Staff

DLR German Aerospace Center
Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
Perception and Cognition
Oberpfaffenhofen
Muenchener Str. 20
82234 Wessling

After finishing my studies at university by getting a techno-mathematician (Diplom-Technomathematiker), in 2009 I started to work at the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics in the department Perception and Cognition.

Fields of Interest

• mobile robotics (Justin)
  • localisation
  • mapping
  • navigation
  • exploration
• 3D data structure
  • octree based extendible large maps
• perl scripts for every kind of application
• websites of RMC and RM
• software development infrastructure

Publications

• Michal Smisek, Martin Schuster, Lukas Meyer, Mallikarjuna Vayugundla, Florian Schuler et 14 al.:
  Into the Unknown - Autonomous Navigation of the MMX Rover on the Unknown Surface of Mars' Moon Phobos
  ICRA 2020 Workshop on Opportunities and Challenges in Space Robotics, 1.-4. Jun. 2020, Paris, France, 2020. [elib]
• Christian Rink, Simon Kriegel, Daniel Seth, Maximilian Denninger, Zoltan-Csaba Marton et 1 al.:
  Monte Carlo Registration and Its Application with Autonomous Robots
  Journal of Sensors, vol. 2016. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016. DOI 10.1155/2016/2546819, ISSN 1687-725X. [elib]
• Christian Rink, Zoltan Csaba Marton, Daniel Seth, Tim Bodenmüller, Michael Suppa:
  Feature Based Particle Filter Registration of 3D Surface Models and its Application in Robotics
  In: IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Proceedings of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. IROS 2013, 3.-7. November 2013, Tokio, Japan, 2013. DOI 10.1109/iros.2013.6696809. [elib]

Co-supervised Theses

• Thomas Wohlfahrt:
  Exploration for autonomous 3D voxel mapping of static indoor environments with depth cameras and 2D odometry
  Exploration for Autonomous 3D Voxel Mapping of Static Indoor Environments with Depth Cameras and 2D Odometry. Master's. Technische Universität München, 2015. [elib]
• Christopher Buschor:
  Aufbau von volumetrischen Karten mit multiplen Auflösungsstufen durch einen mit Tiefensensoren ausgestatteten mobilen Roboter
  Master's. Technische Universität München, 2015. [elib]
• Maximilian Denninger:
  An exemplary application of decision theory in robotics: autonomous calibration of depth cameras with non-overlapping fields of view on a mobile platform
  Bachelor's. Hochschule Kempten, 2015. [elib]
• Maximilian Eck:
  Simultaneous 2D Localization and 3D Mapping on a mobile Robot with Time-of-Flight Sensors
  Master's. University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, 2013. [elib]
• Christopher Buschor:
  Next-Best-View-Planning auf Voxelkarten durch einen mit Tiefensensoren ausgestatteten mobilen Roboter
  Bachelor's. Technische Universität München, 2013. [elib]
• Jakob Hasse:
  Improving Local Navigation by Application of Scan Matching Techniques in Mobile Robotics
  Bachelor's. Fachhochschule Brandenburg, 2013. [elib]