Michael Paton

Jet Propulsion Laboratory — United States

Engineering · Physical Sciences

15h-index597citations34works10.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization(17), Robotic Path Planning Algorithms(12), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence(9), Planetary Science and Exploration(7), Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques(7)

Publications34 total

Modifying ABIT* for Tethered Rappelling Robot Motion Planning
2025
Risk-Aware Integrated Task and Motion Planning for Versatile Snake Robots Under Localization Failures
2025
Risk-aware Integrated Task and Motion Planning for Versatile Snake Robots under Localization Failures
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
EELS: Autonomous snake-like robot with task and motion planning capabilities for ice world exploration
Science Robotics·2024· 56 cited
2023 EELS Field Tests at Athabasca Glacier as an Icy Moon Analogue Environment
2024· 1 cited
To Boldly Go Where No Robots Have Gone Before – Part 1: EELS Robot to Spearhead a New One-Shot Exploration Paradigm with in-situ Adaptation
2024· 3 cited
EELS: Towards Autonomous Mobility in Extreme Terrain with a Versatile Snake Robot with Resilience to Exteroception Failures
2023· 15 cited
Moon Diver: Exploring a pit's exposed strata to understand lunar volcanism
Acta Astronautica·2023· 15 citedOpen Access
A Heuristic-Guided Dynamical Multi-Rover Motion Planning Framework for Planetary Surface Missions
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters·2023· 13 cited
Motility an Agnostic Biosignature from Mount Saint Helens, a Glaciovolcanic Environment
2022
Robot Technology Advancements for In-Situ Exploration of Subsurface Environments
2021Open Access
Autonomous Off-Road Navigation over Extreme Terrains with Perceptually-Challenging Conditions
Springer proceedings in advanced robotics·2021· 8 citedOpen Access
Autonomous Navigation over Europa Analogue Terrain for an Actively Articulated Wheel-on-Limb Rover
2020· 8 cited
Navigation on the Line: Traversability Analysis and Path Planning for Extreme-Terrain Rappelling Rovers
2020· 21 cited
Self‐reliant rovers for increased mission productivity
Journal of Field Robotics·2020· 23 cited
Enabling new exploration opportunities on planetary surfaces: In situ geochemical characterization in soils by dielectric spectroscopy onboard the AXEL rover system
Planetary and Space Science·2020· 2 cited
Moon Diver: A Discovery Mission Concept for Understanding the History of Secondary Crusts through the Exploration of a Lunar Mare Pit
2019· 32 cited
Selective memory: Recalling relevant experience for long‐term visual localization
Journal of Field Robotics·2018· 18 cited
Moon Diver: A Discovery Mission Concept for Understanding the History of the Mare Basalts Through the Exploration of a Lunar Mare Pit
2018· 12 cited
Where to Look? Predictive Perception With Applications to Planetary Exploration
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters·2017· 32 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Timothy D. Barfoot(11), Kirk MacTavish(9), Guglielmo Daddi(6), Marlin P. Strub(6), Masahiro Ono(6), Tiago Vaquero(5), Rohan Thakker(5), Benjamin Hockman(5), Michel D. Ingham(5), Issa Nesnas(5), Travis Brown(5), Ashkan Jasour(4), E. Marteau(4), Yashwanth Kumar Nakka(4), William J. Reid(4), Torkom Pailevanian(4), Avak Archanian(4), Eric Ambrose(4), Kyohei Otsu(4), Hovhannes Melikyan(4)