Robert B. Kelley

824 total citations
40 papers, 480 citations indexed

About

Robert B. Kelley is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert B. Kelley has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 480 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 18 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 18 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert B. Kelley's work include Robot Manipulation and Learning (19 papers), Manufacturing Process and Optimization (11 papers) and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (10 papers). Robert B. Kelley is often cited by papers focused on Robot Manipulation and Learning (19 papers), Manufacturing Process and Optimization (11 papers) and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (10 papers). Robert B. Kelley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Portugal. Robert B. Kelley's co-authors include John R. Birk, Josep Tornero, Rajarshi Ray, Gregory J. Hamlin, Deepak Sood, Carme Torras and Luis Basañez and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and Proceedings of the IEEE.

In The Last Decade

Robert B. Kelley

35 papers receiving 443 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert B. Kelley United States 12 339 142 132 76 71 40 480
John R. Birk United States 10 275 0.8× 102 0.7× 81 0.6× 52 0.7× 71 1.0× 20 388
Cregg Cowan United States 11 248 0.7× 161 1.1× 33 0.3× 65 0.9× 29 0.4× 20 423
Fred Rothganger United States 8 428 1.3× 263 1.9× 156 1.2× 16 0.2× 40 0.6× 18 548
B. Faverjon France 13 514 1.5× 280 2.0× 591 4.5× 74 1.0× 27 0.4× 21 983
Hamidreza Kasaei Netherlands 13 350 1.0× 150 1.1× 199 1.5× 21 0.3× 45 0.6× 58 566
Stefan Fuchs Germany 10 317 0.9× 212 1.5× 99 0.8× 26 0.3× 28 0.4× 28 594
Steve Sullivan United States 7 618 1.8× 120 0.8× 312 2.4× 49 0.6× 28 0.4× 18 956
Y.C. Shiu United States 6 457 1.3× 251 1.8× 315 2.4× 22 0.3× 99 1.4× 15 693
Cédric Cagniart Germany 8 773 2.3× 541 3.8× 431 3.3× 56 0.7× 28 0.4× 12 1.0k
Muriel Pressigout France 10 588 1.7× 268 1.9× 39 0.3× 17 0.2× 97 1.4× 18 655

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert B. Kelley

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All Works

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Kelley, Robert B., et al.. (2005). Using gripper mounted infrared proximity sensors for robot feedback control. 2. 282–287. 11 indexed citations
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Kelley, Robert B., et al.. (2005). Utilizing Semantic Networks to Database and Retrieve Generalized Stochastic colored Petri Nets. 3. 109–120. 1 indexed citations
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Kelley, Robert B., et al.. (2003). The design of an assembly cell task supervisor. 652–653. 2 indexed citations
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Kelley, Robert B., et al.. (2003). A representation scheme for rapid 3D collision detection. 320–325. 11 indexed citations
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Tornero, Josep, et al.. (2002). Spherical-object representation and fast distance computation for robotic applications. 1602–1608. 21 indexed citations
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Kelley, Robert B.. (2002). Semi-autonomous robotic manipulation. 2. 1759–1764. 2 indexed citations
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Kelley, Robert B., et al.. (1991). Vision-guided gripping of a cylinder. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).
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Kelley, Robert B.. (1991). Research on the automated handling of garments for pressing. 796–801 vol.1. 6 indexed citations
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Kelley, Robert B., et al.. (1990). Integrated sensing for circuit board insertion. Journal of Robotic Systems. 7(3). 487–505. 6 indexed citations
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Sood, Deepak, et al.. (1989). Using multiple sensors for printed circuit board insertion. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 4. 363–372. 2 indexed citations
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Kelley, Robert B., et al.. (1989). Successive spherical approximations for planning collision-free paths in a three-dimensional robot workcell environment. 1 indexed citations
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Kelley, Robert B.. (1986). Vertical integration for robot assembly cells. 1. 585–590. 7 indexed citations
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Birk, John R., et al.. (1984). Matched Filters for Bin Picking. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. PAMI-6(6). 686–697. 16 indexed citations
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Ray, Rajarshi, John R. Birk, & Robert B. Kelley. (1983). Error Analysis of Surface Normals Determined by Radiometry. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. PAMI-5(6). 631–645. 27 indexed citations
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Kelley, Robert B., et al.. (1983). Three vision algorithms for acquiring workpieces from bins. Proceedings of the IEEE. 71(7). 803–820. 22 indexed citations
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Birk, John R., et al.. (1979). Image Feature Extraction Using Diameter-Limited Gradient Direction Histograms. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. PAMI-1(2). 228–235. 14 indexed citations
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Birk, John R., et al.. (1978). Visually estimating workpiece pose in a robot hand using the feature points method. 1407–1412. 9 indexed citations
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Birk, John R., et al.. (1977). Workpiece orientation correction with a robot arm using visual information. International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 758–758. 2 indexed citations

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