Steven G. Penzes
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32
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About
Steven G. Penzes is a robotics researcher specializing in unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) mobility, particularly for challenging military and urban environments. His work centers on the concept of "intrinsic mobility"—designing robotic chassis that inherently navigate complex terrain to reduce reliance on sophisticated perception and control systems. Penzes’s most cited paper (15 citations) introduces a hybrid leg-wheel mobile platform for semi-autonomous UGVs, demonstrating how integrating legs and wheels enhances mobility in unstructured settings. He further explores this theme in his work on the Articulated Navigation Testbed (ANT), which exemplifies adaptable intrinsic mobility for defense applications. Penzes also contributed to urban robotics, analyzing the heightened demands for mobility, communication, and perception in city environments. Beyond ground vehicles, his research extends to video immersion technology, where he documented early field deployments of Panospheric Imaging for panoramic video. Though his citation counts are modest, Penzes’s foundational work on hybrid locomotion and chassis design has influenced military robotics and autonomous vehicle development, particularly in projects for the Defence Research Establishment Suffield.
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- 2<title>Robotic concepts for urban operations</title>10 citations · 2002
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