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56
Citations
9421
World Ranking
2120
National Ranking
25

Overview

Antonio Franchi is affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and computer science, with a notable focus on control and systems engineering, aerospace engineering, and computer vision and pattern recognition. The subfields also include computer networks and communications as well as mechanical engineering.

The scientist's work touches on several key topics including:

  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
  • Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems
  • Guidance and Control Systems
  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
  • Teleoperation and Haptic Systems

Antonio Franchi has coauthored extensively with various researchers. Frequent collaborators include Marco Tognon, Amr Afifi, Chiara Gabellieri, Dario Sanalitro, and Davide Bicego.

The scientist has contributed papers to multiple venues, with notable frequent publication outlets being:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems
  • IEEE Control Systems Letters

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "Past, Present, and Future of Aerial Robotic Manipulators" (2021, IEEE Transactions on Robotics)
  • "Design of multirotor aerial vehicles: A taxonomy based on input allocation" (2021, The International Journal of Robotics Research)
  • "Full-Pose Manipulation Control of a Cable-Suspended Load With Multiple UAVs Under Uncertainties" (2020, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters)
  • Untitled paper from 2022 published in IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome)
  • "Energy Aware Impedance Control of a Flying End-Effector in the Port-Hamiltonian Framework" (2022, IEEE Transactions on Robotics)

In addition to journal articles, Antonio Franchi has contributed to book publications. Notably, there is a work titled "Theory and Applications for Control of Aerial Robots in Physical Interaction Through Tethers" published by both Springer Nature and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Past, Present, and Future of Aerial Robotic Manipulators

    Anibal Ollero;Marco Tognon;Alejandro Suarez;Dongjun Lee

  • Differential Flatness of Quadrotor Dynamics Subject to Rotor Drag for Accurate Tracking of High-Speed Trajectories

    Matthias Faessler;Antonio Franchi;Davide Scaramuzza

  • Modeling, control and design optimization for a fully-actuated hexarotor aerial vehicle with tilted propellers

    Sujit Rajappa;Markus Ryll;Heinrich H. Bulthoff;Antonio Franchi

  • Shared Control : Balancing Autonomy and Human Assistance with a Group of Quadrotor UAVs

    A. Franchi;C. Secchi;M. Ryll;H. H. Bulthoff

  • The AEROARMS Project: Aerial Robots with Advanced Manipulation Capabilities for Inspection and Maintenance

    Anibal Ollero;Guillermo Heredia;Antonio Franchi;Gianluca Antonelli

  • Bilateral Teleoperation of Groups of Mobile Robots With Time-Varying Topology

    A. Franchi;C. Secchi;Hyoung Il Son;H. H. Bulthoff

  • Semiautonomous Haptic Teleoperation Control Architecture of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    Dongjun Lee;Antonio Franchi;Hyoung Il Son;ChangSu Ha

  • On Cooperative Patrolling: Optimal Trajectories, Complexity Analysis, and Approximation Algorithms

    F. Pasqualetti;A. Franchi;F. Bullo

  • Modeling and control of FAST-Hex: A fully-actuated by synchronized-tilting hexarotor

    Markus Ryll;Davide Bicego;Antonio Franchi

  • A Truly-Redundant Aerial Manipulator System With Application to Push-and-Slide Inspection in Industrial Plants

    Marco Tognon;Hermes A. Tello Chavez;Enrico Gasparin;Quentin Sable

  • A passivity-based decentralized strategy for generalized connectivity maintenance

    Paolo Robuffo Giordano;Antonio Franchi;Cristian Secchi;Heinrich H Bülthoff

  • 6D physical interaction with a fully actuated aerial robot

    Markus Ryll;Giuseppe Muscio;Francesco Pierri;Elisabetta Cataldi

  • The Sensor-based Random Graph Method for Cooperative Robot Exploration

    A. Franchi;L. Freda;G. Oriolo;M. Vendittelli

  • Decentralized multi-robot encirclement of a 3D target with guaranteed collision avoidance

    Antonio Franchi;Paolo Stegagno;Giuseppe Oriolo

  • 6D interaction control with aerial robots: The flying end-effector paradigm

    Markus Ryll;Giuseppe Muscio;Francesco Pierri;Elisabetta Cataldi

  • Simultaneous Calibration of Odometry and Sensor Parameters for Mobile Robots

    Andrea Censi;Antonio Franchi;Luca Marchionni;Giuseppe Oriolo

  • Modeling and Control of UAV Bearing Formations with Bilateral High-level Steering

    Antonio Franchi;Carlo Masone;Volker Grabe;Markus Ryll

  • Decentralized rigidity maintenance control with range measurements for multi-robot systems

    Daniel Zelazo;Antonio Franchi;Heinrich H. Bülthoff;Paolo Robuffo Giordano

  • Full-Pose Tracking Control for Aerial Robotic Systems With Laterally Bounded Input Force

    Antonio Franchi;Ruggero Carli;Davide Bicego;Markus Ryll

  • UVDAR System for Visual Relative Localization With Application to Leader–Follower Formations of Multirotor UAVs

    Viktor Walter;Nicolas Staub;Antonio Franchi;Martin Saska

  • Adaptive Trajectory Tracking for Quadrotor MAVs in Presence of Parameter Uncertainties and External Disturbances

    Gianluca Antonelli;Elisabetta Cataldi;Filippo Arrichiello;Paolo Robuffo Giordano

  • The Flying Hand: a Formation of UAVs for Cooperative Aerial Tele-Manipulation

    Guido Gioioso;Antonio Franchi;Gionata Salvietti;Stefano Scheggi

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Robuffo Giordano
Paolo Robuffo Giordano Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Giuseppe Oriolo
Giuseppe Oriolo Sapienza University of Rome
Cristian Secchi
Cristian Secchi University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Domenico Prattichizzo
Domenico Prattichizzo University of Siena
Gianluca Antonelli
Gianluca Antonelli University of Cassino and Southern Lazio
Francesco Bullo
Francesco Bullo University of California, Santa Barbara
Fabrizio Caccavale
Fabrizio Caccavale University of Basilicata
Stefano Chiaverini
Stefano Chiaverini University of Cassino and Southern Lazio
Luca Schenato
Luca Schenato University of Padua

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