Tristan Schuler

United States Naval Research Laboratory

Papers

4

Total Citations

39

H-Index

3

About

Tristan Schuler is a leading researcher in autonomous aerial robotics, with a focus on lighter-than-air (LTA) systems and multi-agent coordination. His work centers on developing miniature autonomous blimps—safe, long-endurance platforms ideal for indoor applications—and creating novel algorithms for swarm intelligence and path planning. Schuler’s most impactful contribution is his multi-agent time-based A* path planning method, which enables coordinated, simultaneous actions among aerial swarms, earning 26 citations. He also introduced the Chain Siphon Algorithm, a viscoelastic fluid-inspired swarm behavior that reduces susceptibility to local minima, and spearheaded the Open-Blimp project, an open-source platform designed to democratize LTA research. With a growing citation record and a clear emphasis on practical, resilient systems, Schuler is advancing the frontier of safe, cooperative autonomous flight.

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3
H-Index
4
Papers
39
Total Citations
10
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Swarm and Multi-agent Time-based A* Path Planning for Lighter-Than-Air Systems
26 citations · 2020
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2020 (1 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 11
🏛 Institutions: United States Naval Research Laboratory

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