Vijay Kumar

5.4k citations

73 papers · 3.7k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 28

Impact in

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition top 0.5%
- Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
Control and Systems Engineering top 1%
- Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
- Robot Manipulation and Learning

Papers in

Control and Systems Engineering 39
- Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics 21
- Robot Manipulation and Learning 18
- Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems 12
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 19
- Robotic Path Planning Algorithms 16

Co-authors: Bernd Pfrommer Kenneth J. Waldron Daniel Mellinger Quentin Lindsey Michael Shomin Dinesh Thakur Kartik Mohta Miloš Žefran
Journals: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (5 papers)The International Journal of Robotics Research (4 papers)Journal of Mechanical Design (4 papers)Advanced Robotics (2 papers)ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Switzerland

In The Last Decade

Vijay Kumar

70 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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The Multivehicle Stereo Event Camera Dataset: An Event Camera Dataset for 3D Perception 2018 · 319 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2018 IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2018 Science Robotics
2011 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Vijay Kumar, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work
1	EvMAPPER: High-Altitude Orthomapping with Event Cameras Fernando Cladera, Kenneth Chaney, 優子渡辺, Camillo J. Taylor, Vijay Kumar	2025	0
2	Towards Safe and Energy-Efficient Real-Time Motion Planning in Windy Urban Environments Gil Paraíso P, John Melton, Chuanzheng Shen, Mark Yim, Vijay Kumar	2025	0
3	A Second Order Analysis of Manipulator Kinematics in Singular Configurations Thomas B. Gamache, Vijay Kumar	2021	0
4	Team Composition for Perimeter Defense with Patrollers and Defenders Daigo Shishika, James Paulos, Nikola Andjelic, M. Ani Hsieh, Vijay Kumar	2019	26
5	The Multivehicle Stereo Event Camera Dataset: An Event Camera Dataset for 3D Perception IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·Alex Zihao Zhu, Dinesh Thakur, Tolga Özaslan, Bernd Pfrommer, Vijay Kumar, Kostas Daniilidis Hit paper breakdown →	2018	319
6	The grand challenges of Science Robotics Science Robotics ·Guang‐Zhong Yang, Jim Bellingham, Pierre E. Dupont, Peer Fischer, Luciano Floridi, Robert J. Full, Neil Jacobstein, Vijay Kumar, Marcia McNutt, Robert Merrifield, Bradley J. Nelson, Brian Scassellati, Mariarosaria Taddeo, Russell H. Taylor, Manuela Veloso, Zhong Lin Wang, Robert J. Wood Hit paper breakdown →	2018	845
7	OpenUAV: A UAV Testbed for the CPS and Robotics Community Беҳзод Эшқобилов, Trisusanti, Mayani Jilen Patil Sagar, Jnaneshwar Das, Stuart A. Robertson, 典正佐川, János Sztipanovits, Radu Grosu, Vijay Kumar	2018	36
8	Experiments and open-loop control of multiple catalytic microrobots Sambeeta Das, Edward B. Steager, M. Ani Hsieh, Kathleen J. Stebe, Vijay Kumar	2018	23
9	Energetics in robotic flight at small scales Interface Focus ·Konstantinos Karydis, Vijay Kumar	2016	61
10	The flying monkey: A mesoscale robot that can run, fly, and grasp Yash Mulgaonkar, Brandon Araki, Je‐Sung Koh, 夏杰, Daniel M. Aukes, Danielle Joy DiMuzio, Michael T. Tolley, Daniela Rus, Robert J. Wood, Vijay Kumar	2016	60
11	Active Magnetic Anomaly Detection Using Multiple Micro Aerial Vehicles IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·Philip Dames, Mac Schwager, Daniela Rus, Vijay Kumar	2015	32
12	A Topological Approach to Using Cables to Separate and Manipulate Sets of Objects Soonkyum Kim, Subhrajit Bhattacharya, Hordur Heidarsson, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, Vijay Kumar	2013	9
13	Robust Control of Mobility and Communications in Autonomous Robot Teams IEEE Access ·Jonathan Fink, Alejandro Ribeiro, Vijay Kumar	2013	78
14	Design, modeling, estimation and control for aerial grasping and manipulation 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems ·Daniel Mellinger, Quentin Lindsey, Michael Shomin, Vijay Kumar Hit paper breakdown →	2011	306
15	Visibility-based deployment of robot formations for communication maintenance Ethan Stump, Nathan Michael, Vijay Kumar, Volkan Isler	2011	36
16	UAV and UGV Collaboration for Active Ground Feature Search and Localization Ben Grocholsky, Nancy Vickrey, Vijay Kumar, George J. Pappas	2004	23
17	A semi‐implicit time‐stepping model for frictional compliant contact problems International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering ·Peng Song, Jong‐Shi Pang, Vijay Kumar	2004	59
18	Metrics and Connections for Rigid-Body Kinematics The International Journal of Robotics Research ·Miloš Žefran, Vijay Kumar, Christopher B. Croke	1999	38
19	Optimization of a Spherical Five Bar Parallel Drive Linkage А. Р. Бекетов, Vijay Kumar	1991	5
20	Kinematics of robot manipulators via line transformations Journal of Robotic Systems ·Jung‐Ha Kim, Vijay Kumar	1990	32

About Vijay Kumar

Vijay Kumar is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Aerospace Engineering, Anatomy and Condensed Matter Physics, having authored 73 papers that have together received 3.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (21 papers), Robot Manipulation and Learning (18 papers), Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (16 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (14 papers), Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems (12 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (12 papers), Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (12 papers) and Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (1.2k citations), Control and Systems Engineering (1.2k citations), Aerospace Engineering (1.1k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (363 citations) and Geology (160 citations). Vijay Kumar has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Bernd Pfrommer, Kenneth J. Waldron, Daniel Mellinger, Quentin Lindsey, Michael Shomin, Dinesh Thakur, Kartik Mohta, Miloš Žefran, Robert J. Wood and Ethan Stump. Their work appears in journals such as IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, The International Journal of Robotics Research, Journal of Mechanical Design, Advanced Robotics and ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation.

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