Publications

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Recent and Featured Papers

2024

Thumbnail for A Monte Carlo Tree Search Framework for Autonomous Source Term Estimation in Stone Soup

A Monte Carlo Tree Search Framework for Autonomous Source Term Estimation in Stone Soup

Timothy J. Glover, Rohit V. Nanavati, Matthew Coombes, Cunjia Liu, Wen-Hua Chen, Nicola Perree, Steven Hiscocks

2024 27th International Conference on Information Fusion (FUSION), pp. 1-8. (2024)

DOI Code StoneSoup STE
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Bayesian estimation and reconstruction of marine surface contaminant dispersion

Yang Liu, Christopher M Harvey, Frederick E Hamlyn, Cunjia Liu*

Science of the Total Environment, vol.907, pp. 167973. (2024)

DOI STE
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Distributed multi-robot source term estimation with coverage control and information theoretic based coordination

Rohit V. Nanavati, Matthew J. Coombes, Cunjia Liu*

Information Fusion, vol.111, pp. 102503. (2024)

DOI Video STE
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PointNetPGAP-SLC: A 3D LiDAR-based Place Recognition Approach with Segment-level Consistency Training for Mobile Robots in Horticulture

T Barros, L Garrote, P Conde, MJ Coombes, C Liu, C Premebida, UJ Nunes

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol.9, pp. 10471-10478. (2024)

DOI Code Agritech

2023

Thumbnail for Structurally aware 3D gas distribution mapping using belief propagation: a real-time algorithm for robotic deployment

Structurally aware 3D gas distribution mapping using belief propagation: a real-time algorithm for robotic deployment

Callum Rhodes, Cunjia Liu*, Wen-Hua Chen

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol.21, pp. 1623-1637. (2023)

Thumbnail for Generalized data-driven optimal path planning framework for uniform coverage missions using crop spraying UAVs

Generalized data-driven optimal path planning framework for uniform coverage missions using crop spraying UAVs

Rohit V Nanavati, Yanhua Meng, Matthew Coombes, Cunjia Liu

Precision Agriculture, vol.24, pp. 1497-1525. (2023)

DOI Agritech
Thumbnail for Surviving disturbances: A predictive control framework with guaranteed safety

Surviving disturbances: A predictive control framework with guaranteed safety

Yunda Yan, Xue-Fang Wang, Benjamin J. Marshall, Cunjia Liu, Jun Yang, Wen-Hua Chen

Automatica, vol.158, pp. 111238. (2023)

DOI Video DOBC MPC

2022

Thumbnail for Autonomous source term estimation in unknown environments: From a dual control concept to UAV deployment

Autonomous source term estimation in unknown environments: From a dual control concept to UAV deployment

Callum Rhodes, Cunjia Liu*, Wen-Hua Chen

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol.7, pp. 2274-2281. (2022)

DOI Video STE

2020

Thumbnail for Optimal path following for small fixed-wing UAVs under wind disturbances

Optimal path following for small fixed-wing UAVs under wind disturbances

Jun Yang, Cunjia Liu*, Matthew Coombes, Yunda Yan, Wen-Hua Chen

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol.29, pp. 996-1008. (2020)

DOI Video DOBC MPC

2019

Thumbnail for Particle filtering with soft state constraints for target tracking

Particle filtering with soft state constraints for target tracking

Cunjia Liu*, Baibing Li, Wen-Hua Chen

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol.55, pp. 3492-3504. (2019)

DOI Code Target tracking
Thumbnail for Unmanned aerial vehicle-based hazardous materials response: Information-theoretic hazardous source search and reconstruction

Unmanned aerial vehicle-based hazardous materials response: Information-theoretic hazardous source search and reconstruction

Michael Hutchinson, Cunjia Liu*, Paul Thomas, Wen-Hua Chen

IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, vol.27, pp. 108-119. (2019)

2018

Thumbnail for Information-based search for an atmospheric release using a mobile robot: Algorithm and experiments

Information-based search for an atmospheric release using a mobile robot: Algorithm and experiments

Michael Hutchinson, Cunjia Liu*, Wen-Hua Chen

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol.27, pp. 2388-2402. (2018)