2021

• Christopher R. Hayner, Timothy Zhou, Neil Gupta, Echo Liu, Parker Mayhew and Juris Vagners. “Real-time Human Detection with Integration of Visual and Thermal Data from High Altitude sUAS,” AIAA 2021-0397. AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum. January 2021.  Also accessible through ARC.

2020

• Matthew Davis, “WiCeNav: UAV Position Estimation via WiFi and Cellular Network Signals“, University of Washington, Seattle, 2020.

2019

• R. Svitelskyi, “A Gimbal-Supported, Mono Camera, Relative Position Measurement System of a Visually Distinct Object for UAV Guidance”, University of Washington, Seattle, 2019.
• C. W. Lum, H. Rotta, R. Patel, H. Kuni, T. Patana-anake, J. Longhurst and K. Chen, “UAS Operation and Navigation in GPS-Denied Environments Using Multilateration of Aviation Transponders,” in Proceedings of the AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, San Diego, CA, 2019.
• Bernard, G. Sciushetti, C. Lynch, A. Sherpa, J. Reiter and C. W. Lum, “Artificial Light Detection as a Method for Poacher Detection from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” in Proceedings of the AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, San Diego, CA, 2019.
• Z. Rotter, L. Smit, B. Zhu, K. Taylor, T. Leighton and C. W. Lum, “Design and Development of a Self-Contained Trailing Static Pressure Measurement System Prototype,” in Proceedings of the AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, San Diego, CA, 2019.

2018

• Z. Caratao, K. Gabel, A. Arun, B. Myers, D. Swartzendruber and C. W. Lum, “MicaSense Aerial Pointing and Stabilization System: Dampening In-Flight Vibrations for Improved Agricultural Imaging“, in Proceedings of the AIAA Information Systems-AIAA Infotech@ Aerospace Conference, Kissimmee, FL, 2018.
• A. Jadon, Z. Williams, C. Kafka, H. Rotta, S. Roy and C. W. Lum, “A Database System Architecture for Air-to-Ground UAS Link Characterization“, in Proceedings of the AIAA Information Systems-AIAA Infotech@ Aerospace Conference, Kissimmee, FL, 2018.
• R. S. Larson, J. Winde and C. W. Lum, “UAS Position Estimation in GPS-Degraded and Denied Environments Via ADS-B and Multilateration Fusion“, in Proceedings of the AIAA Information Systems-AIAA Infotech@ Aerospace Conference, Kissimmee, FL, 2018.
• C. W. Lum, R. Grimes, D. Tsukada, J. Winde and T. Kosel, “Visual Anchoring: Orbiting a Target with a UAS Using Vision as the Primary Sensor Modality“, in Proceedings of the AIAA Information Systems-AIAA Infotech@ Aerospace Conference, Kissimmee, FL, 2018.
• S. Xu, C. Kraus and C. W. Lum, “Generating Multi-Purpose Rendered Environments from Unmanned Aerial System Data“, Proceedings of the AIAA Information Systems-AIAA Infotech@ Aerospace Conference, Kissimmee, FL, 2018.

2017

• C. W. Lum, J. M. Diebold, B. S. Woodard, N. Sandhu, M. B. Bragg, “The Application of a Five-Hole Probe Wake-Survey Technique to the Study of Swept Wing Icing Aerodynamics“, Proceedings of the 9th Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference, June, 2017.
• C. W. Lum, R. S. Larson, W. Handley, S. Sui, and Z. Caratao, “Flight Testing an ADS-B Equipped sUAS in GPS-Denied Environments“, Proceedings of the AIAA Flight Testing Conference, June 2017.
• R. S. Larson, “sUAS Position Estimation and Fusion in GPS-Degraded and GPS-Denied Environments using an ADS-B Transponder and Local Area Multilateration“, University of Washington, Seattle, 2017.

2016

• C. W. Lum, M. Dunbabin, C. Shaw-Feather, E. Luker, M. Mackenzie, “Multispectral Imaging and Elevation Mapping from an Unmanned Aerial System for Precision Agriculture Applications“, Proceedings of the International Conference on Precision Agriculture, July 2016.
• C. W. Lum, and D. Tsukada, “UAS Reliability and Risk Analysis“, The Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering 1-12, July 2016.
• G. Fujiwara, M. B. Bragg, S. Camello, C. W. Lum, “Computation and Experimental Ice Accretions of Large Swept Wing in the Icing Research Tunnel“, Proceedings of the AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition, June, 2016.
• S. Camello, S. Lee, M. B. Bragg, C. W. Lum, “Generation of Full-Span Leading-Edge 3D Ice Shapes for Swept-Wing Aerodynamic Testing“, Proceedings of the AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition, June, 2016.
• C. W. Lum, S. Gardner, C. Jordan, M. Dunbabin, “Expanding Diversity in STEM: Developing International Education and Research Partnerships in a Global Society“, Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June, 2016.
• W. Handley, “Two NextGen Air Safety Tools: An ADS-B Equipped UAV and a Wake Turbulence Estimator“, University of Washington, Seattle, 2016.

2015

• C. W. Lum, A. Summers, B. Carpenter, A. Rodriguez, and M. Dunbabin, “Automatic Wildfire Detection and Simulation Using Optical Information from Unmanned Aerial Systems“, Proceedings of the SAE Aerotec Conference, September 2015.
• K. K. Ueunten, C. W. Lum, A. A. Creigh, and K. Tsujita, “Conservative Algorithms for Automated Collision Awareness for Multiple Unmanned Aerial Systems“, Proceedings of the IEEE Aerospace Conference, March 2015.
• K. Ueunten, “Modeling Aircraft Position and Conservatively Calculating Airspace Violations for an Autonomous Collision Awareness System for Unmanned Aerial Systems“, University of Washington, Seattle, 2015.

2012

• Formation Flight of Swarms of Autonomous Vehicles In Obstructed Environments Using Vector Field Navigation, C.W. Lum, J. Vagners, M. Vavrina, and J. Vian, Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, June 2012.

2011

• Assessing and Estimating Risk of Operating Unmanned Aerial Systems in Populated Areas, C. W. Lum, K. R. Gauksheim,T. Kosel, and T. McGeer, Proceedings of the AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference, September 2011.
• Quadrotor Implementation of the Three-Dimensional Distributed Reactive Collision Avoidance Algorithm, E. Anderson, Master’s Thesis, University of Washington, June 2011.
• A Risk Based Paradigm and Model for Unmanned Aerial Systems in the National Airspace, C. W. Lum and B. Waggoner, Proceedings of the AIAA Infotech@Aerospace Conference, March 2011.

2010

• Implementation of Deconfliction in Multivehicle Autonomous Systems, A. P. Melander, N. D. Power, E. Lalish, K. A. Morgansen, J. S. Jang, and J. Vian, Proceedings of the 27th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences, September 2010.
• C. W. Lum, J. Vagners, J. S. Jang, and J. Vian, “Partitioned Searching and Deconfliction: Analysis and Flight Tests.” Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2010.
• Quadrotor Implementation of the Distributed Reactive Collision Avoidance Algorithm, A. P. Melander, Master’s Thesis, University of Washington, June 2010.

2009

• Rapid Verification and Validation of Strategic Autonomous Algorithms Using Human-in-the-Loop Architectures, C. W. Lum, M. L. Rowland, R. T. Rysdyk, and J. Vagners, Technical Report.
• Complex Sociotechnical Joint Cognitive Work Systems?, R. R. Hoffman, D. O. Norman, and J. Vagners, IEEE Intelligent Systems, May/June 2009
• A Modular Algorithm for Exhaustive Map Searching Using Occupancy Based Maps, C. W. Lum and J. Vagners, Proceedings of the AIAA Infotech@Aerospace Conference, April, 2009. (Best Student Paper)
• Coordinated Searching and Target Identification Using Teams of Autonomous Agents, C. W. Lum, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Washington, March, 2009. Movies
• Developing a Framework for Control of Agile Aircraft Platforms in Autonomous Hover, K. J. Krogh, Master Thesis, University of Washington, March, 2009.
• A Search Algorithm for Teams of Heterogeneous Agents with Coverage Guarantees, C. W. Lum, R. T. Rysdyk, and J. Vagners, To appear in the AIAA Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication.

2008

• C.W. Lum and R.T. Rysdyk, ““Feature Extraction of Low Dimensional Sensor Returns for Autonomous Target Identification“, Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, August 2008.
• Human-in-the-Loop Distributed Simulation and Validation of Strategic Autonomous Algorithms, C. W. Lum, M.L. Rowland, and R. T. Rysdyk. Proceedings of to the 26th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference, June, 2008. (Outstanding Paper Award).
• Human-in-the-Loop Distributed Simulation and Validation of Strategic Autonomous Algorithms, C. W. Lum, M.L. Rowland, and R. T. Rysdyk Proceedings of the 26th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference, June, 2008. (Outstanding Paper Award)
• Time Constrained Randomized Path Planning Using Spatial Networks, C. W. Lum, R. T. Rysdyk Proceedings of the 2008 American Control Conference, June, 2008.

2007

• Target tracking control with limited communication and steering dynamics, A. Pongpunwattana, B. I. Triplett, and K. A. Morgansen, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, November, 2007.
• Evolution-based Dynamic Path Planning for Autonomous Vehicles, A. Pongpunwattana and R. Rysdyk, Innovation in Intelligent Machines, Studies in Computational Intelligence Series, Vol. 70, Springer-Verlag Berlin, pp. 113-145, 2007.
• Autonomous Mission Planning and Execution for Unmanned Surface Vehicles in Compliance with the Marine Rules of the Road, J. M. Colito, Master Thesis, University of Washington, June, 2007.
• UAV Guidance Control Laws for Autonomous Coordinated Tracking ofa Moving Ground Target, R. Wise, PhD Thesis, University of Washington, June, 2007.

2006

• Multi-Vehicle Cooperative Control Flight Test, A. Pongpunwattana, R. Wise, R. Rysdyk, A. Kang, Proceedings of the AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference, October, 2006.
• UAV Coordination for Autonomous Target Tracking, R.A. Wise, and R. T. Rysdyk, Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, August, 2006.
• Occupancy Based Map Searching Using Heterogeneous Teams of Autonomous Vehicles, C. W. Lum, R. T. Rysdyk, and A. Pongpunwattana, Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, August, 2006.
• Cooperative Searching and Geomagnetic Surveying Using Teams of Autonomous Agents, C. W. Lum, General Exam, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, June 2006.
• UAV Control and Guidance for Autonomous Cooperative Tracking of a Moving Target, R.A. Wise, General Exam, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, June 2006
• UAV Path Following for Target Observation in Wind
  R. T. Rysdyk, To appear in AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics.
• A Single Agent Search of a Two Dimensional Space Using Probability Collectives and Convex Optimization, C. W. Lum, Technical report, University of Washington Autonomous Flight Systems Laboratory, Seattle, WA, 2006.

2005

• Real-Time Planning for Multiple Autonomous Vehicles in Dynamic Uncertain Environments, A. Pongpunwattana, R. Rysdyk, Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication, Vol. 1, December, 2005, pp. 580-604.
• Robust Nonlinear Adaptive Flight Control for Consistent Handling Qualities, R. T. Rysdyk and A. J. Calise, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 13, No. 6, pp.896-910, November 2005
• Autonomous Orbit Coordination for Two Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, R. T. Rysdyk, C. W. Lum, and J. Vagners 24th AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference, October, 2005
• Autonomous Airborne Geomagnetic Surveying and Target Identification, C. W. Lum, R. T. Rysdyk, and A. Pongpunwattana, Proceedings of the AIAA Infotech@Aerospace Conference, September, 2005.
• Waypoint Guidance for Small UAVs in Wind, J. Osborne and R. Rysdyk, Proceedings of the AIAA Infotech@Aerospace Conference, September, 2005.

2004

• Parallel Evolutionary Algorithms for UAV Path Planning, D. Jia, J. Vagners, Proceedings of the AIAA 1st Intelligent Systems Technical Conference, September, 2004.
• Adaptive Path Planning for Autonomous UAV Oceanic Search Missions, J. C. Rubio, J. Vagners, R. Rysdyk, Proceedings of the AIAA 1st Intelligent Systems Technical Conference, September, 2004.
• Real-Time Planning for Teams of Autonomous Vehicles in Dynamic Uncertain Environments, A. Pongpunwattana, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Washington, June, 2004.
• Long Range Evolution-based Path Planning for UAVs through Realistic Weather Environments, J. C. Rubio, Master Thesis, University of Washington, June, 2004.

2003

• The Trans-Pacific Crossing: Long Range Adaptive Path Planning for UAVs Through Variable Wind Fields, J. C. Rubio, S. Kragelund, Proceedings of the AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference, October, 2003.
• Flight Path Following Guidance for Unmanned Air Vehicles With Pan-Tilt Camera for Target Observation, S. Stolle, R. Rysdyk, Proceedings of the AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference, October, 2003. (Best student paper award)
• Market-Based Co-Evolution Planning for Multiple Autonomous Vehicles, A. Pongpunwattana, R. Rysdyk, J. Vagners, D. Rathbun, Proceedings of the AIAA Unmanned Unlimited Conference, September, 2003.
• UAV Path Following for Constant Line-Of-Sight, R. Rysdyk, Proceedings of the AIAA Unmanned Unlimited Conference, September, 2003.

2002

• An Evolution Based Path Planning Algorithm for Autonomous Motion of a UAV Through Uncertain Environments, D. Rathbun, B. Capozzi, S. Kragelund, and A. Pongpunwattana, Proceedings of the AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference, October, 2002. (Best paper in the conference award).
• Evolutionary Approaches to Path Planning Through Uncertain Environments, D. Rathbun, B. Capozzi, Proceedings of the AIAA Unmanned Unlimited Conference, May, 2002.

2001

• Evolution-Based Path Planning and Management for Autonomous Vehicles, B. Capozzi, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Washington, September, 2001.

1998

• Nonlinear Adaptive Flight Control Using Neural Networks, R. T. Rysdyk and A. J. Calise, IEEE Controls Systems Magazine, 18(6):14-25, December, 1998.