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Robotic world models—conceptualization, review, and engineering best practices by Sakagami, Ryo, Lay, Florian S., Dömel, Andreas, Schuster, Martin J., Albu-Schäffer, Alin, Stulp, Freek

“…The term “world model” (WM) has surfaced several times in robotics, for instance, in the context of mobile manipulation, navigation and mapping, and deep…”
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Distributed stereo vision‐based 6D localization and mapping for multi‐robot teams by Schuster, Martin J., Schmid, Korbinian, Brand, Christoph, Beetz, Michael

“…Joint simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) constitutes the basis for cooperative action in multi‐robot teams. We designed a stereo vision‐based 6D SLAM…”
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The MADMAX data set for visual‐inertial rover navigation on Mars by Meyer, Lukas, Smíšek, Michal, Fontan Villacampa, Alejandro, Oliva Maza, Laura, Medina, Daniel, Schuster, Martin J., Steidle, Florian, Vayugundla, Mallikarjuna, Müller, Marcus G., Rebele, Bernhard, Wedler, Armin, Triebel, Rudolph

“…Planetary rovers increasingly rely on vision‐based components for autonomous navigation and mapping. Developing and testing these components requires…”
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German Aerospace Center's advanced robotic technology for future lunar scientific missions by Wedler, Armin, Schuster, Martin J, Müller, Marcus G, Vodermayer, Bernhard, Meyer, Lukas, Giubilato, Riccardo, Vayugundla, Mallikarjuna, Smisek, Michal, Dömel, Andreas, Steidle, Florian, Lehner, Peter, Schröder, Susanne, Staudinger, Emanuel, Foing, Bernard, Reill, Josef

“…The Earth's moon is currently an object of interest of many space agencies for unmanned robotic missions within this decade. Besides future prospects for…”
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The ARCHES Space-Analogue Demonstration Mission: Towards Heterogeneous Teams of Autonomous Robots for Collaborative Scientific Sampling in Planetary Exploration by Schuster, Martin J., Muller, Marcus G., Brunner, Sebastian G., Lehner, Hannah, Lehner, Peter, Sakagami, Ryo, Domel, Andreas, Meyer, Lukas, Vodermayer, Bernhard, Giubilato, Riccardo, Vayugundla, Mallikarjuna, Reill, Josef, Steidle, Florian, von Bargen, Ingo, Bussmann, Kristin, Belder, Rico, Lutz, Philipp, Sturzl, Wolfgang, Smisek, Michal, Maier, Moritz, Stoneman, Samantha, Prince, Andre Fonseca, Rebele, Bernhard, Durner, Maximilian, Staudinger, Emanuel, Zhang, Siwei, Pohlmann, Robert, Bischoff, Esther, Braun, Christian, Schroder, Susanne, Dietz, Enrico, Frohmann, Sven, Borner, Anko, Hubers, Heinz-Wilhelm, Foing, Bernard, Triebel, Rudolph, Albu-Schaffer, Alin O., Wedler, Armin

“…Teams of mobile robots will play a crucial role in future missions to explore the surfaces of extraterrestrial bodies. Setting up infrastructure and taking…”
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ARDEA—An MAV with skills for future planetary missions by Lutz, Philipp, Müller, Marcus G., Maier, Moritz, Stoneman, Samantha, Tomić, Teodor, Bargen, Ingo, Schuster, Martin J., Steidle, Florian, Wedler, Armin, Stürzl, Wolfgang, Triebel, Rudolph

“…We introduce a prototype flying platform for planetary exploration: autonomous robot design for extraterrestrial applications (ARDEA). Communication with…”
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Relocalization With Submaps: Multi-Session Mapping for Planetary Rovers Equipped With Stereo Cameras by Giubilato, Riccardo, Vayugundla, Mallikarjuna, Schuster, Martin J., Sturzl, Wolfgang, Wedler, Armin, Triebel, Rudolph, Debei, Stefano

“…To enable long term exploration of extreme environments such as planetary surfaces, heterogeneous robotic teams need the ability to localize themselves on…”
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Multi-Modal Loop Closing in Unstructured Planetary Environments with Visually Enriched Submaps by Giubilato, Riccardo, Vayugundla, Mallikarjuna, Sturzl, Wolfgang, Schuster, Martin J., Wedler, Armin, Triebel, Rudolph

“…Future planetary missions will rely on rovers that can autonomously explore and navigate in unstructured environments. An essential element is the ability to…”
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Submap matching for stereo-vision based indoor/outdoor SLAM by Brand, Christoph, Schuster, Martin J., Hirschmuller, Heiko, Suppa, Michael

“…Autonomous robots operating in semi- or unstructured environments, e.g. during search and rescue missions, require methods for online on-board creation of maps…”
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Multi-robot 6D graph SLAM connecting decoupled local reference filters by Schuster, Martin J., Brand, Christoph, Hirschmuller, Heiko, Suppa, Michael, Beetz, Michael

“…Teams of mobile robots can be deployed in search and rescue missions to explore previously unknown environments. Methods for joint localization and mapping…”
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URSim - A Versatile Robot Simulator for Extra-Terrestrial Exploration by Sewtz, Marco, Lehner, Hannah, Fanger, Yunis, Eberle, Jan, Wudenka, Martin, Muller, Marcus G., Bodenmuller, Tim, Schuster, Martin J.

“…We present URSim, a complete Software-in-the-Loop simulation of robotic systems, specially designed to meet the needs of testing platforms for planetary…”
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Enabling Distributed Low Radio Frequency Arrays - Results of an Analog Campaign on Mt. Etna by Staudinger, Emanuel, Pohlmann, Robert, Zhang, Siwei, Dammann, Armin, Giubilato, Riccardo, Sakagami, Ryo, Lehner, Peter, Schuster, Martin J., Domel, Andreas, Vodermayer, Bernhard, Prince, Andre F., Wedler, Armin

“…Measurement of the red-shifted 21-cm signal of neu-tral hydrogen, and thus observing The Dark Ages is expected to be the holy grail of 21-cm Cosmology. A…”
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Testing for the MMX Rover Autonomous Navigation Experiment on Phobos by Meyer, Lukas, Vayugundla, Mallikarjuna, Kenny, Patrick, Smisek, Michal, Biele, Jens, Maturilli, Alessandro, Muller, Marcus G., Sturzl, Wolfgang, Schuster, Martin J., Bodenmuller, Tim, Wedler, Armin, Triebel, Rudolph

“…The MMX rover will explore the surface of Phobos, Mars' bigger moon. It will use its stereo cameras for perceiving the environment, enabling the use of vision…”
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Stereo-vision based obstacle mapping for indoor/outdoor SLAM by Brand, Christoph, Schuster, Martin J., Hirschmuller, Heiko, Suppa, Michael

“…The creation of local and global maps is crucial for (semi-)autonomous operation of mobile robots in previously unknown environments, e.g. during search and…”
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The MMX Rover on Phobos: The Preliminary Design of the DLR Autonomous Navigation Experiment by Vayugundla, Mallikarjuna, Bodenmuller, Tim, Schuster, Martin J., Muller, Marcus G., Meyer, Lukas, Kenny, Patrick, Schuler, Florian, Bihler, Markus, Sturzl, Wolfgang, Steinmetz, Bernhard-Michael, Langwald, Jorg, Lund, Andreas, Giubilato, Riccardo, Wedler, Armin, Triebel, Rudolph, Smisek, Michal, Grebenstein, Markus

“…This paper summarizes the challenges of deep space planetary robotic-exploration missions, using the example of the DLR Autonomous Navigation Experiment within…”
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Design, Execution, and Postmortem Analysis of Prolonged Autonomous Robot Operations by Brunner, Sebastian G., Lehner, Peter, Schuster, Martin J., Riedel, Sebastian, Belder, Rico, Leidner, Daniel, Wedler, Armin, Beetz, Michael, Stulp, Freek

“…In the context of space missions and terrestrial applications, both mission goals and task implementations for autonomous robots are becoming increasingly…”
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Visual-inertial SLAM aided estimation of anchor poses and sensor error model parameters of UWB radio modules by Lutz, Philipp, Schuster, Martin J., Steidle, Florian

“…Local positioning technologies based on ultrawideband (UWB) ranging have become broadly available and accurate enough for various robotic applications. In an…”
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Exploration of Large Outdoor Environments Using Multi-Criteria Decision Making by Lehner, Hannah, Schuster, Martin J., Bodenmuller, Tim, Triebel, Rudolph

“…We present a Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) framework specifically designed for planetary exploration. Our work is based on PROMETHEE II, which allows…”
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Terrain-aware communication coverage prediction for cooperative networked robots in unstructured environments by Staudinger, Emanuel, Giubilato, Riccardo, Schuster, Martin J., Pöhlmann, Robert, Zhang, Siwei, Dömel, Andreas, Wedler, Armin, Dammann, Armin

“…Networked robots will play an important role in lunar exploration. Communication is key to enable cooperation among robots for information sharing, and to…”
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Multicomponent DNA Carrier with a Vesicular Stomatitis Virus G-Peptide Greatly Enhances Liver-Targeted Gene Expression in Mice by Schuster, Martin J, Wu, George Y, Walton, Cherie M, Wu, Catherine H

“…Genes can be targeted to hepatocytes in vitro and in vivo by the use of asialoorosomucoid−polylysine conjugates. After systemic application, this nonviral…”
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