Korbinian Schmid
Papers
10
Total Citations
1,416
H-Index
7
About
Korbinian Schmid is a robotics researcher whose work spans autonomous aerial systems, computer vision, and mobile robot navigation, with particular emphasis on enabling robots to operate reliably in complex, unstructured environments. His most recognized contribution is his foundational work on fully autonomous UAVs for urban search and rescue, which has garnered over 800 citations and established key principles for infrastructure-independent aerial robotics. Schmid has made substantial advances in stereo vision-based navigation, developing systems capable of real-time ego-motion estimation, obstacle avoidance, and 6D localization for both individual robots and multi-robot teams — work that collectively reflects hundreds of citations and underscores his influence on the field. His research extends to humanoid robotics, contributing to the torque-controlled TORO platform developed at DLR, and to novel aerodynamic sensing, including pioneering methods for estimating wind velocity and contact forces on multicopter platforms using onboard sensors alone. His broader portfolio — spanning underwater vehicles, IMU-camera fusion, and distributed SLAM — reveals a versatile researcher committed to pushing the boundaries of autonomous systems across air, land, and water.
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Top Papers
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- 2Overview of the torque-controlled humanoid robot TORO279 citations · 2014
- 3Stereo vision based indoor/outdoor navigation for flying robots156 citations · 2013
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- 8Computer Vision for Mobile Robot Navigation3 citations · 2015
- 9μAUV2 - Development of a Minuscule Autonomous Underwater Vehicle3 citations · 2016
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