Papers
29
Total Citations
812
H-Index
12
About
Dorit Borrmann is a pioneering researcher in the field of 3D mapping, mobile robotics, and point cloud processing, whose work has fundamentally advanced how autonomous systems perceive and reconstruct complex environments. Best known for her landmark 2007 paper on globally consistent 3D mapping with scan matching — now with nearly 280 citations — Borrmann has built a distinguished career bridging theoretical robotics with real-world applications. Her contributions span a remarkable range of challenges: from developing efficient algorithms for processing billions of spatial data points generated by high-speed laser scanners, to creating innovative thermal 3D mapping systems that fuse infrared imaging with geometric data for building façade analysis. Her work on man-portable, GPS-free mobile mapping systems reflects a consistent drive toward accessible, flexible solutions for indoor and underground environments, exemplified by a robotic dataset captured deep within the world's largest copper mine. Borrmann has also demonstrated impressive versatility by applying her mapping expertise to cultural heritage preservation, digitizing archaeological sites with striking precision using the IRMA3D robotic platform. With a body of work exceeding 700 cumulative citations, she stands as an influential voice in autonomous mapping, thermal sensing, and computational geometry, inspiring the next generation of robotics researchers worldwide.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Globally consistent 3D mapping with scan matching279 citations · 2007
- 2A mobile robot based system for fully automated thermal 3D mapping106 citations · 2014
- 3Efficient processing of large 3D point clouds78 citations · 2011
- 4Thermal 3D Mapping of Building Façades60 citations · 2012
- 5A MAN-PORTABLE, IMU-FREE MOBILE MAPPING SYSTEM46 citations · 2015
- 6Chilean underground mine dataset40 citations · 2017
- 7Mutual Calibration for 3D Thermal Mapping29 citations · 2012
- 8ROBOTIC MAPPING OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES25 citations · 2015
- 9Point guards and point clouds22 citations · 2013
- 10Irma3D — An Intelligent Robot for Mapping Applications19 citations · 2013