A Bibliographic and Qualitative Analysis on Navigation Concepts of Mobile Robots

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Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

With the advent of robots in humans’ life, such as self-driving cars and unnamed aerial vehicles, developing effective methods to improve the performance of these autonomous systems has become one of the most attractive research areas in recent years. One of the most fundamental challenges of mobile robots is applying and developing an appropriate and effective navigation strategy. The concept of navigation deals with subjects such as finding the current position in the environment, planning appropriate actions to reach the target, and controlling the actuators to track the desired actions. Therefore, the concept of navigation has different aspects, and the promotion of these aspects leads to the development of good guidance for autonomous robot systems. The first step in developing the navigation unit is identifying the related and correlated areas. This article performs a bibliographic analysis on the development rate, finding sources, and high-occurrence keywords. The required data are obtained from the Scopus database between 2015 and 2025. The most frequent keywords in the last eight years specify the most effective and relevant areas in the concept of navigation. Then, by qualitatively examining the most important keywords, the current position, challenges, and progress are determined.

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