Stephanie Bonadies

University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Northrop Grumman (United States)

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Stephanie Bonadies is a robotics researcher whose work bridges agricultural automation and multi-robot exploration. Her research focuses on two key areas: developing intelligent control systems for agricultural robots and creating cooperative exploration strategies for teams of mobile robots. In her most-cited work (13 citations), Bonadies developed Proportional-Integral-Derivative and fuzzy control strategies for navigation in agricultural environments, modifying a commercial robot to autonomously navigate crop rows—a contribution that could increase farming efficiency and improve food safety. She has also made significant advances in multi-robot exploration, proposing a cooperative exploration strategy using sensor-based random trees with efficient backtracking (9 citations) and later refining this approach with the SRT-star method (6 citations). These strategies enable teams of robots to systematically explore unknown environments while minimizing redundant coverage. Bonadies’ work addresses real-world challenges in both precision agriculture and autonomous exploration, demonstrating how robotics can enhance productivity in food production and environmental monitoring. Her research continues to influence the development of more intelligent, collaborative robotic systems.