Brief:
Multi-agent systems, such as multi-UAVs, have started to be widely used. Our focus is on the system design and the associated algorithms for how the agents effectively collaborate with each other to achieve the desired objective.
Published papers related to this project:
J. Su, Q. Meng, Y. Yang, X. Zhang, H. Huang, Multi-Tethered Aerial Robot System for Precise Aerial Physical Collaborative Interaction, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 2026.
H.W. Tong, B. Li, H. Huang, C. Wen, Multi-UAV Coverage Path Planning for Autonomous Aircraft Inspection, Journal of Air Transportation, 2026.
L Sun, J Qi, L Sun, M Wang, Y Peng, H Huang, Resilient bipartite tracking control for multi-quadrotor systems with semi-markov switching topologies: Theory and experiment, Defence Technology, 2025.
Z Shang, J Qi, Y Peng, M Wang, C Wu, Y Ping, H Huang, X Ren, DEBS: Decentralized Exploration planning for multi-UAV systems using Bio-inspired Self-aggregation mechanism, Physical Communication, 2025.
H Liu, J Qi, Y Peng, Y Ping, C Wu, M Wang, H Huang, Group formation tracking control for air–ground multi-agent systems, Guidance, Navigation and Control, 2025.
G Yang, J Qi, M Wang, Y Peng, C Wu, Y Ping, H Huang, Localization and tracking of multiple quadrotors with collision avoidance: Theory and experiment, Defence Technology, 2025.
P Han, C Li, C Huang, H Huang, Y Guo, G Pan, LEO internet satellite constellation design for regional civil aviation airways with multiple repeat ground tracks, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2024.
R Xi, Z Shen, H Huang, H Zhang, Command filtered adaptive tracking consensus of random nonlinear multi-agent systems, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2024.
Y. Zhang, Y. Huang, C. Huang, H. Huang, A. Nguyen, Joint Optimization of Deployment and Flight Planning of Multi-UAVs for Long-distance Data Collection from Large-scale IoT Devices, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2023.
A. Savkin, H. Huang, Multi-UAV Navigation for Optimized Video Surveillance of Ground Vehicles on Uneven Terrains, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2023.
M. Lyu, Y. Zhao, C. Huang, H. Huang, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Search and Rescue: A Survey, Remote Sensing, 2023.
H. Huang, A. Savkin, Deployment of Heterogeneous UAV Base Stations for Optimal Quality of Coverage, IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 2022.
H. Huang, A. Savkin, W. Ni, Decentralized Navigation of a UAV Team for Collaborative Covert Eavesdropping on a Group of Mobile Ground Nodes, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2022
H. Huang, A. Savkin, Aerial Surveillance in Cities: When UAVs Take Public Transportation Vehicles, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2022.
A. Savkin, H. Huang, Navigation of a UAV Network for Optimal Surveillance of a Group of Ground Targets Moving Along a Road, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2021.
H. Huang, A. Savkin, Navigating UAVs for Optimal Monitoring of Groups of Moving Pedestrians or Vehicles, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2021.
H. Huang, A. Savkin, C. Huang, Decentralised Autonomous Navigation of a UAV Network for Road Traffic Monitoring, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2021.
A. Savkin, H. Huang, Range-based reactive deployment of autonomous drones for optimal coverage in disaster areas, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 2021.
A. Savkin, H. Huang, Asymptotically Optimal Path Planning for Ground Surveillance by a Team of UAVs, IEEE Systems Journal, 2021.
H. Huang, A. Savkin, W. Ni, Navigation of a UAV Team for Collaborative Eavesdropping on Multiple Ground Transmitters, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2021
H. Huang, A. Savkin, Energy-Efficient Decentralized Navigation of a Team of Solar-powered UAVs for Collaborative Eavesdropping on a Mobile Ground Target in Urban Environments, Ad Hoc Networks, 2021.
A. Savkin, H. Huang, Navigation of a Network of Aerial Drones for Monitoring a Frontier of a Moving Environmental Disaster Area, IEEE Systems Journal, 2020.
H. Huang, A. Savkin, M. Ding, M. A. Kaafar, Optimized deployment of drone base station to improve user experience in cellular networks, Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 2019.
H. Huang, A. Savkin, A Method for Optimized Deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Maximum Coverage and Minimum Interference in Cellular Networks. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2019.
H. Huang, A. Savkin, Reactive 3D deployment of a flying robotic network for surveillance of mobile targets, Computer Networks, 2019.
H. Huang, A. Savkin, An Algorithm of Reactive Collision Free 3D Deployment of Networked Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Surveillance and Monitoring, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2019.
A. Savkin, H. Huang, A Method for Optimized Deployment of a Network of Surveillance Aerial Drones, IEEE Systems Journal, 2019.
A. Savkin, H. Huang, Asymptotically Optimal Deployment of Drones for Surveillance and Monitoring, Sensors, 2019.
A. Savkin, H. Huang, Proactive Deployment of Aerial Drones for Coverage over Very Uneven Terrains: A Version of the 3D Art Gallery Problem, Sensors, 2019.
H. Huang, A. Savkin, An Algorithm of Efficient Proactive Placement of Autonomous Drones for Maximum Coverage in Cellular Networks, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 2018.
A. Savkin, H. Huang, Deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Base Stations for Optimal Quality of Coverage, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 2018.