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D-Index
42
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6437
National Ranking
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Oliver Sawodny publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Oliver Sawodny sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 670 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Oliver Sawodny D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Oliver Sawodny sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Oliver Sawodny is affiliated with the University of Stuttgart in Germany. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with extensive contributions to several subfields including Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Building and Construction.

Their work addresses a range of topics such as Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems, Structural Health Monitoring Techniques, Soft Robotics and Applications, Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems, Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems, Fault Detection and Control Systems, and Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids.

Among recent papers, the following are notable for their range of topics and publication venues:

  • Modeling and Control of Tower Cranes With Elastic Structure, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
  • Integrative computational design and construction: Rethinking architecture digitally, 2021, Civil Engineering Design
  • D1244: Design and Construction of the First Adaptive High-Rise Experimental Building, 2022, Frontiers in Built Environment
  • Robust Fault Diagnosis for Adaptive Structures With Unknown Stochastic Disturbances, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
  • Nonlinear disturbance observers for robotic continuum manipulators, 2021, Mechatronics

Oliver Sawodny frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors. Those with the most joint publications include:

  • Michael C. Böhm
  • Cristina Tarín
  • Carina Veil
  • Lucio Blandini
  • Andreas Gienger

The preferred publication venues for Sawodny's work illustrate a focus on applied and systems engineering topics. These venues include:

  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • Mechatronics
  • at - Automatisierungstechnik
  • Control Engineering Practice
  • Bautechnik

Sawodny's research contributions span various technical domains, integrating theoretical and applied approaches in systems control, structural engineering, and robotics. Their output demonstrates engagement with both engineering challenges and interdisciplinary design and construction processes.

Best Publications

  • A Variable Curvature Continuum Kinematics for Kinematic Control of the Bionic Handling Assistant

    Tobias Mahl;Alexander Hildebrandt;Oliver Sawodny

  • A Two-Stage Model Predictive Control Strategy for Economic Diesel-PV-Battery Island Microgrid Operation in Rural Areas

    Julia Sachs;Oliver Sawodny

  • Active Control for an Offshore Crane Using Prediction of the Vessel’s Motion

    Sebastian Küchler;T Mahl;Jörg Neupert;K Schneider

  • ON/OFF and Beyond - A Boolean Model of Apoptosis

    Rebekka Schlatter;Kathrin Schmich;Ima Avalos Vizcarra;Ima Avalos Vizcarra;Peter Scheurich

  • Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of a Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter

    M. Richter;M. E. Magana;O. Sawodny;T. K. A. Brekken

  • An automated gantry crane as a large workspace robot

    Oliver Sawodny;Harald Aschemann;Stephan Lahres

  • Dynamic Modeling of Bellows-Actuated Continuum Robots Using the Euler–Lagrange Formalism

    Valentin Falkenhahn;Tobias Mahl;Alexander Hildebrandt;Rudiger Neumann

  • Design and Vehicle Implementation of Preview Active Suspension Controllers

    Christoph Gohrle;Andreas Schindler;Andreas Wagner;Oliver Sawodny

  • Drive Cycle Prediction and Energy Management Optimization for Hybrid Hydraulic Vehicles

    Frank A. Bender;Martin Kaszynski;Oliver Sawodny

  • Dynamic Control of the Bionic Handling Assistant

    Valentin Falkenhahn;Alexander Hildebrandt;Rudiger Neumann;Oliver Sawodny

  • Tracking and anti-sway control for boom cranes

    Jörg Neupert;Eckhard Arnold;Klaus Schneider;Oliver Sawodny

  • Cascaded control concept of a robot with two degrees of freedom driven by four artificial pneumatic muscle actuators

    A. Hildebrandt;O. Sawodny;R. Neumann;A. Hartmann

  • Road Profile Estimation and Preview Control For Low-Bandwidth Active Suspension Systems

    Christoph Gohrle;Andreas Schindler;Andreas Wagner;Oliver Sawodny

  • A heave compensation approach for offshore cranes

    J. Neupert;T. Mahl;B. Haessig;O. Sawodny

  • Crane control system having active fluctuation compensation

    Oliver Sawodny;Joerg Neupert;Tobias Mahl;Sebastian Kuechler

  • Model-based feedforward position control of constant curvature continuum robots using feedback linearization

    Valentin Falkenhahn;Alexander Hildebrandt;Rudiger Neumann;Oliver Sawodny

  • Thermal Management for the Cabin of a Battery Electric Vehicle Considering Passengers’ Comfort

    Stefan Schaut;Oliver Sawodny

  • Multi-objective three stage design optimization for island microgrids

    Julia Sachs;Oliver Sawodny

  • Modeling and Control of Tower Cranes With Elastic Structure

    Florentin Rauscher;Oliver Sawodny

  • Control de grúa, grúa y procedimiento

    Schneider Klaus;Sawodny Oliver;Neupert Jörg

  • Modeling and Offset-Free Model Predictive Control of a Hydraulic Mini Excavator

    Frank A. Bender;Simon Goltz;Thomas Braunl;Oliver Sawodny

  • A flatness based design for tracking control of pneumatic muscle actuators

    A. Hildebrandt;O. Sawodny;R. Neumann;A. Hartmann

  • Integrative computational design and construction: Rethinking architecture digitally

    Jan Knippers;Cordula Kropp;Achim Menges;Oliver Sawodny

  • Forecasts of Electric Vehicle Energy Consumption Based on Characteristic Speed Profiles and Real-Time Traffic Data

    Florian Morlock;Bernhard Rolle;Michel Bauer;Oliver Sawodny

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Osten
Wolfgang Osten University of Stuttgart
Arnulf Stenzl
Arnulf Stenzl University of Tübingen
Christoph Borner
Christoph Borner University of Freiburg
Christian Koos
Christian Koos Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Irmgard Merfort
Irmgard Merfort University of Freiburg
Georg A. Sprenger
Georg A. Sprenger University of Stuttgart
Wilhelm K. Aicher
Wilhelm K. Aicher University of Tübingen
Dieter Häussinger
Dieter Häussinger Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Sandra Hirche
Sandra Hirche Technical University of Munich
Ulrich M. Zanger
Ulrich M. Zanger Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch-Institute of Clinical Pharmacology

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