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- Development of a Carbon Dioxide Monitoring Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
- Florian Poppa, Uwe R. Zimmer, Andrew Feitz & Henry Berko
- Robotics: Science and Systems Conference (RSS) Workshop on Robotics for Environmental Monitoring (WREM) 2013, Berlin, Germany, June 24-28
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- Robotics: Science and Systems Conference (RSS) Workshop on Robotics for Environmental Monitoring (WREM) 2013, Berlin, Germany, June 24-28
- Handbook of Collectve Robotics: Fundamentals and Challenges
Chapter "Underwater Robot Swarms: Challenges and Opportunities" - Navinda Kottege, Felix Schill, Alexander Bahr & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Pan Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd., May 2013
- Pan Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd., May 2013
- A Scalable Electro-magnetic Communication System for Underwater Swarms
- Felix Schill & Uwe R. Zimmer
- 9th IFAC Conference on Manoeuvring and Control of Marine Craft (IFAC-MCMC) 2012, Arenzano, Italy, September 19-21
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- 9th IFAC Conference on Manoeuvring and Control of Marine Craft (IFAC-MCMC) 2012, Arenzano, Italy, September 19-21
- RobotUI - A Software Architecture for Modular Robotics User Interface Frameworks
- Florian Poppa & Uwe R. Zimmer
- IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2012, Vilamoura, Portugal, October 7-12
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2012, Vilamoura, Portugal, October 7-12
- Underwater Acoustic Localization for Small Submersibles
- Navinda Kottege & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Journal of Field Robotics (intl. journal) Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 40-69, 2011
Abstract | 
contact authors for a copy
- Journal of Field Robotics (intl. journal) Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 40-69, 2011
- Optima Localization by Vehicle Formations Imitating the Nelder-Mead Simplex Algorithm
- Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Autonomous Robots (intl. journal) 2009, 27:239-260
Abstract | contact authors for a copy
- Autonomous Robots (intl. journal) 2009, 27:239-260
- Complex Control Skills Acquisition Supported by Haptic Feedback
- Felix Schill & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Proceedings of the 2008 Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA '08), December 2008, Canberra, Australia
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- Proceedings of the 2008 Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA '08), December 2008, Canberra, Australia
- Cross-correlation tracking for Maximum Length Sequence based acoustic localisation
- Navinda Kottege & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Proceedings of the 2008 Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA '08), December 2008, Canberra, Australia
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- Proceedings of the 2008 Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA '08), December 2008, Canberra, Australia
- Scale-Adaptive Polygonal Formations of Submersible Vehicles and Tracking Isocontours
- Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems (IROS), September, 22-26, 2008, Nice, France
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems (IROS), September, 22-26, 2008, Nice, France
- Acoustical Methods for Azimuth, Range and Heading Estimation in Underwater Swarms
- Navinda Kottege & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Proceedings of Acoustics '08, Palais des Congrès, Paris, France, 29 June-4 July 2008
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- Proceedings of Acoustics '08, Palais des Congrès, Paris, France, 29 June-4 July 2008
- Simplex Formations of Autonomous Vehicles and Adaptive Sampling Strategies
- Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Proceedings of TAROS (Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems) '07,
Aberystwyth, September 2007
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- Proceedings of TAROS (Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems) '07,
- Adaptive Iso-Altitude Tracking and Terrain Reconstruction by Submarine Vehicle Formations
- Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Robotics & Automation (ACRA) '07,
December 10 - 12, 2007, Brisbane, Australia
Abstract
- Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Robotics & Automation (ACRA) '07,
- Scale-Adaptive Polygonal Formations of Submersible Vehicles and Tracking Terrain Isocontours
- Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
- submitted to ICRA '07
Abstract
- submitted to ICRA '07
- Tracking Environmental Isoclines using Polygonal Formations of Submersible Autonomous Vehicles
- Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Field and Service Robotics (FSR) '07 Chamonix, France
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Field and Service Robotics (FSR) '07 Chamonix, France
- Pruning Local Schedules for Efficient Swarm Communication
- Felix Schill & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Proceedings of the International Symposium on Underwater Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 2007
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- Proceedings of the International Symposium on Underwater Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 2007
- Relative Localization for AUV swarms
- Navinda Kottege & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Proceedings of the International Symposium on Underwater Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 2007
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- Proceedings of the International Symposium on Underwater Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 2007
- Motion Planning for Small Formations of Autonomous Vehicles Navigating on Gradient Fields
- Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Proceedings of the International Symposium on Underwater Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 2007
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- Proceedings of the International Symposium on Underwater Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 2007
- Distributed Shape Control of Homogeneous Swarms of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
- Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Autonomous Robots (intl. journal), Volume 22, Number 1 / January, 2007
pp. 37-53, ISSN: 0929-5593
Abstract | contact authors for a copy
- Autonomous Robots (intl. journal), Volume 22, Number 1 / January, 2007
- Distributed Dynamical Omnicast Routing
- Felix Schill & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Complex Systems (intl. journal) Volume 16, Issue 4, 2006
ISSN 0891-2513
Abstract | contact authors for a copy
- Complex Systems (intl. journal) Volume 16, Issue 4, 2006
- MLS-based, Distributed Bearing, Range, and Posture Estimation for Schools of Submersibles
- Navinda Kottege & Uwe R. Zimmer
- 10th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER) '06,
Rio de Janeiro, July 6-10, 2006
- Experimental Robotics, Series: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics , Vol. 39
Khatib, Oussama; Kumar, Vijay; Rus, Daniela (eds.)
(to appear March 2008) ISBN: 978-3-540-77456-3
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- 10th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER) '06,
- Acoustical Localization in Schools of Submersibles
- Navinda Kottege & Uwe R. Zimmer
- OCEANS '06, Singapore, May 16-19, 2006
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- OCEANS '06, Singapore, May 16-19, 2006
- Effective Communication in Schools of Submersibles
- Felix Schill & Uwe R. Zimmer
- OCEANS '06, Singapore, May 16-19, 2006
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- OCEANS '06, Singapore, May 16-19, 2006
- A Formation Control Approach to Adaptation of Contour-Shaped Robotic Formations
- Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
- IROS '06 (IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems), Beijing, China, October 9-15, 2006
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- IROS '06 (IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems), Beijing, China, October 9-15, 2006
- Control of Contour-Shaped Robotic Formations with Constraints
- Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
- submitted for publication
Abstract
- submitted for publication
- Control of Open Contour Formations of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
- Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
- International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, Dec. '05
Abstract | contact authors for a copy
- International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, Dec. '05
- Control of Contour Formations of Autonomous Vehicles by General Curve Evolution Theory
- Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
- ACRA (Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation),
December 5-7, 2005, Sydney, Australia
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- ACRA (Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation),
- Contour Shaped Robotic Formations for Isocline Adaptation
- Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
- TAROS (Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems) intl. conference, September 12-14, 2005, London
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- TAROS (Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems) intl. conference, September 12-14, 2005, London
- Towards Optimal TDMA Scheduling for Robotic Swarm Communication
- Felix Schill, Uwe R. Zimmer & Jochen Trumpf
- TAROS (Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems) intl. conference, September 12-14, 2005, London
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- TAROS (Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems) intl. conference, September 12-14, 2005, London
- Real-time Modelling of Complex Dynamical Systems
- Christfried Webers & Uwe R. Zimmer
- TAROS (Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems) intl. conference, September 12-14, 2005, London
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- TAROS (Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems) intl. conference, September 12-14, 2005, London
- Visible Spectrum Optical Communication and Distance Sensing for Underwater Applications
- Felix Schill, Uwe R. Zimmer & Jochen Trumpf
- Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation, December 6-8, 2004, Canberra, Australia
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation, December 6-8, 2004, Canberra, Australia
- Contour Shaped Formation Control for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Using Canonical Shape Descriptors and Deformable Models
- Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
- OCEANS 2004 - Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Marine Technology and Ocean Science, Kobe, Japan
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
- OCEANS 2004 - Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Marine Technology and Ocean Science, Kobe, Japan
- Robust asynchronous temporal event mapping
- Felix Schill & Uwe R. Zimmer
- IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2002, Lausanne
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | 
Paper (ps.gz)
- IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2002, Lausanne
- Motion Control of Mobile Robots - from static targets to fast drives in moving crowds
- Christfried Webers & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Autonomous Robots, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2002
Abstract | contact authors for a copy
- Autonomous Robots, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2002
- Practical trade-offs in robust target following
- Christfried Webers & Uwe R. Zimmer
- International Congress on Intelligent Systems and Applications (ISA 2000), International Symposium on Industrial Systems (IS 2000), December 12-15, 2000, at the University of Wollongong, Australia
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.gz)
- International Congress on Intelligent Systems and Applications (ISA 2000), International Symposium on Industrial Systems (IS 2000), December 12-15, 2000, at the University of Wollongong, Australia
- Robust tracking under uncertainties
- Christfried Webers & Uwe R. Zimmer
- AUV 2000, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.,
Proc. of the OCEANS 2000 MTS/IEEE, September 11-14, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.gz)
- AUV 2000, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.,
- General and specific models in complex robotics systems
- a critique and a proposal - Uwe R. Zimmer
- Hybrid Information Processing in Adaptive Autonomous Vehicles,
G.K. Kraetzschmar, G. Palm (eds.), Springer, LNAI - Hybrid Information Processing in Adaptive Autonomous Vehicles,
- Embedding local metrical map patches in a globally consistent topological map
- Uwe R. Zimmer
- Symposium on Underwater Technology 2000, Tokyo, Japan, May 23-26 2000, IEEE Catalog #00EX418
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.gz)
- Symposium on Underwater Technology 2000, Tokyo, Japan, May 23-26 2000, IEEE Catalog #00EX418
- Dynamical situation and trajectory discrimination by means of clustering and accumulation of raw range measurements
- Emilia Barakova & Uwe R. Zimmer
- International Conference on Advances in Intelligent Systems: Theory and Application - AISTA 2000, 2-4 February 2000, Canberra, Australia
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.gz)
- International Conference on Advances in Intelligent Systems: Theory and Application - AISTA 2000, 2-4 February 2000, Canberra, Australia
- Global spatial modelling based on dynamics identification according to discriminated static sensations
- Emilia Barakova & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Intl. Symposium on Underwater Technology 2000, Tokyo, Japan, May 23-26 2000, IEEE Catalog #00EX418
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.gz)
- Intl. Symposium on Underwater Technology 2000, Tokyo, Japan, May 23-26 2000, IEEE Catalog #00EX418
- Acoustic-based room discrimination for the navigation of autonomous mobile robots
- Guido Tesch & Uwe R. Zimmer
- 1999 IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation CIRA '99, pp. 274-281, Monterey, USA, November 8-9, 1999
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.gz)
- 1999 IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation CIRA '99, pp. 274-281, Monterey, USA, November 8-9, 1999
- A Framework for Plan Execution in Behaviour-Based Robots
- Joachim Hertzberg, Herbert Jaeger, Philippe Morignot, Uwe R. Zimmer
- ISIC/CIRA/ISAS '98, September 14-17, 1998, Gaithersburg, Maryland U.S.A.
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.Z)
- ISIC/CIRA/ISAS '98, September 14-17, 1998, Gaithersburg, Maryland U.S.A.
- Aspects of Japanese Robotics Research
- Uwe R. Zimmer, Thomas Christaller, Christfried Webers
- KI - Künstliche Intelligenz, September 1998, volume 3, year 12, pp. 39-42
- KI - Künstliche Intelligenz, September 1998, volume 3, year 12, pp. 39-42
- Recent Developments in Japanese Robotics Research
- Notes of a Japan Tour - - Uwe R. Zimmer, Thomas Christaller, Christfried Webers
- GMD Technical Report #1077, April 1997
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.gz)
- GMD Technical Report #1077, April 1997
- General and Specific Models in Complex Robotics Systems
- a critique and a proposal - - Uwe R. Zimmer
- GMD Technical Report #1063, April 1997
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.gz)
- GMD Technical Report #1063, April 1997
- Robust World-Modelling and Navigation in a Real World
- Uwe R. Zimmer
- NeuroComputing, Vol. 13, Nos. 2-4, pp. 247-260,1996
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.gz)
- NeuroComputing, Vol. 13, Nos. 2-4, pp. 247-260,1996
- Adaptive Approaches to Basic Mobile Robot Tasks
- Uwe R. Zimmer
- PhD thesis, Computer Science Department, University of Kaiserslautern, 1995
Abstract (including links to chapters)
- PhD thesis, Computer Science Department, University of Kaiserslautern, 1995
- Minimal Qualitative Topologic World Models for Mobile Robots
- Uwe R. Zimmer
- Artificial Neural Networks and Expert Systems '95
- November 20-23, 1995, Dunedin, New Zealand
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.gz)
- Artificial Neural Networks and Expert Systems '95
- Deriving Baseline Detection Algorithms from Verbal Descriptions
- Bärbel Herrnberger & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Artificial Neural Networks and Expert Systems '95
- November 20-23, 1995, Dunedin, New Zealand
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.gz)
- Artificial Neural Networks and Expert Systems '95
- Self-Localization in Dynamic Environments
- Uwe R. Zimmer
- IEEE/SOFT International Workshop BIES '95, Tokyo, Japan, May 30-31, 1995
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.gz)
- IEEE/SOFT International Workshop BIES '95, Tokyo, Japan, May 30-31, 1995
- Connectionist Decision Systems for a Visual Search Problem
- Uwe R. Zimmer
- IIZUKA ´94, Fukuoka, Japan, August 1-7, 1994, Invited paper
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.Z)
- IIZUKA ´94, Fukuoka, Japan, August 1-7, 1994, Invited paper
- Navigation on Topologic Feature-Maps
- Uwe R. Zimmer, Cornelia Fischer, Ewald von Puttkamer
- IIZUKA ´94, Fukuoka, Japan, August 1-7, 1994
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.Z)
- IIZUKA ´94, Fukuoka, Japan, August 1-7, 1994
- Realtime-learning on an Autonomous Mobile Robot with Neural Networks
- Uwe R. Zimmer, Ewald von Puttkamer
- Euromicro ?94 Realtime Workshop, Vaesteraas (Västerås), Sweden,
- June 15-17, 1994
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.Z)
- Euromicro ?94 Realtime Workshop, Vaesteraas (Västerås), Sweden,
- Comparing Environment-Learning Strategies on an Autonomous Mobile Robot
- Uwe R. Zimmer, Ewald von Puttkamer
- IWK ´94, Ilmenau, Germany, 27. - 30. September 1994
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.Z)
- IWK ´94, Ilmenau, Germany, 27. - 30. September 1994
- ALICE
- Topographic Exploration, Cartography and Adaptive Navigation on a Simple Mobile Robot - Pascal Lefèvre, Andreas Prüß & Uwe R. Zimmer
- TSRPC '94, Leeuwenhorst, The Netherlands, June 24-26, 1994
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.Z)
- TSRPC '94, Leeuwenhorst, The Netherlands, June 24-26, 1994
- SPIN-NFDS Learning and Preset Knowledge for Surface Fusion - A Neural Fuzzy Decision System
- Jörg Bruske, Ewald von Puttkamer, Uwe R. Zimmer
- ANZIIS ´93, Perth, Western Australia, December 1-3, 1993
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.Z)
- ANZIIS ´93, Perth, Western Australia, December 1-3, 1993
- SPIN - Learning and Forgetting Surface Classifications with Dynamic Neural Networks
- Herman Keuchel, Ewald von Puttkamer, Uwe R. Zimmer
- ICANN ´93, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 1993
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.Z)
- ICANN ´93, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 1993
- ALBATROSS - The Communication Scheme as a Key to Fulfil Hard Real-Time Constraints
- Ewald von Puttkamer, Christopher Wetzler & Uwe R. Zimmer
- Euromicro '92 Realtime Workshop, Athens, Greece, June 3-5, 1992
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.Z)
- Euromicro '92 Realtime Workshop, Athens, Greece, June 3-5, 1992
- ALBATROSS - An Operating-System under hard Realtime-Constraints
- Ewald von Puttkamer, Uwe R. Zimmer
- Real-Time Magazine, 1650 Beersel, Belgium, Vol 5, Nr 3, 91/3, ISSN 1018-0303
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.Z)
- Real-Time Magazine, 1650 Beersel, Belgium, Vol 5, Nr 3, 91/3, ISSN 1018-0303
