Publications

I have written and published about 90 refereed or invited papers in books, journals or cofenrences.

• List of Publications

Research projects

• MEF Tele-Exploration: Sichere Teleoperation und Tele-Exploration mulit-sensorgestützter mobiler Roboter zur Überwachung, Gebäudeinspektion und Erkundung akuter Gefahren
• MACS (Multi-sensory Autonomous Cognitive Systems Interacting with Dynamic Environments for Perceiving and Learning Affordances)
• 6D-SLAM automatic accquisation of precise 3D geometrical environment data with an autonomous mobile robot
• Team Leader of the real rescue robot team Deutschland1
• RoboCup Rescue (Vice world champion at the RoboCup Rescue 2004 in Lisboa/Portugal, Real Robot League)
• Local chair of the real rescue League at the German Open 2005
• KURT3D: The fastest indoor robot platform of the world for research and applications
• SEF (software for a multi channel laser scanner)
• 3D Laser Scanner: A cheap and practical sensor for acquiring precise 3D geometrical environment data
• UCT (digital communication via GSM, TETRA, GPRS)
• MAKRO: Multi-segmented, autonomous sewer robot platform (1997-2000)
• ARIADNE, control of a team of service robots
• MORIA, intelligent control of a service robot with fuzzy logic

Highlights

• 3DLS: 3D laser scanner for mobile robots
• Volksbot: A flexible and modular mobile robot construction kit for professionals and education
  
  
• Talk at the 8th International UJI Robotics School on Rescue Robotics (IURS-2008)
• Best paper Award at the SSRR 2005
• Best presentation at the Fahrerlose Transportsysteme (FTS) und mobile Roboter, Chancen, Technologie, Wirtschaftlichkeit
• Best Autonomy Award at the German Open 2005, Real Rescue Robot
• Best Mobility Award at the German Open 2005, Real Rescue Robots
• Viceworld champion at the RoboCup Rescue 2004 in Lisboa/Portugal (Real Robot League)
• KURT3D: Fastest autonomous mobile indoor robot of the world (4.0 m/s)
• 6D-SLAM: Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping in x,y,z and the 3 angles