Thomas Adamek
Papers
6
Total Citations
102
H-Index
4
About
Thomas Adamek is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of autonomous surface vessels, multi-robot systems, and environmental sensing. His research has made meaningful contributions to the development and deployment of unmanned marine platforms, particularly for applications in shallow-water bathymetric mapping and adaptive environmental sampling. Adamek's most recognized contribution is his work on a robotic small waterplane area twin hull (SWATH) boat designed for high-resolution bathymetric characterization of coastal and inland shallow waters — a paper that has garnered 45 citations and demonstrated practical, field-deployable autonomous marine technology. Building on this foundation, he advanced multi-robot coordination through gradient-based cluster space navigation techniques, enabling teams of autonomous surface vessels to adaptively navigate environmental parameter fields — work that earned 40 citations and highlighted real-world experimental validation. Beyond surface vehicles, Adamek developed low-cost underwater robotic testbeds to support multi-vehicle control research, and contributed to radio-frequency-based adaptive sampling frameworks for mobile robot teams. His body of work collectively addresses a critical need in environmental monitoring and ocean exploration: deploying coordinated, intelligent robotic fleets in challenging aquatic environments. His research provides both theoretical frameworks and practical platforms that continue to inform autonomous marine systems research.
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Top Papers
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- 2Gradient-Based Cluster Space Navigation for Autonomous Surface Vessels40 citations · 2014
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- 4An underwater robotic testbed for multi-vehicle control6 citations · 2014
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- 6Cluster Space Gradient Contour Tracking for Mobile Multi-robot Systems2 citations · 2011