Vita

Patrick Wolf studied computer science in applications focusing on embedded systems and robotics at the TU Kaiserslautern. He finished his Ph.D. thesis at the department of Computer Science at TUK on the topic of robust, human-inspired perception of autonomous off-road robots. He is a research fellow at the Robotics Research Lab and develops bio-inspired perception systems for self-driving vehicles. He uses the integrated Behavior-Based Control (iB2C) and REACTiON architecture, a generic framework for robust autonomous off-road navigation.

Publications

2023

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  • Aktuelle Forschung im Bereich des autonomen Fahr- und Arbeitsbetriebs von Nutzfahrzeugen.
    Karsten Berns and Patrick Wolf
    Jahresmagazin AUTOMATION + ROBOTIK, S. 48 - 53. (2023)
  • Global map generation using local feature grid maps for autonomous vehicles in frequently changing off-road environments.
    Matthias Kremer, Patrick Wolf, Dennis Meckel and Karsten Berns
    18th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS 2023), (2023)
  • Navigating Off-roads. Using Deep neural Networks for Rock detection in off-road Autonomous Driving with Unimog.
    Pankaj Deoli, Patrick Wolf and Karsten Berns
    20th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2023), (2023)
  • Reverse-Engineering of Behavior-Based Robot Components.
    Dennis Meckel, Patrick Wolf and Karsten Berns
    18th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS 2023), (2023)
  • Simultaneous top-down and bottom-up perception for autonomous off-road driving.
    Patrick Wolf and Karsten Berns
    2023 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), (2023)

2022

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  • A modular control architecture for safe and robust robot operation and inspection in steep slope vineyards.
    Eike Gassen, Patrick Wolf and Karsten Berns
    Resilient Smart Farming Lab Workshop Informatik 2022 (RSF-Lab 2022), (2022)
  • Cognitive Processing in Behavior-Based Perception of Autonomous Off-Road Vehicles.
    Patrick Wolf
    (2022)
  • Disturbance and Particle Detection in LiDAR Data.
    Jannis Egelhof, Patrick Wolf and Karsten Berns
    48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2022), (2022)
  • Human-inspired cognitive processing for robust autonomous off-road driving.
    Patrick Wolf
    5th Young Reseachers Symposium 2022, S. 35. (2022)
  • Integration of human skeleton posture models into REACTiON for realizing dynamic risk management.
    Qazi Jan, Patrick Wolf, Karsten Berns, Jan Reich and Marc Wellstein
    7th International Commercial Vehicle Technology Symposium Kaiserslautern – CVT 2022, (2022)
  • Traction optimization for robust navigation in unstructured environments using deep neural networks on the example of the off-road truck Unimog.
    Patrick Wolf, Pankaj Deoli, Satish Thangellapally and Karsten Berns
    17th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems – IAS-17, S. 191 - 208. (2022)
  • Universelle Nutzfahrzeugkonzepte zum autonomen ­Arbeiten in herausfordernden Umgebungen. Ein Zwischenbericht zum Projekt »Autonome Arbeitsmaschine für den Einsatz in Anwendungen wie Katastrophenschutz/ Feuerwehr, Forstwirtschaft und Weinbau«..
    Karsten Berns, Patrick Wolf and Pankaj Deoli
    CVC News, Vol. 2, S. 20 - 24. (2022)

2021

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  • Autonome Navigation und Umfelderkennung eines Unimogs in unstrukturiertem Terrain.
    Patrick Wolf and Karsten Berns
    Tagungsband DWT-SGW Forum Unmanned Systems VIII, S. 30. (2021)
  • Autonomes Arbeiten mit dem Unimog. Umrüstung für Arbeitseinsätze im Katastrophenschutz, bei Feuerwehr, Forstwirtschaft, Weinbau und Deponie.
    Karsten Berns and Patrick Wolf
    CVC News, Vol. 2, S. 8 - 10. (2021)
  • Data-fusion for robust off-road perception considering data quality of uncertain sensors.
    Patrick Wolf and Karsten Berns
    IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), S. 6853 - 6860. (2021)
  • Extending Skills of Autonomous Off-Road Robots on the Example of Behavior-Based Edge Compaction in a Road Construction Scenario.
    Patrick Wolf, Axel Vierling, Jörg Husemann, Karsten Berns and Peter Decker
    Commercial Vehicle Technology 2020/2021. Proceedings of the 6th Commercial Vehicle Technology Symposium – CVT 2020/2021, (2021)
  • Localization using OSM landmarks.
    Maximilian Kunz, Axel Vierling, Patrick Wolf and Karsten Berns
    2021 Latin American Robotics Symposium (LARS), 2021 Brazilian Symposium on Robotics (SBR), and 2021 Workshop on Robotics in Education (WRE), S. 228 - 233. (2021)
    DOI: 10.1109/LARS/SBR/WRE54079.2021.9605475 ISBN: 978-1-6654-0761-8

2020

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  • Advanced scene aware navigation for the heavy duty off-road vehicle Unimog.
    Patrick Wolf, Axel Vierling, Thorsten Ropertz and Karsten Berns
    The 9th International Conference on Advanced Concepts in Mechanical Engineering – ACME 2020. IOP Conference Series, Vol. 997, S. 1 - 18. (2020)
    DOI: 10.1088/1757-899x/997/1/012093
  • Autonome Off-Road Navigation von Nutzfahrzeugen. Erfahrungsbericht und Testergebnisse des CVC-Leitprojekts zum autonomen Fahrbetrieb von Nutzfahrzeugen im Off-Road-Bereich.
    Karsten Berns, Patrick Wolf and Steffen Hemer
    CVC News, Vol. 1, S. 4 - 10. (2020)
  • Autonomous Off-Road Navigation using Near-Feature-Based World Knowledge Incorporation on the Example of Forest Path Detection.
    Patrick Wolf, Axel Vierling, Thorsten Ropertz, Simon Velden, Carlos Guzman and Karsten Berns
    Preprint submitted to Robotics and Autonomous Systems, (2020)
  • Behavior-Based Obstacle Detection in Off-Road Environments Considering Data Quality.
    Patrick Wolf, Thorsten Ropertz and Karsten Berns
    Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, Vol. 495, S. 786 - 809. (2020)
  • Evolution of robotic simulators. Using UE 4 to enable real-world quality testing of complex autonomous robots in unstructured environments.
    Patrick Wolf, Tobias Groll, Steffen Hemer and Karsten Berns
    Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications (SIMULTECH 2020), S. 271 - 278. (2020)
  • Towards High-Quality Road Construction. Using Autonomous Tandem Rollers for Asphalt Compaction Optimization.
    Jörg Husemann, Patrick Wolf, Axel Vierling, Karsten Berns and Peter Decker
    Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC), S. 90 - 97. (2020)
  • Wenn Autos fahren wie von Geisterhand. Off-Road-Bereich wird zur Herausforderung / Nutzen wäre aber enorm.
    Karsten Berns and Patrick Wolf
    KOMMUNALtopinform, Vol. 4, S. 62 - 63. (2020)

2019

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  • Combining Onthologies and Behavior-Based Control for Aware Navigation in Challenging Off-Road Environments.
    Patrick Wolf, Thorsten Ropertz, Philipp Feldmann and Karsten Berns
    Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO 2019), S. 135 - 146. (2019)
    DOI: 10.5220/0007934301350146, ISBN: 9789897583803
  • Distributed Coordination and Task Assignment of Autonomous Tandem Rollers in Road Construction Scenarios.
    Patrick Wolf, Thorsten Ropertz, Alexander Matheis, Karsten Berns and Peter Decker
    36th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2019), S. 953 - 960. (2019)
  • White Paper. High Quality Road Construction using 5G-AMMCOA. Autonomous Mobile Machine Communication for Off-Road Applications.
    Patrick Wolf, Thorsten Ropertz, Karsten Berns and Peter Decker
    , S. 1 - 7. (2019)

2018

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  • Auf dem Weg zur autonomen Straßenfertigung. Kooperation und Kommunikation von vollauto­matisierten Nutzfahrzeugen in der Baustelle von morgen am Beispiel von BOMAG Tandemwalzen..
    Karsten Berns, Patrick Wolf and Peter Decker
    CVC News, Vol. 1, S. 12 - 15. (2018)
  • Behavior-Based Control for Safe and Robust Navigation of an Unimog in Off-Road Environments.
    Patrick Wolf, Thorsten Ropertz, Karsten Berns, Martin Thul, Peter Wetzel and Achim Vogt
    Commercial Vehicle Technology 2018. Proceedings of the 5th Commercial Vehicle Technology Symposium – CVT 2018, S. 63 - 76. (2018)
  • Behavior-Based Low-Level Control for (semi-) Autonomous Vehicles in Rough Terrain.
    Thorsten Ropertz, Patrick Wolf and Karsten Berns
    Proceedings of ISR 2018, S. 386 - 393. (2018)
  • Combining Behavior-Based and Contract-Based Control Architectures for Behavior Optimization of Networked Autonomous Vehicles in Unstructured Environments.
    Sebastian Mu?ller, Patrick Wolf, Karsten Berns and Peter Liggesmeyer
    Commercial Vehicle Technology 2018. Proceedings of the 5th Commercial Vehicle Technology Symposium – CVT 2018, S. 324 - 335. (2018)
  • Cooperation and Communication of Autonomous Tandem Rollers in Street Construction Scenarios.
    Thorsten Ropertz, Patrick Wolf, Karsten Berns, Jochen Hirth and Peter Decker
    Commercial Vehicle Technology 2018. Proceedings of the 5th Commercial Vehicle Technology Symposium – CVT 2018, S. 25 - 36. (2018)
  • Local Behavior-Based Navigation in Rough Off-Road Scenarios based on Vehicle Kinematics.
    Patrick Wolf, Thorsten Ropertz, Moritz Oswald and Karsten Berns
    2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), S. 719 - 724. (2018)
    DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2018.8460631

2017

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  • Autonomie in unwegsamem Gelände. Aktuelle Zwischenergebnisse des CVC-Leitprojekts zum autonomen Fahrbetrieb von Nutzfahrzeugen im Off-Road Bereich.
    Karsten Berns and Patrick Wolf
    CVC News, Vol. 2, S. 8 - 11. (2017)
  • Quality-Based Behavior-Based Control for Autonomous Robots in Rough Environments.
    Thorsten Ropertz, Patrick Wolf and Karsten Berns
    Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO 2017), Vol. 1, S. 513 - 524. (2017)

2016

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  • Structured Design of Quality-Sensitive Behavior-Based Perception Systems.
    Patrick Vatter
    (2016)

2014

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  • Point Cloud Collection and Analysis.
    Patrick Vatter
    (2014)

2013

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  • Versatile and Efficient Point Cloud Splitting.
    Patrick Vatter
    (2013)