Mobile Robots for Navigation: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

The long-anticipated goal of robot navigation in complex human-suited environments is still out of reach. The three levels of abstraction of robot navigation systems are the geometric navigation paradigm, topological navigation paradigm, and semantic navigation paradigm. While the classic geometric navigation aim is to generate a metric map and move through path planners, topological map representations require rethinking of the motion-planning concepts but are much less expensive to maintain. The semantic navigation paradigm is flexible and robust but requires an understanding of the environment, the objects it contains, and place recognition.

This Special Issue will focus on mobile robot or robot swarm navigation systems, mobile robot SLAM, and real-time 3D motion planning at all levels of abstraction. We welcome original, state-of-the-art studies in areas that contribute to academia and industry. This Special Issue will cover, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Swarm path planning and ego structuring;
2. Self-localization;
3. Map building and map interpretation;
4. Representations of the environment;
5. Robot navigation systems related to indoor environments.

Prof. Dr. Nir Shvalb
Dr. Oded Medina
Guest Editors

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Dr. Nir Shvalb
Dr. Oded Medina
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sensors is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• navigation
• motion planning
• map structuring

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