Research
Publications, Projects and Awards
* Research
Publications (Monographs, Journal Articles, etc.)
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A Nonsensical Article on Taoism (in Chinese)
o BSc Research Paper (in Chinese)
o Full Publication List (PDF)
o Interview with IEEE Control Systems Magazine (People
in Control)
* My
Research Family Genealogy
* Funded
Research Projects
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Collaborative Search and
Pursuit-evasion for Unmanned Systems in Cluttered Environments (2023–2025)
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Advanced Motion Planning
Techniques for the Cooperation of Multi-agent Systems (2022–2024)
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Intelligent Navigation and
Robust Flight Control Systems for Unmanned Systems (2021–2023)
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Development of Hybrid
Aerial-Aquatic and Underwater Unmanned Systems (2019–)
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Development of Unmanned
Systems Framework (2019–2022)
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Onboard 3D Navigation System
for UAVs in Unknown and Realistic Indoor Environments (2016–2019)
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Navigation and Control of MAVs in Indoor and Outdoor Cluttered
Environments (2014–2016)
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Fruit Dove UAV Control (2014–2016)
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Optimal Coverage and Surveillance Using Cooperative Planning and Control
of UAVs (2013–2016)
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Investigation of Navigation Systems for UAVs in Outdoor Cluttered
Environments (2012–2015)
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Special Project for DARPA UAVForge Competition
(2012)
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Development of Autonomous Micro
Aerial Vehicles (2011–2013)
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Optimal Motion Planning in
Obstacle-Rich Environment (2010–2013)
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Development of a Sophisticated 3D Indoor Navigation System for UAVs
(2009–2012)
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Development of Multi-UAV Test Beds & Vision-Based Navigation and
Motion Coordination (2009–2013)
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Cooperative Reconfiguration Control for Multiple Unmanned Air Vehicles
(2008–2011)
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Technologies to Lead Unmanned
Air Vehicles via Manned Air Vehicles (2007–2010)
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Nonlinear Flight Model Identification & Control for VTOL UAV in
Formation (2007–2009)
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Nonlinear Control of Unmanned
Flying Vehicles (2003–2007)
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Compensation of Friction in Hard Disk Drives (2003–2006)
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Virtual Reality Interface for
Web-Based Remote Experimentation (2001–2003)
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Dual Stage Servo System for
Hard Disk Drives (2000–2003)
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Development of Web-Based Virtual Laboratories (1998–2000)
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Dual Actuator Control System
for R/W Head Actuation in Rotating Memory Devices (1996–1999)
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Gain Scheduling for Robust
Controllers in Flight Control Systems (1994–1995)
* Research
Related Awards & Honors
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Outstanding
Contribution Award, Technical Committee on Control Theory, Chinese
Association of Automation, 2022
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Fellow,
Academy of Engineering, Singapore, 2020
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Provost's
Chair, National University of Singapore, 2016
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Fellow, Chinese
Association of Automation, China, 2015
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Best Application Paper Award, 8th World
Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, Jinan, China, 2010
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Changjiang Guest Chair Professorship, Nanjing University of Science and
Technology, China, 2009
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Best Application Paper Award, 7th Asian Control
Conference, Hong Kong, 2009
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Fellow,
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA, 2007
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Best Industrial Control Application Prize,
5th Asian Control Conference,
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Temasek
Young Investigator Award,
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IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award,
Institution of Engineers
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University
Researcher Award,
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Best Poster Paper Award, 2nd Asian Control
Conference,
o Who’s Who in Engineering Singapore, Institution of Engineers Singapore,
2007
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Marquis Who's Who in the
World, 19th Edition,
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Asian Young Scholars
Award,
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Cardinal Yu-Pin
Scholarship, Sino-American Amity Fund, New York City, USA, 1986-1991
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Presidential Scholarship,
* Awards
Won by My UAV Research Teams and Students
o Minghao Dou
(with Xuchen Liu, Dongyue Huang, Biao Wang, Jinqiang
Cui, Qinyuan Ren, Lihua Dou, Jie Chen, Ben M. Chen)
Guan Zhao-Zhi Award
Cash Prize: CNY 5,000
42nd Chinese Control Conference, Tianjin, China, 2023
o Ka Lung
Cheung, Benyun Zhao, Guidong Yang, Jihan Zhang
YDC Dare to Change Business Pitch Competition
Cash Prize: HK$15,000
Young Entrepreneurs Development Council, Hong Kong, 2023
o Jihan Zhang,
Benyun Zhao, Guidong Yang, Jia Dou, Bingxin Han, Ka Lung Cheung
Professor Charles K. Ko Student Creativity Award
Cash Prize: HK$18,000
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2023
o Chuanxiang
Gao, Ruoyu Wang, Xinyi Wang, Yizhou Chen, Zuoquan Zhao, Wendi Ding
Professor Charles K. Ko Student Creativity Award
Postgraduate Group 2nd
Runner-up
Cash Prize: HK$6,000
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2023
o Ruoyu Wang,
Yizhou Chen, Xi Chen, Zixuan Guo, Mark Kyeredey
Ansah, Yu Zhai, Ben M. Chen
Autonomous Indoor Drone Inspection and Modeling System
Prize: Bronze Medal
48th Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva, Switzerland, 2023
o Guidong Yang,
Jihan Zhang, Xi Chen, Benyun Zhao, Chuanxiang Gao, Ka Lung Cheung, Ben M. Chen
Drone and AI-based Digital Platform for Outdoor Built
Asset Inspection and Information Management
Prize: Bronze Medal
48th Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva, Switzerland, 2023
o Panpan Zhou
2021
IEEE CSS Beijing Chapter Young Author Prize
Cash Prize: CNY 2,000
40th Chinese Control Conference, Shanghai, China, 2021
o Kangcheng Liu
Professor Charles K. Ko
Student Creativity Award
Postgraduate Individual
Merit
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2021
o Shupeng Lai (with Menglu Lan, Ben M. Chen)
Guan Zhao-Zhi Award
Cash Prize: CNY 5,000
37th Chinese Control Conference, Wuhan, China, 2018
o Team Instinct Cougar
Indoor
Competition Champion
International Micro Aerial Vehicle Competition, Toulouse, France, 2017
o Team Instinct Lion
Outdoor
Competition Champion
International Micro Aerial Vehicle Competition, Toulouse, France, 2017
o Team U-Lion: Shupeng
Lai, Yingcai Bi, Menglu Lan, Jiaxin
Li, Hailong Qin, Kun Zhang
Overall Championship Award (Gold), Best Platform Design Award (Gold)
Total Prize: SGD 8,000 in Cash and 5 iPad Mini 4
Category D2: Fully Autonomous
Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition, 2017
o Team AeroLion: Kangli Wang, Yijie Ke, Mo Shan
(NUS UAV Group), Xiang Li, Fei Wang (AeroLion
Technologies)
Champion
Cash Prize: CNY 100,000
Category: Rotor-Wing Competition
The 3rd AVIC Cup ~ International UAV Innovation Grand Prix, Anji, Zhejiang,
China, 2015
o Team V-Lion: Jinqiang
Cui, Hailong Qin, Yingcai
Bi, Jiaxin, Li, Menglu Lan, Mo Shan, Wenqi Liu
1st Runner Up
International Micro Aerial Vehicle Competition, Aachen, Germany, 2015
o Team AP-Lion: Menglu Lan, Jiaxin Lin, Kaijun Liu, Shuai
Wang, Mengmi Zhang
Overall Championship Award (Gold), Best Performance Award (Gold), Best Theory
of Flight Award (Gold), Best Video Award (Silver)
Total Prize: SGD 8,000 in Cash and 5 Samsung Tablets
Category D2: Fully Autonomous
Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition, 2015
o Team LV-Lion: Yingcai
Bi, Jiaxin Li, Wenqi Liu, Hailong Qin, Mo Shan
Overall Championship Award (Silver), Best Performance Award (Silver)
Cash Prize: SGD 3,000
Category D2: Fully Autonomous
Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition, 2015
o Limiao Bai (Sen
Yan, Xiaolian Zheng, Ben M. Chen)
Best
Student Paper Award
The 2014 International Conference on Financial Engineering, London, U.K., 2014
o Team AeroLion
Champion
International Micro Aerial Vehicle Competition, Delft, the Netherlands, 2014
o Fei Wang (with Peidong
Liu, Shiyu Zhao, Ben M. Chen, Swee-King Phang, Shupeng Lai, Tong H. Lee, Chenxiao Cai)
Guan Zhao-Zhi Award
Cash Prize: CNY 5,000
33rd Chinese Control Conference, Nanjing, China, 2014
o Team U-Lion: Kangli
Wang, Yijie Ke, Kun Li, Tao
Pang
Overall Championship Award (Gold), Best Performance Award (Gold), Most Creative
Award (Bronze)
Total Prize: SGD 4,000 in Cash and 5 iPads
Category E: Unconventional
Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition, 2014
o Team Q1-Lion: Fei Wang, Swee-King Phang, Zizhang Ai, Wenqi Liu, Wei-Lian Mook
Overall Championship Award (Silver), Best Performance Award (Gold), Best Theory
of Flight Award (Gold)
Cash Prize: SGD 4,000
Category D2: Fully Autonomous
Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition, 2014
o Team Q2-Lion: Kevin Ang, Jinqiang Cui, Peidong Liu, Shupeng Lai, Dong Wang
Best Theory of Flight Award (Silver)
Category D2: Fully Autonomous
Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition, 2014
o Team NUS2T-Lion
2nd Place Overall (1st in Final Round)
Cash Prize: CNY 80,000
Category: Rotor-Wing Competition
The 2nd AVIC Cup ~ International UAV Innovation Grand Prix, Beijing, China,
2013
o Team NUS2T-Lion
New Innovation Star Award
Cash Prize: CNY 10,000
Category: Creativity Competition
The 2nd AVIC Cup ~ International UAV Innovation Grand Prix, Beijing, China,
2013
o Kangli Wang,
Xiang Li, Di Deng, Hongyu Tian, Youyang
Cheng
Overall Championship Award, Best Performance Award, Most Creative Award
Total Prize: SGD 10,000 in Cash and 5 iPads
Category D2: Fully Autonomous
Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition, 2013
o Kevin Ang, Fei Wang, Swee
King Phang, Peidong Liu
Most Creative Award
Cash Prize: SGD 2,000
Category E: Unconventional
Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition, 2013
o Team GremLion
Finalist (of 9 selected among 144 teams from 153 countries)
DARPA UAVForge Challenge
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency & Space and Naval Warfare Systems
Center, Atlanta, USA, 2012
o Sing Jie Lee, Yuxiang
Wang, Yi Ling Tan, Sharon Ang, Shiyi Li
Overall Championship Award, Most Creative Award
Total Prize: SGD 10,000 in Cash and 5 iPads
Category D: Autonomous and Flying by Video
Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition, 2011
o Feng Lin (Ben M. Chen, Kai-Yew Lum, Tong
H. Lee)
Best Application Paper Award
Cash Prize: USD 1,000
8th World Congress on Intelligent Control & Automation, Jinan, China, 2010
o Swee King Phang, Jun Jie Ong, Ronald Yeo
Best Performance Award
Category D: Autonomous and Flying by Video
Cash Prize: SGD 1,000
Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition, 2010
o Guowei Cai (Ben
M. Chen, Tong H. Lee)
Best Application Paper Award
Cash Prize: USD 500
7th Asian Control Conference, Hong Kong, 2009
o Tao Wang, Fei Wang, Li Liu
Best Theory Award
Category D: Autonomous and Flying by Video
Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition, 2009
o Guoyang Cheng (Kemao
Peng, Ben M. Chen, Tong H. Lee)
Best Industrial Control Application Prize
Cash Prize: AUD 350
5th Asian Control Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2004