Papers
13
Total Citations
99
H-Index
6
About
Fabian Buse is a space robotics researcher specializing in planetary rover locomotion, terramechanics, and robotic simulation, with a particular focus on exploration of low-gravity celestial bodies. Based at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), he has made significant contributions to the development of the MMX Rover — a landmark collaboration between DLR and CNES for JAXA's Martian Moons eXploration mission — which will be the first wheeled vehicle to operate in a milli-g environment on the Martian moon Phobos. His work spans the full development lifecycle of the rover, from early locomotion system design and control algorithms to qualification testing and digital twin development, accumulating over 90 citations across his key publications. Buse has also advanced simulation methodologies, including a novel Soil Contact Model for multibody simulation of wheel-terrain interaction and a general-purpose Lua interpreter for Modelica, broadening the toolkit available for complex system modeling. His establishment and use of DLR's Terramechanics Robotics Locomotion Lab (TROLL) further demonstrates his commitment to bridging rigorous physical testing with high-fidelity simulation, making him a central figure in pushing the boundaries of planetary mobility systems into entirely new gravitational regimes.
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Top Papers
- 1MMX - Development of a Rover Locomotion System for Phobos21 citations · 2020
- 2MMX Rover Simulation - Robotic Simulations for Phobos Operations15 citations · 2022
- 3Roving on Phobos: Challenges of the MMX Rover for Space Robotics12 citations · 2019
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- 5Locomotion Control Functions for the Active Chassis of the MMX Rover10 citations · 2021
- 6General Purpose Lua Interpreter for Modelica7 citations · 2021
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- 8The DLR Terramechanics Robotics Locomotion Lab6 citations · 2018
- 9Digital Twin for the MMX Rover Locomotion Subsystem3 citations · 2025
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