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09.10.2009:

Attending an International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems in St Louis, Missouri, USA.

24.07.2009:

Attending a Summer School on Robot Learning in Lisbon.

22.06.2009:

I gave a talk at the International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR 2009) on Visual Scene Detection and Interpretation using Encyclopedic Knowledge and Formal Description Logic (link to paper).

 19.06.2009:

I just gave an internal talk on my research progress since last year (Slides).  Please note that they are very picturesque, for a text info please do not hesitate to contact me.

Students

Students wanted for BSc/MSc/Internships(Praktika)!!!    Drop-in or send an email!

Research

Please follow here for my research lines, this page will be updated in the immediate future.

Research Topics

  • Plan-Based Control
  • RPL
  • Intelligent Perception
  • Ubiquitous Robotics
  • Visual SLAM

Current Research Projects

  • CoP : The project aims at the unification of vision-based sensing in the CoP (Cognitive Perception) in the learning and planning system. On the one hand, CoP manages the interpretation of different kinds of sensors and on the other hand it automatically acquires and maintains the knowledge about the world and objects in the world. CoP selects sensors and sensor interpretation algorithms based on their expected utility. To this end, CoP learns and improves intersensor and inter-algorithmic models for method seleciton from experience. Especially the vision system, the major sensor we use, provides several automatic model improving techniques. Improved models accelerate the perception process and provide more robust results.
  • CogMaSh : CogMaSh aims to create a manufacturing system that achieves similar levels of flexibility, robustness and improvement through experience as found in human machine shops. In the production of prototypes, customized products and small or mid-size series, human workers with their problem solving abilities, experience and cognitive capabilities are still the single way to provide the required flexibility, adaptability and reliability.


Selected Publications

  • Dejan Pangercic , Rok Tavcar, Moritz Tenorth , Michael Beetz , Visual Scene Detection and Interpretation using Encyclopedic Knowledge and Formal Description Logic, 2009, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR).,
    (BibTeX) (PDF)
  • Dejan Pangercic , Radu Bogdan Rusu , Michael Beetz , 3D-Based Monocular SLAM for Mobile Agents Navigating in Indoor Environments, 2008, Proceedings of the 13th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), Hamburg, Germany, September 15-18,
    (BibTeX) (PDF)
  • Thomas Ruehr , Dejan Pangercic , Michael Beetz , Structured Reactive Controllers and Transformational Planning for Manufacturing, 2008, Proceedings of the 13th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), Hamburg, Germany, September 15-18,
    (BibTeX) (PDF)
  • M. F. Zäh, Michael Beetz , K. Shea, G. Reinhart, O. Stursberg, M. Ostgathe, C. Lau, C. Ertelt, Dejan Pangercic , Thomas Ruehr , H. Ding, T. Paschedag, An Integrated Approach to Realize the Cognitive Machine Shop, 2008, Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Cognition for Technical Systems, M{\"u}nchen, Germany, 6-8 October,
    (BibTeX)
  • Florian Friesdorf, Dejan Pangercic , Heiner Bubb, Michael Beetz , Mutually Augmented Cognition, 2009, Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR). To appear.,
    (BibTeX)
For the full list of my Publications please see the Publications section.
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