TY  - CHAP
A1  - Nikolovski, Gjorgji
A1  - Limpert, Nicolas
A1  - Nessau, Hendrik
A1  - Reke, Michael
A1  - Ferrein, Alexander
T1  - Model-predictive control with parallelised optimisation for the navigation of autonomous mining vehicles
T2  - 2023 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV)
N2  - 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.
KW  - Mpc
KW  - Control
KW  - Path-following
KW  - Navigation
KW  - Automation
Y1  - 2023
SN  - 979-8-3503-4691-6 (Online)
SN  - 979-8-3503-4692-3 (Print)
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IV55152.2023.10186806
N1  - IEEE Symposium on Intelligent Vehicle, 4.-7. June 2023, Anchorage, AK, USA.
PB  - IEEE
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Beck, Daniel
A1  - Buchleitner, Martin
A1  - Ferrein, Alexander
A1  - Niemüller, Tim
A1  - Steinbauer, Gerald
T1  - Mostly Harmless & AllemaniACs - mixed innovations
Y1  - 2014
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Rebel, Sören
A1  - Hüning, Felix
A1  - Scholl, Ingrid
A1  - Ferrein, Alexander
T1  - MQOne: Low-cost design for a rugged-terrain robot platform
T2  - 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)
N2  - 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.
Y1  - 2015
SN  - 978-3-319-22875-4 (print) ; 978-3-319-22876-1 (E-Book)
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22876-1_19
SP  - 209
EP  - 221
PB  - Springer
CY  - Cham
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ferrein, Alexander
A1  - Steinbauer, Gerald
T1  - On the Way to High-Level Programming for Resource-Limited Embedded Systems with Golog
JF  - Simulation, Modeling, and Programming for Autonomous Robots
Y1  - 2010
N1  - Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 6472 ; Second International Conference, SIMPAR 2010, Darmstadt, Germany, November 15-18, 2010. Proceedings
SP  - 229
EP  - 240
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ferrein, Alexander
A1  - Fritz, Christian
A1  - Lakemeyer, Gerhard
T1  - On-Line Decision-Theoretic Golog for Unpredictable Domains / Ferrein, Alexander ; Fritz, Christian ; Lakemeyer, Gerhard
JF  - KI 2004: Advances in Artificial Intelligence : 27th Annual German Conference on AI, KI 2004, Ulm, Germany, September 20-24, 2004. Proceedings
Y1  - 2004
N1  - Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 3238
SP  - 322
EP  - 336
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Alhwarin, Faraj
A1  - Schiffer, Stefan
A1  - Ferrein, Alexander
A1  - Scholl, Ingrid
T1  - Optimized KinectFusion Algorithm for 3D Scanning Applications
T2  - Proceedings of the 11th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 2: BIOIMAGING
Y1  - 2018
SN  - 978-989-758-278-3
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0006594700500057
SP  - 50
EP  - 57
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ferrein, Alexander
A1  - Böhnstedt, Lutz
A1  - Lakemeyer, Gerhard
T1  - Options in readylog reloaded -- generating decision-theoretic plan libraries in golog / Böhnstedt, Lutz ; Ferrein, Alexander ; Lakemeyer, Gerhard
JF  - KI 2007: advances in artificial intelligence : 30th Annual German Conference on AI, KI 2007, Osnabrück, Germany, September 10 - 13, 2007 ; proceedings
Y1  - 2007
SN  - 978-3-540-74564-8
N1  - Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 4667
SP  - 352
EP  - 366
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ferrein, Alexander
T1  - Planwirtschaft
JF  - Linux Magazin (2004)
Y1  - 2004
SN  - 1432-640X
SP  - 50
EP  - 53
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schiffer, Stefan
A1  - Ferrein, Alexander
A1  - Lakemeyer, Gerhard
T1  - Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA 2011)
JF  - Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA 2011)
Y1  - 2010
SP  - 1
EP  - 10
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Niemüller, Tim
A1  - Lakemeyer, Gerhard
A1  - Ferrein, Alexander
A1  - Reuter, S.
A1  - Ewert, D.
A1  - Jeschke, S.
A1  - Pensky, D.
A1  - Karras, Ulrich
T1  - Proposal for advancements to the LLSF in 2014 and beyond
Y1  - 2013
SP  - Publ. online
ER  -