliable landmark-based navigation even in dynamic, unpredictable environments. He later advanced the field of VIO through coupled nonlinear optimization approaches and robust initialization techniques for UAV systems, culminating in the development of ROVINS, a robust omnidirectional visual-inertial navigation system garnering 40 citations. His motion planning research extended into uncertainty-aware frameworks capable of handling dynamic obstacles in real time. Collectively, his most-cited works have accumulated over 200 citations, reflecting broad influence across robotics, autonomous driving, and aerial vehicle communities. A notable highlight includes his work designing an interactive human-robot memory game for Honda's ASIMO, demonstrating his range from foundational perception algorithms to engaging applied robotics demonstrations.

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1. 1
   Stereo depth map fusion for robot navigation

   46 citations · 2011
2. 2
   ROVINS: Robust Omnidirectional Visual Inertial Navigation System

   40 citations · 2020
3. 3
   Optimized projection pattern supplementing stereo systems

   22 citations · 2009
4. 4
   Visual-Inertial Odometry with Robust Initialization and Online Scale Estimation

   19 citations · 2018
5. 5
   Robust visual homing with landmark angles

   17 citations · 2009
6. 6
   Anytime RRBT for handling uncertainty and dynamic objects

   16 citations · 2016
7. 7
   Visual place categorization in maps

   13 citations · 2011
8. 8
   Visual inertial odometry using coupled nonlinear optimization

   11 citations · 2017
9. 9
   Adaptive, real-time visual simultaneous localization and mapping

   11 citations · 2009
10. 10
    The memory game: Creating a human-robot interactive scenario for ASIMO

    9 citations · 2008

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