Project 01 · High-dynamic logistics
Vehicle-level control. Fleet-level coordination.
A high-speed omnidirectional transport-robot system designed to combine the flexibility of mobile robots with the throughput of fixed sorting technology.
The platform
LoadRunner combines high vehicle dynamics with decentralized transport. The omnidirectional robots move without fixed routes, coordinate their motion and can transport loads individually or in coupled formations.
Published platform specifications. They do not describe a measured result from every trial.
Attribution
LoadRunner integrates mechanics, electronics, localization, control, communication, fleet coordination, logistics design, simulation and experimental validation. The platform and its transfer activities are the work of a broad Fraunhofer IML team and its partners.
I helped shape the LoadRunner concept and implemented its feedback controllers, state estimator, trajectory generator and fleet orchestration. My work connected vehicle-level motion with coordinated fleet operation.
Technical approach
This is a functional overview of my contribution areas, not a literal block diagram of the complete deployed architecture.
Track commanded vehicle motion under the constraints of a highly dynamic omnidirectional platform.
Turn sensor observations into a reliable representation of vehicle motion for the control system.
Create feasible reference motion that respects dynamic limits and the transport task.
Coordinate individual vehicles and connect local motion to system-level transport behavior.
Field evidence
A published study modeled more than 10,000 parcels per hour with 60 vehicles. In 2023, the platform was tested under realistic conditions at DPD’s Cologne-Porz depot. In 2024, the project received the euRobotics Technology Transfer Award.
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