@inproceedings{StopforthDavrajhFerrein2017,
  author    = {Stopforth, Riaan and Davrajh, Shaniel and Ferrein, Alexander},
  title     = {South African robotics entity for a collaboration initiative},
  series = {Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa and Robotics and Mechatronics International Conference (PRASA-RobMech), 2016},
  booktitle = {Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa and Robotics and Mechatronics International Conference (PRASA-RobMech), 2016},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  isbn      = {978-1-5090-3335-5},
  doi       = {10.1109/RoboMech.2016.7813144},
  pages     = {1 -- 6},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@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{WalentaSchellekensFerreinetal.2017,
  author    = {Walenta, Robert and Schellekens, Twan and Ferrein, Alexander and Schiffer, Stefan},
  title     = {A decentralised system approach for controlling AGVs with ROS},
  series = {AFRICON, Proceedings},
  booktitle = {AFRICON, Proceedings},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  isbn      = {978-1-5386-2775-4},
  issn      = {2153-0033},
  doi       = {10.1109/AFRCON.2017.8095693},
  pages     = {1436 -- 1441},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{NiemuellerLakemeyerReuteretal.2017,
  author    = {Niemueller, T. and Lakemeyer, G. and Reuter, S. and Jeschke, S. and Ferrein, Alexander},
  title     = {Benchmarking of Cyber-Physical Systems in Industrial Robotics: The RoboCup Logistics League as a CPS Benchmark Blueprint},
  series = {Cyber-Physical Systems: Foundations, Principles and Applications},
  booktitle = {Cyber-Physical Systems: Foundations, Principles and Applications},
  publisher = {Academic Press},
  address   = {London},
  doi       = {10.1016/B978-0-12-803801-7.00013-4},
  pages     = {193 -- 207},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {In the future, we expect manufacturing companies to follow a new paradigm that mandates more automation and autonomy in production processes. Such smart factories will offer a variety of production technologies as services that can be combined ad hoc to produce a large number of different product types and variants cost-effectively even in small lot sizes. This is enabled by cyber-physical systems that feature flexible automated planning methods for production scheduling, execution control, and in-factory logistics. During development, testbeds are required to determine the applicability of integrated systems in such scenarios. Furthermore, benchmarks are needed to quantify and compare system performance in these industry-inspired scenarios at a comprehensible and manageable size which is, at the same time, complex enough to yield meaningful results. In this chapter, based on our experience in the RoboCup Logistics League (RCLL) as a specific example, we derive a generic blueprint for how a holistic benchmark can be developed, which combines a specific scenario with a set of key performance indicators as metrics to evaluate the overall integrated system and its components.},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{NiemuellerNeumannHenkeetal.2017,
  author    = {Niemueller, Tim and Neumann, Tobias and Henke, Christoph and Sch{\"o}nitz, Sebastian and Reuter, Sebastian and Ferrein, Alexander and Jeschke, Sabina and Lakemeyer, Gerhard},
  title     = {International Harting Open Source Award 2016: Fawkes for the RoboCup Logistics League},
  series = {RoboCup 2016: RoboCup 2016: Robot World Cup XX. RoboCup 2016},
  booktitle = {RoboCup 2016: RoboCup 2016: Robot World Cup XX. RoboCup 2016},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  isbn      = {978-3-319-68792-6},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-319-68792-6_53},
  pages     = {634 -- 642},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{ZugNiemuellerHochgeschwenderetal.2017,
  author    = {Zug, Sebastian and Niemueller, Tim and Hochgeschwender, Nico and Seidensticker, Kai and Seidel, Martin and Friedrich, Tim and Neumann, Tobias and Karras, Ulrich and Kraetzschmar, Gerhard K. and Ferrein, Alexander},
  title     = {An Integration Challenge to Bridge the Gap Among Industry-Inspired RoboCup Leagues},
  series = {RoboCup 2016: Robot World Cup XX. RoboCup 2016.},
  booktitle = {RoboCup 2016: Robot World Cup XX. RoboCup 2016.},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  isbn      = {978-3-319-68792-6},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-319-68792-6_13},
  pages     = {157 -- 168},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{MarcoFerrein2017,
  author    = {Marco, Heather G. and Ferrein, Alexander},
  title     = {AGNES: The African-German Network of Excellence in Science},
  series = {Proceedings of the 2nd Developing World Robotics Forum, Workshop at IEEE AFRICON 2017},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2nd Developing World Robotics Forum, Workshop at IEEE AFRICON 2017},
  pages     = {1 -- 2},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{SchifferFerrein2017,
  author    = {Schiffer, Stefan and Ferrein, Alexander},
  title     = {A System Layout for Cognitive Service Robots},
  series = {Cognitive Robot Architectures. Proceedings of EUCognition 2016},
  booktitle = {Cognitive Robot Architectures. Proceedings of EUCognition 2016},
  issn      = {1613-0073},
  pages     = {44 -- 45},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{StopforthDavrajhFerrein2017,
  author    = {Stopforth, Riaan and Davrajh, Shaniel and Ferrein, Alexander},
  title     = {Design considerations of the duo fugam dual rotor UAV},
  series = {2017 Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa and Robotics and Mechatronics (PRASA-RobMech)},
  booktitle = {2017 Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa and Robotics and Mechatronics (PRASA-RobMech)},
  isbn      = {978-1-5386-2314-5},
  doi       = {10.1109/RoboMech.2017.8261115},
  pages     = {7 -- 13},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{MatareSchifferFerrein2019,
  author    = {Matar{\´e}, Victor and Schiffer, Stefan and Ferrein, Alexander},
  title     = {golog++ : An integrative system design},
  series = {CogRob 2018. Cognitive Robotics Workshop : Proceedings of the 11th Cognitive Robotics Workshop 2018 co-located with 16th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR 2018) Tempe, AZ, USA, October 27th, 2018},
  booktitle = {CogRob 2018. Cognitive Robotics Workshop : Proceedings of the 11th Cognitive Robotics Workshop 2018 co-located with 16th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR 2018) Tempe, AZ, USA, October 27th, 2018},
  editor    = {Steinbauer, Gerald and Ferrein, Alexander},
  issn      = {1613-0073},
  pages     = {29 -- 35},
  year      = {2019},
  language  = {en}
}