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Journal of the Franklin Institute, 361(17), 107198, ISSN: 0016-0032. DOI:
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IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, ISSN: 1545-5955. DOI:
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Li, Z, Chen, W-H, Yang, J,
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IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, ISSN: 2162-237X. DOI:
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Li, Z, Deng, X, Lan, Y,
Liu, C, Qing, J (2023)
Fruit tree canopy segmentation from UAV orthophoto maps based on a lightweight improved U-Net,
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 217, 108538, ISSN: 0168-1699. DOI:
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Liu, Y, Harvey, C, Hamlyn, FE,
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Science of the Total Environment, 907(2024), 167973, ISSN: 0048-9697. DOI:
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Yan, Y, Wang, X, Marshall, B,
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Surviving disturbances: a predictive control framework with guaranteed safety,
Automatica, 158, 111238, ISSN: 0005-1098. DOI:
10.1016/j.automatica.2023.111238.
Hu, J, Li, J, Hou, Z, Jiang, J,
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iScience, 26(9), DOI:
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Liu, Y, Coombes, M,
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IEEE Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks, 9, pp.346-356, DOI:
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Cao, H, Li, Y,
Liu, C, Zhao, S (2023)
ESO-based robust and high-precision tracking control for aerial manipulation,
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 21(2), pp.2139-2155, ISSN: 1545-5955. DOI:
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Nanavati, R, Meng, Y, Coombes, M,
Liu, C (2023)
Generalized data-driven optimal path planning framework for uniform coverage missions using crop spraying UAVs,
Precision Agriculture, 24(4), pp.1497-1525, ISSN: 1385-2256. DOI:
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Hu, Y, Deng, X, Lan, Y, Chen, X, Long, Y,
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Insects, 14(3), pp.280-280, DOI:
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Rhodes, C,
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Structurally aware 3D gas distribution mapping using belief propagation: A real-time algorithm for robotic deployment,
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 21(2), pp.1623-1637, ISSN: 1545-5955. DOI:
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Liu, Y, Wang, Z,
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Auxiliary particle filtering over sensor networks under protocols of amplify-and-forward and decode-and-forward relays,
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Zhang, Z, Chen, J, Xu, X,
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Li, Z, Chen, W-H,
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SCIENTIA SINICA Informationis, 52(9), pp.1579-1597, ISSN: 1674-7267. DOI:
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Liu, Y, Wang, Z,
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Meng, Y, Zhong, W,
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PeerJ, 10, e13064, DOI:
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Wang, Y, Su, J, Zhai, X, Meng, F,
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Snow Coverage Mapping by Learning from Sentinel-2 Satellite Multispectral Images via Machine Learning Algorithms,
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Zuo, Z,
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Autonomous source term estimation in unknown environments: From a dual control concept to UAV deployment,
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, pp.1-1, DOI:
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Su, J, Yi, D, Coombes, M,
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Spectral analysis and mapping of blackgrass weed by leveraging machine learning and UAV multispectral imagery,
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Yan, Y,
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Aerospace Science and Technology, 119, 107184, ISSN: 1270-9638. DOI:
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Dong, Z, Jiang, J,
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Economic model-predictive control for aircraft forced landing: Framework and two-level implementation,
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 58(2), pp.1119-1132, ISSN: 0018-9251. DOI:
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Zhang, T, Xu, Z, Su, J, Yang, Z,
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Ir-UNet: Irregular segmentation U-shape network for wheat yellow rust detection by UAV multispectral imagery,
Remote Sensing, 13(19), 3892, DOI:
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Chen, W-H, Rhodes, C,
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Dual Control for Exploitation and Exploration (DCEE) in autonomous search,
Automatica, 133, 109851, ISSN: 0005-1098. DOI:
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Zhang, T, Su, J,
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Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 180, 105909, ISSN: 0168-1699. DOI:
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Hutchinson, M,
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Hazardous Materials Response: Information-Theoretic Hazardous Source Search and Reconstruction,
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Optimal path following for small fixed-wing UAVs under wind disturbances,
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 29(3), pp.996-1008, ISSN: 1063-6536. DOI:
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Yan, Y, Yang, J,
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On the Actuator Dynamics of Dynamic Control Allocation for a Small Fixed-wing UAV with Direct Lift Control,
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, ISSN: 1063-6536. DOI:
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Aerial Visual Perception in Smart Farming: Field Study of Wheat Yellow Rust Monitoring,
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Nonlinearity Estimator-Based Control of A Class of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems,
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