B. Schäfer

Publications
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{RAVON} -- The Robust Autonomous Vehicle for Off-road Navigation

C. Armbrust, T. Braun, +4 authors K. Berns
Engineering
2009

Abstract: This chapter describes the work of the Robotics Research Lab at the University of Kaiserslautern in the field of autonomous off-road robotics. It introduces concepts developed for hazard… Expand

Control system design schemata and their application in off-road robotics

B. Schäfer
Computer Science
2010

A set of design schemata for representation, translation, and fusion of environmental information is proposed which is embedded into an action/perception-oriented design methodology to promote thorough abstractions between distinct levels of control. Expand

3D obstacle detection and avoidance in vegetated off-road terrain

B. Schäfer, Andreas Hach, M. Proetzsch, K. Berns
Computer Science
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and…
19 May 2008

This paper presents a laser-based obstacle detection facility for off-road robotics in vegetated terrain. Expand

ROKVISS - robotics component verification on ISS current experimental results on parameter identification

A. Albu-Schäffer, W. Bertleff, Bernhard Rebele, B. Schäfer, K. Landzettel, G. Hirzinger
Computer Science, Engineering
Proceedings IEEE International Conference on…
15 May 2006

ROKVISS, the German new space robotics technology experiment, was successfully installed outside at the Russian Service Module of the International Space Station (ISS) during an extravehicular space walk at the end of January 2005. Expand

A Behaviour-Based Integration of Fully Autonomous, Semi-Autonomous, and Tele-Operated Control Modes for an Off-Road Robot

C. Armbrust, M. Proetzsch, B. Schäfer, K. Berns
Engineering, Computer Science
TA
2010

This paper describes a behaviour-based integration of tele-operator commands into the control system of a mobile robot. Expand

Topological large-scale off-road navigation and exploration RAVON at the European Land Robot Trial 2008

T. Braun, B. Schäfer, K. Berns
Computer Science
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent…
10 October 2009

A large-scale navigation system for autonomous off-road robots is presented which uses a topological map to navigate to a previously unseen target location. Expand

Obstacle detection in mobile outdoor robots - a short-term memory for the mobile outdoor platform ravon

B. Schäfer, M. Proetzsch, K. Berns
Computer Science, Engineering
ICINCO-RA
2007

In this paper a biologically inspired approach for compensating the limited angle of vision in obstacle detection systems of mobile robots is presented. Expand

Extension Approach for the Behaviour-Based Control System of the Outdoor Robot RAVON

B. Schäfer, M. Proetzsch, K. Berns
Computer Science
AMS
2005

This paper describes the extension of a behaviour-based control System for autonomous outdoor navigation. Expand

Dynamic Aspects in Satellite Capturing by Robotic Manipulator

B. Rebele, B. Schäfer, D. B. Lopez-Doriga
Engineering
1 March 2003

Since several years the interest in offering satellite services for maintenance and repair of malfunctioned satellites is strongly increasing. Currently, a very typical and actual application is… Expand

Action/perception-oriented robot software design: An application in off-road terrain

B. Schäfer, M. Proetzsch, K. Berns
Engineering, Computer Science
10th International Conference on Control…
1 December 2008

In this paper a combined action/perception-oriented approach for behavior-based robot software design is proposed. Expand

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