Jan Koch

About

Jan Koch is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotics, autonomous systems, and intelligent environments, with particular expertise in indoor and outdoor localization, robot navigation, and assistive technologies. His most influential contribution, "Indoor Localisation of Humans, Objects, and mobile Robots with RFID Infrastructure" (2007), garnered over 60 combined citations and demonstrated how RFID-based systems can provide the contextual awareness that intelligent environments demand. Complementing this, his fault-tolerant 3D localization work for outdoor vehicles (2006, 16 citations) and inertial navigation research (2005, 12 citations) established him as a versatile voice in sensor fusion and Kalman-based positioning systems. Koch's later research shifted meaningfully toward assistive living, exploring how small service robots can support elderly populations while preserving privacy — a technically and ethically nuanced challenge addressed in his 2011 paper with 11 citations. His work on robot mapping, speech interaction, and web-based robot control interfaces further reflects a commitment to making robotic systems practical, accessible, and human-centered. Across more than a decade of research, Koch has helped bridge the gap between theoretical localization methods and real-world deployment in both outdoor vehicles and domestic care environments.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Indoor Localisation of Humans, Objects, and mobile Robots with RFID Infrastructure

   42 citations · 2007
2. 2
   Indoor Localisation of Humans, Objects, and mobile Robots with RFID Infrastructure

   22 citations · 2007
3. 3
   Fault-Tolerant 3D Localization for Outdoor Vehicles

   16 citations · 2006
4. 4
   Methodology for robot mapping and navigation in assisted living environments

   12 citations · 2009
5. 5
   Inertial navigation for wheeled robots in outdoor terrain

   12 citations · 2005
6. 6
   Using an autonomous robot to maintain privacy in assistive environments

   11 citations · 2011
7. 7
   Universal web interfaces for robot control frameworks

   10 citations · 2008
8. 8
   Dynamic Speech Interaction for Robotic Agents

   9 citations · 2007
9. 9
   Mobile Robot Navigation Support in Living Environments

   8 citations · 2007
10. 10
    Small Service Robots for Assisted Living Environments

    4 citations · 2008

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