Summary

Philipp Richard earned a B.Sc. in Systems Engineering from RheinMain University of Applied Sciences and an M.Sc. in Mechatronics from Mannheim University of Applied Sciences. In his master’s thesis, he focused on generating dynamically feasible paths for autonomous inland waterway vessels while taking into account the vessel’s higher state requirements.

Before joining RPTU, he worked as a research assistant at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and at the SmartFactory KL technology initiative. There, he conducted research in the fields of Industry 4.0, Intralogistics 4.0, and autonomous mobile robotics.

Since May 2026, he has been a research assistant at the Chair of Machine Tools and Control Systems at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau.

Research Fileds

In his research, Philipp Richard focuses on intelligent intralogistics, with a particular emphasis on autonomous mobile robotics, environmental representations, and multi-layered map models as digital twins for the predictive coordination of intralogistics and production..

Publications
ORCID

P. Richard, B. Blumhofer, A. Ritter and M. Ruskowski, "Enhancing Intralogistics 4.0: Integrating Asset Administration Shell for Improved Navigation, Safety, and Risk Management across Stationary and Mobile Transport Systems," 2024 IEEE 29th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), Padova, Italy, 2024, pp. 01-08, doi: 10.1109/ETFA61755.2024.10710986. 

P. Richard, A. T. Bernhard, A. Luxenburger, H. Gösling and A. Wagner, "Agent-based Initialization of Autonomous Mobile Robots: Leveraging the Asset Administration Shell for automated Commissioning," 2025 IEEE 30th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), Porto, Portugal, 2025, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/ETFA65518.2025.11205779. 

B. Blumhofer, P. Richard, T. Legler and M. Ruskowski, "Enhancing flexibility in intralogistics 4.0 by using Services, Capabilities, and Skills," Procedia Computer Science, vol. 253, pp. 2377-2388, 2025, Proc. 6th International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing, doi: 10.1016/j.procs.2025.01.298.

P. Richard, A. Wagner, M. Ruskowski and P. Regier, "Path Planning for Autonomous Inland Vessels in Complex Harbor Environments," 2023 21st International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2023, pp. 387-394, doi: 10.1109/ICAR58858.2023.10406220.