R. Brockers

Most-cited papers

Stereo vision-based obstacle avoidance for micro air vehicles using disparity space
L. Matthies, R. Brockers, Yoshiaki Kuwata, S. Weiss
2014IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation100 citations
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Flight Control System for NASA's Mars Helicopter
H. Grip, J. Lam, D. Bayard, D. Conway +9 more
2019AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum66 citations
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Vision-Based Navigation for the NASA Mars Helicopter
D. Bayard, D. Conway, R. Brockers, J. Delaune +5 more
2019AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum62 citations
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Self-calibrating multi-sensor fusion with probabilistic measurement validation for seamless sensor switching on a UAV
Karol Hausman, S. Weiss, R. Brockers, L. Matthies +1 more
2016IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation62 citations
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Long‐duration fully autonomous operation of rotorcraft unmanned aerial systems for remote‐sensing data acquisition
Danylo Malyuta, Christian Brommer, Daniel Hentzen, Thomas J. Stastny +2 more
2019J. Field Robotics57 citations Open access
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Range-Visual-Inertial Odometry: Scale Observability Without Excitation
J. Delaune, D. Bayard, R. Brockers
2021IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters48 citations Open access
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Towards Autonomous Navigation of Miniature UAV
R. Brockers, Martin Hummenberger, S. Weiss, L. Matthies
20142014 IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops44 citations
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Fully self-contained vision-aided navigation and landing of a micro air vehicle independent from external sensor inputs
R. Brockers, S. Susca, David Q. Zhu, L. Matthies
2012Defense, Security, and Sensing39 citations
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Multi-Agent Autonomy for Space Exploration on the CADRE Lunar Technology Demonstration
Jean-Pierre de la Croix, Federico Rossi, R. Brockers, Dustin Aguilar +16 more
2024IEEE Aerospace Conference38 citations
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Disturbance Estimation and Rejection for High-Precision Multirotor Position Control
Daniel Hentzen, Thomas J. Stastny, R. Siegwart, R. Brockers
2019IEEE/RJS International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems35 citations Open access
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4DoF drift free navigation using inertial cues and optical flow
S. Weiss, R. Brockers, L. Matthies
20132013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems34 citations
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Vision-based landing site evaluation and informed optimal trajectory generation toward autonomous rooftop landing
Vishnu R. Desaraju, Nathan Michael, M. Humenberger, R. Brockers +3 more
2015Auton. Robots32 citations
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Autonomous landing and ingress of micro-air-vehicles in urban environments based on monocular vision
R. Brockers, P. Bouffard, Jeremy Ma, L. Matthies +1 more
2011Defense + Commercial Sensing27 citations
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Long-Duration Autonomy for Small Rotorcraft UAS Including Recharging
Christian Brommer, Danylo Malyuta, Daniel Hentzen, R. Brockers
2018IEEE/RJS International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems26 citations Open access
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Vision-based Landing Site Evaluation and Trajectory Generation Toward Rooftop Landing
Vishnu R. Desaraju, Nathan Michael, M. Humenberger, R. Brockers +2 more
2014Robotics: Science and Systems Conference26 citations Open access
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Feature and pose constrained visual Aided Inertial Navigation for computationally constrained aerial vehicles
B. Williams, N. Hudson, B. Tweddle, R. Brockers +1 more
2011IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation24 citations
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Flying a Helicopter on Mars: How Ingenuity's Flights were Planned, Executed, and Analyzed
H. Grip, D. Conway, J. Lam, N. Williams +4 more
2022IEEE Aerospace Conference23 citations
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Cooperative Stereo Matching with Color-Based Adaptive Local Support
R. Brockers
2009International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns23 citations Open access
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Multi-Resolution Elevation Mapping and Safe Landing Site Detection with Applications to Planetary Rotorcraft
Pascal Schoppmann, Pedro F. Proença, J. Delaune, Michael Pantic +4 more
2021IEEE/RJS International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems21 citations Open access
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Future of Mars Rotorcraft - Mars Science Helicopter
T. Tzanetos, J. Bapst, Gerik Kubiak, L. P. Tosi +10 more
2022IEEE Aerospace Conference20 citations
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Inertial Optical Flow for Throw-and-Go Micro Air Vehicles
S. Weiss, R. Brockers, S. Albrektsen, L. Matthies
20152015 IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision18 citations
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The INSANE dataset: Large number of sensors for challenging UAV flights in Mars analog, outdoor, and out-/indoor transition scenarios
Christian Brommer, A. Fornasier, Martin Scheiber, J. Delaune +3 more
2022Int. J. Robotics Res.16 citations Open access
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xVIO: A Range-Visual-Inertial Odometry Framework
J. Delaune, D. Bayard, R. Brockers
2020arXiv.org13 citations
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Extended Navigation Capabilities for a Future Mars Science Helicopter Concept
J. Delaune, R. Brockers, D. Bayard, Harel Dor +6 more
2020IEEE Aerospace Conference13 citations
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Stereo Vision Using Cost-Relaxation with 3 D Support Regions
R. Brockers, Marcus Hund, B. Mertsching
200513 citations
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Stereo matching with occlusion detection using cost relaxation
R. Brockers, Marcus Hund, B. Mertsching
2005IEEE International Conference on Image Processing 200513 citations
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On-board Absolute Localization Based on Orbital Imagery for a Future Mars Science Helicopter
R. Brockers, Pedro F. Proença, J. Delaune, Jessica Todd +3 more
2022IEEE Aerospace Conference11 citations
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Image-Based Visual Perception and Representation for Collision Avoidance
C. Çığla, R. Brockers, L. Matthies
20172017 IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops (CVPRW)11 citations
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Dynamically Feasible Motion Planning for Micro Air Vehicles Using an Egocylinder
A. Fragoso, C. Çığla, R. Brockers, L. Matthies
2017International Symposium on Field and Service Robotics10 citations
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Vision-Based Obstacle Avoidance for Micro Air Vehicles Using an Egocylindrical Depth Map
R. Brockers, A. Fragoso, B. Rothrock, Connor T. Lee +1 more
2016International Symposium on Experimental Robotics10 citations
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Detection and characterization of moving objects with aerial vehicles using inertial-optical flow
D. Meier, R. Brockers, L. Matthies, R. Siegwart +1 more
2015IEEE/RJS International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems10 citations
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Autonomous Safe Landing Site Detection for a Future Mars Science Helicopter
R. Brockers, J. Delaune, Pedro F. Proença, Pascal Schoppmann +3 more
2021IEEE Aerospace Conference9 citations
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Stereo vision-based obstacle avoidance for micro air vehicles using an egocylindrical image space representation
R. Brockers, A. Fragoso, L. Matthies
2016Defense + Security9 citations Open access
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Comprehensive data acquisition for a telepresence application
R. Stemmer, R. Brockers, S. Drüe, J. Thiem
2004IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics9 citations
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Mid-Air Helicopter Delivery at Mars Using a Jetpack
J. Delaune, J. Izraelevitz, S. Sirlin, D. Sternberg +30 more
2022IEEE Aerospace Conference8 citations Open access
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Gaussian Mixture Models for Temporal Depth Fusion
C. Çığla, R. Brockers, L. Matthies
2017IEEE Workshop/Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision8 citations
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Mid-Air Range-Visual-Inertial Estimator Initialization for Micro Air Vehicles
Martin Scheiber, J. Delaune, S. Weiss, R. Brockers
2021IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation7 citations
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Micro air vehicle autonomous obstacle avoidance from stereo-vision
R. Brockers, Yoshiaki Kuwata, S. Weiss, L. Matthies
2014Defense + Security Symposium7 citations
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Improved State Estimation in Distorted Magnetic Fields
Christian Brommer, Christoph Böhm, J. Steinbrener, R. Brockers +1 more
2020International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems6 citations
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A Fast Cost Relaxation Stereo Algorithm with Occlusion Detection for Mobile Robot Applications
R. Brockers, Marcus Hund, B. Mertsching
2004International Symposium on Vision, Modeling, and Visualization6 citations
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Covariance Based Terrain Mapping for Autonomous Mobile Robots
Lennart Werner, P. Proença, A. Nüchter, R. Brockers
2024IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation4 citations
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CRESCENT: Collision-Free Highly Constrained Trajectory Optimization for Driving on the Moon
Abhishek Cauligi, Keenan Albee, Jean-Pierre de la Croix, R. Brockers
2026IEEE Transactions on Field Robotics3 citations
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A Map-Based Localization System for Ingenuity Using Deep Image Matching
Georgios Georgakis, Dario Pisanti, N. Williams, Cecilia Mauceri +3 more
2025IEEE Transactions on Field Robotics3 citations Open access
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Dense 3D-Reconstruction from Monocular Image Sequences for Computationally Constrained UAS∗
Matthias Domnik, Pedro F. Proença, J. Delaune, J. Thiem +1 more
2021IEEE Workshop/Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision3 citations
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Fail-safe visual-inertial navigation for UAVs
Ryan Kennedy, R. Brockers, S. Weiss
2016Defense + Security3 citations
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Computer Vision for Micro Air Vehicles
R. Brockers, M. Humenberger, Yoshiaki Kuwata, L. Matthies +1 more
20143 citations
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Geometry-aided Vision-based Localization of Future Mars Helicopters in Challenging Illumination Conditions
Dario Pisanti, Robert Hewitt, R. Brockers, Georgios Georgakis
2025IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation1 citations Open access
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Visual Loop Closure Detection for a Future Mars Science Helicopter
Alex Dietsche, Lionel Ott, R. Siegwart, R. Brockers
2022IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters1 citations
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Bistatic Radar Experiments with UAV: Qualification and Performance of a Miniaturized Instrument
K. Oudrhiri, N. Rodriguez-Alvarez, Yu-Ming Yang, Norman E. Lay +4 more
2021IEEE Aerospace Conference1 citations
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Visual-Inertial On-Board Throw-and-Go Initialization for Micro Air Vehicles
Martin Scheiber, J. Delaune, R. Brockers, S. Weiss
2019IEEE/RJS International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems1 citations
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