Roland Brockers

Jet Propulsion Laboratory — United States

Engineering · Physical Sciences

16h-index735citations62works4.12yr avg
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Research Topics

Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization(39), Advanced Vision and Imaging(28), Robotic Path Planning Algorithms(26), Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques(6), Inertial Sensor and Navigation(6)

Publications62 total

CRESCENT: Collision-Free Highly Constrained Trajectory Optimization for Driving on the Moon
IEEE transactions on field robotics.·2025
Hybrid Autonomy Framework for a Future Mars Science Helicopter
2025
Vision-based Geo-Localization of Future Mars Rotorcraft in Challenging Illumination Conditions
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
CRESCENT: Collision-Free Highly-Constrained Trajectory Optimization for Driving on the Moon
JPL Data·2025Open Access
Covariance Based Terrain Mapping for Autonomous Mobile Robots
2024· 2 cited
Multi-Agent Autonomy for Space Exploration on the CADRE Lunar Technology Demonstration
2024· 16 cited
The INSANE dataset: Large number of sensors for challenging UAV flights in Mars analog, outdoor, and out-/indoor transition scenarios
The International Journal of Robotics Research·2024· 11 citedOpen Access
INSANE: Cross-Domain UAV Data Sets with Increased Number of Sensors for developing Advanced and Novel Estimators
arXiv (Cornell University)·2022· 4 citedOpen Access
Visual Loop Closure Detection for a Future Mars Science Helicopter
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters·2022· 2 cited
Optimizing Terrain Mapping and Landing Site Detection for Autonomous UAVs
arXiv (Cornell University)·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Mid-Air Helicopter Delivery at Mars Using a Jetpack
arXiv (Cornell University)·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
On-board Absolute Localization Based on Orbital Imagery for a Future Mars Science Helicopter
2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO)·2022· 8 cited
Mid-Air Helicopter Delivery at Mars Using a Jetpack
2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO)·2022· 7 cited
Future of Mars Rotorcraft - Mars Science Helicopter
2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO)·2022· 13 cited
Flying a Helicopter on Mars: How Ingenuity's Flights were Planned, Executed, and Analyzed
2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO)·2022· 23 cited
Multi-Resolution Elevation Mapping and Safe Landing Site Detection with Applications to Planetary Rotorcraft
arXiv (Cornell University)·2021Open Access
Multi-Resolution Elevation Mapping and Safe Landing Site Detection with Applications to Planetary Rotorcraft
2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)·2021· 15 citedOpen Access
Mid-Air Range-Visual-Inertial Estimator Initialization for Micro Air Vehicles
2021· 5 cited
Autonomous Safe Landing Site Detection for a Future Mars Science Helicopter
2021· 17 cited
Bistatic Radar Experiments with UAV: Qualification and Performance of a Miniaturized Instrument
2021· 4 cited
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Larry Matthies(25), Jeff Delaune(17), Stephan Weiß(15), Pedro F. Proença(7), David S. Bayard(6), Theodore Tzanetos(6), Håvard Fjær Grip(4), J. Balaram(4), Roland Siegwart(4), Christian Brommer(4), Martin Scheiber(4), Bärbel Mertsching(4), Dylan Conway(3), Abhinandan Jain(3), Martin Humenberger(3), Gerik Kubiak(3), J. Bapst(3), Luis Phillipe Tosi(3), Shannah Withrow-Maser(3), Wayne Johnson(3)