Jutta Kiener
Papers
7
Total Citations
160
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6
About
Jutta Kiener is a pioneering researcher in autonomous humanoid robotics, with a focus on dynamic locomotion, behavior control, and heterogeneous multi-robot cooperation. Her most influential work, "VERSATILE, HIGH-QUALITY MOTIONS AND BEHAVIOR CONTROL OF A HUMANOID SOCCER ROBOT" (44 citations), demonstrates how autonomous soccer robots can achieve fast, stable performance while carrying all onboard computers and sensors—a formidable challenge in the field. Kiener's research is distinguished by her systematic approach to integrating hardware and software modules for 55-cm tall humanoids, and she has made seminal contributions to optimal trajectory planning for dynamically walking robots, as seen in her 2003 paper (23 citations). A key achievement is her work on cooperation between heterogeneous autonomous robots, notably humanoid and wheeled platforms, which has garnered over 60 combined citations and showcases how complementary capabilities can expand mission possibilities. Kiener also developed a modular, platform-independent software architecture for teams of lightweight robots, enabling reusable sensor processing, planning, and motion control. Her work with the Darmstadt Dribblers in the RoboCup Humanoid League highlights her commitment to advancing real-world, autonomous multi-robot systems.
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- 4Towards an Autonomous, Humanoid, and Dynamically Walking Robot: Modeling, OPTIMAL TRAJECTORY PLANNING, HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE, AND EXPERIMENTS23 citations · 2003
- 5Modular software architecture for teams of cooperating, heterogeneous robots15 citations · 2006
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- 7Darmstadt Dribblers 2005: Humanoid Robot (Team Description Paper)2 citations · 2005