Niklas Dahlquist
Xi'an University of Technology, Luleå University of Technology
Papers
5
Total Citations
17
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About
Niklas Dahlquist is pioneering the use of autonomous aerial systems in some of the most hazardous environments on Earth: underground mines. His research focuses on multi-agent coordination, autonomous navigation in GNSS-denied environments, and robotic safety inspection. Dahlquist’s most impactful contribution is the first-ever fully autonomous UAV mission to measure gas levels shortly after a real underground blast—a breakthrough that demonstrated the viability of replacing human inspectors in life-threatening post-blast conditions. This work, published in 2024 and 2025, has already garnered over 7 citations. He also developed a decentralized behavior-tree-based architecture for multi-agent task allocation in dynamic industrial settings, and contributed to a multimodal dataset for frontier exploration in harsh subterranean environments with aerosol particles. His frameworks enable aerial robots to execute routine inspection tasks reactively and optimally, with minimal supporting infrastructure. With over 17 citations across his top papers, Dahlquist is establishing himself as a key figure in field robotics, pushing the boundaries of what autonomous systems can achieve in extreme, real-world industrial scenarios.
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