Robot Operating System: Integrated Robotic Planning and Control
A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue “Robot Operating System: Integrated Robotic Planning and Control” aims to bring together cutting-edge research and practical developments that advance the integration of planning and control within the Robot Operating System (ROS) framework. As ROS continues to serve as a foundational platform for both academic and industrial robotics, there is a growing need for robust, scalable, and interoperable solutions that unify perception, decision-making, motion planning, and control.
This issue invites contributions that explore novel architectures, algorithms, and applications leveraging ROS and ROS 2 to achieve seamless coordination between high-level planning and low-level control. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, motion and task planning, control frameworks, sensor integration, autonomous navigation, multi-robot coordination, and human–robot interaction. By highlighting recent innovations and challenges, this collection seeks to foster collaboration across the robotics community and promote the development of intelligent, adaptive, and reliable robotic systems.
Dr. Luong A. Nguyen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- robot operating system (ROS)
- integrated planning and control
- motion planning
- autonomous navigation
- intelligent robotic systems
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