Dr. Atle Aalerud is a senior researcher in the DARWIN research group at NORCE, specializing in robotics, computer vision, and real-time spatial sensing systems such as LiDAR. With a Ph.D. and Master’s in Mechatronics from the University of Agder and many years of industrial experience, he bridges academic research and real-world applications. His work spans EU-funded projects, predictive maintenance, and automation for offshore and industrial environments. As a researcher with a globally patented LiDAR innovation, he is driving advancements in intelligent perception systems, contributing to the future of autonomous robotics and smart manufacturing.
Atle Aalerud
Senior Researcher
ataa@norceresearch.no
+47 56 10 79 02
Jon Lilletuns vei 9 H, 3. etg, 4879 Grimstad, Norway

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Projects
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Academic articleDynamic Augmented Kalman Filtering for Human Motion Tracking under Occlusion Using Multiple 3D Sensors– IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications 2020
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Academic articleEvaluation of Perception Latencies in a Human-Robot Collaborative Environment– IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2020
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Academic articleReshaping Field of View and Resolution with Segmented Reflectors: Bridging the Gap between Rotating and Solid-State LiDARs– Sensors 2020
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Academic articleAutomatic Calibration of an Industrial RGB-D Camera Network Using Retroreflective Fiducial Markers– Sensors 2019
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Academic articleEmbedded Processing and Compression of 3D Sensor Data for Large Scale Industrial Environments– Sensors 2019
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Academic chapterIndustrial Environment Mapping Using Distributed Static 3D Sensor Nodes– 2018
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Academic chapterScalability of GPU-Processed 3D Distance Maps for Industrial Environments– 2018
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Academic chapterVisual Marker Guided Point Cloud Registration in a Large Multi-Sensor Industrial Robot Cell– 2018
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Academic chapterReal-time human collision detection for industrial robot cells– 2017