Universität Bonn: Autonomous Intelligent Systems Group   Computer Science Institute VI: Autonomous Intelligent Systems

Marius Beul

Marius Beul

Master of Science (Electrical Engineering)
Member of research staff in the Autonomous Intelligent Systems Group

Email: mbeul_at_ais.uni-bonn.de



Software Releases:

TopiCo - Time-optimal Trajectory Generation and Control

TopiCo efficiently (<<1ms per axis per trajectory) generates smooth, dynamically feasible, time-optimal, third-order trajectories from arbitrary start- to arbitrary target-states. Trajectories comply with asymmetric state- and input constraints and successfully handle initial states that lie outside of the allowed state space. Trajectories for an arbitrary number of axes are generated simultaneously, and three different approaches can temporally synchronize them. TopiCo can also target partially defined target states, exploiting the undefined degrees of freedom to speed up the trajectory. Synchronized trajectories targeting incompletely defined target states either maximize or minimize the free degrees of freedom. TopiCo can estimate and actively compensate global acceleration biases, thus enhancing the disturbance rejection capabilities. Besides third-order trajectories, TopiCo can also generate second- and first-order trajectories. TopiCo also generates interception trajectories targeting dynamic waypoints.
TopiCo has been successfully used as model predictive controller on different micro aerial vehicles, in different research projects and robotic competitions.





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Universität Bonn, Institute for Computer Science, Departments: I, II, III, IV, V, VI