Frank Kirchner

Frank Kirchner

Frank.Kirchner@dfki.de
Institution: University of Bremen / DFKI
Department: Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science (Bremen) / Robotics Innovation Center (DFKI)
Position: Chair of Robotics (Bremen) / Executive Director (DFKI)
https://robotik.dfki-bremen.de/de/ueber-uns/mitarbeiter/frki01

Artificial intelligence based on robotics, machine learning, human-machine interface, walking and underactuated robotics

  • Look Ahead Optimization for Managing Nullspace in Cartesian Impedance Control of Dual-Arm Robots (2025)

    Authors: Vamsi Krishna Origanti, Adrian Danzglock, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: 2025 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, SII 2025
    DOI: 10.1109/SII59315.2025.10871056

  • Deep Reinforcement Learning for Path-Following Control of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle using Domain Randomization (2024)

    Authors: Tom Slawik, Bilal Wehbe, Leif Christensen, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: IFAC-PapersOnLine (Volume: 58)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2024.10.027

  • Comparative study of soil interaction and driving characteristics of different agricultural and space robots in an agricultural environment (2024)

    Authors: Malte Wirkus, Stefan Hinck, Christian Backe, Jonathan Babel, Vadim Riedel, Nele Reichert, Andrej Kolesnikov, Tobias Stark, Jens Hilljegerdes, Hilmi Doğu Küçüker, Arno Ruckelshausen, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Journal of Field Robotics (Volume: 41)
    DOI: 10.1002/rob.22347

  • Open Source Dual-Purpose Acrobot and Pendubot Platform: Benchmarking Control Algorithms for Underactuated Robotics (2024)

    Authors: Felix Wiebe, Shivesh Kumar, Lasse J. Shala, Shubham Vyas, Mahdi Javadi, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine (Volume: 31)
    DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2023.3341257

  • MARLIN: A cloud integrated robotic solution to support intralogistics in retail (2024)

    Authors: Dennis Mronga, Andreas Bresser, Fabias Maas genannt Bermpohl, Adrian Danzglock, Simon Stelter, Alina Hawkin, Hoang Giang Nguyen, Michael Beetz, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Volume: 175)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2024.104654

  • Modular algorithms for kinematics and dynamics of series-parallel hybrid robots (2024)

    Authors: Shivesh Kumar, Rohit Kumar, Andreas Müller, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Biologically Inspired Series-Parallel Hybrid Robots: Design, Analysis, and Control
    DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-32-388482-2.00016-0

  • 2-DOF orientational parallel mechanisms (2024)

    Authors: Shivesh Kumar, Christoph Stoeffler, Heiner Peters, Andreas Müller, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Biologically Inspired Series-Parallel Hybrid Robots: Design, Analysis, and Control
    DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-32-388482-2.00012-3

  • HyRoDyn: Hybrid Robot Dynamics (2024)

    Authors: Shivesh Kumar, Rohit Kumar, Mareike Förster, Andreas Müller, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Biologically Inspired Series-Parallel Hybrid Robots: Design, Analysis, and Control
    DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-32-388482-2.00029-9

  • Recupera exoskeletons (2024)

    Authors: Martin Mallwitz, Michael Maurus, Shivesh Kumar, Mathias Trampler, Marc Tabie, Hendrik Wöhrle, Elsa A. Kirchner, Henning Wiedemann, Heiner Peters, Christopher Schulz, Kartik Chari, Ibrahim Tijjani, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Biologically Inspired Series-Parallel Hybrid Robots: Design, Analysis, and Control
    DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-32-388482-2.00024-X

  • RH5 Pedes humanoid (2024)

    Authors: Melya Boukheddimi, Ivan Bergonzani, Shivesh Kumar, Heiner Peters, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Biologically Inspired Series-Parallel Hybrid Robots: Design, Analysis, and Control
    DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-32-388482-2.00025-1