Philip Dames

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 962 citations indexed

About

Philip Dames is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Artificial Intelligence and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip Dames has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 962 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 15 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 15 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Philip Dames's work include Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks (13 papers), Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (11 papers) and Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (10 papers). Philip Dames is often cited by papers focused on Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks (13 papers), Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (11 papers) and Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (10 papers). Philip Dames collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Philip Dames's co-authors include Vijay Kumar, Shaojie Shen, Soon‐Jo Chung, Aditya A. Paranjape, Henry Carrillo, José A. Castellanos, Jun Chen, Pratap Tokekar, Mac Schwager and Daniela Rus and has published in prestigious journals such as The International Journal of Robotics Research, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Robotics and Autonomous Systems.

In The Last Decade

Philip Dames

28 papers receiving 932 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Philip Dames United States	14	470	468	438	235	155	31	962
Frédéric Bourgault Australia	15	834 1.8×	490 1.0×	662 1.5×	350 1.5×	118 0.8×	25	1.2k
Frank Schneider Germany	11	446 0.9×	573 1.2×	613 1.4×	156 0.7×	163 1.1×	50	1.1k
Manish Kumar United States	16	584 1.2×	271 0.6×	568 1.3×	115 0.5×	184 1.2×	89	1.1k
Yimin Deng China	20	454 1.0×	185 0.4×	370 0.8×	170 0.7×	172 1.1×	69	987
Ben Grocholsky United States	14	814 1.7×	626 1.3×	589 1.3×	438 1.9×	167 1.1×	21	1.4k
Hriday Bavle Spain	16	637 1.4×	146 0.3×	596 1.4×	184 0.8×	182 1.2×	39	1.0k
Alejandro Rodríguez-Ramos Spain	13	503 1.1×	143 0.3×	522 1.2×	189 0.8×	156 1.0×	18	913
Douglas G. Macharet Brazil	19	380 0.8×	166 0.4×	547 1.2×	84 0.4×	152 1.0×	76	810
Junhao Xiao China	18	488 1.0×	154 0.3×	519 1.2×	108 0.5×	193 1.2×	85	1.1k

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Dames, Philip, et al.. (2025). Effective tracking of unknown clustered targets using a distributed team of mobile robots. Autonomous Robots. 49(2).

Chen, Jun, et al.. (2025). Distributed Multirobot Multitarget Tracking Using Heterogeneous Limited-Range Sensors. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 41. 1755–1772. 1 indexed citations

Dames, Philip, et al.. (2025). Splat-Nav: Safe Real-Time Robot Navigation in Gaussian Splatting Maps. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 41. 2765–2784. 15 indexed citations

Dames, Philip, et al.. (2025). Comparison of stochastic optimization strategies in multi-robot multi-target tracking scenarios. Swarm Intelligence. 19(3). 215–243. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Jun & Philip Dames. (2023). The Convex Uncertain Voronoi Diagram for Safe Multi-Robot Multi-Target Tracking Under Localization Uncertainty. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems. 109(4).

Dames, Philip, et al.. (2023). DRL-VO: Learning to Navigate Through Crowded Dynamic Scenes Using Velocity Obstacles. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 39(4). 2700–2719. 57 indexed citations

Dames, Philip, et al.. (2021). Towards Safe Navigation Through Crowded Dynamic Environments. 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). 4934–4940. 12 indexed citations

Dames, Philip, et al.. (2021). RASCAL: Robotic Arm for Sherds and Ceramics Automated Locomotion. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Jun, et al.. (2021). The semantic PHD filter for multi-class target tracking: From theory to practice. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 149. 103947–103947. 14 indexed citations

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Dames, Philip, et al.. (2020). Distributed Multi-Target Search and Tracking Using a Coordinated Team of Ground and Aerial Robots. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Jun & Philip Dames. (2020). Distributed and Collision-Free Coverage Control of a Team of Mobile Sensors Using the Convex Uncertain Voronoi Diagram. 5307–5313. 18 indexed citations

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Dames, Philip. (2019). Distributed multi-target search and tracking using the PHD filter. Autonomous Robots. 44(3-4). 673–689. 44 indexed citations

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Dames, Philip, et al.. (2019). Centimeter-Level Recording for All: Field Experimentation with New, Affordable Geolocation Technology. Advances in Archaeological Practice. 7(4). 353–365. 13 indexed citations

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Carrillo, Henry, Philip Dames, Vijay Kumar, & José A. Castellanos. (2017). Autonomous robotic exploration using a utility function based on Rényi’s general theory of entropy. Autonomous Robots. 42(2). 235–256. 46 indexed citations

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Dames, Philip, Pratap Tokekar, & Vijay Kumar. (2017). Detecting, localizing, and tracking an unknown number of moving targets using a team of mobile robots. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 36(13-14). 1540–1553. 62 indexed citations

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Thakur, Dinesh, et al.. (2016). Automated System for Semantic Object Labeling With Soft-Object Recognition and Dynamic Programming Segmentation. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 14(2). 820–833. 11 indexed citations

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Dames, Philip, Mac Schwager, Daniela Rus, & Vijay Kumar. (2015). Active Magnetic Anomaly Detection Using Multiple Micro Aerial Vehicles. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 1(1). 153–160. 32 indexed citations

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Dames, Philip & Vijay Kumar. (2015). Autonomous Localization of an Unknown Number of Targets Without Data Association Using Teams of Mobile Sensors. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 12(3). 850–864. 40 indexed citations

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Turpin, Matthew, et al.. (2013). Modeling, design, and control of 6-DoF flexure-based parallel mechanisms for vibratory manipulation. Mechanism and Machine Theory. 64. 111–130. 13 indexed citations

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Dames, Philip, Mac Schwager, Vijay Kumar, & Daniela Rus. (2012). A decentralized control policy for adaptive information gathering in hazardous environments. 2807–2813. 29 indexed citations

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