Contact

Benedikt Grüter
M.Sc.
E-mail:benedikt.grueter@tum.de

Publications

F. Schweighofer, B. Grüter and F. Holzapfel, "Exploration of optimal control based surrogate modeling as a basis for fuel efficient 4D aircraft routing on graphs", CEAS Aeronautical Journal, 2024. [doi]
G. Sachs, B. Grüter and H. Hong, "Performance Enhancement of Upwind Dynamic Soaring by Thrust Augmentation", in AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum.
G. Sachs, B. Grüter and H. Hong, "Flight Performance Advantages of Electric Aircraft", in AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum. [doi]
G. Sachs, B. Grüter and H. Hong, "Performance Enhancement by Wing Sweep for High-Speed Dynamic Soaring", Aerospace, vol. 8, no. 8, 2021, pp. 229. [doi]
G. Sachs, B. Grüter and H. Hong, "Wing Sweep Effects on the Maximum Speed Performance in High-Speed Dynamic Soaring", in AIAA SciTech 2021 Forum. [doi]
G. Sachs, B. Grüter and H. Hong, "Dynamic Soaring Supported by Engine Power in Poor Wind Conditions", in AIAA SciTech 2021 Forum. [doi]
V. N. S. Suryo, B. Grüter, J. Diepolder, N. Ruseno, F. Holzapfel, "Departure Trajectory Optimization for Noise Abatement Procedure in Soekarno-Hatta International Airport", Jurnal Teknologi Dirgantara, vol. 18, no. 2, 2020, pp. 141-158. [doi]
G. Sachs, B. Grüter, "Optimal Force and Energy Management of Dynamic Soaring in Different Reference Frames", in AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum. [doi]
G. Sachs, B. Grüter, "Optimal Acceleration Procedure from Launch to Maximum Speed in High-Speed Dynamic Soaring", in AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum. [doi]
B. Grüter, J. Diepolder, M. Bittner, F. Holzapfel, J. Z. Ben-Asher, "Bi-level Cross Entropy Method and Optimal Control for Air Traffic Sequencing and Trajectory Optimization", in AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum. [doi]
T. Akman, S. Hosseini, J. Diepolder, B. Grüter, R. J. M. Afonso, M. Gerdts, F. Holzapfel, "Efficient Sensitivity Calculation for Robust Optimal Control", in DGLR, Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress, 2020. [doi]
D. Seiferth, B. Grüter, M. Heller, F. Holzapfel, "Fully-Automatic Geofencing Module for Unmanned Air Systems in Two Dimensional Space", in AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum. [doi]
G. Sachs, B. Grüter, "Maximum Travel Speed Performance of Albatrosses and UAVs Using Dynamic Soaring", in AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum. [doi]
G. Sachs, B. Grüter, "Dynamic Soaring at 600 mph", in AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum. [doi]
B. Grüter, F. Sevilla, J. Diepolder, F. Holzapfel, "Parameter Envelope for Safe Emergency Landing Using Pareto Optimal Control", in AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum. [doi]
B. Grüter, D. Seiferth, M. Bittner, F. Holzapfel, "Emergency Flight Planning using Voronoi Diagrams", in AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum. [doi]
B. Grüter, J. Diepolder, P. Piprek, T. Akman, F. Holzapfel, "NONLINEAR MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL FOR OPTIMAL AIRCRAFT SEQUENCING", in ICAS 31st Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Science, 2018.
T. Akman, J. Diepolder, B. Grüter, F. Holzapfel, "Using Sensitivity Penalties to Robustify the Optimal Reentry Trajectory of a Hypersonic Vehicle", in ICAS 31st Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Science, 2018.
G. Sachs, B. Grüter, "Dynamic Soaring - Kinetic Energy and Inertial Speed", in AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, 2017.
B. Grüter, J. Diepolder, T. Akman, F. Holzapfel, "Integrated Bi-level Arrival and Departure Time Assignment for Optimal Trajectories", in ENRI Int. Workshop on ATM/CNS 2017 (EIWAC 2017).
B. Grüter, J. Diepolder, M. Bittner, M. Rieck, F. Holzapfel, "Optimal Control-Based Altitude Profile Envelope for Emergency Landing", in CEAS EuroGNC, 2017.
B. Grüter, M. Bittner, M. Rieck, J. Diepolder, F. Holzapfel, "Bi-level Homotopic Aircraft Sequencing Using Gradient-Based Arrival Time Assignment and Direct Optimal Control", in 57th Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences, IACAS 2017.
J. Diepolder, S. Saboo, V. S. Akkinapalli, S. Raab, J. Zhang, P. Bhardwaj, M. Krenmayr, B. Grüter, F. Holzapfel, "Flight Control Law Testing using Optimal Control and Postoptimal Sensitivity Analysis", in CEAS EuroGNC, 2017.
J. Diepolder, P. Piprek, B. Grüter, T. Akman, F. Holzapfel, "Aircraft Safety Analysis using Generalized Polynomial Chaos", in ENRI Int. Workshop on ATM/CNS 2017 (EIWAC 2017).
J. Diepolder, C. D. Heise, M. Bittner, M. Rieck, B. Grüter, F. Holzapfel, J. Z. Ben-Asher, "Optimal control based tracking error estimation for model reference adaptive control", in 57th Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences, IACAS 2017.
J. Diepolder, C. Göttlicher, B. Grüter, T. Akman, F. Holzapfel, J. Z. Ben-Asher, "Optimal Control Based Flight Control Law Testing with Parameter Uncertainties", in IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), 2017.
J. Diepolder, M. Bittner, P. Piprek, B. Grüter, F. Holzapfel, "Facilitating aircraft optimal control based on numerical nonlinear dynamic inversion", in 25th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), 2017, pp. 141-146. [doi]
M. Bittner, B. Grüter, J. Diepolder, F. Holzapfel, J. Z. Ben-Asher, "High fidelity trajectory optimization using FALCON.m", in 57th Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences, IACAS 2017.
M. Bittner, B. Grüter, J. Diepolder, F. Holzapfel, "A Direct Solution Approach for Multi Timescale Optimal Control Problems", in Coupled Problems 2017, pp. 1121-1132.
B. Grüter, M. Bittner, M. Rieck, J. Diepolder, F. Holzapfel, "Optimal Sequencing in ATM Combining Genetic Algorithms and Gradient Based Methods to a Bilevel Approach", in ICAS 30th International Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 2016.
J. Diepolder, J. Z. Ben-Asher, A. C. Gabrys, S. P. Schatz, M. Bittner, M. Rieck, B. Grüter, F. Holzapfel, "Flight Control Law Clearance Using Worst-Case Inputs", in ICAS 30th International Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 2016.
M. Bittner, M. Rieck, B. Grüter, F. Holzapfel, "Optimal Approach Trajectories for Multiple Aircraft Considering Disturbances and Configuration Changes", in ICAS 30th International Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 2016.
M. Rieck, M. Bittner, B. Grüter, F. Holzapfel, "Generation of dynamic models with automatically generated derivatives for ATM optimal control in MATLAB", in ENRI Int. Workshop on ATM/CNS (EIWAC), 2015.
B. Grüter, M. Bittner, M. Rieck, F. Holzapfel, A. Harada, "Allocation, Sequencing and Trajectory for Aircraft Using Superimposed Navigation and Optimal Control", in ENRI Int. Workshop on ATM/CNS (EIWAC), 2015.
M. Bittner, M. Rieck, B. Grüter, F. Holzapfel, "Optimal Conflict Free Approach Trajectories for Multiple Aircraft", in ENRI Int. Workshop on ATM/CNS (EIWAC), 2015.
X. Fang, B. Grüter, P. Piprek, V. Bessone, P. Johannes, F. Holzapfel, "Ski Jumping Trajectory Reconstruction Using Wearable Sensors via Extended Rauch-Tung-Striebel Smoother with State Constraints", Sensors, vol. 20, no. 7. [doi]

Student Theses Supervised

R. Soliman, "Location-Allocation for Minimum Flight Time", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2021.
M. Oberrauch, "Sensitivitätsanalyse für die Rundenzeitsimulation eines Rennfahrzeugs", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2020.
B. Wohner, "Cascaded Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for an Autonomous Racecar", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2019.
K. Najorka, "Berechnung des Wärmeminimalen Wiedereintritts der HL-20 durch Optimale Steuerung", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2019.
A. Huber, "Analyse zur leistungsbasierten Nachweisführung von Kollisionsvermeidungssystemen für UAS-Luftraumintegration", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2019.
D. Gupta, "Trajectory Optimization of a Quadrocopter", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2019.
F. Sevilla, "Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for an Autonomous Racecar", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2018.
K. Krieger, "Path Planning of UAV and UAV Swarms in Search and Rescue Operations", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2018.
M. Kirsch, "Entwicklung einer MATLAB Simscape Multibody Erweiterung zum Berechnen und Optimieren von Kontaktkräften anhand von CAD Daten", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2018.
H. Gartner, "Entwicklung und Simulation einer alternativen Full-Flight-Simulator Kinematik für VTOL Flugzeuge", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2018.
F. Sevilla, "Optimal control based estimation of a safe parameter envelope for emergency landings", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2017.
N. Große, "Reformulation and Solution of Aircraft Sequencing as a Bi-Level Traveling Salesman Problem with Integrated Trajectory Optimization", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2017.
B. Vega Rabasco, "Postoptimal Sensitivity Analysis", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2016.
Z. Qu, "Flugbahnoptimierung eines Skisprungs mithilfe von Methoden der Optimalsteuerung", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2016.
I. Bausewein, "Air Traffic Simulation for a Virtual Reality Flight Simulator", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2016.
S. Ziel, "Schätzung von Steuer- und Parameterwerten aus Flugdaten", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2015.