Selected Publications
in Robotics and Machine Vision

by members of the

Intelligent Robots Lab

and the

Institute of Measurement Science

 

2009

Graefe, V.; Bischoff, R. (2009): From Ancient Machines to Intelligent Robots – A Technical Evolution. International Conference on Electronic Measurement & Instruments, ICEMI 2009. Beijing, China, pp. 3-418 to 3-431.
 PDF file (675 KB)

 

 

2008

Graefe, V. (2008): Calibration-Free Robots for Cost-Effective, Dependable and Robust Automation. IEEE International Conference on Automation and Logistics, ICAL 2008. Qingdao, China, pp 262-267.  PDF file (261 KB)


Graefe, V., V.; Bischoff, R. (2008): A Bionic Approach to the Design of Dependable Intelligent Robots. International Symposium on Test and Automation in Industry, ISTAI  2008. Beijing, China, Vol. 2. pp. 9-24.  PDF file (1 MB)

 

2007

Graefe, V. (2007): The Definition of “Measurement” in the Light of Robotics. International Conference on Electronic Measurement & Instruments, ICEMI 2007. Xi'an, China, pp. 17-21.  PDF file (194 KB)

2006

Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (2006): Learning from Nature to Build Intelligent Autonomous Robots. In Arai, T. et al.: Intelligent Autonomous Systems 9, pp. 124-131. ISBN 1-58603-595-9. IOS Press, Amsterdam.  PDF file (141 KB)

2005

Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (2005): Vision-Based Calibration-Free Robot Navigation. EOS Conference on Industrial Imaging and Machine Vision. Munich, pp. 79-82.

 

2004

Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (2004): Robot Navigation without Calibration. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '04. Sendai, pp. 3779-3784.
Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (2004): HERMES – a Versatile Personal Assistant Robot. Proc. IEEE – Special Issue on Human Interactive Robots for Psychological Enrichment, pp. 1759-1779. PDF file (1,957 KB)
Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (2004): Design Principles for Dependable Robotic Assistants. International Journal on Humanoid Robotics. Vol. 1, No. 1 (March 2004), pp. 95-125.  PDF file (2,231 KB)

 

2003

Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (2003): HERMES - an Intelligent Humanoid Robot, Designed and Tested for Dependability. In: Siciliano, B. and Dario, P. (Eds.): Experimental Robotics VIII. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg 2003, pp. 64-74.
Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (2003): HERMES, a Humanoid Service Robot. In E. Oliver Severin (ed.): Robot Companions – Mentorbots and Beyond. New York: McGraw Hill, pp 247-249.
Fukuda, T.; Hasegawa, Y.; Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (2003): Perspectives on Intelligent Control of Robotics and Mechatronic Systems. 2nd International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, CIRAS'03. Singapore, Dec. 2003.
Graefe, V.; Bischoff, R. (2003): Past, Present and Future of Intelligent Robots. IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation, CIRA 2003, Kobe, pp. 801-810.  PDF file (slightly revised, 652 KB)
Graefe, V.; Bischoff, R. (2003): Three Types of Learning Robots. SICE Annual Conference 2003, Fukui, pp. 3412-3417.  PDF file (330 KB)
Mbede, J.B.; Huang, X.; Wang, M. (2003): Robust Neuro-Fuzzy Sensor-Based Motion Control among Dynamic Obstacles for Robot Manipulators. IEEE Trans. On Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 11 (2) pp. 249-261.
Meng, Q.; Bischoff, R. (2003): Rapid Door Number Recognition by a Humanoid Mobile Robot. International Conference on Robotics, Intelligent Systems and Signal Processing, Changsha, pp. 71-76.
Meng, Q.; Bischoff, R. (2003): Odometry-Based Pose Determination and Errors Measurement for a Mobile Robot with Two Steerable Drive Wheels. International Conference on Robotics, Intelligent Systems and Signal Processing, Changsha, pp. 605-610.

 

2002

Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (2002a): Serviceroboter erobern den Alltag. Hochschulkurier Nr. 13, 2002, pp. 4-14.
Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (2002b): HERMES - an Intelligent Humanoid Robot, Designed and Tested for Dependability. International Symposium on Experimental Robots, ISER '02. Ischia. CD-ROM.  PDF file (795 KB)
Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (2002c): Dependable Multimodal Communication and Interaction with Robotic Assistants. IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication RoMan 2002. Berlin, pp 300-305.  PDF file (929 KB)
Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (2002d): Demonstrating the Humanoid Robot HERMES at an Exhibition: A Long-Term Dependability Test. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '02; Workshop on Robots at Exhibitions. Lausanne.
Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (2002e): Roboter als persönliche Dienstleister. Technik in Bayern. Nachrichten aus Technik, Naturwissenschaft und Wirtschaft. Verlag Neuer Merkur GmbH, München, H. 4, 2002, pp. 14-15.
Maryniak, A. (2002): Vision-Based Manipulator Control of Calibration-Free Robots. Dissertation, Fakultät für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik der Universität der Bundeswehr München.
Mbede, J. B.; Ele, P.; Huang, X. (2002): Neuro-Fuzzy Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance for Autonomous Robot Manipulators. JSME International Journal: Series C, 45(1), pp. 286-297.
Mbede, J. B.; Ele, P.; Wei, W. (2002): Robust Neuro-Fuzzy Feedback Control for Mobile Manipulator, Accepted for publishing in MED 2002 - 10th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, Lisbon, July 09-12, 2002. CD-ROM.
Mbede, J. B.; Ondoua, E. (2002): Intelligent Motion Control Using Fuzzy and Recurrent Neural Networks for Robot Manipulators in Dynamic Environments. Control and Intelligent Systems 30(3), (3), pp. 351-362.
Nguyen, M.-C.; Graefe, V.: Using Available Potentials of Vision-Based Robots by Converting Passive Watching into Active Seeing. IAPR Workshop on Machine Vision Applications MVA2002. Nara, pp. 1-5.
Wei, W.; Mbede, J. B.; Zhang, Y. (2002): Neuro-Fuzzy Motion Control for Mobile Robot. 2002 World Congress on Computational Intelligence - International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Honolulu, Hawaii (USA), pp. 926-931.

 

2001

Bischoff, R. (2001a): System Reliability and Safety Concepts of the Humanoid Service Robot HERMES. Proceedings, First IARP/IEEE-RAS Joint Workshop on Technical Challenges for Dependable Robots in Human Environments, Seoul. # I-2.  PDF file (497 KB)
Bischoff, R. (2001b): HERMES - A Humanoid Experimental Robot for Mobile Manipulation and Exploration Services.Video Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA '01. Seoul, # III-1.
Bischoff, R. (2001c): Situationserkennung bestimmt Serviceroboter in der Zukunft. Maschinenmarkt 27/2001, Vogel-Verlag, Würzburg, S. 40-43
Bischoff, R.; Petchartee, S.; Graefe, V. (2001): Improving the Dependability of Humanoids. Proceedings 2nd IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots. Tokyo, pp 51-58.  PDF file (823 KB)
Dodds, G; Zatari, A; Bischoff, R.: Uncalibrated Visual Servoing for Full Motion Dextrous Robot Systems with Tracking Cameras. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '01. Maui, pp. 13-18.  PDF file (523 KB)
Graefe, V.; Bischoff, R. (2001): Three Examples of Learning Robots. ICCAS '01. (CD ROM)  PDF file (614 KB)
Nguyen, M.-C.; Graefe, V. (2001a): Learning by Doing - an Approach to Robotic Skill Acquisition. SICE Nagoya. (CD ROM)
Nguyen, M.-C.; Graefe, V. (2001b): Object Manipulation by Learning Stereo Vision-Based Robots. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '01. Maui, pp. 146-151.  PDF file (194 KB)

 

2000

Bischoff, R. (2000a): Recent Advances in the Development of the Humanoid Service Robot HERMES. 3rd EUREL Workshop and Masterclass - European Advanced Robotics Systems Development. Salford, U.K., April 2000, Vol. I, pp. 125-134.  PDF file (563 KB)
Bischoff, R. (2000b): Natürlichsprachliche Steuerung eines anthropomorphen Serviceroboters mit Gesichts- und Tastsinn. R. Bischoff. Robotik 2000. Berlin, June 2000. pp. 483-489.  PDF file (137 KB)
Bischoff, R. (2000c): Towards the Development of 'Plug-and-Play' Personal Robots. 1st IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots. MIT, Cambridge, September 7-8, 2000.  PDF file (8274 KB)
Graefe, V.; Nguyen, M.-C. (2000): Grasping Objects of Various Shapes by Calibration-Free Vision-Guided Robots. Machine Vision Applications. Tokyo, pp. 173-176.
Nguyen, M.-C. (2000): Object Manipulation by Calibration-Free Vision-Guided Robots. Dissertation, Fakultät für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik der Universität der Bundeswehr München.
Nguyen, M.-C.; Graefe, V. (2000a): Self-Learning Vision-Guided Robots for Searching and Grasping Objects. Proc. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA'00. San Francisco, Vol. 2, pp. 1633-1638.
Nguyen, M.-C.; Graefe, V. (2000b): Stereo Vision-Based Object Classification. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '00. Takamatsu, pp. 76-81.

 

1999

Bischoff, R. (1999): Advances in the Development of the Humanoid Service Robot HERMES. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Field and Service Robotics, FSR'99, Pittsburgh, pp. 156-161.  PDF file (489 KB)
Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (1999): Integrating Vision, Touch and Natural Language in the Control of a Behavior-Based Situation-Oriented Service Robot. IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics. Tokyo pp. II 999-II 1004.   PDF file (218 KB)
Bischoff, R.; Jain, T. (1999): Natural Communication and Interaction with Humanoid Robots. Second IEEE International Symposium on Humanoid Robots, HURO'99. Tokyo, pp. 121-128.   PDF file (626 KB)
Graefe,V. (1999a):  The Impact of Robotics on Measurement Science and Technology. IMEKO TC-7 International Workshop on Advances in Measurement Science. Kyoto, pp. 193-205.  PDF file (208 KB)
Graefe,V. (1999b):  Calibration-Free Robots. Proceedings, the 9th Intelligent System Symposium. Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 27-35.  PDF file (282 KB)
Maryniak, A.; Graefe, V. (1999): Utilizing Sensor Data Redundancy to Gain Robustness in the Control of Calibration-Free Robots. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '99. Kyongju, pp. 519-524.  PDF file (135 KB)
Nguyen, M.-C.; Graefe, V. (1999a): Stereo-Vision-Guided Object Grasping. Int. Sym. on Automotive Technology and Automation ISATA'99; Proc. of Advanced Manufacturing in the Automotive Industry. Vienna, pp. 77-85
Nguyen, M.-C.; Graefe, V. (1999b): Visual Recognition of Objects for Manipulating by Calibration-Free Robots. In Kenneth, V. T., et al. (eds.): Machine Vision Applications in Industrial Inspection VIII. Proc. of IST/SPIE, Vol. 3966, San Jose, ISBN 1-902856-02-3, pp. 290-298.

 

1998

Bischoff, R. (1998a): Design Concept and Realization of the Humanoid Service Robot HERMES. In A. Zelinsky (Ed.): Field and Service Robotics. Springer, London 1998, pp. 485-492.   PDF file (1507 KB)
Bischoff, R. (1998b): Neueste Entwicklungen auf dem Gebiet der Servicerobotik. Künstliche Intelligenz, Heft 3, September 1998, pp. 67-71.  PDF file (53 KB)
Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (1998a): Vision-Guided Intelligent Robots for Automating Manufacturing, Materials Handling and Services. Workshop on European Scientific and Industrial Collaboration on Promoting Advanced Technologies in Manufacturing. Girona, pp. 105-109.   PDF file (781 KB)
Bischoff, R.; Graefe,V. (1998b):  Machine Vision for Intelligent Robots. IAPR Workshop on Machine Vision Applications. Makuhari/Tokyo, November 1998, pp. 167-176.  PDF file (788 KB)
Bischoff, R.; Graßnick, R.; Graefe, V. (1998): Die Erforschung intelligenter sehender Roboter. Spektrum der Wissenschaft. Dossier: Roboter 4/1998. Heidelberg, September 1998, pp. 66-71.   PDF file (233 KB)
Graefe, V. (1998): Perception and Situation Assessment for Behavior-Based Robot Control. In: Kakazu, Y.; Wada, N.; Sato, T.: Intelligent Autonomous Systems. Amsterdam: IOS Press, pp. 376-383.  PDF file (176 KB)
Graefe, V.; Bischoff, R. (1998a): Vision-Guided Intelligent Robots. International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice. Nanjing, September 1998, pp. 21-26.   PDF file (721 KB)
Graefe, V.; Bischoff, R. (1998b): Maschinelles Sehen zur Steuerung autonomer mobiler Systeme. 20. DAGM-Symposium Mustererkennung. Stuttgart, Oktober 1998.   PDF file (378 KB)
Graefe, V.; Maryniak, A. (1998): The Sensor-Control Jacobian as a Basis for Controlling Calibration-Free Robots. IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE '98. Pretoria, July 1998, pp. 420-425.  PDF file (362 KB)
Maryniak, A.; Graefe, V. (1998): Transforming Sensor Data to Increase Robustness in the Control of Calibration-Free Robots. Proceedings, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '98. Victoria, October 1998, Vol. 3, pp. 1834-1839.  PDF file (27 KB)

 

1997

Bischoff, R. (1997a): Entwurf und Konstruktion eines antropomorphen Roboters. In Levi, P.; Bräunl, Th.; Oswald, N.: Autonome Mobile Systeme 1997. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp 24-35.   PDF file (256 KB)
Bischoff, R. (1997b): HERMES - A Humanoid Mobile Manipulator for Service Tasks. International Conference on Field and Service Robotics. Canberra, pp 508-515.   PDF file (518 KB)
Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (1997): Versuchsträger zur Entwicklung lernfähiger sehender Roboter. In Groß, H.-M.: Workshop SOAVE´97. Selbstorganisation von adaptivem Verhalten. Fortschrittsberichte VDI Reihe 8 Nr. 663. VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf, pp. 55-64.   PDF file (248 KB)
Graefe, V. (1997): Robot Vision Without Calibration. XIV IMEKO World Congress. Tampere, Vol. IXb, pp. 25-30.  PDF file (65 KB)
Graefe, V.; Bischoff, R. (1997): A Human Interface for an Intelligent Mobile Robot. Robot and Human Communication. Sendai, pp 194-197.  PDF file (106 KB)
Xie, Q.; Graefe, V.; Vollmann, K. (1997): Using a Knowledge Base in Manipulator Control by Calibration-Free Stereo Vision. IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Processing System. Beijing, pp. 1307-1311.  PDF file (119 KB)

 

1996

Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V.; Wershofen, K. P. (1996a): Combining Object-Oriented Vision and Behavior-Based Robot Control. Robotics, Vision ... for Industrial Automation. Ipoh, pp. 222-227.   PDF file (139 KB)
Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V.; Wershofen, K. P. (1996b): Object-Oriented Vision for Behavior-Based Robots. In D. Casasent (ed.): Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XV, Proceedings of the SPIE, Vol. 2904. Boston, pp. 278-289.   PDF file (327 KB)
Efenberger, W. (1996): Zur Objekterkennung für Fahrzeuge durch Echtzeit-Rechnersehen. Dissertation, Fakultät für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik der Universität der Bundeswehr München.
Efenberger, W.; Graefe, V. (1996): Distance-invariant Object Recognition in Natural Scenes. Proceedings, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '96. Osaka, pp. 1433-1439.  PDF file (466 KB)
Garcia-Campos, R., Battle, J., Bischoff, R. (1996). Architecture of an Object-based Tracking System Using Colour Segmentation. In B. G. Mertzios and P. Liatsis (Eds.): 3rd International Workshop on Image and Signal Processing. Manchester, UK, November 1996, Proc. IWISP'96, pp. 299-302.  PDF file (87 KB)
Graefe, V.; Efenberger, W. (1996a): Generating Distance-Invariant Object Representations by Subsampling of Images. Robotics Adria-Alps-Danube. Budapest, pp 609-614.
Graefe, V.; Efenberger, W. (1996b): A Novel Approach for the Detection of Vehicles on Freeways by Real-Time Vision. International Symposium on Intelligent Vehicles. Tokyo, pp 363-368.  PDF file (264 KB)
Graefe, V.; Fukuda, T. (1996): Research on Autonomous Mobile Robots in Japan. Robotics and Autonomous Systems; Vol. 17, Nos. 1-2, pp 1-128. Special Issue, V. Graefe and T. Fukuda, eds.; Elsevier.
Tsinas, L. (1996): Zum Einsatz von Farbinformation beim maschinellen Erkennen von Verkehrssituationen. Dissertation, Fakultät für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik der Universität der Bundeswehr München.
Tsinas, L.; Graefe, V. (1996): Real-Time Recognition of Signaling Lights in Road Traffic. Proceedings, IAPR Workshop on Machine Vision Applications '96. Tokyo, pp. 71-74.  PDF file (141 KB)
Vollmann, K.; Nguyen, M.-C. (1996): Manipulator Control by Calibration-Free Stereo Vision. In D. Casasent (ed.): Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XV, Proceedings of the SPIE, Vol. 2904. Boston, pp. 218-226.  PDF file (314 KB)
Wershofen, K. P. (1996): Zur Navigation sehender mobiler Roboter in Wegenetzen von Gebäuden - Ein objektorientierter verhaltensbasierter Ansatz. Dissertation, Fakultät für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik der Universität der Bundeswehr München.
Wershofen, K. P.; Graefe, V. (1996): Situationserkennung als Grundlage der Verhaltenssteuerung eines mobilen Roboters. In Schmidt, G., Freyberger, F. (Hrsg.): Autonome Mobile Systeme. Springer, pp. 170-179.  PDF file (143 KB)

 

1995

Graefe, V. (1995a): Merkmalsextraktion, Objekterkennung, Echtzeit-Bildverarbeitungssysteme. In H.-H. Nagel (Ed.): Sichtsystemgestützte Fahrzeugführung und Fahrer-Fahrzeug-Wechselwirkung. Sankt Augustin: Infix, pp 121-192.
Graefe, V. (1995b): Object- and Behavior-oriented Stereo Vision for Robust and Adaptive Robot Control. International Symposium on Microsystems, Intelligent Materials, and Robots, Sendai, pp 560-563.  PDF file (95 KB)
Graefe, V.; Albert, A. (1995): Automatic, Situation-dependent Control of the Sensitivity of a Camera for a Vision-guided Mobile Robot. Reports on Researches and Developments; Foundation for Promotion of Advanced Automation Technology 1995, pp 17-20.  PDF file (15 KB)
Graefe, V.; Ta, Q. (1995): An Approach to Self-learning Manipulator Control Based on Vision. IMEKO International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics, ISMCR '95. Smolenice, pp 409-414.
Regensburger, U.; Graefe, V. (1995): Visual Recognition of Obstacles on Roads. In V. Graefe (ed.): Intelligent Robots and Systems. Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp 73-86.  PDF file (386 KB)
Tsinas, L. (1995): More Intelligence by Knowledge-based Color Evaluation: Signal Light Recognition. IFAC Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles 95. Espoo (Helsinki), pp 7-12.

 

1994

Graefe, V. (1994): Echtzeit-Bildverarbeitung für ein Fahrer-Unterstützungssystem zum Einsatz auf Autobahnen. Informationstechnik und Technische Informatik 1/94, Sonderheft Robotik, pp 16-24.
Regensburger, U. (1994): Zur Erkennung von Hindernissen in der Bahn eines autonomen Straßenfahrzeugs durch maschinelles Echtzeitsehen. Dissertation, Fakultät für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik der Universität der Bundeswehr München.

 

1993

Graefe, V. (1993): Vision for Intelligent Road Vehicles. Proceedings, IEEE Symposium on Intelligent Vehicles. Tokyo, pp 135-140.
Graefe, V.; Meier, H. (1993): A PC-based Multi-processor Robot Vision System. International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Control, Instrumentation and Automation (IECON '93). Maui, pp 1430-1435.
Graefe, V.; Wershofen, K. P.; Huber, J. (1993): Dynamic Vision for Precise Depth Measurement and Robot Control. In Braggings, D. W.: Computer Vision for Industry. SPIE, Vol 1989. München, pp 146-155.  PDF file (240 KB)
Huber, J. (1993): Beiträge zur Gewinnung und zur räumlichen Deutung von Bildfolgen in Echtzeit. Dissertation, Fakultät für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik der Universität der Bundeswehr München.
Huber, J.; Graefe, V. (1993): Motion Stereo for Mobile Robots. IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics ISIE '93. Budapest, pp 263-270.
Meier, H. (1993): Zum Entwurf eines PC-basierten Multiprozessorsystems für die Echtzeit-Verarbeitung monochromer und farbiger Videobildfolgen. Dissertation, Fakultät für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik der Universität der Bundeswehr München.
Solder, U.; Graefe, V. (1993): Visual Detection of Distant Objects. IROS '93. Yokohama, pp 1042-1049.
Tsinas, L.; Graefe, V. (1993): Coupled Neural Networks for Real-time Road and Obstacle Recognition by Intelligent Road Vehicles. International Conference on Neural Networks, Nagoya, pp 2081-2084.
Tsinas, L.; Meier, H.; Efenberger, W. (1993): Farbgestützte Verfolgung von Objekten mit dem PC-basierten Multiprozessorsystem BVV 4. 15. In S. J. Pöppl, H. Handels (Eds.): Mustererkennung 1993; Reihe Informatik aktuell. Springer, pp 741-748.
Wershofen, K. P., Graefe, V. (1993a): Ein verhaltensbasierter Ansatz zur Steuerung sehender mobiler Roboter. Fachtagung intelligente Steuerung und Regelung von Robotern. VDI-Berichte Nr. 1094. VDI-Verlag, pp 441-450.
Wershofen, K. P., Graefe, V. (1993b): A Vision-based Mobile Robot as a Testbed for the Study of Learning. WWW on Learning and Adaptive Systems. WWW on Learning and Adaptive Systems. Proceedings of the IEEE/Nagoya University WWW on Learning and Adaptive Systems. Nagoya, pp 110-117.

 

1992

Albert, M.; Meier, H. (1992): Dynamisches Rechnersehen zur verhaltensbasierten Landmarkennavigation. 8. Fachgespräch über Autonome Mobile Systeme. Karlsruhe, pp 15-33.
Blöchl, B.; Behrends, J.-U. (1992): Link-Verbindung eines Transputernetzes mit einem Multiprozessor-Bildverarbeitungssystem. In: Grebe, R.; Baumann, M. (Eds.): Parallele Datenverarbeitung mit dem Transputer. Springer, pp 178-185.
Blöchl, B., Tsinas, L. (1992): Object Recognition in Traffic Scenes by Neural Networks. International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks. Brighton, pp 1671-1674.
Efenberger, W.; Ta, Q.; Tsinas, L.; Graefe, V. (1992): Automatic Recognition of Vehicles Approaching from Behind. Proc., IEEE Symposium on Intelligent Vehicles '92. Detroit, pp 57-62.
Graefe, V. (1992a): Vision for Autonomous Mobile Robots. Proceedings, IEEE Workshop on Advanced Motion Control. Nagoya, pp 57-64.
Graefe, V. (1992c): Visual Recognition of Traffic Situations by a Robot Car Driver. Proceedings, 25th ISATA; Conference on Mechatronics. Florence, pp 439-446.
Graefe, V.; Kuhnert, K.-D. (1992): Vision-based Autonomous Road Vehicles. In I. Masaki (Ed.): Vision-based Vehicle Guidance. Springer-Verlag, pp 1-29.
Liu, F. Y.; Wershofen, K. P. (1992): An Approach to the Robust Classification of Pathway Images for Autonomous Mobile Robots. Proceedings, IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics. Xian, pp 390-394.
Solder, U. (1992): Echtzeitfähige Entdeckung von Objekten in der weiten Vorausschau eines Straßenfahrzeugs. Dissertation, Fakultät für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik der Universität der Bundeswehr München.
Tsinas, L., Graefe, V. (1992): Automatic Recognition of Lanes for Highway Driving. IFAC Conference on Motion Control for Intelligent Automation. Perugia, pp 295-300.
Wershofen, K. P. (1992): Real-time Road Scene Classification Based on a Multiple-lane Tracker. International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Control, Instrumentation and Automation (IECON '92). San Diego, pp 746-751.
Wershofen, K. P., Graefe, V. (1992): An Intelligent Autonomous Vehicle Guided by Behavior-based Navigation. International Symposium on Theory of Machines & Mechanisms. Nagoya, pp 244-249.

 

1991

Graefe, V. (1991): Robot Vision Based on Coarsely-grained Multi-processor Systems. In R. Vichnevetzky, J.J.H. Miller (eds.): Proc. IMACS World Congress. Dublin, pp 755-756.
Graefe, V.; Fleder, K. (1991): A Powerful and Flexible Co-Processor for Feature Extraction in a Robot Vision System. International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Control Instrumentation and Automation (IECON '91). Kobe, pp 2019-2024.
Graefe, V.; Jacobs, U. (1991): Detection of Passing Vehicles by a Robot Car Driver. IEEE/RSJ International Workshop on Intelligent Robots and Systems IROS '91. Osaka, pp 391-396.
Graefe, V.; Wershofen, K. P. (1991): Robot Navigation and Environmental Modelling. International Advanced Robotics Programme - Proceedings, Second Workshop on Multi-sensor Fusion and Environment Modelling. Oxford, September.
Huber, J.; Graefe, V. (1991): Quantitative Interpretation of Image Velocities in Real Time. IEEE Workshop on Visual Motion. Princeton, pp 211-216.

 

1990

Graefe, V. (1990a): An Approach to Obstacle Recognition for Autonomous Mobile Robots. IEEE/RSJ International Workshop on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '90. Tsuchiura, pp 151-158.
Graefe, V. (1990b): Precise Range Measurement by Monocular Stereo Vision. Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Automation. Kyoto, pp 1321-1324.
Graefe, V. (1990c): The BVV Family of Robot Vision Systems. In O. Kaynak (ed.): Proceedings of the IEEE Workshop on Intelligent Motion Control. Istanbul, pp IP55-IP65. Reprinted in I. Masaki (ed.): Vision-based Vehicle Guidance. Springer-Verlag (1992), pp 1-29.
Huber, J.; Graefe, V. (1990): Subpixelauflösung und Bewegungsstereo für die räumliche Deutung von Bildfolgen. Fachgespräch Autonome Mobile Systeme. Karlsruhe, pp 173-184.
Kuhnert, K.-D. (1990a): Fusing Dynamic Vision and Landmark Navigation for Autonomous Driving. IEEE/RSJ International Workshop on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '90. Tsuchiura, pp 113-119.
Kuhnert, K.-D. (1990b): Dynamic Vision Guides the Autonomous Vehicle ATHENE. Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Automation. Kyoto, pp 507-510.
Kuhnert, K.-D.; Wershofen, K. P. (1990): Echtzeit-Rechnersehen auf der Experimental-Plattform ATHENE. Fachgespräch Autonome Mobile Systeme. Karlsruhe, pp 59-68.
Regensburger, U.; Graefe, V. (1990): Object Classification for Obstacle Avoidance. Proceedings of the SPIE Symposium on Advances in Intelligent Systems. Boston, pp 112-119.
Solder, U.; Graefe, V. (1990): Object Detection in Real Time. Proceedings of the SPIE Symposium on Advances in Intelligent Systems. Boston, pp 104-111.

 

1989

Graefe, V. (1989a): A Flexible Semi-automatic Program Generator for Dynamic Vision Systems. Proceedings, International Workshop on Industrial Applications of Machine Intelligence and Vision - MIV 89. Tokyo, pp 100-105.
Graefe, V. (1989b): Dynamic Vision Systems for Autonomous Mobile Robots. Proc. IEEE/RSJ International Workshop on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '89. Tsukuba, pp 12-23.
Graefe, V. (1989d): A Processing Architecture for Sensor Fusion in Vision-guided Mobile Robots. International Advanced Robotics Programme - Proceedings of the First Workshop on Multi-sensor Fusion and Environment Modelling. Toulouse, LAAS.
Kuhnert, K.-D. (1989a): Sensor Modeling as Basis of Subpixel Image Processing. In J. Duvernay (ed.): Image Processing III. Proceedings of the SPIE, Vol. 1135.
Kuhnert, K.-D. (1989b): Real-time Suited Road Border Recognition Utilizing a Neural Network Technique. Proceedings, IEEE/RSJ International Workshop on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '89. Tsukuba, pp 358-365.

 

1988

Dickmanns, E.D.; Graefe, V. (1988a): Dynamic Monocular Machine Vision. Int. J. Machine Vision and Applications. Vol. 1 (1988), pp 223-240.
Dickmanns, E.D.; Graefe, V. (1988b): Applications of Dynamic Monocular Machine Vision. Int. J. Machine Vision and Applications. Vol. 1 (1988), pp 241-261.
Graefe, V.; Kuhnert, K.-D. (1988a): A High-speed Image Processing System Utilized in Autonomous Vehicle Guidance. IAPR Workshop on Computer Vision. Tokyo, pp 10-13.
Graefe, V.; Kuhnert, K.-D. (1988b): Towards a Vision-based Robot with a Driver's License. Proceedings, IEEE/RSJ International Workshop on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '88. Tokyo, pp 627-632. Reprinted in I. Masaki (ed.): Vision-based Vehicle Guidance. Springer-Verlag (1992), pp 1-29.
Graefe, V.; Regensburger, U.; Solder, U. (1988): Visuelle Entdeckung und Vermessung von Objekten in der Bahn eines autonom mobilen Systems. In H. Bunke et al. (eds.): Mustererkennung 1988. Informatik-Fachberichte 180, Springer, pp 312-318.
Kuhnert, K.-D. (1988): Zur Echtzeit-Bildfolgenanalyse mit Vorwissen. Dissertation, Fakultät für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik der Universität der Bundeswehr München.
Kuhnert, K.-D.; Graefe, V. (1988): Vision Systems for Autonomous Mobility. Proceedings, IEEE/RSJ International Workshop on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '88. Tokyo, pp 477-482.

 

1982 - 1987

Haas, G. (1982): Meßwertgewinnung durch Echtzeitauswertung von Bildfolgen. Dissertation, Fakultät für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik der Universität der Bundeswehr München.
Graefe, V. (1983a): A Preprocessor for the Real-time Interpretation of Dynamic Scenes. In T. S. Huang (ed.): Image Sequence Processing and Dynamic Scene Analysis, Springer-Verlag, pp 519-531.
Graefe, V. (1983c): On the Representation of Moving Objects in Real-time Computer Vision Systems. In A. G. Tescher (ed.): Applications of Digital Image Processing VI. Proceedings of the SPIE, Vol. 432, pp 129-132.
Haas, G.; Graefe, V. (1983): Locating Fast-moving Objects in TV Images in the Presence of Motion Blur. In A. Oosterlinck and A. G. Tescher (eds.): Applications of Digital Image Processing V. Proceedings of the SPIE, Vol. 397, pp 440-446.
Graefe, V. (1984): Two Multi-processor Systems for Low-level Real-time Vision. In J. M. Brady et al. (eds.): Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Springer-Verlag, pp 301-308.
Kuhnert, K.-D. (1984): Towards the Objective Evaluation of Low-level Vision Operators. In T. O'Shea (ed.): ECAI 84, Proc. Sixth European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Pisa, p 657.
Kuhnert, K.-D.; Zapp, A. (1985): Wissensgesteuerte Bildfolgenauswertung zur automatischen Führung von Straßenfahrzeugen in Echtzeit. In H. Niemann (Ed.): Mustererkennung 1985. Informatik Fachberichte 107, Springer-Verlag, pp 102-106.
Kuhnert, K.-D. (1986a): A Model-driven Image Analysis System for Vehicle Guidance in Real Time. Proceedings of the Second International Electronic Image Week. CESTA, Nice, pp 216-221.
Kuhnert, K.-D. (1986b): A Vision System for Real-time Road and Object Recognition for Vehicle Guidance. In W. J. Wolfe, N. Marquina (eds.): Mobile Robots. Proceedings of the SPIE, Vol. 727, pp 267-272.
Kuhnert, K.-D. (1986c): Comparison of Intelligent Real-time Algorithms for Guiding an Autonomous Vehicle. In L. O. Hertzberger (ed.): Proceedings, Intelligent Autonomous Systems, Amsterdam.

 

Key Publications

  • Bischoff, R. (1997b): HERMES - A Humanoid Mobile Manipulator for Service Tasks. International Conference on Field and Service Robotics. Canberra, pp 508-515.   PDF file (518 KB)
  • Bischoff, R.; Graefe,V. (1998b):  Machine Vision for Intelligent Robots. IAPR Workshop on Machine Vision Applications. Makuhari/Tokyo, November 1998, pp. 167-176.   PDF file(788 KB)
  • Bischoff, R.; Graefe, V. (1999): Integrating Vision, Touch and Natural Language in the Control of a Behavior-Based Situation-Oriented Service Robot. IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics. Tokyo pp. II 999-II 1004.   PDF file (218 KB)
  • R. Bischoff. (2000): Towards the Development of 'Plug-and-Play' Personal Robots. 1st IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots. MIT, Cambridge, September 7-8, 2000.  PDF file (8274 KB)
  • Efenberger, W.; Graefe, V. (1996): Distance-invariant Object Recognition in Natural Scenes. Proceedings, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 96. Osaka, pp. 1433-1439.  PDF file (466 KB)
  • Graefe, V. (1989b): Dynamic Vision Systems for Autonomous Mobile Robots. Proc. IEEE/RSJ International Workshop on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '89. Tsukuba, pp 12-23.
  • Graefe, V. (1992a): Vision for Autonomous Mobile Robots. Proceedings, IEEE Workshop on Advanced Motion Control. Nagoya, pp 57-64.
  • Graefe, V. (1992c): Visual Recognition of Traffic Situations by a Robot Car Driver. Proceedings, 25th ISATA; Conference on Mechatronics. Florence, pp 439-446.
  • Graefe, V. (1993): Vision for Intelligent Road Vehicles. Proceedings, IEEE Symposium on Intelligent Vehicles. Tokyo, pp 135-140.
  • Graefe, V. (1994): Echtzeit-Bildverarbeitung für ein Fahrer-Unterstützungssystem zum Einsatz auf Autobahnen. Informationstechnik und Technische Informatik 1/94, Sonderheft Robotik, pp 16-24.
  • Graefe, V. (1995b): Object- and Behavior-oriented Stereo Vision for Robust and Adaptive Robot Control. International Symposium on Microsystems, Intelligent Materials, and Robots, Sendai, pp 560-563.  PDF file (95 KB)
  • Graefe, V.; Kuhnert, K.-D. (1992): Vision-based Autonomous Road Vehicles. In I. Masaki (Ed.): Vision-based Vehicle Guidance. Springer-Verlag, pp 1-29.
  • Huber, J.; Graefe, V. (1991): Quantitative Interpretation of Image Velocities in Real Time. IEEE Workshop on Visual Motion. Princeton, pp 211-216.
  • Kuhnert, K.-D. (1986a): A Model-driven Image Analysis System for Vehicle Guidance in Real Time. Proceedings, Second International Electronic Image Week. CESTA, Nice, pp 216-221.
  • Regensburger, U.; Graefe, V. (1994): Visual Recognition of Obstacles on Roads. Proceedings, IEEE/RSJ/GI International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS '94. München, pp 980-987. Also in V. Graefe (ed.): Intelligent Robots and Systems. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1995, pp 73-86.  PDF file (386 KB)
  • Solder, U.; Graefe, V. (1993): Visual Detection of Distant Objects. IROS '93. Yokohama, pp 1042-1049.
  • Wershofen, K. P., Graefe, V. (1992): An Intelligent Autonomous Vehicle Guided by Behavior-based Navigation. IFToMM-jc International Symposium on Theory of Machines and Mechanisms. Nagoya, pp 244-249.
  • Wershofen, K. P., Graefe, V. (1993b): A Vision-based Mobile Robot as a Test Bed for the Study of Learning. WWW on Learning and Adaptive Systems. Nagoya, pp 110-117.

 

Dissertations

written by members of the Institute of Measurement Science or the Intelligent Robots Lab., Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Bundeswehr University Muenchen
  • Efenberger, W. (1996): Zur Objekterkennung für Fahrzeuge durch Echtzeit-Rechnersehen.
  • Haas, G. (1982): Meßwertgewinnung durch Echtzeitauswertung von Bildfolgen.
  • Huber, J. (1993): Beiträge zur Gewinnung und zur räumlichen Deutung von Bildfolgen in Echtzeit.
  • Kuhnert, K.-D. (1988): Zur Echtzeit-Bildfolgenanalyse mit Vorwissen.
  • Maryniak, A. (2002): Vision-Based Manipulator Control of Calibration-Free Robots. (ISBN 3-89863-107-9, GCA-Verlag, Herdecke)
  • Meier, H. (1993): Zum Entwurf eines PC-basierten Multiprozessorsystems für die Echtzeit-Verarbeitung monochromer und farbiger Videobildfolgen.
  • Nguyen, M. C. (2000): Object Manipulation by Calibration-Free Vision-Guided Robots
  • Petchartee, S. (2008): Object Manipulation and Force Control by Using Tactile Sensors.
  • Regensburger, U. (1994): Zur Erkennung von Hindernissen in der Bahn eines autonomen Straßen fahrzeugs durch maschinelles Echtzeitsehen.
  • Solder, U. (1992): Echtzeitfähige Entdeckung von Objekten in der weiten Vorausschau eines Straßenfahrzeugs.
  • Tsinas, L. (1996): Zum Einsatz von Farbinformation beim maschinellen Erkennen von Verkehrssituationen.
  • Wershofen, K. P. (1996): Zur Navigation sehender mobiler Roboter in Wegenetzen von Gebäuden Ein objektorientierter verhaltensbasierter Ansatz