Publications | Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems

2014

mms Sproll, M. Schalten der Polarität magnetischer Vortexkerne durch eine Zwei-Frequenzen Anregung und mittels direkter Einkopplung eines Stroms Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart (und Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen), Stuttgart, 2014 (phdthesis)

Efflorescence upon humidification? X-ray microspectroscopic in situ observation of changes in aerosol microstructure and phase state upon hydration

Pöhlker, C., Saturno, J., Krüger, M. L., Förster, J. D., Weigand, M., Wiedemann, K. T., Bechtel, M., Artaxo, P., Andreae, M. O.

{Geophysical Research Letters}, 41(10):3681-3689, American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., 2014 (article)

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mms Pöhlker, C., Saturno, J., Krüger, M. L., Förster, J. D., Weigand, M., Wiedemann, K. T., Bechtel, M., Artaxo, P., Andreae, M. O. Efflorescence upon humidification? X-ray microspectroscopic in situ observation of changes in aerosol microstructure and phase state upon hydration {Geophysical Research Letters}, 41(10):3681-3689, American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., 2014 (article)

Investigation of cellular microstructure and enhanced coercivity in sputtered Sm2(CoCuFeZr)17 film

Bhatt, R., Bhatt, P., Schütz, G.

{Journal of Applied Physics}, 115(10), American Institute of Physics, New York, NY, 2014 (article)

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mms Bhatt, R., Bhatt, P., Schütz, G. Investigation of cellular microstructure and enhanced coercivity in sputtered Sm2(CoCuFeZr)17 film {Journal of Applied Physics}, 115(10), American Institute of Physics, New York, NY, 2014 (article)

Detecting magnetic flux distributions in superconductors with polarized x-rays

Stahl, C., Audehm, P., Gräfe, J., Ruoß, S., Weigand, M., Schmidt, M., Treiber, S., Bechtel, M., Goering, E., Schütz, G., Albrecht, J.

{Physical Review B}, 90(10), American Physical Society, Woodbury, NY, 2014 (article)

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mms Stahl, C., Audehm, P., Gräfe, J., Ruoß, S., Weigand, M., Schmidt, M., Treiber, S., Bechtel, M., Goering, E., Schütz, G., Albrecht, J. Detecting magnetic flux distributions in superconductors with polarized x-rays {Physical Review B}, 90(10), American Physical Society, Woodbury, NY, 2014 (article)

Spatial degradation mapping and component-wise degradation tracking in polymer-fullerene blends

Pedersen, E. B. B., Tromholt, T., Madsen, M. V., Böttiger, A. P. L., Weigand, M., Krebs, F. C., Andreasen, J. W.

{Journal of Materials Chemistry C}, 2(26):5176-5182, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2014 (article)

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mms Pedersen, E. B. B., Tromholt, T., Madsen, M. V., Böttiger, A. P. L., Weigand, M., Krebs, F. C., Andreasen, J. W. Spatial degradation mapping and component-wise degradation tracking in polymer-fullerene blends {Journal of Materials Chemistry C}, 2(26):5176-5182, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2014 (article)

Vortex core reversal due to spin wave interference

Bauer, H. G., Sproll, M., Back, C. H., Woltersdorf, G.

{Physical Review Letters}, 112, American Physical Society, Woodbury, N.Y., 2014 (article)

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mms Bauer, H. G., Sproll, M., Back, C. H., Woltersdorf, G. Vortex core reversal due to spin wave interference {Physical Review Letters}, 112, American Physical Society, Woodbury, N.Y., 2014 (article)

Increasing the sensor performance using Au modified high temperature superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-delta thin films

Katzer, C., Stahl, C., Michalowski, P., Treiber, S., Westernhausen, M., Schmidl, F., Seidel, P., Schütz, G., Albrecht, J.

In 507, IOP Pub., Genova, Italy, 2014 (inproceedings)

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mms Katzer, C., Stahl, C., Michalowski, P., Treiber, S., Westernhausen, M., Schmidl, F., Seidel, P., Schütz, G., Albrecht, J. Increasing the sensor performance using Au modified high temperature superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-delta thin films In 507, IOP Pub., Genova, Italy, 2014 (inproceedings)

Understanding the adsorption mechanism of noble gases Kr and Xe in CPO-27-Ni, CPO-27-Mg, and ZIF-8

Magdysyuk, O. V., Adams, F., Liermann, H., Spanopoulos, I., Trikalitis, P. N., Hirscher, M., Morris, R. E., Duncan, M. J., McCormick, L. J., Dinnebier, R. E.

{Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics}, 16(43):23908-23914, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, England, 2014 (article)

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mms Magdysyuk, O. V., Adams, F., Liermann, H., Spanopoulos, I., Trikalitis, P. N., Hirscher, M., Morris, R. E., Duncan, M. J., McCormick, L. J., Dinnebier, R. E. Understanding the adsorption mechanism of noble gases Kr and Xe in CPO-27-Ni, CPO-27-Mg, and ZIF-8 {Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics}, 16(43):23908-23914, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, England, 2014 (article)

Dual Execution of Optimized Contact Interaction Trajectories

Toussaint, M., Ratliff, N., Bohg, J., Righetti, L., Englert, P., Schaal, S.

In 2014 IEEE/RSJ Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pages: 47-54, IEEE, Chicago, USA, 2014 (inproceedings)

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Efficient manipulation requires contact to reduce uncertainty. The manipulation literature refers to this as funneling: a methodology for increasing reliability and robustness by leveraging haptic feedback and control of environmental interaction. However, there is a fundamental gap between traditional approaches to trajectory optimization and this concept of robustness by funneling: traditional trajectory optimizers do not discover force feedback strategies. From a POMDP perspective, these behaviors could be regarded as explicit observation actions planned to sufficiently reduce uncertainty thereby enabling a task. While we are sympathetic to the full POMDP view, solving full continuous-space POMDPs in high-dimensions is hard. In this paper, we propose an alternative approach in which trajectory optimization objectives are augmented with new terms that reward uncertainty reduction through contacts, explicitly promoting funneling. This augmentation shifts the responsibility of robustness toward the actual execution of the optimized trajectories. Directly tracing trajectories through configuration space would lose all robustness-dual execution achieves robustness by devising force controllers to reproduce the temporal interaction profile encoded in the dual solution of the optimization problem. This work introduces dual execution in depth and analyze its performance through robustness experiments in both simulation and on a real-world robotic platform.

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am mg Toussaint, M., Ratliff, N., Bohg, J., Righetti, L., Englert, P., Schaal, S. Dual Execution of Optimized Contact Interaction Trajectories In 2014 IEEE/RSJ Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pages: 47-54, IEEE, Chicago, USA, 2014 (inproceedings)

Vortex-Kern-Korrelation in gekoppelten Systemen

Jüllig, P.

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2014 (phdthesis)

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mms Jüllig, P. Vortex-Kern-Korrelation in gekoppelten Systemen Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2014 (phdthesis)

Unidirectional sub-100-ps magnetic vortex core reversal

Noske, M., Gangwar, A., Stoll, H., Kammerer, M., Sproll, M., Dieterle, G., Weigand, M., Fähnle, M., Woltersdorf, G., Back, C. H., Schütz, G.

{Physical Review B}, 90(10), American Physical Society, Woodbury, NY, 2014 (article)

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mms Noske, M., Gangwar, A., Stoll, H., Kammerer, M., Sproll, M., Dieterle, G., Weigand, M., Fähnle, M., Woltersdorf, G., Back, C. H., Schütz, G. Unidirectional sub-100-ps magnetic vortex core reversal {Physical Review B}, 90(10), American Physical Society, Woodbury, NY, 2014 (article)

Domain wall transformations and hopping in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 nanostructures imaged with high resolution x-ray magnetic microscopy

Finizio, S., Foerster, M., Krüger, B., Vaz, C. A. F., Miyawaki, T., Mawass, M. A., Pena, L., Méchin, L., Hühn, S., Moshnyaga, V., Büttner, F., Bisig, A., Le Guyader, L., El Moussaoui, S., Valencia, S., Kronast, F., Eisebitt, S., Kläui, M.

{Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter}, 26(45), IOP Publishing, Bristol, 2014 (article)

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mms Finizio, S., Foerster, M., Krüger, B., Vaz, C. A. F., Miyawaki, T., Mawass, M. A., Pena, L., Méchin, L., Hühn, S., Moshnyaga, V., Büttner, F., Bisig, A., Le Guyader, L., El Moussaoui, S., Valencia, S., Kronast, F., Eisebitt, S., Kläui, M. Domain wall transformations and hopping in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 nanostructures imaged with high resolution x-ray magnetic microscopy {Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter}, 26(45), IOP Publishing, Bristol, 2014 (article)

Tunable eigenmodes of coupled magnetic vortex oscillators

Hänze, M., Adolff, C. F., Weigand, M., Meier, G.

{Applied Physics Letters}, 104(18), American Institute of Physics, Melville, NY, 2014 (article)

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mms Hänze, M., Adolff, C. F., Weigand, M., Meier, G. Tunable eigenmodes of coupled magnetic vortex oscillators {Applied Physics Letters}, 104(18), American Institute of Physics, Melville, NY, 2014 (article)

Domain wall pinning in ultra-narrow electromigrated break junctions

Reeve, R. M., Loescher, A., Mawass, M.-A., Hoffmann-Vogel, R., Kläui, M.

{Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter}, 26(47), IOP Publishing, Bristol, 2014 (article)

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mms Reeve, R. M., Loescher, A., Mawass, M.-A., Hoffmann-Vogel, R., Kläui, M. Domain wall pinning in ultra-narrow electromigrated break junctions {Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter}, 26(47), IOP Publishing, Bristol, 2014 (article)

Highly effective hydrogen isotope separation in nanoporous metal-organic framworks with open metal sites: Direct measurement and theoretical analysis

Oh, H., Savchenko, I., Mavrandonakis, A., Heine, T., Hirscher, M.

{ACS Nano}, 8(1):761-770, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2014 (article)

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mms Oh, H., Savchenko, I., Mavrandonakis, A., Heine, T., Hirscher, M. Highly effective hydrogen isotope separation in nanoporous metal-organic framworks with open metal sites: Direct measurement and theoretical analysis {ACS Nano}, 8(1):761-770, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2014 (article)

Stabilization of the dissipation-free current transport in inhomogeneous MgB2 thin films

Treiber, S., Stahl, C., Schütz, G., Soltan, S., Albrecht, J.

{Physica C}, 506, pages: 1-5, North-Holland, Amsterdam, 2014 (article)

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mms Treiber, S., Stahl, C., Schütz, G., Soltan, S., Albrecht, J. Stabilization of the dissipation-free current transport in inhomogeneous MgB2 thin films {Physica C}, 506, pages: 1-5, North-Holland, Amsterdam, 2014 (article)

Thermal conductivity of mechanically joined semiconducting/metal nanomembrane superlattices

Grimm, D., Wilson, R. B., Teshome, B., Gorantla, S., Rümmeli, M. H., Bublat, T., Zallo, E., Li, G., Cahill, D. G., Schmidt, O. G.

{Nano Letters}, 14(5):2387-2393, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2014 (article)

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mms Grimm, D., Wilson, R. B., Teshome, B., Gorantla, S., Rümmeli, M. H., Bublat, T., Zallo, E., Li, G., Cahill, D. G., Schmidt, O. G. Thermal conductivity of mechanically joined semiconducting/metal nanomembrane superlattices {Nano Letters}, 14(5):2387-2393, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2014 (article)

Realization of a new Magnetic Scanning X-ray Microscope and Investigation of Landau Structures under Pulsed Field Excitation

Weigand, M.

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart (und Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen), 2014 (phdthesis)

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mms Weigand, M. Realization of a new Magnetic Scanning X-ray Microscope and Investigation of Landau Structures under Pulsed Field Excitation Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart (und Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen), 2014 (phdthesis)

Role of the sample boundaries in the problem of dissipative magnetization dynamics

Fähnle, M., Slavin, A., Hertel, R.

{Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials}, 360, pages: 126-130, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2014 (article)

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mms Fähnle, M., Slavin, A., Hertel, R. Role of the sample boundaries in the problem of dissipative magnetization dynamics {Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials}, 360, pages: 126-130, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2014 (article)

Using magnetic coupling in bilayers of superconducting YBCO and soft-magnetic CoFeB to map supercurrent flow

Stahl, C., Walker, P., Treiber, S., Christiani, G., Schütz, G., Albrecht, J.

{EPL}, 106(2), 2014 (article)

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mms Stahl, C., Walker, P., Treiber, S., Christiani, G., Schütz, G., Albrecht, J. Using magnetic coupling in bilayers of superconducting YBCO and soft-magnetic CoFeB to map supercurrent flow {EPL}, 106(2), 2014 (article)

Element-specific depth profile of magnetism and stoichiometry at the La0.67Sr0.33MnO3/BiFeO3 interface

Bertinshaw, J., Brück, S., Lott, D., Fritzsche, H., Khaydukov, Y., Soltwedel, O., Keller, T., Goering, E., Audehm, P., Cortie, D. L., Hutchison, W. D., Ramasse, Q. M., Arredondo, M., Maran, R., Nagarajan, V., Klose, F., Ulrich, C.

{Physical Review B}, 90(4), American Physical Society, Woodbury, NY, 2014 (article)

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mms Bertinshaw, J., Brück, S., Lott, D., Fritzsche, H., Khaydukov, Y., Soltwedel, O., Keller, T., Goering, E., Audehm, P., Cortie, D. L., Hutchison, W. D., Ramasse, Q. M., Arredondo, M., Maran, R., Nagarajan, V., Klose, F., Ulrich, C. Element-specific depth profile of magnetism and stoichiometry at the La0.67Sr0.33MnO3/BiFeO3 interface {Physical Review B}, 90(4), American Physical Society, Woodbury, NY, 2014 (article)

Magnetic reflectometry of heterostructures (Topical Review)

Macke, S., Goering, E.

{Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter}, 26(36), IOP Publishing, Bristol, 2014 (article)

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mms Macke, S., Goering, E. Magnetic reflectometry of heterostructures (Topical Review) {Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter}, 26(36), IOP Publishing, Bristol, 2014 (article)

Optimizing the fabrication of diffractive optical elements using a focused ion beam system

Vijayakumar, A., Eigenthaler, U., Keskinbora, K., Sridharan, G. M., Pramitha, V., Hirscher, M., Spatz, J. P., Bhattacharya, S.

{Proceedings of SPIE}, 9130, 2014 (article)

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mms Vijayakumar, A., Eigenthaler, U., Keskinbora, K., Sridharan, G. M., Pramitha, V., Hirscher, M., Spatz, J. P., Bhattacharya, S. Optimizing the fabrication of diffractive optical elements using a focused ion beam system {Proceedings of SPIE}, 9130, 2014 (article)

Direct observation of internal vortex domain-wall dynamics

Stein, F.-U., Bocklage, L., Weigand, M., Meier, G.

{Physical Review B}, 89(2), American Physical Society, Woodbury, NY, 2014 (article)

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mms Stein, F.-U., Bocklage, L., Weigand, M., Meier, G. Direct observation of internal vortex domain-wall dynamics {Physical Review B}, 89(2), American Physical Society, Woodbury, NY, 2014 (article)

Synchronous precessional motion of multiple domain walls in a ferromagnetic nanowire by perpendicular field pulses

Kim, J., Mawass, M., Bisig, A., Krüger, B., Reeve, R. M., Schulz, T., Büttner, F., Yoon, J., You, C., Weigand, M., Stoll, H., Schütz, G., Swagten, H. J. M., Koopmans, B., Eisebitt, S., Kläui, M.

{Nature Communications}, 5, Nature Publishing Group, London, 2014 (article)

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mms Kim, J., Mawass, M., Bisig, A., Krüger, B., Reeve, R. M., Schulz, T., Büttner, F., Yoon, J., You, C., Weigand, M., Stoll, H., Schütz, G., Swagten, H. J. M., Koopmans, B., Eisebitt, S., Kläui, M. Synchronous precessional motion of multiple domain walls in a ferromagnetic nanowire by perpendicular field pulses {Nature Communications}, 5, Nature Publishing Group, London, 2014 (article)

An autonomous manipulation system based on force control and optimization

Righetti, L., Kalakrishnan, M., Pastor, P., Binney, J., Kelly, J., Voorhies, R. C., Sukhatme, G. S., Schaal, S.

Autonomous Robots, 36(1-2):11-30, January 2014 (article)

Abstract

In this paper we present an architecture for autonomous manipulation. Our approach is based on the belief that contact interactions during manipulation should be exploited to improve dexterity and that optimizing motion plans is useful to create more robust and repeatable manipulation behaviors. We therefore propose an architecture where state of the art force/torque control and optimization-based motion planning are the core components of the system. We give a detailed description of the modules that constitute the complete system and discuss the challenges inherent to creating such a system. We present experimental results for several grasping and manipulation tasks to demonstrate the performance and robustness of our approach.

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Learning of grasp selection based on shape-templates

Herzog, A., Pastor, P., Kalakrishnan, M., Righetti, L., Bohg, J., Asfour, T., Schaal, S.

Autonomous Robots, 36(1-2):51-65, January 2014 (article)

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The ability to grasp unknown objects still remains an unsolved problem in the robotics community. One of the challenges is to choose an appropriate grasp configuration, i.e., the 6D pose of the hand relative to the object and its finger configuration. In this paper, we introduce an algorithm that is based on the assumption that similarly shaped objects can be grasped in a similar way. It is able to synthesize good grasp poses for unknown objects by finding the best matching object shape templates associated with previously demonstrated grasps. The grasp selection algorithm is able to improve over time by using the information of previous grasp attempts to adapt the ranking of the templates to new situations. We tested our approach on two different platforms, the Willow Garage PR2 and the Barrett WAM robot, which have very different hand kinematics. Furthermore, we compared our algorithm with other grasp planners and demonstrated its superior performance. The results presented in this paper show that the algorithm is able to find good grasp configurations for a large set of unknown objects from a relatively small set of demonstrations, and does improve its performance over time.

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am mg Herzog, A., Pastor, P., Kalakrishnan, M., Righetti, L., Bohg, J., Asfour, T., Schaal, S. Learning of grasp selection based on shape-templates Autonomous Robots, 36(1-2):51-65, January 2014 (article)

Magnetism of unconventional nanoscaled materials: An X-ray circular dichroism and muon spin rotation study

Tietze, T.

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2014 (phdthesis)

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mms Tietze, T. Magnetism of unconventional nanoscaled materials: An X-ray circular dichroism and muon spin rotation study Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2014 (phdthesis)

Magnetic field distribution and characteristic fields of the vortex lattice for a clean superconducting niobium sample in an external field applied along a three-fold axis

Yaouanc, A., Maisuradze, A., Nakai, N., Machida, K., Khasanov, R., Amato, A., Biswas, P. K., Baines, C., Herlach, D., Henes, Rolf, Keppler, P., Keller, H.

{Physical Review B}, 89(18), American Physical Society, Woodbury, NY, 2014 (article)

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mms Yaouanc, A., Maisuradze, A., Nakai, N., Machida, K., Khasanov, R., Amato, A., Biswas, P. K., Baines, C., Herlach, D., Henes, Rolf, Keppler, P., Keller, H. Magnetic field distribution and characteristic fields of the vortex lattice for a clean superconducting niobium sample in an external field applied along a three-fold axis {Physical Review B}, 89(18), American Physical Society, Woodbury, NY, 2014 (article)

Experimental assessment of Physical upper limit for hydrogen storage capacity at 20 K in densified MIL-101 monoliths

Oh, H., Lupu, D., Blanita, G., Hirscher, M.

{RSC Advances}, 4(6):2648-2651, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2014 (article)

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mms Oh, H., Lupu, D., Blanita, G., Hirscher, M. Experimental assessment of Physical upper limit for hydrogen storage capacity at 20 K in densified MIL-101 monoliths {RSC Advances}, 4(6):2648-2651, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2014 (article)

Strengthening zones in the Co matrix of WC-Co cemented carbides

Konyashin, I., Lachmann, F., Ries, B., Mazilkin, A. A., Straumal, B. B., Kübel, C., Llanes, L., Baretzky, B.

{Scripta Materialia}, 83, pages: 17-20, Pergamon, Tarrytown, NY, 2014 (article)

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mms Konyashin, I., Lachmann, F., Ries, B., Mazilkin, A. A., Straumal, B. B., Kübel, C., Llanes, L., Baretzky, B. Strengthening zones in the Co matrix of WC-Co cemented carbides {Scripta Materialia}, 83, pages: 17-20, Pergamon, Tarrytown, NY, 2014 (article)

Multilayer Fresnel zone plates for high energy radiation resolve 21 nm features at 1.2 keV

Keskinbora, K., Robisch, A., Mayer, M., Sanli, U., Grévent, C., Wolter, C., Weigand, M., Szeghalmi, A., Knez, M., Salditt, T., Schütz, G.

{Optics Express}, 22(15):18440-18453, Optical Society of America, Washington, DC, 2014 (article)

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mms Keskinbora, K., Robisch, A., Mayer, M., Sanli, U., Grévent, C., Wolter, C., Weigand, M., Szeghalmi, A., Knez, M., Salditt, T., Schütz, G. Multilayer Fresnel zone plates for high energy radiation resolve 21 nm features at 1.2 keV {Optics Express}, 22(15):18440-18453, Optical Society of America, Washington, DC, 2014 (article)

Interplay of linker functionalization and hydrogen adsorption in the metal-organic framework MIL-101

Szilágyi, P. A., Weinrauch, I., Oh, H., Hirscher, M., Juan-Alcaniz, J., Serra-Crespo, P., de Respinis, M., Trzesniewski, B. J., Kapteijn, F., Geerlings, H., Gascon, J., Dam, B., Grzech, A., van de Krol, R.

{The Journal of Physical Chemistry C}, 118(34):19572-19579, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 2014 (article)

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mms Szilágyi, P. A., Weinrauch, I., Oh, H., Hirscher, M., Juan-Alcaniz, J., Serra-Crespo, P., de Respinis, M., Trzesniewski, B. J., Kapteijn, F., Geerlings, H., Gascon, J., Dam, B., Grzech, A., van de Krol, R. Interplay of linker functionalization and hydrogen adsorption in the metal-organic framework MIL-101 {The Journal of Physical Chemistry C}, 118(34):19572-19579, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 2014 (article)

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Application of magneto-optical Kerr effect to first-order reversal curve measurements

Gräfe, J., Schmidt, M., Audehm, P., Schütz, G., Goering, E.

{Review of Scientific Instruments}, 85, American Institute of Physics, Woodbury, N.Y. [etc.], 2014 (article)

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mms Gräfe, J., Schmidt, M., Audehm, P., Schütz, G., Goering, E. Application of magneto-optical Kerr effect to first-order reversal curve measurements {Review of Scientific Instruments}, 85, American Institute of Physics, Woodbury, N.Y. [etc.], 2014 (article)

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Efficient focusing of 8 keV X-rays with multilayer Fresnel zone plates fabricated by atomic layer deposition and focused ion beam milling. Erratum

Mayer, M., Keskinbora, K., Grévent, C., Szeghalmi, A., Knez, M., Weigand, M., Snigirev, A., Snigireva, I., Schütz, G.

{Journal of Synchrotron Radiation}, 640, pages: 640-640, Published for the International Union of Crystallography by Munksgaard, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2014 (article)

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mms Mayer, M., Keskinbora, K., Grévent, C., Szeghalmi, A., Knez, M., Weigand, M., Snigirev, A., Snigireva, I., Schütz, G. Efficient focusing of 8 keV X-rays with multilayer Fresnel zone plates fabricated by atomic layer deposition and focused ion beam milling. Erratum {Journal of Synchrotron Radiation}, 640, pages: 640-640, Published for the International Union of Crystallography by Munksgaard, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2014 (article)

Low-amplitude magnetic vortex core reversal by non-linear interaction between azimuthal spin waves and the vortex gyromode

Sproll, M., Noske, M., Bauer, H., Kammerer, M., Gangwar, A., Dieterle, G., Weigand, M., Stoll, H., Woltersdorf, G., Back, C. H., Schütz, G.

{Applied Physics Letters}, 104(1), American Institute of Physics, Melville, NY, 2014 (article)

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mms Sproll, M., Noske, M., Bauer, H., Kammerer, M., Gangwar, A., Dieterle, G., Weigand, M., Stoll, H., Woltersdorf, G., Back, C. H., Schütz, G. Low-amplitude magnetic vortex core reversal by non-linear interaction between azimuthal spin waves and the vortex gyromode {Applied Physics Letters}, 104(1), American Institute of Physics, Melville, NY, 2014 (article)

Balancing experiments on a torque-controlled humanoid with hierarchical inverse dynamics

Herzog, A., Righetti, L., Grimminger, F., Pastor, P., Schaal, S.

In 2014 IEEE/RSJ Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pages: 981-988, IEEE, Chicago, USA, 2014 (inproceedings)

Abstract

Recently several hierarchical inverse dynamics controllers based on cascades of quadratic programs have been proposed for application on torque controlled robots. They have important theoretical benefits but have never been implemented on a torque controlled robot where model inaccuracies and real-time computation requirements can be problematic. In this contribution we present an experimental evaluation of these algorithms in the context of balance control for a humanoid robot. The presented experiments demonstrate the applicability of the approach under real robot conditions (i.e. model uncertainty, estimation errors, etc). We propose a simplification of the optimization problem that allows us to decrease computation time enough to implement it in a fast torque control loop. We implement a momentum-based balance controller which shows robust performance in face of unknown disturbances, even when the robot is standing on only one foot. In a second experiment, a tracking task is evaluated to demonstrate the performance of the controller with more complicated hierarchies. Our results show that hierarchical inverse dynamics controllers can be used for feedback control of humanoid robots and that momentum-based balance control can be efficiently implemented on a real robot.

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am mg Herzog, A., Righetti, L., Grimminger, F., Pastor, P., Schaal, S. Balancing experiments on a torque-controlled humanoid with hierarchical inverse dynamics In 2014 IEEE/RSJ Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pages: 981-988, IEEE, Chicago, USA, 2014 (inproceedings)

Full Dynamics LQR Control of a Humanoid Robot: An Experimental Study on Balancing and Squatting

Mason, S., Righetti, L., Schaal, S.

In 2014 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, pages: 374-379, IEEE, Madrid, Spain, 2014 (inproceedings)

Abstract

Humanoid robots operating in human environments require whole-body controllers that can offer precise tracking and well-defined disturbance rejection behavior. In this contribution, we propose an experimental evaluation of a linear quadratic regulator (LQR) using a linearization of the full robot dynamics together with the contact constraints. The advantage of the controller is that it explicitly takes into account the coupling between the different joints to create optimal feedback controllers for whole-body control. We also propose a method to explicitly regulate other tasks of interest, such as the regulation of the center of mass of the robot or its angular momentum. In order to evaluate the performance of linear optimal control designs in a real-world scenario (model uncertainty, sensor noise, imperfect state estimation, etc), we test the controllers in a variety of tracking and balancing experiments on a torque controlled humanoid (e.g. balancing, split plane balancing, squatting, pushes while squatting, and balancing on a wheeled platform). The proposed control framework shows a reliable push recovery behavior competitive with more sophisticated balance controllers, rejecting impulses up to 11.7 Ns with peak forces of 650 N, with the added advantage of great computational simplicity. Furthermore, the controller is able to track squatting trajectories up to 1 Hz without relinearization, suggesting that the linearized dynamics is sufficient for significant ranges of motion.

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am mg Mason, S., Righetti, L., Schaal, S. Full Dynamics LQR Control of a Humanoid Robot: An Experimental Study on Balancing and Squatting In 2014 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, pages: 374-379, IEEE, Madrid, Spain, 2014 (inproceedings)

State Estimation for a Humanoid Robot

Rotella, N., Bloesch, M., Righetti, L., Schaal, S.

In 2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pages: 952-958, IEEE, Chicago, USA, 2014 (inproceedings)

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This paper introduces a framework for state estimation on a humanoid robot platform using only common proprioceptive sensors and knowledge of leg kinematics. The presented approach extends that detailed in prior work on a point-foot quadruped platform by adding the rotational constraints imposed by the humanoid's flat feet. As in previous work, the proposed Extended Kalman Filter accommodates contact switching and makes no assumptions about gait or terrain, making it applicable on any humanoid platform for use in any task. A nonlinear observability analysis is performed on both the point-foot and flat-foot filters and it is concluded that the addition of rotational constraints significantly simplifies singular cases and improves the observability characteristics of the system. Results on a simulated walking dataset demonstrate the performance gain of the flat-foot filter as well as confirm the results of the presented observability analysis.

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am mg Rotella, N., Bloesch, M., Righetti, L., Schaal, S. State Estimation for a Humanoid Robot In 2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pages: 952-958, IEEE, Chicago, USA, 2014 (inproceedings)

Nanoporous Materials for Hydrogen Storage and H2/D2 Isotope Separation

Oh, H.

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2014 (phdthesis)

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mms Oh, H. Nanoporous Materials for Hydrogen Storage and H2/D2 Isotope Separation Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2014 (phdthesis)

The local magnetic properties of [MnIII6 CrIII]3+ and [FeIII6 CrIII]3+ single-molecule magnets deposited on surfaces studied by spin-polarized photoemission and XMCD with circularly polarized synchrotron radiation

Heinzmann, U., Helmstedt, A., Dohmeier, N., Müller, N., Gryzia, A., Brechling, A., Hoeke, V., Krickemeyer, E., Glaser, T., Fonin, M., Bouvron, S., Leicht, P., Tietze, T., Goering, E., Kuepper, K.

{Journal of Physics: Conference Series}, 488(13), IOP Publishing, Bristol, 2014 (article)

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mms Heinzmann, U., Helmstedt, A., Dohmeier, N., Müller, N., Gryzia, A., Brechling, A., Hoeke, V., Krickemeyer, E., Glaser, T., Fonin, M., Bouvron, S., Leicht, P., Tietze, T., Goering, E., Kuepper, K. The local magnetic properties of [MnIII6 CrIII]3+ and [FeIII6 CrIII]3+ single-molecule magnets deposited on surfaces studied by spin-polarized photoemission and XMCD with circularly polarized synchrotron radiation {Journal of Physics: Conference Series}, 488(13), IOP Publishing, Bristol, 2014 (article)

A fluorene based covalent triazine framework with high CO2 and H2 capture and storage capacities

Hug, S., Mesch, M. B., Oh, H., Popp, N., Hirscher, M., Senker, J., Lotsch, B. V.

{Journal of Materials Chemistry A}, 2(16):5928-5936, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2014 (article)

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mms Hug, S., Mesch, M. B., Oh, H., Popp, N., Hirscher, M., Senker, J., Lotsch, B. V. A fluorene based covalent triazine framework with high CO2 and H2 capture and storage capacities {Journal of Materials Chemistry A}, 2(16):5928-5936, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2014 (article)

Ab-initio calculations and atomistic calculations on the magnetoelectric effects in metallic nanostructures

Fähnle, M., Subkow, S.

{Physica Status Solidi C}, 11(2):185-191, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2014 (article)

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mms Fähnle, M., Subkow, S. Ab-initio calculations and atomistic calculations on the magnetoelectric effects in metallic nanostructures {Physica Status Solidi C}, 11(2):185-191, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2014 (article)

Role of electron-magnon scatterings in ultrafast demagnetization

Haag, M., Illg, C., Fähnle, M.

{Physical Review B}, 90(1), American Physical Society, Woodbury, NY, 2014 (article)

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mms Haag, M., Illg, C., Fähnle, M. Role of electron-magnon scatterings in ultrafast demagnetization {Physical Review B}, 90(1), American Physical Society, Woodbury, NY, 2014 (article)

Element specific monolayer depth profiling

Macke, S., Radi, A., Hamann-Borrero, J. E., Verna, A., Bluschke, M., Brück, S., Goering, E., Sutarto, R., He, F., Cristiani, G., Wu, M., Benckiser, E., Habermeier, H., Logvenov, G., Gauquelin, N., Botton, G. A., Kajdos, A. P., Stemmer, S., Sawatzky, G. A., Haverkort, M. W., Keimer, B., Hinkov, V.

{Advanced Materials}, 26(38):6554-6559, Wiley VCH, Weinheim, 2014 (article)

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mms Macke, S., Radi, A., Hamann-Borrero, J. E., Verna, A., Bluschke, M., Brück, S., Goering, E., Sutarto, R., He, F., Cristiani, G., Wu, M., Benckiser, E., Habermeier, H., Logvenov, G., Gauquelin, N., Botton, G. A., Kajdos, A. P., Stemmer, S., Sawatzky, G. A., Haverkort, M. W., Keimer, B., Hinkov, V. Element specific monolayer depth profiling {Advanced Materials}, 26(38):6554-6559, Wiley VCH, Weinheim, 2014 (article)

Local modification of the magnetic vortex-core velocity by gallium implantation

Langner, H. H., Vogel, A., Beyersdorff, B., Weigand, M., Frömter, R., Oepen, H. P., Meier, G.

{Journal of Applied Physcis}, (10), American Institute of Physics, New York, NY, 2014 (article)

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mms Langner, H. H., Vogel, A., Beyersdorff, B., Weigand, M., Frömter, R., Oepen, H. P., Meier, G. Local modification of the magnetic vortex-core velocity by gallium implantation {Journal of Applied Physcis}, (10), American Institute of Physics, New York, NY, 2014 (article)

Influence of magnetic fields on spin-mixing in transition metals

Haag, M., Illg, C., Fähnle, M.

{Physical Review B}, 90(13), American Physical Society, Woodbury, NY, 2014 (article)

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mms Haag, M., Illg, C., Fähnle, M. Influence of magnetic fields on spin-mixing in transition metals {Physical Review B}, 90(13), American Physical Society, Woodbury, NY, 2014 (article)