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Jari Saarinen

D.Sc., Senior researcher

Automation Technology Staff
Generic Intelligent Machines

Contact details

  • Location: TUAS building, room 2570
  • Telephone: +358 9 470 25146
  • Mobile: +358 40 536 7753
  • Email: jari.saarinen_ät_aalto.fi

Research career in short

I entered Automation Technology laboratory 1999 as research assistant and finished my Master thesis on 2002. Pre-master thesis I was working on a ESA project called Micro robots for scientific applications 2, which was a prototype of a Mars lander, ROTIS , which was EC project that developed Remotely Operated Tanker Inspection System). Master thesis pdf I did on a mechatronic rowing assistant, which was a product developement project to develop a rowing assistant based on a DC-motors and force sensing. The rowing assistant was also patented.

As PhD student, I have mainly worked on two subjects: 1) localization and mapping especially on Personal Navigation, which was also topic of my Doctoral dissertation and 2) on robotic systems development, which includes work on architecture and software side (c.f. WorkPartner, GIMnet and MaCI).

My current research interest is to develop a Future worksite concept to reality, which means a generic work site with humans and machines working together as a fluent system. This topic integrates the Field robot research, systems research and human-robot interaction research.

Degrees

  • Doctor of Science in Technology (Doctoral dissertation )
  • Diploma Engineer degree (M.Sc) in Automation Technology from Helsinki University of Technology in 2002. (Thesis pdf)

Projects

Teaching

Courses

Supervised Thesis

  • Antti Hölttä, "A generic user interface framework for a service based distributed system and its application on controlling a multi-robot system", M.Sc. thesis, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 2010.
  • Matthieu Myrsky, "Hardware abstraction interfaces for mobile robotic applications", M.Sc. thesis, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 2010.
  • Asad Ibne Moin, "Position and orientation estimation of a front loader bucket using stereo vision", M.Sc. thesis, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 2010.
  • Felix Cabrera, Immersive methods for long distance teleoperation with time delay, Master's thesis accepted at Helsinki University of Technology (Espoo, Finland) in 2007.
  • Seppo Heikkilä, Development of Laser Based Localisation Methods for Personal Navigation System – PeNa, Helsinki University of Technology, Master’s Thesis, 8.3.2005
  • Konsta Hölttä, "Liikkuvien Robottien paikallinen esteenväistö ja liikkeensuunnittelu", B.Sc. Thesis, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, 2010
  • Juha-Pekka Tajakka, "Liikkeensuunnittelu monirobottijärjestelmässä", B.Sc. Thesis, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, 2010
  • Antti Maula, "Avoimen lähdekoodin kirjastot robotiikassa, sekä niiden soveltaminen työkoneympäristöön", B.Sc. Thesis, 2010
  • Tapio Lantela, "Autonomiset Työkoneet", B.Sc Thesis, 2010
  • Doan Nhat Quang, "Warehouse Management System", B.Sc. Thesis, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 2009
  • Paula Priha, "Oppiva Kone - Liikkuvien Kenttä- ja Palvelurobottien Opettaminen", B.Sc. Thesis, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 2009
  • Miika Jokelainen, "Hajautettujen Järjestelmien Käyttöliittymät", B.Sc. Thesis, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 2009
  • Juho Frits, "Henkilökohtainen navigointi - laitteistot ja menetelmät", B.Sc. thesis, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 2007.
  • Ilkka Penttilä, "Ihmisen havaitseminen autonomisessa työkoneympäristössä - turvallisuus ja menetelmät", B.Sc. thesis, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 2007.

Publications

Publications in 2011

Publications in 2010

Publications in 2009