Sebastian Petters
Papers
7
Total Citations
103
H-Index
4
About
Sebastian Petters is a robotics researcher whose work has been instrumental in advancing the autonomy and coordination of humanoid and legged robots, particularly in the challenging domain of RoboCup soccer. His key research areas include modular software architecture, behavior control, and multi-robot systems for heterogeneous teams. Petters’ most notable contribution is the development of a versatile, high-quality motion and behavior control system for a 55-cm tall autonomous humanoid soccer robot, detailed in his most-cited paper (44 citations). This work tackled the extraordinary challenge of integrating onboard computing, sensors, and batteries to achieve fast, stable locomotion and decision-making during competitive play. He further advanced the field by pioneering a platform-independent, modular software architecture for teams of cooperating, lightweight robots (15 citations), enabling reusable sensor processing, planning, and motion control modules. His contributions to reusable tools and architectures (13 citations) and multilevel testing of control software (22 citations) have provided foundational frameworks for research and education, as seen in his work on new autonomous four-legged and humanoid platforms. Through his leadership in the Darmstadt Dribblers team, Petters has helped push the boundaries of real-time, autonomous robot coordination.
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Top Papers
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- 2Multilevel Testing of Control Software for Teams of Autonomous Mobile Robots22 citations · 2008
- 3Modular 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