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2
Total Citations
109
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About
Na Cen is a leading figure in the field of multi-robot systems, with a primary research focus on formation control and swarm intelligence. Her most impactful work, "Single-View Distance-Estimation-Based Formation Control of Robotic Swarms," has garnered 106 citations and introduces a highly practical method for enabling robotic swarms to maintain formation using only a single, low-cost camera on each agent. By leveraging prior knowledge of object heights, this approach eliminates the need for expensive or complex sensors, making decentralized swarm coordination more accessible and robust. Cen’s earlier foundational research, "Formation control of robotic swarms based on sonar sensing," explored the use of sonar for shape maintenance, demonstrating the versatility of her approach across different sensing modalities. Her contributions are particularly notable for bridging theoretical control algorithms with real-world hardware constraints, directly addressing the challenges of scalability and sensor limitations in swarm robotics. Through her work, Cen has provided essential frameworks that continue to influence the design of autonomous, distributed robotic teams for applications ranging from environmental monitoring to search-and-rescue operations.
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- 1Single-View Distance-Estimation-Based Formation Control of Robotic Swarms106 citations · 2012
- 2Formation control of robotic swarms based on sonar sensing3 citations · 2009