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2026

Journal Article

ProbPer-LiLo: probabilistic persistency modeling for life-long mapping

Ali, Waqas, Cai, Yixi, Jensfelt, Patric and Nguyen, Thien-Minh (2026). ProbPer-LiLo: probabilistic persistency modeling for life-long mapping. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 11 (3), 2530-2537. doi: 10.1109/LRA.2026.3653311

ProbPer-LiLo: probabilistic persistency modeling for life-long mapping

2026

Journal Article

Aerial target encirclement and interception with noisy range

Liu, Fen, Yuan, Shenghai, Nguyen, Thien-Minh, Meng, Wei and Xie, Lihua (2026). Aerial target encirclement and interception with noisy range. Automatica, 183 112600, 112600. doi: 10.1016/j.automatica.2025.112600

Aerial target encirclement and interception with noisy range

2025

Journal Article

Tire wear aware trajectory tracking control for Multi-axle Swerve-drive Autonomous Mobile Robots

Hu, Tianxin, Xu, Xinhang, Nguyen, Thien-Minh, Liu, Fen, Yuan, Shenghai and Xie, Lihua (2025). Tire wear aware trajectory tracking control for Multi-axle Swerve-drive Autonomous Mobile Robots. Journal of Automation and Intelligence, 4 (4), 243-253. doi: 10.1016/j.jai.2025.05.003

Tire wear aware trajectory tracking control for Multi-axle Swerve-drive Autonomous Mobile Robots

2025

Journal Article

EGS-SLAM: RGB-D Gaussian Splatting SLAM with events

Chen, Siyu, Yuan, Shenghai, Nguyen, Thien-Minh, Huang, Zhuyu, Shi, Chenyang, Jin, Jing and Xie, Lihua (2025). EGS-SLAM: RGB-D Gaussian Splatting SLAM with events. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 10 (10), 10003-10010. doi: 10.1109/lra.2025.3598665

EGS-SLAM: RGB-D Gaussian Splatting SLAM with events

2025

Journal Article

Graph optimality-aware stochastic LiDAR bundle adjustment with progressive spatial smoothing

Li, Jianping, Nguyen, Thien-Minh, Cao, Muqing, Yuan, Shenghai, Hung, Tzu-Yi and Xie, Lihua (2025). Graph optimality-aware stochastic LiDAR bundle adjustment with progressive spatial smoothing. IEEE Transactions On Intelligent Transportation Systems, 26 (11), 19076-19091. doi: 10.1109/tits.2025.3597242

Graph optimality-aware stochastic LiDAR bundle adjustment with progressive spatial smoothing

2025

Journal Article

Cooperative aerial robot inspection challenge: a benchmark for heterogeneous multi-uncrewed-aerial-vehicle planning and lessons learned

Cao, Muqing, Nguyen, Thien-Minh, Yuan, Shenghai, Anastasiou, Andreas, Zacharia, Angelos, Papaioannou, Savvas, Kolios, Panayiotis, Panayiotou, Christos G., Polycarpou, Marios M., Xu, Xinhang, Zhang, Mingjie, Gao, Fei, Zhou, Boyu, Chen, Ben M. and Xie, Lihua (2025). Cooperative aerial robot inspection challenge: a benchmark for heterogeneous multi-uncrewed-aerial-vehicle planning and lessons learned. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 2-13. doi: 10.1109/mra.2025.3584341

Cooperative aerial robot inspection challenge: a benchmark for heterogeneous multi-uncrewed-aerial-vehicle planning and lessons learned

2025

Journal Article

Robust loop closure by textual cues in challenging environments

Jin, Tongxing, Nguyen, Thien-Minh, Xu, Xinhang, Yang, Yizhuo, Yuan, Shenghai, Li, Jianping and Xie, Lihua (2025). Robust loop closure by textual cues in challenging environments. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 10 (1), 812-819. doi: 10.1109/lra.2024.3511397

Robust loop closure by textual cues in challenging environments

2024

Journal Article

A data-driven control method for ground locomotion on sloped terrain of a hybrid aerial-ground robot

Xu, Xinhang, Yang, Yizhuo, Cao, Muqing, Nguyen, Thien-Minh, Cao, Kun and Xie, Lihua (2024). A data-driven control method for ground locomotion on sloped terrain of a hybrid aerial-ground robot. Journal of Automation and Intelligence, 3 (4), 219-229. doi: 10.1016/j.jai.2024.08.001

A data-driven control method for ground locomotion on sloped terrain of a hybrid aerial-ground robot

2024

Journal Article

AV-FDTI: audio-visual fusion for drone threat identification

Yang, Yizhuo, Yuan, Shenghai, Yang, Jianfei, Nguyen, Thien Hoang, Cao, Muqing, Nguyen, Thien-Minh, Wang, Han and Xie, Lihua (2024). AV-FDTI: audio-visual fusion for drone threat identification. Journal of Automation and Intelligence, 3 (3), 144-151. doi: 10.1016/j.jai.2024.06.002

AV-FDTI: audio-visual fusion for drone threat identification

2024

Journal Article

Eigen is all you need: efficient lidar-inertial continuous-time odometry with internal association

Nguyen, Thien-Minh, Xu, Xinhang, Jin, Tongxing, Yang, Yizhuo, Li, Jianping, Yuan, Shenghai and Xie, Lihua (2024). Eigen is all you need: efficient lidar-inertial continuous-time odometry with internal association. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 9 (6), 5330-5337. doi: 10.1109/lra.2024.3391049

Eigen is all you need: efficient lidar-inertial continuous-time odometry with internal association

2024

Journal Article

HCTO: Optimality-aware LiDAR inertial odometry with hybrid continuous time optimization for compact wearable mapping system

Li, Jianping, Yuan, Shenghai, Cao, Muqing, Nguyen, Thien-Minh, Cao, Kun and Xie, Lihua (2024). HCTO: Optimality-aware LiDAR inertial odometry with hybrid continuous time optimization for compact wearable mapping system. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 211, 228-243. doi: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2024.04.004

HCTO: Optimality-aware LiDAR inertial odometry with hybrid continuous time optimization for compact wearable mapping system

2023

Journal Article

NEPTUNE: nonentangling trajectory planning for multiple tethered unmanned vehicles

Cao, Muqing, Cao, Kun, Yuan, Shenghai, Nguyen, Thien-Minh and Xie, Lihua (2023). NEPTUNE: nonentangling trajectory planning for multiple tethered unmanned vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 39 (4), 2786-2804. doi: 10.1109/tro.2023.3264950

NEPTUNE: nonentangling trajectory planning for multiple tethered unmanned vehicles

2023

Journal Article

SLICT: multi-input multi-scale surfel-based lidar-inertial continuous-time odometry and mapping

Nguyen, Thien-Minh, Duberg, Daniel, Jensfelt, Patric, Yuan, Shenghai and Xie, Lihua (2023). SLICT: multi-input multi-scale surfel-based lidar-inertial continuous-time odometry and mapping. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 8 (4), 2102-2109. doi: 10.1109/lra.2023.3246390

SLICT: multi-input multi-scale surfel-based lidar-inertial continuous-time odometry and mapping

2023

Journal Article

SPINS: A structure priors aided inertial navigation system

Lyu, Yang, Nguyen, Thien-Minh, Liu, Liu, Cao, Muqing, Yuan, Shenghai, Nguyen, Thien Hoang and Xie, Lihua (2023). SPINS: A structure priors aided inertial navigation system. Journal of Field Robotics, 40 (4), 879-900. doi: 10.1002/rob.22161

SPINS: A structure priors aided inertial navigation system

2022

Journal Article

Flexible and resource-efficient multi-robot collaborative visual-inertial-range localization

Nguyen, Thien Hoang, Nguyen, Thien-Minh and Xie, Lihua (2022). Flexible and resource-efficient multi-robot collaborative visual-inertial-range localization. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7 (2), 928-935. doi: 10.1109/lra.2021.3136286

Flexible and resource-efficient multi-robot collaborative visual-inertial-range localization

2021

Journal Article

Distributed multi-robot sweep coverage for a region with unknown workload distribution

Cao, Muqing, Cao, Kun, Li, Xiuxian, Yuan, Shenghai, Lyu, Yang, Nguyen, Thien-Minh and Xie, Lihua (2021). Distributed multi-robot sweep coverage for a region with unknown workload distribution. Autonomous Intelligent Systems, 1 (1) 13, 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s43684-021-00011-1

Distributed multi-robot sweep coverage for a region with unknown workload distribution

2021

Journal Article

NTU VIRAL: A visual-inertial-ranging-lidar dataset, from an aerial vehicle viewpoint

Nguyen, Thien-Minh, Yuan, Shenghai, Cao, Muqing, Lyu, Yang, Nguyen, Thien H. and Xie, Lihua (2021). NTU VIRAL: A visual-inertial-ranging-lidar dataset, from an aerial vehicle viewpoint. International Journal of Robotics Research, 41 (3), 270-280. doi: 10.1177/02783649211052312

NTU VIRAL: A visual-inertial-ranging-lidar dataset, from an aerial vehicle viewpoint

2021

Journal Article

Graph optimization approach to range-based localization

Fang, Xu, Wang, Chen, Thien-Minh, Nguyen and Xie, Lihua (2021). Graph optimization approach to range-based localization. IEEE Transactions On Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems, 51 (11), 6830-6841. doi: 10.1109/tsmc.2020.2964713

Graph optimization approach to range-based localization

2021

Journal Article

VIRAL-Fusion: a visual-inertial-ranging-lidar sensor fusion approach

Nguyen, Thien-Minh, Cao, Muqing, Yuan, Shenghai, Lyu, Yang, Nguyen, Thien Hoang and Xie, Lihua (2021). VIRAL-Fusion: a visual-inertial-ranging-lidar sensor fusion approach. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 38 (2), 958-977. doi: 10.1109/tro.2021.3094157

VIRAL-Fusion: a visual-inertial-ranging-lidar sensor fusion approach

2021

Journal Article

MILIOM: tightly coupled multi-input Lidar-Inertia Odometry and Mapping

Nguyen, Thien-Minh, Yuan, Shenghai, Cao, Muqing, Lyu, Yang, Nguyen, Thien Hoang and Xie, Lihua (2021). MILIOM: tightly coupled multi-input Lidar-Inertia Odometry and Mapping. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 6 (3), 5573-5580. doi: 10.1109/lra.2021.3080633

MILIOM: tightly coupled multi-input Lidar-Inertia Odometry and Mapping