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Overview

Simon Lacroix is affiliated with the Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems in France. Their research spans multiple fields including Engineering, Environmental Science, and Computer Science, with a focus on subfields such as Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Environmental Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
  • Image and Signal Denoising Methods

Lacroix has contributed to publications in a number of venues, notably:

  • Building and Environment
  • Optics Express
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems
  • Atmosphere

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Lacroix include:

  • "Real-time wildfire monitoring with a fleet of UAVs," 2022, Robotics and Autonomous Systems
  • "A Quantitative Analysis of Point Clouds from Automotive Lidars Exposed to Artificial Rain and Fog," 2021, Atmosphere
  • "Deep Bayesian ICP Covariance Estimation," 2022, 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
  • "Uncertainty-aware surrogate modeling for urban air pollutant dispersion prediction," 2024, Building and Environment
  • "Assessing the Internal Variability of Large-Eddy Simulations for Microscale Pollutant Dispersion Prediction in an Idealized Urban Environment," 2024, Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Frequent collaborators include Hervé Carfantan, Eliott Lumet, Mélanie C. Rochoux, Thomas Jaravel, and Gautier Hattenberger.

Best Publications

  • Vision-Based SLAM: Stereo and Monocular Approaches

    Thomas Lemaire;Cyrille Berger;Il-Kyun Jung;Simon Lacroix

  • Multi-robot target detection and tracking: taxonomy and survey

    Cyril Robin;Simon Lacroix

  • A distributed tasks allocation scheme in multi-UAV context

    T. Lemaire;R. Alami;S. Lacroix

  • Autonomous Rover Navigation on Unknown Terrains

    Simon Lacroix;Anthony Mallet;David Bonnafous;Gérard Bauzil

  • Monocular-vision based SLAM using Line Segments

    T. Lemaire;S. Lacroix

  • A practical 3D bearing-only SLAM algorithm

    T. Lemaire;S. Lacroix;J. Sola

  • The Autonomous Blimp Project of LAAS-CNRS: Achievements in Flight Control and Terrain Mapping:

    Emmanuel Hygounenc;Il-Kyun Jung;Philippe Souères;Simon Lacroix

  • Reactive navigation in outdoor environments using potential fields

    H. Haddad;M. Khatib;S. Lacroix;R. Chatila

  • Visual Odometry Using Sparse Bundle Adjustment on an Autonomous Outdoor Vehicle

    Niko Sünderhauf;Niko Sünderhauf;Kurt Konolige;Kurt Konolige;Simon Lacroix;Simon Lacroix;Peter Protzel;Peter Protzel

  • ICP-based pose-graph SLAM

    Ellon Mendes;Pierrick Koch;Simon Lacroix

  • Position estimation in outdoor environments using pixel tracking and stereovision

    A. Mallet;S. Lacroix;L. Gallo

  • A robust interest points matching algorithm

    Il-Kyun Jung;S. Lacroix

  • Multiple eyes in the skies: architecture and perception issues in the COMETS unmanned air vehicles project

    A. Ollero;S. Lacroix;L. Merino;J. Gancet

  • Calibration of a rotating multi-beam lidar

    Naveed Muhammad;Simon Lacroix

  • Task planning and control for a multi-UAV system: architecture and algorithms

    J. Gancet;G. Hattenberger;R. Alami;S. Lacroix

  • Large scale multiple robot visual mapping with heterogeneous landmarks in semi-structured terrain

    Teresa A. Vidal-Calleja;Cyrille Berger;Joan Solí;Simon Lacroix

  • Decisional autonomy of planetary rovers

    Félix Ingrand;Simon Lacroix;Solange Lemai-Chenevier;Frederic Py;Frederic Py

  • SLAM with Panoramic Vision

    Thomas Lemaire;Simon Lacroix

  • Autonomous Detection of Safe Landing Areas for an UAV from Monocular Images

    S. Bosch;S. Lacroix;F. Caballero

  • Simulating complex robotic scenarios with MORSE

    Gilberto Echeverria;Séverin Lemaignan;Arnaud Degroote;Simon Lacroix

  • Autonomous Rover Navigation on Unknown Terrains Functions and Integration

    Simon Lacroix;Anthony Mallet;David Bonnafous;Gérard Bauzil

Frequent Co-Authors

Raja Chatila
Raja Chatila Sorbonne University
Rachid Alami
Rachid Alami Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems
Gregory C. Roberts
Gregory C. Roberts Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Niko Sünderhauf
Niko Sünderhauf Queensland University of Technology
Thierry Siméon
Thierry Siméon Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems
Zoltan-Csaba Marton
Zoltan-Csaba Marton Agile Robots AG
Andrea Garulli
Andrea Garulli University of Siena
Nicolas Mansard
Nicolas Mansard Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems
Antonio Vicino
Antonio Vicino University of Siena

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