Mariana Marcelino Aranda
Papers
8
Total Citations
256
H-Index
6
About
Mariana Marcelino Aranda is a robotics researcher whose work centers on wheeled mobile robots (WMRs), with particular expertise in trajectory tracking control, robot dynamics, and embedded systems implementation. Her highly cited 2012 literature review on wheeled mobile robots (78 citations) established her as a foundational voice in the field, systematically mapping the key design considerations that guide modern mobile robotics development. Building on this groundwork, she made a landmark contribution by developing hierarchical control frameworks that, for the first time in the literature, account for the complete dynamics of all three subsystems composing a differential drive WMR — the mechanical structure, actuators, and power stage — as demonstrated in her 2016 and 2018 papers (52 and 75 citations, respectively). Her 2018 robust switched tracking controller further advanced the field by addressing real-world actuator and driver imperfections. Beyond theoretical contributions, Aranda has consistently bridged theory and practice, constructing physical robot platforms, implementing controllers on low-cost NVIDIA embedded hardware, and exploring innovative trajectory generation via Bézier polynomials. With over 250 cumulative citations, her body of work offers students and engineers a comprehensive, practically grounded roadmap for designing and controlling wheeled mobile robotic systems.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Wheeled Mobile Robots: A review78 citations · 2012
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- 4Construction of a WMR for Trajectory Tracking Control: Experimental Results18 citations · 2013
- 5Trajectory Generation for Wheeled Mobile Robots Via Bézier Polynomials13 citations · 2016
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- 7An Embedded Hardware for Implementation of a Tracking Control in WMRs6 citations · 2018
- 8Ackerman Mobile Robot with Arm3 citations · 2016