Publications

 Journal Articles

• Niendorf, M.; Girard, A.R.: "Exact and approximate stability of solutions to traveling salesman problems", IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2017: DOI: 10.1109/TCYB.2016.2647440

• Niendorf, M.; Kabamba, P.T.; Girard, A.R.: "Stability analysis of runway schedules", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2016: DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2016.2552082

• Las Fargeas, J.C.; Niendorf, M.; Kabamba, P.T.; Girard, A.R.: "Stability and criticality analysis for integer linear programs with Markovian problem data", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2016: DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2015.2465271

• Niendorf, M.; Kabamba, P.T.; Girard, A.R.: "Stability of solutions to classes of traveling salesman problems", IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2016, DOI: 10.1109/TCYB.2015.2418737.

• Altmann, A.; Niendorf, M.; Bednar, M.; Reichel, R.: "Improved 3D Interpolation-Based Path Planning for a Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aircraft", Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, Springer Netherlands, 2013, pp. 1–13, DOI: 10.1007/s10846-013-9851-5.

Conference Publications

• Pini, S.; Perone, C. S.; Ahuja, A.; Ferreira, A. S. R.; Niendorf, M.; Zagoruyko, S., "Safe Real-World Autonomous Driving by Learning to Predict and Plan with a Mixture of Experts", arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.02131, Nov. 2022.

• Vitelli, M.; Chang, Y.; Ye, Y.; Wolczyk, M.; Osinski, B.; Niendorf, M.; Grimmet, H; Huang, Q.; Jain, A.; Ondruska, P., "SafetyNet: Safe planning for real-world self-driving vehicles using machine-learned policies", arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.13602, Sep. 2021.

• Niendorf, M.; Girard, A.R., "Robustness of communication links for teams of unmanned aircraft by sensitivity analysis of minimum spanning trees", 2016 American Control Conference (ACC), pp. 4623 - 4629, Jul. 2016, DOI: 10.1109/ACC.2016.7526081. 

• Niendorf, M.; Kabamba, P.T.; Girard, A.R.: "Stability analysis of multi-objective planning problems for unmanned aircraft ", 2015 IEEE 54th Annual Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Dec. 2015, DOI: 10.1109/CDC.2015.7403361

• Niendorf, M.; Kabamba, P.T.; Girard, A.R.: "Stability analysis of optimal runway schedules", 2015 American Control Conference (ACC), pp. 4616 - 4621, Jul. 2015, DOI: 10.1109/ACC.2015.7172056.

• Niendorf, M.; Las Fargeas, J.C.; Kabamba, P.T.; Girard, A.R.: "Stability analysis of stochastic integer optimization problems", 2014 IEEE 53rd Annual Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 402 – 407, Dec. 2014, DOI: 10.1109/CDC.2014.7039414.

• Niendorf, M.; Kabamba, P.T.; Girard, A.R.: "Polynomial time sensitivity analysis of task schedules", 2014 American Control Conference (ACC), pp. 4593 – 4598, Jun. 2014, DOI: 10.1109/ACC.2014.6858868.

• Niendorf, M.; Schmitt, F.; Adolf, F.-M.: "Multi-quer Path Planning for an Unmanned Fixed-Wing Aircraft", AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Conference, Aug. 2013, DOI: 10.2514/6.2013-4791.

• Niendorf, M.; Adolf, F.-M.; Gerhard, T.: "Behavior-Based Onboard Mission Management for an Unmanned Fixed-Wing Aircraft", AIAA Infotech Aerospace, Jun. 2012, DOI: 10.2514/6.2013-4791

• Niendorf, M.; Gros, M.; Schoettl, A.; Fichter, W.: "Local Planning for a Fixed-Wing UAV with a Tree-Based Planner and Motion Primitives", German Aerospace Congress, Sept. 2011. 

• Gros, M.; Niendorf, M.; Schoettl, A.; Fichter, W.: "Motion Planning for a Fixed-Wing MAV Incorporating Closed-Loop Dynamics Motion Primitives and Safety Maneuvers", Advances in Aerospace Guidance, Navigation and Control, Springer Verlag, pp. 247–260, 2011. 

• Niendorf, M.; Bednar, M.; Reichel, R.: "3D Interpolation-Based Path Planning for a Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aircraft", Research, Development and Education on Unmanned Aerial Systems (RED-UAS 2011), Nov. 2011. 

Theses

• Niendorf, M.: "Robustness of mission plans for unmanned aircraft", PhD Thesis, University of Michigan, 2016. 

• Niendorf, M.: "3D Interpolation-Based Path Planning and Replanning for a Fixed-Wing Aircraft", Diploma Thesis, University of Stuttgart, Dec. 2010. 

• Niendorf, M.: "Two-Stage Motion Planing for a Fixed-Wing UAV Incorporating a Tree-Based Local Planner with Motion Primitives", Study Thesis, University of Stuttgart, May 2010.

Patents

• Aine, S.; Niendorf, M., "Vehicle Lane Change", Pub. No.: US11580859B2, Feb. 2023.

• Muhammad, U.; Omari, S.; Niendorf, M.; Qureshi, S.; Agon, A., "Active Learning and Validation System for Vehicles", Pub. No.: US202/0171401A1, Jun. 2022.

• Niendorf, M.; Omari, S., "Generating Goal States for Prioritizing Path Planning", Pub. No.: US202/048535A1, Feb. 2022.

Blogposts

• Niendorf, M., Agon, A., "Deploying a Machine-Learned Planner for Autonomous Vehicles in San Francisco", Nov. 2021.