Lukas Schichler

Virtual Vehicle (Austria)

Papers

4

Total Citations

19

H-Index

2

About

Lukas Schichler is an emerging researcher specializing in autonomous robotics, robust localization, and intelligent path planning, with a particular focus on deploying autonomous systems in challenging and hazardous environments. His work addresses some of the most pressing limitations facing autonomous vehicles and rescue robots today — namely, reliable navigation where conventional sensors fail. Schichler's most impactful contribution to date is his development of multi-sensor fusion frameworks that combine thermal imaging, LiDAR, and GNSS data to achieve dependable localization in GNSS-denied settings such as tunnels and urban disaster zones. This research, which has garnered 8 citations since its 2025 publication, holds significant promise for search and rescue robotics. Complementing this, his thermal-LiDAR fusion work further refines localization under low-visibility conditions, directly tackling real-world operational constraints. On the planning side, Schichler has proposed a cost-effective smooth A* path planning algorithm tailored for non-holonomic car-like vehicles, accumulating 9 citations across related publications and demonstrating practical applicability in intelligent transportation systems. Together, his contributions form a coherent research vision: making autonomous systems genuinely reliable where they are needed most.

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H-Index
4
Papers
19
Total Citations
5
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Robust Multi-Sensor Fusion for Localization in Hazardous Environments Using Thermal, LiDAR, and GNSS Data
8 citations · 2025
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2025 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 3
🏛 Institutions: Virtual Vehicle (Austria)

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