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  1. Reachability Prediction of Guided Missiles Using Active Learning of Artificial Neural Networks

    Article • January 2026, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter

  2. Autonomous Evasive Maneuvers Against Missiles Through Reinforcement Learning

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter

  3. Real-Time Cooperative Target Allocation for Guided Missiles: Leveraging Optimal Control and Multiple Trajectories

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter

  4. Conflict Detection and Resolution for VTOL Vehicle Trajectories in 4D

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter

  5. Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning Approach Towards Autonomous Cross-Country Soaring

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter

  6. LSTM-Based Spatial Encoding: Explainable Path Planning for Time-Variant Multi-Agent Systems

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter, Marc Schlichting

  7. A Transient-Suppressing Initialization for Low-Bandwidth Attitude Controllers

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter

  8. Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Thermalling in Updrafts

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Pascal Groß, Prof Walter Fichter

  9. Reinforced Learning to Cross-Country Soar in the Vertical Plane of Motion

    Article • January 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter, Pascal Groß

  10. Optimal Initial Gimbal Angles for Agile Slew Maneuvers with Control Moment Gyroscopes

    Article • January 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter

  11. Estimating Total Energy Compensated Climb Rates from Position Trajectories

    Article • January 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter, Pascal Groß

  12. Development of model-following control laws for helicopters to achieve personal aerial vehicle's handling qualities

    Article • January 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Alexander Joos, Prof Walter Fichter, Dr. Stefano Geluardi

  13. Predictive Motion Planning with Pipelined Feature-Based Obstacle Avoidance

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, April 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter, Alexander Joos, Christoph Seiferth

  14. Observability Criteria and Null-Measurement Kalman Filter for Vision-Aided Inertial Navigation

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, April 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter

  15. Smooth Singularity Free Solution to the Three-Dimensional Bearings-Only Tracking Problem

    Article • January 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter

  16. G3-Continuous Trajectory Design For Fixed-Wing Aircraft Based On 6-DoF Kinematics

    Article • January 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter

  17. Fast Generation of Landing Paths for Fixed-Wing Aircraft with Thrust Failure

    Article • January 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter

  18. Control Augmentation Strategies for Helicopters used as Personal Aerial Vehicles

    Article • January 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter, Alexander Joos

  19. Optimal Rendezvous Guidance with Enhanced Bearings-Only Observability

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, June 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter

  20. Fast Actuator Fault Detection and Reconfiguration for Multicopters

    Article • January 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter

  21. Analytic Optimal Observability Maneuvers for In-Orbit Bearings-Only Rendezvous

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, September 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter

  22. Collision-Avoidance Framework for Small Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, July 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Prof Walter Fichter