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Publications (17)

cs.RO2023

Adaptive Acoustic Flow-Based Navigation with 3D Sonar Sensor Fusion

Wouter Jansen, Dennis Laurijssen, Jan Steckel

Navigating spatially varied and dynamic environments is one of the key tasks for autonomous agents. In this paper we present a novel method of navigating a mobile platform with one…

cs.CV2022

In-Air Imaging Sonar Sensor Network with Real-Time Processing Using GPUs

Wouter Jansen, Dennis Laurijssen, Robin Kerstens +2

For autonomous navigation and robotic applications, sensing the environment correctly is crucial. Many sensing modalities for this purpose exist. In recent years, one such modality…

cs.RO2022

Real-Time Sonar Fusion for Layered Navigation Controller

Wouter Jansen, Dennis Laurijssen, Jan Steckel

Navigation in varied and dynamic indoor environments remains a complex task for autonomous mobile platforms. Especially when conditions worsen, typical sensor modalities may fail t…

cs.RO2022

Physical LiDAR Simulation in Real-Time Engine

Wouter Jansen, Nico Huebel, Jan Steckel

Designing and validating sensor applications and algorithms in simulation is an important step in the modern development process. Furthermore, modern open-source multi-sensor simul…

eess.SP2026

Hardware-Accelerated Geometrical Simulation of Biological and Engineered In-Air Ultrasonic Systems

Wouter Jansen, Jan Steckel

The deployment of in-air acoustic sensors for industrial monitoring and autonomous robotics has grown significantly, often drawing inspiration from biological echolocation. However…

eess.AS2024

SonoTraceLab -- A Raytracing-Based Acoustic Modelling System for Simulating Echolocation Behavior of Bats

Wouter Jansen, Jan Steckel

Echolocation is the prime sensing modality for many species of bats, who show the intricate ability to perform a plethora of tasks in complex and unstructured environments. Underst…