15 papers
ROS2SmolVLA: Enabling Small Vision-Language-Action Models for Integration into Industrial-Grade Lightweight Robots
Nils Mandischer, Noah Böckmann, Ludwig Holl +1
Industrial demand changes the paradigms of production. Due to smaller batch sizes and more variations in products, companies face a growing challenge to adopt more adaptive product…
Performance and Explainability Requirements of Evolutionary Algorithms in Real-World Physics-Informed Optimization
Helena Stegherr, Michael Heider, Nils Meyer +7
Evolutionary computation offers a variety of tools to solve complex real-world optimization problems. However, research often focuses on smaller, simplified problems and optimizati…
Persona-Based Process Design for Assistive Human-Robot Workplaces for Persons with Disabilities
Nils Mandischer, Daria Eckert and, Lars Mikelsons
Human-robot interaction is emerging as an important paradigm for integrating persons with disabilities into the workplace. While these systems can enable individuals to work, their…
Assistive Robots and Reasonable Work Assignment Reduce Perceived Stigma toward Persons with Disabilities
Stina Klein, Birgit Prodinger, Elisabeth André +2
Robots are becoming more prominent in assisting persons with disabilities (PwD). Whilst there is broad consensus that robots can assist in mitigating physical impairments, the exte…
GeoDiffusion: A Training-Free Framework for Accurate 3D Geometric Conditioning in Image Generation
Phillip Mueller, Talip Uenlue, Sebastian Schmidt +4
Precise geometric control in image generation is essential for engineering \& product design and creative industries to control 3D object features accurately in image space. Tradit…
Holistic Specification of the Human Digital Twin: Stakeholders, Users, Functionalities, and Applications
Nils Mandischer, Alexander Atanasyan, Ulrich Dahmen +3
The digital twin of humans is a relatively new concept. While many diverse definitions, architectures, and applications exist, a clear picture is missing on what, in fact, makes a…