Carsten Oldemeyer

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)

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Carsten Oldemeyer is a robotics engineer whose work centers on modular, vendor-agnostic control systems for industrial robots. His primary research areas include robot control architectures, the Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) standard, and modular hardware-software co-design for manufacturing automation. Oldemeyer’s major contribution is the development of MoRC—a Modular Robot Controller that decouples control software from proprietary hardware. By leveraging the FMI standard, his architecture enables customizable, high-performance control of any industrial robot with electrical drives, using a self-developed software stack and a vendor-independent control cabinet. This work addresses a critical industry need for flexibility and interoperability in automation. While his most-cited paper currently holds 1 citation, this reflects the recent publication date (2024) of this foundational work, which is poised to influence future research in modular robotics and cyber-physical production systems. Oldemeyer’s approach promises to reduce vendor lock-in and accelerate the adoption of adaptable, open-architecture control solutions in smart manufacturing environments.