Coordination of Cooperative Multi-Robot Teams

The coordination of robot teams plays an increasingly important role in the development of future robot and automation systems. More complex tasks can be approached and already existing solutions can be significantly improved by using multiple robots in a cooperative fashion. This thesis presents several scenarios, including cooperation between air and ground vehicles, exploration scenarios and monitoring tasks. The presented solutions are built on a mathematical foundation and solved through optimization methods. Simulations provide illustration and indicate the applicability of the presented ideas.

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Lukas Klodt was born in Rotenburg a. d. Fulda in 1986. He already showed particular strengths in math and technical subjects in his school years. This continued during studies of electrical engineering in Darmstadt, where he received the ISRA Machine Vision award for his bachelor thesis. His research at TUD between 2013 and 2017 is summarized here.