Prof. Frank Kirchner

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

2009 // Conference paper

The BRIO Maze Game—A Testbed for Reinforcement Learning and for Studies on Sensorimotor Learning

Proceedings of the Multidisciplinary Symposium on Reinforcement Learning. Multidisciplinary Symposium on Reinforcement Learning (MSRL-09), June 18–19, Montreal, Canada

Dec 2008 // Conference paper

Proprioceptive Control of a Hybrid Legged-Wheeled Robot

Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE-ROBIO-2008), December 14–17, Bangkok, Thailand

https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBIO.2009.4913098

Oct. 2008 // Conference paper

Sensor Processing and Behavior Control of a Small AUV

Autonomous Mobile Systems AMS 2007—20th Technical Symposium in Kaiserslautern. Kaiserslautern

http://www.dfki.de/web/forschung/publikationen/renameFileForDownload?filename=080206_Sensorless Computer Control of an Underwater DC Manipulator_OCEAN 2008_Kerdels.pdf&file_id=uploads_184

Jan. 2008 // Conference paper

ASGUARD: A Hybrid Legged-Wheel Security and Search-and-Rescue Robot Using Bio-Inspired Locomotion for Rough Terrain

IARP/EURON Workshop on Robotics for Risky Interventions and Environmental Surveillance (IARP/EURON-08), January 7–8, Benicàssim, Spain. Workshop on Robotics for Risky Interventions and Environmental Surveillance (IARP/EURON), Benicàssim, Spain

2008 // Conference paper

A Free-Climbing Robot for Steep Crater Terrain

Robotics and Automation in Space. i-Sairas, 9th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, February 25–29, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2008 // Conference paper

A practical underwater 3D laser scanner

OCEANS 2008

Hildebrandt, M.; Kerdels, J.; Albiez, J.; Kirchner, F.

https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS.2008.5151964

2008 // Conference paper

A robust vision-based hover control system for ROVs

OCEANS'08 MTS/IEEE Kobe-Techno-Ocean'08 - Voyage toward the Future, OTO'08

Kerdels, J.; Albiez, J.; Kirchner, F.

https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSKOBE.2008.4531019

2008 // Conference paper

A versatile stair-climbing robot for search and rescue applications

Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics, SSRR 2008

Eich, M.; Grimminger, F.; Kirchner, F.; Bremen, D.

https://doi.org/10.1109/SSRR.2008.4745874

2008 // Conference paper

Accelerating Neuroevolutionary Methods Using a Kalman Filter

GECCO'08: Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation 2008

Kassahun, Y.; De Gea, J.; Edgington, M.; Metzen, J.H.; Kirchner, F.

http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-57549104375&partnerID=MN8TOARS

2008 // Conference paper

Adaptive stair-climbing behavior of a hybrid legged-wheeled robot

Advances in Mobile Robotics - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, CLAWAR 2008

Eich, M.; Grimminger, F.; Kirchner, F.

http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84886897618&partnerID=MN8TOARS

2008 // Conference paper

Analysis of an Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning Method in a Multi-Agent Domain

Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS

Metzen, J.H.; Edgington, M.; Kassahun, Y.; Kirchner, F.

http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84899942666&partnerID=MN8TOARS

2008 // Journal article

Biologically Inspired Locomotion in Humanoid Robots

AI - Artificial Intelligence, German Journal on Artificial Intelligence - Official publication of the "Artificial Intelligence" Division of the German Informatics Society (KI)

2008 // Conference paper

Computer-Based Control of Deep-Sea Manipulators

OCEANS'08 MTS/IEEE Kobe-Techno-Ocean'08 - Voyage toward the Future, OTO'08

Hildebrandt, M.; Albiez, J.; Kirchner, F.

https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSKOBE.2008.4531026

2008 // Conference paper

Contact Impedance Adaptation via Environment Identification

IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics

De Gea, J.; Kirchner, F.

https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIE.2008.4677175

2008 // Conference paper

EANT+KALMAN: An Efficient Reinforcement Learning Method for Continuous-State, Partially Observable Domains

KI 2008: Advances in Artificial Intelligence. German Conference on Artificial Intelligence (KI-08), 31st Annual German Conference on AI (KI-2008), September 23–26, Kaiserslautern, Germany

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85845-4_30

2008 // Conference paper

Evolving Neural Networks for Online Reinforcement Learning

Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving From Nature. International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving From Nature (PPSN-2008), September 13–17, Dortmund, Germany

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87700-4_52

2008 // Conference paper

Learning Walking Patterns for Kinematically Complex Robots Using Evolutionary Strategies

10th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature. International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN-2008), September 13–17, Dortmund, Germany

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87700-4_108

2008 // Conference paper

Modeling and Simulation of Robot Arm Interaction Forces Using Impedance Control

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)

De Gea, J.; Kirchner, F.

https://doi.org/10.3182/20080706-5-KR-1001.0467

2008 // Conference paper

Robust vision-based semi-autonomous underwater manipulation

Intelligent Autonomous Systems 10, IAS 2008

Hildebrandt, M.; Kerdels, J.; Albiez, J.; Kirchner, F.

https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-58603-887-8-308

2008 // Conference paper

Sensorless Computer Control of an Underwater DC Manipulator

OCEANS'08 MTS/IEEE Kobe-Techno-Ocean'08 - Voyage toward the Future, OTO'08

Kerdels, J.; Albiez, J.; Kirchner, F.

https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSKOBE.2008.4531018

2008 // Conference paper

Toward Efficient Online Reinforcement Learning Using Neuroevolution

GECCO'08: Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation 2008

Metzen, J.H.; Kirchner, F.; Edgington, M.; Kassahun, Y.

http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-57349165346&partnerID=MN8TOARS

2008 // Conference paper

Using Neuroevolution for Optimal Impedance Control

13th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation. ETFA-2008, September 15–18, Hamburg, Germany

2008 // Conference paper

Using the Body to Learn to Recognize Objects

Intelligent Autonomous Systems 10, IAS 2008

Edgington, M.; Gea, J.D.E.; Metzen, J.H.; Kassahun, Y.; Kirchner, F.

https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-58603-887-8-110

Oct 2007 // Book chapter

The Bio-Inspired SCORPION Robot: Design, Control, and Lessons Learned

Sep 2007 // Conference paper

A General Framework for Encoding and Evolving Neural Networks

KI 2007: Advances in Artificial Intelligence. 30th Annual German Conference on Artificial Intelligence (KI-2007). Conference on Artificial Intelligence (KI), September 10–13, Osnabrück

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Prof. Frank Kirchner

Ecosystem

Publications

The BRIO Maze Game—A Testbed for Reinforcement Learning and for Studies on Sensorimotor Learning

Proprioceptive Control of a Hybrid Legged-Wheeled Robot

Sensor Processing and Behavior Control of a Small AUV

ASGUARD: A Hybrid Legged-Wheel Security and Search-and-Rescue Robot Using Bio-Inspired Locomotion for Rough Terrain

A Free-Climbing Robot for Steep Crater Terrain

A practical underwater 3D laser scanner

A robust vision-based hover control system for ROVs

A versatile stair-climbing robot for search and rescue applications

Accelerating Neuroevolutionary Methods Using a Kalman Filter

Adaptive stair-climbing behavior of a hybrid legged-wheeled robot

Analysis of an Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning Method in a Multi-Agent Domain

Biologically Inspired Locomotion in Humanoid Robots

Computer-Based Control of Deep-Sea Manipulators

Contact Impedance Adaptation via Environment Identification

EANT+KALMAN: An Efficient Reinforcement Learning Method for Continuous-State, Partially Observable Domains

Evolving Neural Networks for Online Reinforcement Learning

Learning Walking Patterns for Kinematically Complex Robots Using Evolutionary Strategies

Modeling and Simulation of Robot Arm Interaction Forces Using Impedance Control

Robust vision-based semi-autonomous underwater manipulation

Sensorless Computer Control of an Underwater DC Manipulator

Toward Efficient Online Reinforcement Learning Using Neuroevolution

Using Neuroevolution for Optimal Impedance Control

Using the Body to Learn to Recognize Objects

The Bio-Inspired SCORPION Robot: Design, Control, and Lessons Learned

A General Framework for Encoding and Evolving Neural Networks

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