Papers
24
Total Citations
535
H-Index
13
About
Arne Nordmann is a versatile researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotics, model-driven engineering, and safety-critical software development. Best known for his extensive contributions to domain-specific languages (DSLs) in robotics, his survey papers on the subject — accumulating over 160 citations combined — have become essential references for researchers seeking to manage the complexity of advanced robotic systems through structured modeling approaches. His 2013 user study on kinesthetic teaching of redundant robots (100 citations) demonstrated how humans can intuitively program compliant robotic arms, addressing a fundamental challenge in human-robot interaction. Beyond software abstractions, Nordmann has explored the physical frontiers of robotics, contributing to control architectures for soft and continuum robots, including the remarkable pneumatic Bionic Handling Assistant. More recently, he has turned his attention to safety assurance, publishing influential work on model-based safety assessment with SysML and component fault trees, as well as systematic approaches to counterexample explanation in formal verification. With a publication record spanning human-robot interaction, software engineering, and functional safety, Nordmann's research reflects a consistent drive to make complex robotic and safety-critical systems more accessible, reproducible, and rigorously verifiable.
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Top Papers
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- 2A Survey on Domain-Specific Languages in Robotics90 citations · 2014
- 3A Survey on Domain-specific Modeling and Languages in Robotics70 citations · 2016
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- 6A multi-level control architecture for the bionic handling assistant23 citations · 2015
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- 8A systematic literature review on counterexample explanation18 citations · 2021
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- 10Software Abstractions for Simulation and Control of a Continuum Robot16 citations · 2012