The convergence of control and cognition: a bibliometric overview of UKF in AI-infused robotics

This paper gives a bibliometric summary of Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) in AI-infused robotics, highlighting its role in unifying control and cognition. Using a systematic approach that includes literature collection from IEEE Xplore, Web of Science and Google Scholar, rigorous screening and selection, and VOSviewer for a comprehensive bibliometric analysis. This analysis reports major trends, primary contributors and central themes, highlighting UKF’s pivotal role in improving robotics cognitive and control capacities. The study emphasizes the universally used UKF in many fields of robotics, i.e. in navigation and mapping, sensor fusion, and state estimation, as one of its principal developers, which illustrates its vital role in promoting robotic autonomy and intelligence. The integration of findings from the bibliometric analysis thus not only presents the current state of research but also identifies possible future research directions, highlighting the increasing unification of control theories and cognitive processes in robotics. This research adds to the body of knowledge by delivering a comprehensive map of the UKF application. In this light, the UKF will be able to penetrate AI-infused robotics, the future of robotic developments will rely on the deep fusion of control and cognition facilitated by UKF and alike.