@article{SchifferFerrein2016,
  author    = {Schiffer, Stefan and Ferrein, Alexander},
  title     = {Decision-Theoretic Planning with Fuzzy Notions in GOLOG},
  series = {International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-Based Systems},
  volume    = {24},
  journal   = {International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-Based Systems},
  number    = {Issue Suppl. 2},
  publisher = {World Scientific},
  address   = {Singapur},
  issn      = {1793-6411},
  doi       = {10.1142/S0218488516400134},
  pages     = {123 -- 143},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {In this paper we present an extension of the action language Golog that allows for using fuzzy notions in non-deterministic argument choices and the reward function in decision-theoretic planning. Often, in decision-theoretic planning, it is cumbersome to specify the set of values to pick from in the non-deterministic-choice-of-argument statement. Also, even for domain experts, it is not always easy to specify a reward function. Instead of providing a finite domain for values in the non-deterministic-choice-of-argument statement in Golog, we now allow for stating the argument domain by simply providing a formula over linguistic terms and fuzzy uents. In Golog's forward-search DT planning algorithm, these formulas are evaluated in order to find the agent's optimal policy. We illustrate this in the Diner Domain where the agent needs to calculate the optimal serving order.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{RensFerreinPoel2008,
  author    = {Rens, Gavin and Ferrein, Alexander and Poel, Etienne van der},
  title     = {Extending DTGolog to deal with POMD-Ps},
  series = {Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Symposium of the Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa (PRASA 2008)},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Symposium of the Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa (PRASA 2008)},
  organization    = {Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa},
  pages     = {49 -- 54},
  year      = {2008},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FerreinSteinbauer2016,
  author    = {Ferrein, Alexander and Steinbauer, Gerald},
  title     = {The Interplay of Aldebaran and RoboCup},
  series = {KI - K{\"u}nstliche Intelligenz},
  volume    = {30},
  journal   = {KI - K{\"u}nstliche Intelligenz},
  number    = {3-4},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {1610-1987},
  doi       = {10.1007/s13218-016-0440-1},
  pages     = {325 -- 326},
  year      = {2016},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{ViehmannLimpertHofmannetal.2023,
  author    = {Viehmann, Tarik and Limpert, Nicolas and Hofmann, Till and Henning, Mike and Ferrein, Alexander and Lakemeyer, Gerhard},
  title     = {Winning the RoboCup logistics league with visual servoing and centralized goal reasoning},
  series = {RoboCup 2022: Robot World Cup XXV},
  booktitle = {RoboCup 2022: Robot World Cup XXV},
  editor    = {Eguchi, Amy and Lau, Nuno and Paetzel-Pr{\"u}smann, Maike and Wanichanon, Thanapat},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  isbn      = {978-3-031-28468-7 (Print)},
  doi       = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28469-4_25},
  pages     = {300 -- 312},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {The RoboCup Logistics League (RCLL) is a robotics competition in a production logistics scenario in the context of a Smart Factory. In the competition, a team of three robots needs to assemble products to fulfill various orders that are requested online during the game. This year, the Carologistics team was able to win the competition with a new approach to multi-agent coordination as well as significant changes to the robot's perception unit and a pragmatic network setup using the cellular network instead of WiFi. In this paper, we describe the major components of our approach with a focus on the changes compared to the last physical competition in 2019.},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{RebelHueningScholletal.2015,
  author    = {Rebel, S{\"o}ren and H{\"u}ning, Felix and Scholl, Ingrid and Ferrein, Alexander},
  title     = {MQOne: Low-cost design for a rugged-terrain robot platform},
  series = {Intelligent robotics and applications : 8th International Conference, ICIRA 2015, Portsmouth, UK, August 24-27, 2015, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture notes in computer science : vol. 9245)},
  booktitle = {Intelligent robotics and applications : 8th International Conference, ICIRA 2015, Portsmouth, UK, August 24-27, 2015, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture notes in computer science : vol. 9245)},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  isbn      = {978-3-319-22875-4 (print) ; 978-3-319-22876-1 (E-Book)},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-319-22876-1_19},
  pages     = {209 -- 221},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {Rugged terrain robot designs are important for field robotics missions. A number of commercial platforms are available, however, at an impressive price. In this paper, we describe the hardware and software component of a low-cost wheeled rugged-terrain robot. The robot is based on an electric children quad bike and is modified to be driven by wire. In terms of climbing properties, operation time and payload it can compete with some of the commercially available platforms, but at a far lower price.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{NikolovskiLimpertNessauetal.2023,
  author    = {Nikolovski, Gjorgji and Limpert, Nicolas and Nessau, Hendrik and Reke, Michael and Ferrein, Alexander},
  title     = {Model-predictive control with parallelised optimisation for the navigation of autonomous mining vehicles},
  series = {2023 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV)},
  booktitle = {2023 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV)},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  isbn      = {979-8-3503-4691-6 (Online)},
  doi       = {10.1109/IV55152.2023.10186806},
  pages     = {6 Seiten},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {The work in modern open-pit and underground mines requires the transportation of large amounts of resources between fixed points. The navigation to these fixed points is a repetitive task that can be automated. The challenge in automating the navigation of vehicles commonly used in mines is the systemic properties of such vehicles. Many mining vehicles, such as the one we have used in the research for this paper, use steering systems with an articulated joint bending the vehicle's drive axis to change its course and a hydraulic drive system to actuate axial drive components or the movements of tippers if available. To address the difficulties of controlling such a vehicle, we present a model-predictive approach for controlling the vehicle. While the control optimisation based on a parallel error minimisation of the predicted state has already been established in the past, we provide insight into the design and implementation of an MPC for an articulated mining vehicle and show the results of real-world experiments in an open-pit mine environment.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FerreinDyllaLakemeyeretal.2008,
  author    = {Ferrein, Alexander and Dylla, Frank and Lakemeyer, Gerhard and Murray, Jan},
  title     = {Approaching a formal soccer theory from behaviour specifications in robotic soccer / Dylla, Frank ; Ferrein, Alexander ; Lakemeyer, Gerhard ; Murray, Jan ; Obst, Oliver ; R{\"o}fer, Thomas ; Schiffer, Stefan ; Stolzenburg, Frieder ; Visser, Ubbo ; Wagner, Tho},
  series = {Computers in sport / editors: P Dabnichki},
  journal   = {Computers in sport / editors: P Dabnichki},
  publisher = {WIT Press},
  address   = {Southampton},
  isbn      = {978-1-8456-4064-4},
  pages     = {161 -- 185},
  year      = {2008},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BooysenRiegerFerrein2011,
  author    = {Booysen, Tracy and Rieger, Michael and Ferrein, Alexander},
  title     = {Towards inexpensive robots for science \& technology teaching and education in Africa},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  address   = {New York},
  isbn      = {978-1-61284-992-8},
  pages     = {1 -- 6},
  year      = {2011},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{FerreinMaierMuehlbacheretal.2015,
  author    = {Ferrein, Alexander and Maier, Christopher and M{\"u}hlbacher, Clemens and Niemueller, Tim and Steinbauer, Gerald and Vassos, Stravros},
  title     = {Controlling Logistics Robots with the Action-based Language YAGI},
  series = {Proceedings of the 2015 IROS Workshop on Workshop on Task Planning for Intelligent Robots in Service and Manufacturing},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2015 IROS Workshop on Workshop on Task Planning for Intelligent Robots in Service and Manufacturing},
  year      = {2015},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{GspandlPillReipetal.2011,
  author    = {Gspandl, Stephan and Pill, Ingo and Reip, Michael and Steinbauer, Gerald and Ferrein, Alexander},
  title     = {Belief Management for High-Level Robot Programs},
  series = {Proceedings of the Twenty-Second International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence [electronic resource] : Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 16 - 22 July 2011 / sponsored by International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI) and the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). Ed. by Toby Walsh},
  journal   = {Proceedings of the Twenty-Second International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence [electronic resource] : Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 16 - 22 July 2011 / sponsored by International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI) and the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). Ed. by Toby Walsh},
  pages     = {900 -- 905},
  year      = {2011},
  language  = {en}
}