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Frank-Kirchner
Prof. Frank Kirchner
  • Faculty: Faculty 3 - Mathematics & Computer Science
  • Subject area:Long-term autonmous robots acting in real world environments
  • Office: A 2.13

Further information:

AG Robotik; DFKI Robotics Innovation Center

Ecosystem

Member of the research focus "Minds, Media, Machines"
Managing Director DFKI Bremen and Head of the Robotics Innovation Center of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
Spokesperson for the lead project "Artificial Intelligence" of the University Bremen Research Alliance (UBRA)
Member of the CoAI JRC Joint Research Center on Cooperative and Cognition enabled AI
Member of the "Logdynamics" research cluster
Publications
2014 // Journal article

Distributed Computation in a Quadrupedal Robotic System

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems

Kuehn, D.; Bernhard, F.; Burchardt, A.; Schilling, M.; Stark, T.; Zenzes, M.; Kirchner, F.
https://doi.org/10.5772/58733
2014 // Journal article

Integration of Fiber-Optic Sensor Arrays into a Multimodal Tactile Sensor Processing System for Robotic End-Effectors

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

Kampmann, P.; Kirchner, F.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s140406854
2014 // Journal article

Interview with Dr. Thomas Reiter: ESA Director of Human Spaceflight and Mission Operations, ESA astronaut; Interview with Dr. Thomas Reiter: ESA Director of Human Spaceflight and Mission Operations, ESA astronaut

AI - Artificial intelligence

Kirchner, F.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13218-014-0296-1
2014 // Conference paper

Introducing Particle Swarm Optimization into a Genetic Algorithm to Evolve Robot Controllers

GECCO 2014 - Companion Publication of the 2014 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference

Langosz, M.; Von Szadkowski, K.A.; Kirchner, F.
https://doi.org/10.1145/2598394.2598474
2014 // Journal article

Object Recognition and Localization: The Role of Tactile Sensors

Sensors (Switzerland)

Aggarwal, A.; Kirchner, F.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s140203227
2014 // Conference paper

Prediction of Movements Through Online Analysis of Electroencephalograms Using Dataflow Accelerators

Proceedings of the 2nd International Congress on Neurotechnology, Electronics, and Informatics

Hendrik Wöhrle; Johannes Teiwes; Marc Tabie; Anett Seeland; Elsa Andrea Kirchner; Frank Kirchner
https://doi.org/10.5220/0005139400310037
2014 // Journal article

Reconfigurable Integrated Multirobot Exploration System (RIMRES): Heterogeneous, Modular, Reconfigurable Robots for Space Exploration

Journal of Field Robotics

Roehr, T.M.; Cordes, F.; Kirchner, F.
https://doi.org/10.1002/rob.21477
2014 // Book chapter

Space Robotics: Toward an Architecture for Autonomous Mobile Manipulation

Computational Intelligence in the Aerospace Sciences

2014 // Journal article

Special Issue on Space Robotics

AI - Artificial intelligence

Kirchner, F.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13218-014-0300-9
2014 // Conference paper

Static-Force-Weighted Jacobian Motion Models for Improved Odometry

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Hidalgo-Carrio, J.; Babu, A.; Kirchner, F.
https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2014.6942557
Nov. 2013 // Journal article

Computational Intelligence for Space Systems and Operations

IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine

https://doi.org/10.1109/MCI.2013.2279557
Oct. 2013 // Conference paper

Spaceclimber: A Six-Legged Robot for Extraterrestrial Surface Exploration in Unstructured and Steep Terrain

Proceedings of the Seventh International Workshop on Robotics for Risky Environments—Extreme Robotics. International Workshop on Robotics for Risky Environments—Extreme Robotics (IARP RISE-ER-2013), 7th, October 1–3, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Oct. 2013 // Conference paper

Toward an Active Spine for Mobile Robots

3rd IFToMM International Symposium on Robotics and Mechatronics. International Symposium on Robotics and Mechatronics (ISRM-2013), October 2–4, Singapore

Sep 2013 // Conference paper

Comparison of Sensor-Feedback Prediction Methods for Robust Behavior Execution

AI 2013: From Research to Innovation and Practical Applications. German Conference on Artificial Intelligence (KI-13), September 16–20, Koblenz, Germany

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40942-4-18
Aug 2013 // Conference paper

Comparison of Distributed Source Localization Methods for EEG Data

Perception - ECVP Abstract Supplement. European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP-2013), August 25–29, Bremen, Germany

June 2013 // Conference paper

Multifunctional Robot Test Facility for On-Orbit and Extraterrestrial Surface Exploration

Proceedings of the Ground-based Space Facilities Symposium. Ground-based Space Facilities Symposium (GBSF-2013), June 12–14, Paris, France

May 2013 // Book chapter

A Robotic Platform for Building and Utilizing Digital Product Memories

Uncited: SemProM - Foundations of Semantic Product Memories for the Internet of Things

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37377-0_6
May 2013 // Conference paper

Concept Study for the Faster Micro Scout Rover

Proceedings of the 12th Symposium on Advanced Space Technologies in Robotics and Automation. ESA/ESTEC Symposium on Advanced Space Technologies in Robotics and Automation (ASTRA-2013), 12th Symposium on Advanced Space Technologies in Robotics and Automation, May 15–17, Noordwijk, Netherlands

http://robotics.estec.esa.int/ASTRA/Astra2013/Papers/sonsalla_2811083.pdf
May 2013 // Conference paper

MANTIS - A Robot With Advanced Locomotion and Manipulation Capabilities

Proceedings of the 12th Symposium on Advanced Space Technologies in Robotics and Automation. ESA/ESTEC Symposium on Advanced Space Technologies in Robotics and Automation (ASTRA-2013), 12th, May 15–17, Noordwijk, Netherlands

May 2013 // Conference paper

RIMRES: A Project Summary

Workshop Proceedings of ICRA 2013. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-2013), May 5–10, Karlsruhe, Germany

Mar 2013 // Journal article

Autonomy and Robustness in Distributed Cyber-Physical Systems and Sensory Materials Using Artificial Intelligence Methods

Industrial Management - Journal of Industrial Business Processes (IM)

2013 // Conference paper

A behavior-based library for the locomotion control of kinematically complex robots

Nature-Inspired Mobile Robotics: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, CLAWAR 2013

Langosz, M.; Quack, L.; Dettmann, A.; Bartsch, S.; Kirchner, F.
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84891350338&partnerID=MN8TOARS
2013 // Conference paper

A dataflow-based mobile brain-reading system-on-chip with supervised online calibration for use without the need to collect training data

NEUROTECHNIX 2013 - Proceedings of the International Congress on Neurotechnology, Electronics, and Informatics

Woehrle, H.; Teiwes, J.; Krell, M.M.; Kirchner, E.A.; Kirchner, F.
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84888396823&partnerID=MN8TOARS
2013 // Conference paper

A Framework for High-Performance Embedded Signal Processing and Classification of Psychophysiological Data

APCBEE Procedia. 3rd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Technology (ICBET-2013), May 19–20, Copenhagen, Denmark

2013 // Conference paper

Design of an Autonomous Under-Ice Exploration System

OCEANS 2013 MTS/IEEE - San Diego: An Ocean in Common

Hildebrandt, M.; Albiez, J.; Fritsche, M.; Hilljegerdes, J.; Kloss, P.; Wirtz, M.; Kirchner, F.
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84896359206&partnerID=MN8TOARS

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