Research Area Perception

	Object Pose Estimation 6D object pose matching Point cloud segmentation Variable encode/decode networks Recognition of objects Transfer learning
3D Reconstruction and Next Best View Planning Automatic scanning of objects Texture generation  Interactive perception and next best viewpoint planning Model estimation
	Bin Picking Object recognition 6D pose estimation Grasp generation Grasp learning
Eye Gaze Tracking and Action Recognition Eye gaze as a key signal to indicate the availability for communication New eye gaze tracker, able to estimate the gaze from 2m distance with a usual RGBD-camera People tracking and action recognition
	Hand and Object Pose Tracking Hand tracking and pose tracking of grasped objects Avoid the collision with the hand during hand over maneuvers Simultaneously tracking of hands and objects Gesture tracking
New Sensors Capacity proximity sensors for safety in HRI Optical force sensors for robust meassurements New wide range sensors like an insect's eye
	Environmental Perception Fast 3D Voxel maps for collision avoidance and fast collision free motion planning Segmentation of environments
Contact	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrike Thomas
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