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Christof Eberst

 Email: Christof.Eberst@rcs.ei.tum.de
Snail: Technische Universität München
Lehrstuhl für Realzeit-Computersysteme
(Institute for Real-Time Computer Systems)
Christof Eberst
D-80290 München
GERMANY
Desk:Arcisstr. 21, Raum 4965
Tel:+49-89-289-28354
Fax:+49-89-289-23555

Personal file:

Feb.1969 born in Munich. Nov. 1989 till Mai 1994 Diplom Ingenieur (Master) in electrical engineering (information-technology) at the Technische Universität München. Sept. 1993- Feb. 1994: University of Houston - Dep. of Psychology, doing research about the part that magno- and parvocellular channels play in hyperacuity of the human eye - brain. Aug. 1994 till Dec.1999: PhD at the Technische Universität München - Institute for Real-Time Computer-Systems (formerly Lab. of Process Control and Real Time Systems), Prof. Georg Faerber. Titel: "Incorporation of Recognition Strategies in Sensory Exploration" June -Oct. 1999: Delegated to the Center for Autonomous Systems (CAS), Prof. Henrik I. Christensen, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Research at vision-based techniques for highly reliable door-traversal with autonomous robots. Since Sept. 2000: Researcher for sensor-based robotics at PROFACTOR GmbH (PROFACTOR Homepage). Fields of research: Autonomous mobile robots and introduction of acquired knowledge (from structure recognition, object recognition and sensor data fusion) to exploration. Telerobotics: Robust video-based environmental reconstruction and run-time-compensation for Telepresence / Telerobotics / Telemanipuilation in unknown environments using photorealistic szene-prediction: Video-based surface detection, permitting computer-graphics techniques such as texture-mapping Performance Evaluation of Computer Vision Systems.

exploration environment

robot approaching

intermittent step of O.I.

Aufgaben und Projekte - Projects and current work

I am in charge of structure and object-recognition and spatial completion of unknown environments. My main research topics are: Fast object-recognition & sensor fusion & structure detection, clustering and aggregation of features. New research topics are Run-Time-Compensation for teleoperation tasks (tele-robotics, tele-presence, tele-manipulation) in unknown remote environments, using photorealistic predictive displays. In terms of low-level sensor data processing, a new challenge is video based surface determination.

PRESENTATIONS:

" Integration of Recognition Strategies in Indoor Exploration" Centre for Autonomous Systems, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 1999

" Predictive Dispays and Visual Feedback in Telerobotics, Telepresence, and Teleaction" Dept. Computer Science and Electrical Engineerging, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden, Sep. 1999

" Telepresence and Teleaction: Towards a Complete Immersion of a Human Operator in Telerobotics Applications" Dept. Computer Science and Electrical Engineerging, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden, Sep. 1999

" Video-Based Perception in Robotic Projects on Exploration, Telepresence, Micro-Manipulation and Hand-Eye-Systems" Computer-Vision and Active Perception Lab., Centre for Autonomous Systems, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 9.2.1999

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    • PUBLICATIONS, JOURNALS AND BOOK-CHAPTERS:

    Burschka, D.; Eberst, C.; Robl, C. and Faerber, G. "Vision-Based Exploration of Indoor Environments", in : "Robust Vision for Vision-Based Control of Motion", Editors: M. Vince and G. D. Hager, pp. 77-95, IEEE Press, 2000.

    PUBLICATIONS, INVITED PAPERS:

    Burschka, D.; Eberst, C.; Robl, C. and Faerber, G. "Environmental Modeling and Secure Motion in Unknown Indoor Environments Using Video Sensors", in : "Modelling and Planning for Sensor Based Intelligent Robot Systems (Dagstuhl Seminar)", Lecturer Notes on Artificial Intelligence, Springer, To Appear

    Burschka, D.; Eberst, C.; Robl, C. and Faerber, G. "Vision-Based Exploration of Indoor Environments", in : "Robust Vision for Vision-Based Control of Motion", Workshop at the ICRA '98, Leuven, Belgium, May 16-21, 1998

    Eberst, C. "Coupling of Perception and Knowledge-Based Interpretation with Hpoythetical Features", IEEE/ IMACS Multiconference on Computational Engineeering in Systems Application, pp. XX -XX, April 1998, Nabeul-Hammamet,

    PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCE PAPERS:

    Eberst, C., Herbig, T. "On the Application of the Concept of Dependability for Analysis and Design of Vision Systems" Int. Conf. on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-6), June 2000, Venice, To Appear

    Eberst, C., Barth, M., Lutz, K., Mayr, A., Schmidt, S., and Färber, G. "Robust Video Based Object Recognition Integrating Highly Redundant Cues for Indexing and Verification" IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2000), April 2000, San Francisco, To Appear

    Barth, M., Burkert, T., Eberst, C., Stöffler, N.O., and Färber, G. "Photo-Realistic Scene Prediction of Partially Unknown Environments for the Compensation of Time Delays in Presence Applications" IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2000), April 2000, San Francisco, To Appear

    Eberst, C., Stöffler, N.O. , Barth, M., and Färber, G. "Compensation of Time Delays in Telepresence Application by Photo-Realistic Scene Prediction of Partially Unknown Environments", IASTED Int. Conf. Robotics and Applications (RA'99), Santa Barbara, CA, USA, October 28-30, 1999, To Appear

    Blum, S.; Burschka, D.; Eberst, C.; Einsele, T.; Hauck, A.; Leven, P.; Stoeffler, N. and Färber G. "Autonome Exploration von Innenräumen mit der Multisensorik-Plattform MARVIN", in : "Autonome Mobile Systeme 1998", Lecturer Notes on Computer Science, Springer, 1998

    Eberst, C. "Fusing a Panoramic Laser Range Finder with a Binocular Stereo System Using Hypothetical Features", 3'rd IFAC Symposiium on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles'98, pp. XX - XX, March 1998, Madrid,

    Burschka D.; Eberst, C.; Robl. C. "Vision Based Model Generation for Indoor Environments", IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA97), April 1997, Albuquerque

    Eberst, C.; Sicheneder J. "Generation of Hypothetical Landmarks Supporting Fast Object Recognition with Autonomous Mobile Robots", IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS96), Nov 1996, Osaka (abstract)

    Eberst, C.; Burschka D.; Hauck, A.; Magin G.; Stöffler, N. O.and Färber G. "A System Architecture Supporting Multiple Perception Tasks", 4th Int. Symposium on Intelligent Robotic Systems, pp. 1 - 8, Juli 1996, Lisbon

    Burschka, D.; Eberst, C.; Hauck, A.; Stöffler, N. O. "Hierarchische Umgebungsmodellierung für Lokalisation, Exploration und Objektidentifikation", Autonome Mobile Systeme 1995, S. 132 - 141, Informatik aktuell, Springer-Verlag, November 1995, Karlsruhe

    Burschka, D.; Eberst, C. "Exploration of Unknown or Partially Known Environments", 2nd Asian Conf. on Comp. Vision, volume 2, pp. 727 - 731, December 1995, Singapore

    Rencken, W. D.; Eberst, C. "Navigation in unbekannten, unstrukturierten Umgebungen ", Autonome Mobile Systeme 1993, S 103 - 114, 1993, München

    TECHNICAL REPORTS:

    Blum, S., Burschka, D., Eberst, C., Einsele, T., Hauck, A., Lanser, S., Stöffler, N.O. and Zierl C. Konzept für die Systemarchitektur zur Exploration von Innenräumen mit optischen Sensoren. Technical Report FGBV-97-01, Forschungsgruppe Bildverstehen (FG BV), Informatik IX, Technische Universität München, May 1997.

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