Publications & Research
Scientific contributions in GNSS/INS navigation, airborne gravimetry, and sensor fusion by our founder Dr. David Becker
Publications
2026
Publication
Dale, B., Becker, D., Enzlberger Jensen, T., & Forsberg, R. (2026).
DroneSOM—Towards a Drone-Based Gravity Observation System.
2023
Publication
Forsberg, R., Jensen, T., Teitsson, H., & Becker, D. (2023,
December). Airborne gravimetry developments-inertial, quantum and drones. In AGU Fall
Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2023, pp. G32A-01).
2023
Publication
Becker, D. & Hinüber, E.. (2023). Multi-pass phase-differential GNSS
ambiguity fixing for post-processing applications. 1-40. 10.1109/ISS58390.2023.10361918.
2021
Publication
Johann, F., Becker, D., Becker, M., Hoss, M., Löwer, A., & Förste,
C. (2021). The influence of the Earth's magnetic field on strapdown inertial gravimetry
using Q-Flex accelerometers: static and dynamic experiments. Journal of Geodesy, 95(9),
107.
2020
Publication
Johann, F., Becker, D., Becker, M., & Ince, E. S. (2020, December).
Multi-scenario evaluation of the direct method in strapdown airborne and shipborne
gravimetry. In 5th Symposium on Terrestrial Gravimetry: Static and Mobile Measurements
(TG-SMM 2019) Proceedings of the Symposium in Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 1–4, 2019
(pp. 15-22). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
2020
Publication
Simav, M., Becker, D., Yildiz, H., & Hoss, M. (2020). Impact of
temperature stabilization on the strapdown airborne gravimetry: a case study in Central
Turkey. Journal of geodesy, 94(4), 41.
2019
Publication
Johann, F., Becker, D., Becker, M., Forsberg, R., Kadir, M. "The direct
method in strapdown airborne gravimetry – a Review" – Zeitschrift für Vermessungswesen
5/2019
2018
Publication
Jordan, T. A., & Becker, D. (2018). Investigating the distribution of
magmatism at the onset of Gondwana breakup with novel strapdown gravity and aeromagnetic
data. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 282, 77-88.
2018
Publication
Schack, P.; Kümmerle, P.; Pail, R.; Becker, D.; Jensen, T. "Performance
analyses of the pilot project GraviRied" – International Symposium Gravity, Geoid and
Height Systems 2, Copenhagen, Denmark
2016
Publication
Becker, D., Becker, M., Olesen, A. V., Nielsen, J. E., Forsberg, R.
„Latest results in strapdown airborne gravimetry using an iMAR RQH unit." – In: Proceedings
of the IAG Symposium on Terrestrial Gravimetry: Static and Mobile Measurements, St.
Petersburg, Russia
2016
Thesis
Becker, D. „Advanced Calibration Methods for Strapdown Airborne
Gravimetry" – Dissertation at Technische Universitaet Darmstadt. available online at http://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/5691/
2015
Publication
Becker, D., Nielsen, J. E., Ayres-Sampaio, D., Forsberg, R., Becker, M.,
Bastos, L. Drift reduction in strapdown airborne gravimetry using a simple thermal
correction. – Journal of Geodesy 89.11, Springer
2015
Publication
Becker, D. (2015, December). Calibration Matters: Advances in Strapdown
Airborne Gravimetry. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2015, pp. G34A-02).
2015
Publication
Becker, D., Becker, M. A study of non-stochastic IMU errors in
strapdown airborne gravimetry – In: Inertial Sensors and Systems Symposium (ISS), 2015 DGON
(pp. 1-18). IEEE.
2014
Publication
Becker, D., Becker, M., Leinen, S., Zhao, Y. Estimability in Strapdown
Airborne Vector Gravimetry. – In: International Association of Geodesy Symposia, Springer
Berlin Heidelberg Proceedings of the 3rd International Gravity Field Service (IGFS) General
Assembly, Shanghai, China, June/July 2014
2015
Publication
Deurloo, R., Yan, W., Bos, M., Ayres-Sampaio, D., Magalhães, A., Becker,
M., Becker, D. Bastos, L. A Comparison of the Performance of Medium-and High-Quality
Inertial Systems Grades for Strapdown Airborne Gravimetry. International Association of
Geodesy Symposia, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, doi 10.1007/1345_2015_18
2015
Publication
Zhao, Y., Becker, M., Becker, D., Leinen, S. Improving the performance
of tightly-coupled GPS/INS navigation by using time-differenced GPS-carrier-phase
measurements and low-cost MEMS IMU – Journal of Gyroscopy and Navigation, 6(2), 133-142,
Springer
2008
Publication
Becker, D., Risler, M.Mutual localization in a team of autonomous robots
using acoustic robot detection. In: RoboCup 2008: Robot Soccer World Cup XII. Springer
Berlin Heidelberg 2008. 37-48.
Conference Attendances & Presentations (Excerpt)
Oral
Symposium of the 12th RoboCup, Suzhou, China. Oral presentation:
"Mutual localization in a team of autonomous robots using acoustic robot detection"
July 2008
Invited
German National IT-Summit (IT-Gipfel), Darmstadt, Germany (invited)
November 2008
Attendance
DGON POSNAV Symposium, Darmstadt, Germany
November 2011
Attendance
Inertial Sensors and Systems (ISS), Karlsruhe, Germany
September 2012
Poster
IAG Symposium on Terrestrial Gravimetry: Static and Mobile
Measurements (TG-SMM), St. Petersburg, Russia. Poster-presentation "A Comparison of
the Performance of Medium- and High-quality Inertial Systems Grades for Strapdown
Airborne Gravimetry"
September 2013
Oral
The 3rd International Gravity Field Service (IGFS) General Assembly,
Shanghai, China, oral presentation: "Estimability in Strapdown Airborne Vector
Gravimetry"
July 2014
Oral
26th International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) General
Assembly, Prague, Czech Republic. Oral presentation: "Towards the sub-mGal level:
Latest results of strapdown airborne gravimetry"
July 2015
Invited
Inertial Sensors and Systems (ISS), Karlsruhe, Germany. Oral
presentation (invited): "A study of non-stochastic IMU errors in strapdown airborne
gravimetry"
September 2015
Invited
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA.
Oral presentation (invited): "Calibration Matters: Advances in Strapdown Airborne
Gravimetry"
December 2015
Oral
IAG Symposium on Terrestrial Gravimetry: Static and Mobile
Measurements (TG-SMM), St. Petersburg, Russia. Oral presentation: "Latest Results in
Strapdown Airborne Gravimetry using an iMAR RQH Unit"
April 2016
Invited
International summer school "Airborne Gravimetry for Geodesy" at
NOAA (Washington D.C., USA). Lecture (invited): "Practical Aspects of Strapdown
Inertial Gravimetry"
June 2016
Oral
International Symposium on Gravity, Geoid and Height Systems,
Thessaloniki, Greece. Oral presentation: "Advances in Strapdown Airborne Gravimetry for
Geodetic Applications"
September 2016
Oral
Wegener Meeting, Azores. D. Becker, M. Becker, A. V. Olesen, J. E.
Nielsen, R. Forsberg Oral Presentation: "Strapdown airborne gravimetry for local geoid
determination"
September 2016
Oral
Autumn meeting of the German "Arbeitskreis Geodäsie/Geophysik"
(AK-GG), Annweiler, Germany. Oral presentation: "Strapdown-Fluggravimetrie: Einführung
und aktuelle Ergebnisse"
October 2016
Oral
International Workshop on Polar Airborne Geodesy and Geophysics,
Dresden, Germany. Oral presentation: "Experiences and prospects for strapdown airborne
gravimetry in polar regions"
April 2017
Invited
Autumn meeting of the German "Arbeitskreis Geodäsie/Geophysik"
(AK-GG), Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. Oral presentation (invited): "Kalte Atome – was nun?
Das Flaschenhalsproblem in der Fluggravimetrie."
October 2019
Attendance
DGON ISS 2023 – Inertial Sensors and Systems – Symposium Gyro
Technology, Braunschweig, Germany
October 2023