Martin Kluge

Federal Institute For Materials Research and Testing

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Martin Kluge is pioneering the field of aerial robotic olfaction, pushing the boundaries of how we detect and map invisible gas clouds from the sky. His key research integrates mobile robotics, remote gas sensing, and tomographic reconstruction to solve the challenge of localizing and visualizing gas sources in outdoor environments. Kluge’s major contribution is the development of the UAV-REGAS (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Remote Gas Sensing) platform, which combines a lightweight Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS) sensor with autonomous flight capabilities. His landmark 2017 paper, “Bringing Mobile Robot Olfaction to the next dimension,” introduced this concept and has garnered 39 citations, establishing a foundation for aerial gas sensing. Building on this, his 2019 work on “Aerial-based gas tomography” (28 citations) demonstrated the first autonomous reconstruction of 2D tomographic slices of gas plumes using a drone—a breakthrough for environmental monitoring and industrial safety. Kluge’s research transforms gas detection from a single-point measurement into a rich, spatial visualization, enabling safer and more efficient inspection of hazardous areas. His work represents a leap from ground-based robots to agile aerial platforms, opening new possibilities for disaster response and pollution tracking.