Dr.-Ing. Johannes Traugott

Dr.-Ing. Johannes Traugott

E-mail:johannes.traugott@tum.de

Current Field of Work

  • Precise navigation for safety critical applications/ADAS and IoT/Mobile applications
  • Integrated navigation & datafusion: Fusion of GNSS with inertial navigation and other aiding sensors for real-time applications

Research Interests

  • Development of a time-difference based navigation method for precisely measuring flight trajectories using miniaturized GNSS receivers; Working title of dissertation: "Precise Flight Trajectory Reconstruction Based on Time-Differential GNSS Carrier Phase Processing"
  • Investigations on dynamic soaring by gathering and flight mechanically analyzing precise experimental data from Wandering Albatrosses. External links: IEEE Spectrum, National Geographic, SpiegelONLINE, Galileo Giornale di Scienza
  • Work on a generic navigation library for flight control applications

Teaching

  • Flight Mechanics I - Flight Performance; Winter Semester 2005/2006 (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Sachs)
  • Flight Mechanics II - Flight Qualities; Summer Semester 2006 (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Sachs)

Publications

Dissertation

J. Traugott, "Precise Flight Trajectory Reconstruction Based on Time-Differential GNSS Carrier Phase Processing." Verlag Dr. Hut , München, 2011. ISBN 978-3-86853-926-4

Navigation

R. E. Khayat, M. Maruthi, J. Traugott, M. Brandl, A. Sokolov, J. Arvizu, Trimble.Inc., "Enhancing Automotive Positioning Security and Robustness using Trimble’s RTX Navigation Message Authentication (RTX-NMA)", in Proc. of ION GNSS International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division, 2024.
J. Traugott, P. Kreikenbohm, S. Junker, H. Landau, "An ASIL-Certified PPP Engine for Safety-Critical Automotive Applications", in Proc. of ION GNSS International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division, 2022.
J. Zhou, J. Traugott, B. Scherzinger, C. Miranda, A. Kipka, "A New Integration Method for MEMS Based GNSS/INS Multi-Sensor Systems", in Proc. of ION GNSS 28th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division, 2015.
J. Traugott, F. Holzapfel and G. Sachs, "Conceptual Approach for Precise Relative Positioning with Miniaturized GPS Loggers and Experimental Results.", in NATO Research and Technology Organisation, 2010.
J. Traugott, B. Braun, F. Holzapfel, G. Sachs, D. Odijk, "Precise Kinematic Relative Positioning with a Stand-Alone Miniaturized L1 GPS Data Logger, Low-Cost Navigation Sensors and Integration Technology.", in NATO Research & Technology Organization, 2009.
M. Kirrko-Jaakkola, J. Traugott, D. Odijk, J. Collin, G. Sachs, F. Holzapfel, "A RAIM approach to GNSS outlier and cycle slip detection using L1 carrier phase time- differences.", in Proceedings of the IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Systems, 2009.
J. Traugott, G. Dell'Omo, A. Vyssotski, D. Odijk, G. Sachs, "A time-relative approach for precise positioning with a miniaturized L1 GPS logger.", in Proc. of ION GNSS 21th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division, 2008.

Bird Flight

J. Traugott, A. Nesterova and G. Sachs, "The Flight of the Albatros.", IEEE Spectrum, vol. July, no. 2013, 2013, pp. 46-54.
G. Sachs, J. Traugott, A. Nesterova, G. Dell'Omo, F. Kümmeth, W. Heidrich, A. Vyssotski, F. Bonadonna, "Flying at no mechanical energy cost: Disclosing the secret of Wandering Albatrosses.", PlosONE, vol. 9, no. 7, 2012, pp. 1-7.
G. Sachs, J. Traugott and F. Holzapfel, "In-Flight Measurement of Dynamic Soaring in Albatrosses.", in AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, 2010.
J. Traugott, "Measuring the dynamic soaring of albatrosses by time-differential processing of phase measurements from miniaturized L1 GPS receivers.", in Colloquium Satellite Navigation, 2009.

Structural Dynamics

J. Traugott, M. Patil and F. Holzapfel, "Nonlinear modeling of integrally actuated beams.", Aerospace Science and Technology, vol. 10, no. 6, 2006, pp. 509-518.
M. Althoff, M. Patil and J. Traugott, "Nonlinear modeling and control design of active helicopter blades.", in Proceedings of the 14th Adaptive Structures Conference, 2006.
J. Traugott, M. Patil and F. Holzapfel, "Nonlinear Dynamics and Control of Integrally Actuated Helicopter Blades.", in AIAA Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 2005.

Other

J. Mardon, A. Nesterova, J. Traugott, S. Saunders, F. Bonadonna, "Insight of scent: Experimental evidence of olfactory capabilities in the Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans).", Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 213, no. 5, 2010, pp. 558-563.