Dr. Eduardo J. Molinos' Website

Currently, I'm post doctoral researcher in the MRT research group, at the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). I have PhD in Advanced Electronic Systems, Intelligent Systems. My thesis is focused on algorithms for obstacle avoidance for unmanned ground vehicles in real and changing environments.
I have worked in the RobeSafe research group of University of Alcala from 2009 to 2018 collaborating in several ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) and Robotics projects funded by international companies and the Spanish government.
My research interests include Robotics, SLAM, Computer Vision and Intelligent Transportation Systems. I'm author of several refered papers in journals and international conferences.
Since 2015 i have been collaborating with academic activities in University of Alcalá, as an teaching collaborator in degrees and masther lessons and as a tuthor for degrees thesis (3 finalized and 3 currently ongoing).
Previously I have a Bachellor of Engineering in Computer Science and a Master's Degree in Advanced Electronic Systems, Intelligent Systems at the University of Alcalá.
I have been part of the SARBOT Team that competed in the DARPA Virtual Robotics Challenge and achieved 17th position overall.
In year 2014 I have done an internship at Statistical Machine Learning and Motor Control Group, University of Edinburgh.

Last News:

01/03/2018 - Start working as postdoctoral researcher in MRT group at KIT

28/07/2017 - PhD Thesis "Cum Laude" mention obtained

03/07/2017 - PhD Thesis "Dynamic Obstacles Avoidance Algorithms for Unmanned Ground Vehicles" defended

15/09/2015 - Publications accepted in ROBOTS'15

10/05/2015 - Publication accepted in ICAR'15

13/12/2014 - Presentation at SII'14

07/12/2014 - Internship at SMLC group ends

20/10/2014 - Publication accepted in SII'14

09/07/2014 - Internship at SMLC group begins

06/19/2014 - Publication in ROBOTICA journal

03/31/2014 - Publication accepted in ICRA'14 Workshop on Modelling, Estimation, Perception and Control of All Terrain Mobile Robots

03/05/2014 - Publication accepted in WAF'14

01/13/2014 - Publication accepted in ICRA'14

Research

My research topics mainly focus on mobile robotics, autonomous robots, Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM), and techniques for Intelligent Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation systems. The topic of my PhD thesis is the development of obstacle avoidance algorithms for mobile robots in changing environments.

Smart Elderly Car Autonomous Navigation

Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance

Sarbot Team: DRC

Obstacle Avoidance with Bayessian Occupancy Filter

Assistant Robots Speech (2016)

Roboshop (Robotic Guide for Shop)

Local Obstacle Avoidance Algorithms

3-D reconstruction using 2-D laser

Service Robots Speech (2015)

Dynamic Process Migration

ABSYNTHE Navigation System

2-D Map Building

Publications

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Journal papers

E. López, S. García, R. Barea, L.M. Bergasa, E. Molinos, R. Arroyo, E. Romera, S. Pardo, A Multi-Sensorial Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) System for Low-Cost Micro Aerial Vehicles in GPS-Denied Environments, Sensors Volume 17, Issue 4 (2017) [pdf]

F. Herranz, Á. Llamazares, E. Molinos, M. Ocaña, M. Sotelo, WiFi SLAm algorithms: an experimental comparison, Robotica (2014)[pdf]

A. Llamazares, V. Ivan, E. Molinos, M. Ocaña, S. Vijayakumar, Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance Using Bayesian Occupancy Filter and Approximate Inference, Sensors Volume 13, Issue 3 (2013) [pdf]

E. Molinos, J. Pozuelo, A. Llamazares, M. Ocaña, J. López, Comparison of Local Obstacle Avoidance Algorithms, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 8112 (2013) [pdf]

Á. Llamazares, E. Molinos, M. Ocaña, L. M. Bergasa, N. Hernández, 3D Map Building Using a 2D Laser Scanner, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 6928 (2012) [pdf]


Conference papers

C. Otero, E. Paz, R. Sanz, J. López, R. Barea, E. Romera, E. Molinos, R. Arroyo, L.M. Bergasa, E. López, Simulación de vehículos autónomos usando V-Rep bajo ROS. XVIII Jornadas de Automática, Gijón, España (2017).

R. Pintor, Á. Llamazares, E. Molinos, M. Ocaña, Mejora de la odometría de un robot móvil aplicando medidas inerciales. Seminario anual de automática, electrónica industrial e instrumentación SAAEI 16, Elx/Elche, España (2016).

S. García, E. López, R. Barea, L.M. Bergasa, A. Gómez, E. Molinos, Indoor SLAM for Micro Aerial Vehicles Using Monocular Camera and Sensor Fusion. IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and CompetitionsICARSC 2016, Braganza, Portugal (2016).

E. López, R. Barea, A. Gómez, Á. Saltos, L.M. Bergasa, A. Nemra, E. Molinos, Indoor SLAM for Micro Aerial Vehicles Using Visual and Laser Sensor Fusion. Second Iberian Robotics Conference ROBOT'2015, Lisbon, Portugal (2015).

F. Martín, V. Milanés, M. Ocaña, E. Molinos, Á. Llamazares, Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control for a Convoy of Three Pioneer Robots. Second Iberian Robotics Conference ROBOT'2015, Lisbon, Portugal (2015).

J. Cano, E. Molinos, V. Nagarajan, S. Vijayakumar, Dynamic Process Migration in Heterogeneous ROS-based Environments. 2015 International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR 2015), Istambul, Turkey (2015).

E. Molinos, Á. Llamazares, M. Ocaña, F. Herranz, Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance based on Curvature Arcs. 2014 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII 2014), Tokyo, Japan (2014).

M. Ocaña, Á. Llamazares, E. Molinos, N. Hernández, F. Herranz, P. Revenga, E. López, Development of a Navigation System for a Robotic Shop Guide. XV Workshop of Physical Agents (WAF 2014), León (2014)

Á. Llamazares, E. Molinos, M Ocaña, F. Herranz, Integrating ABSYNTHE autonomous navigation system into ROS. IEEE ICRA 2014 Workshop on Modelling, Estimation, Perception and Control of All Terrain Mobile Robots, Hong Kong, China (2014)

F. Herranz, Á. Llamazares, E. Molinos, M Ocaña, A Comparison of SLAM Algorithms with Range Only Sensors. IEEE ICRA 2014, Hong Kong, China (2014)

E. Molinos, Á. Llamazares, N. Hernández, R. Arroyo, A. Cela, J.J. Yebes, M. Ocaña, L.M. Bergasa, Perception and Navigation in Unknown Environments: The DARPA Robotics Challenge. First Iberian Robotics Conference ROBOT' 2013

E. Garcia, M. Ocaña, L.M. Bergasa, M. Ferre, M. Abderrahim, J. Arevalo, D. San-Merodio, E. Molinos, N. Hernández, A. Llamazares, F. Suarez, S. Rodriguez, Competing in the DARPA Virtual Robotics Challenge as the SARBOT Team. First Iberian Robotics Conference ROBOT' 2013

E. Garcia, J. Arévalo, D. Sanz-Merodio, L.M. Bergasa, M. Ocaña, E. Molinos, N. Hernández, Á. Llamazares, M. Abderrahim, S. Rodríguez, M. Ferre, F. Suárez, Proyecto SARBOT: Introducción de robots humanoides en tareas de búsqueda y rescate en entornos urbanos degradados. Congreso de I+D en Defensa y Seguridad (DESEi+d 2013), Madrid (2013)

E. Molinos, J. Pozuelo, A. Llamazares, M. Ocaña, J. López, Comparison of Local Obstacle Avoidance Algorithms. 14th International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory (EUROCAST 2013), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (2013)

F. Herranz, M. Ocaña, E. Arroyo, E. Molinos, Applying iSAM with Range-Only Sensors. 2012 International IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium. Workshop Perception in Robotics, Acalá de Henares, Madrid (2012)

Á. Llamazares, E. Molinos, M. Ocaña, L. M. Bergasa, N. Hernández, 3D Map Building Using a 2D Laser Scanner13th International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory (EUROCAST 2011), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (2011)

Á. Llamazares, E. Molinos, M. Ocaña, L.M. Bergasa, R. Barea, E. López, N. Hernández, F. Herranz, Mapeado 3D utilizando láser 2D. 8º Workshop Robocity2030 - Robots de exteriores, Arganda del Rey, Madrid (2010)


Full list of publications

Projects

Eduardo J. Molinos has collaborated in several projects in the field of robotics and intelligent transportation systems.

ABS4SOW - Abstracción, Sintesis e Integración de Información Multisensorial para la Localización, Seguimiento y Reconocimiento del Comportamiento de Consumidores en Centros Comerciales. 2015-2017. Financed by the Research, Development and Innovation Minister (MICINN).


ROBOCITY2030-3 - Service robotics for improving Citizens quality of life (3rd part). 2015-2018. Financed by the Regional Government of Madrid. Spain.


Estrategias de Guiado y Exploración para Micro-Robots Aéreos en Entornos Interiores. 2016-2017. Financed by University of Alcalá.


Integración Sensorial para el Mapeado y Localización de Micro-Robots Aéreos en Entornos Interiores. 2015-2016. Financed by University of Alcalá.


Exploración de Entornos Interiores mediante Micro-Robots Aéreos para Misiones de Reconocimiento. 2014-2015. Financed by University of Alcalá.


Sistemas de Monitorización de Aparcamientos en Superficie por Visión Artificial (SMARTAPARC). 2014-2015. I+D+i Project financed by Ci3.


Exploración de Entornos Interiores mediante Micro-Robots Aéreos para Misiones de Reconocimiento. 2014-2015. Financed by University of Alcalá.


Integración de laser LIDAR en los equipos de geometría 3D de geometría en tuneles. 2014. I+D+i Project financed by Euroconsult.


ROBO SHOP - ROBOtic guide for SHOP: navigation system development. 2013-2014. Financed by University of Alcalá.


Integración de laser LIDAR en los equipos de geometría 3D de geometría en tuneles. 2014. I+D+i Project financed by Euroconsult.


ABSHYNTE - Abstracción, Síntesis e Integración de Información para equipos Humano-Robot. 2012-2014. Financed by the Research, Development and Innovation Minister (MICINN).


ROBOCITY2030-2 - Service robotics for improving Citizens quality of life (2nd part). 2010-2013. Financed by the Regional Government of Madrid. Spain.


PROPINA - Plataforma RObótica Para INvestigAción. 2012-2013. Financed by the Regional Government of Madrid.