Marc Schwarzbach
Papers
8
Total Citations
499
H-Index
7
About
Marc Schwarzbach is a pioneering researcher in aerial robotics, specializing in aerial manipulation, physical human-robot interaction, and autonomous systems. His major contributions lie in the development of fully actuated aerial manipulation systems, where he demonstrated the first successful integration of a seven-degree-of-freedom industrial robotic arm with an autonomous helicopter. This groundbreaking work, published in his most-cited paper (144 citations), addressed the critical challenge of dynamic coupling between the helicopter and manipulator, enabling precise physical interaction with the environment. His research has been widely influential, with his top three papers collectively accumulating over 386 citations. Notably, Schwarzbach extended his work to practical applications such as remote water sampling in sensitive ecosystems (47 citations) and automatic aerial deployment and retrieval of mobile ground robots (13 citations). He also contributed to high-altitude pseudo-satellite missions by modifying flight control systems for balloon-launched UAVs. Through his innovative work on load transportation, deployment, and aerial manipulation, Schwarzbach has established himself as a key figure in advancing the capabilities of unmanned aerial systems for real-world physical tasks.
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- 4Remote water sampling using flying robots47 citations · 2014
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- 6On the Cooperation between Mobile Robots and Wireless Sensor Networks14 citations · 2014
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