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    Published over 170 refereed articles, including journal papers, book chapters, peer-reviewed conference papers, etc.

Journal Publications

    Selected journal articles from the last five years:

  • Jinglun Feng, Liang Yang, Jiang Biao, Jizhong Xiao, “Towards 3D Metric GPR Imaging Based on DNN Noise Removal and Dielectric Estimation ”, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 2021 (to appear).  
  • Liang Yang, Ivan Dryanovski, Roberto G. Valenti, George Wolberg, and Jizhong Xiao, “RGB-D Camera Calibration and Trajectory Estimation with Applications to Indoor Mapping”, Autonomous Robots 44(5), pp. 1485–1503, November 2020.  
  • Liang Yang, Bing Li, Wei Li, Howard Brand, Biao Jiang and Jizhong Xiao, "Concrete Defects Inspection and 3D Mapping Using CityFlyer Quadrotor Robot," IEEE/CAA J. Autom. Sinica, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 991-1002, July 2020.  
  • Bing Li, J. Pablo Munoz, Xuejian Rong, Qingtian Chen, Jizhong Xiao*, Yingli Tian, Aries Arditi, Mohammed Yousuf, “Vision-based Mobile Indoor Assistive Navigation Aid for Blind People”, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, March 1, 2019.  
  • Carlos Jaramillo, Liang Yang, J. Pablo Muñoz,·Yuichi Taguchi, Jizhong Xiao *, “Visual odometry with a single-camera stereo omnidirectional system”, Machine Vision and Applications (2019) 30:1145–1155.  
  • Bing Li, Liang Yang, Jizhong Xiao, Rich Valde, Michael Wrenn, Jim Leflar, “Collaborative Mapping and Autonomous Parking for Mulit-story Parking Garage”, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. issue 99, pp1—11, March 2018.  
  • B. Li, K. Ushiroda, L. Yang, Q. Song, J. Xiao*. “Wall-Climbing Robot for Non-Destructive Evaluation using Impact-Echo and Metric Learning SVM”, International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications, Volume 1, Issue 3, pp 255–270, Sept., 2017.  
  • Ivan Dryanovski, Matthew Klingensmith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Jizhong Xiao, “Large Scale, real-time 3D scene reconstruction on a mobile device”, Autonomous Robots, 41:1423–1445, Springer, Feb. 24, 2017.  
  • Liang Yang，Liying Yang, Jizhong Xiao, Jianda Han, Lei Wang，”GART: An Environment Guided Path Planner for Robots in Crowded Environments Under Kinodynamic Constraints”, International Journal of Advanced Robotic System, vol. 13, no. 6, Nov. 28, 2016, SAGE Publications.  
  • Liang Yang, Juntong Qi, Dalei Song, Jizhong Xiao, Jianda Han, and Yong Xia, “Survey of Robot 3D Path Planning Algorithms”, Journal of Control Science and Engineering, Volume 2016 , Article ID 7426913, pages: 1 – 22.  
  • Anqing Wang, Chi Li, Yan Zhuang, Yisha Liu, Chunguang Bu, Jizhong Xiao, “Laser-Based Online Sliding-Window Approach for UAV Loop-Closure Detection in Urban Environments”, International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, Int. J Advanced Robotic Systems, 2016, 13:0 | doi: 10.5772/62755.  
  • Fei Yan, Ke Wang, Jizhong Xiao, Ruifeng Li, “A Bio-Inspired Scan Matching Algorithm for Mobile Robots in Outdoor Environments”, Assembly Automation (Emerald Group Publishing Limited), Vol. 36 Issue 2, 2016.  
  • Jin Xiao, Xiaoguang Hu, Jizhong Xiao, Bing Wu, Jianxin Fan, “Multi-resolution model correction for improving the accuracy of flying laser ranging sensor”, Optik - International Journal for Light and Electron Optics (Elsevier), 127 (2016), March 9, 2016, pp. 4987-4994  
  • Carlos Jaramillo, Roberto G. Valenti, Ling Guo, and Jizhong Xiao, “Design and Analysis of a Single Camera Omnistereo Sensor for Quadrotor Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs)”, Sensors 2016, 16(2), 217; Feb 2016.  
  • Roberto G. Valenti, Ivan Dryanovski, and Jizhong Xiao, “A Linear Kalman Filter for MARG Orientation Estimation Using the Algebraic Quaternion Algorithm”, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Volume: 65, Issue: 2, Feb., 2016, Pages: 467 – 481.  
  • X. Zhang, J. Xiao, B. Li, JP. Muñoz, SL. Joseph, Y. Sun, C. Yi, Y. Tian. “A Wearable Indoor Navigation System with Context Based Decision Making For Visually Impaired”. International Journal of Advanced Robotics and Automation, 1(3) pp. 1-11, 2016.  
  • Roberto G. Valenti, Ivan Dryanovski and Jizhong Xiao, “Keeping a Good Attitude: A Quaternion-Based Orientation Filter for IMUs and MARGs”, Sensors 2015, 15 (8), Aug. 2015, pp19302-19330; doi:10.3390/s150819302,  
  • Yang, Liang, Juntong Qi, Liying Yang, Yang Cao, Jianda Han, and Jizhong Xiao *, “An Analytical Local Reshapping Algorithm”, Intelligent Robotics and Applications, Aug.24, pp:272-283, 2015.  
  • Jizhong Xiao, Samleo L. Joseph, Xiaochen Zhang, Bing Li, Xiaohai Li, and Jianwei Zhang, “An Assistive Navigation Framework for the Visually Impaired”, IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, Issue: 99, Jan 14, 2015.  
  • S. L. Joseph, J. Xiao, X. Zhang, B. Chawda, K. Narang, N. Rajput, S. Mehta, L. V. Subramaniam, “Being Aware of the World: Toward Using Social Media to Support the Blind With Navigation”, IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, Issue: 99, Jan 14, 2015.  
  • Xiaochen Zhang, Yi Sun and Jizhong Xiao, “Adaptive Source Search in a Gradient Field”, ROBOTICA, Cambridge University Press, pp1~22, April 25, 2014.  
  • Fei Yan, Yisha Liu, Jizhong Xiao, “Path Planning in Complex 3D Environments Using the Probabilistic Roadmap Method”, Int. J. of Automation and Computing, 10 (6), p525~533, Dec. 2013.  
  • Ivan Dryanovski, Roberto Valenti, Jizhong Xiao, “An Open-Source Navigation System for Micro-Air Vehicles”, Autonomous Robots, 34:177~188, March 2013.  
  • Xiaochen Zhang, Yi Sun, Jizhong Xiao, “Radio Source Search Using Force Field Vector Weighted By Received Signal Strength Gradient”, International Journal of Mechatronics and Automation, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp25~35, 2013.  
  • Junmin Shi, Yi Sun, Xiaochen Zhang, Jizhong Xiao, “Random Access Channel with Retransmission Gain”, IEEK Transactions on Smart Processing & Computing, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp148-159, June 2013.  
  • Rex Wang, Jizhong Xiao, Samleo Joseph, Shouling He, “A Mixed Model Data Association for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping in Dynamic Environments”, International Journal of Mechatronics and Automation, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2013, pp1~15, 2013.  
  • Xinan Pan, Hongguang Wang, Yong Jiang, Cen Yu, Jizhong Xiao, “Automatic Kinematic Modelling of a Modular Reconfigurable Robot”, Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, Volume 35 Issue 7, pp. 922 – 932, October 2013.  
  • Yi Sun, Jizhong Xiao, “Multicode Sparse-Sequence CDMA: Approach to Optimum Performance by Linearly Complex WSLAS Detectors”, Wireless Personal Communications, Sept. 30, 2012.  
  • Flavio Cabrera-Mora, Jizhong Xiao, "A Flooding Algorithm for Multi-robot Exploration", IEEE Transactions on System, Man and Cybernetics: Part-B: Cybernetics, Vol. 42, Issue 3, 850-863, June 2012.  
  • Ravi Kaushik, Jizhong Xiao, Samleo L. Joseph, William Morris, “Polygon-based 3D Scan Registration with Dual-robots in Structured Indoor Environments”, International Journal of Robotics and Automation, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp101~123, 2012.  
  • Jun-Guo Lu, Jizhong Xiao, Weidong Chen, “Maximal unidirectional perturbation bounds for robust α-stability of matrix second –order systems with one-parameter perturbations”, AUTOMATICA, A Journal of IFAC -- The International Federation of Automatic Control, Elsevier, Vol. 48, Issue 5, pp995-998, May 2012.  
  • Ravi Kaushik, Jizhong Xiao, “Accelerated Patch-based Planar Clustering of Noisy Range Images in Structured Indoor Environments”, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Elsevier, Vol. 60, Issue 4, pp. 584~598, Dec. 2012.  
  • Jun-Guo Lu, Jizhong Xiao, Weidong Chen, “Quadratic Stability and Stabilization of Matrix Second-order Time-varying Systems”, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Wiley, online first in 29 September 2011, appeared in Int. J. Robust. Nonlinear Control 2012; 22:2100~2110. (SCI Index)  
  • Wenjia Tang, Jizhong Xiao, “Compact, Cylinder Conformal Multi-beam Antenna”, International Journal on Communications, Antenna and Propagation, Vol. 1, No. 6, pp534-538, Dec. 2011. (SCI Index)  
  • Igor Labutov, Carlos Jaramillo, Jizhong Xiao, “Generating Near-Spherical Range Panoramas by Fusing Optical Flow and Stereo from a Single-Camera Folded Catadioptric Rig”, Machine Vision and Applications, Springer, (2013) 24:133–144. Published on-line on Sept. 2011.  
  • Peter Brass, Flavio Cabrea-Mora, Andrea Gasparri, Jizhong Xiao, “Multi-Robot Tree and Graph Exploration”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp707~717, Aug. 2011.  
  • Ronggang Yue, Jizhong Xiao, Shaoping Wang, and Samleo Joseph, “3D Path Planning of a Climbing Robot Using Mixed Integer Linear Programming”, Advanced Robotics, Vol. 24, pp2087-2118, Dec. 2010. (SCI Index)  
  • Rex Wong, Jizhong Xiao, Samleo Joseph, “A Robust Data Association for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping in Dynamic Environments”, INFORMATION, pp1869- 1883, Vol.13, No. 6, Nov. 2010.  
  • Xiaohai Li and Jizhong Xiao, "Swarming in Homogeneous Environments: A Social Interaction Based Theoretical Framework", Journal of Theoretical Biology, Elsevier, Vol. 264, Issue 3, pages 747-759, June 2010. (SCI Index)  
  • Ronggang Yue, Jizhong Xiao, Kai Li, Jun Du and Shaoping Wang, “Design and Performance Analysis of Retractable-claw Wheels for Field Robots”, International Journal of Robotics and Automation, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp250~258, 2010. (SCI Index)  
  • Yi Sun, Jizhong Xiao, Flavio Cabrera-Mora, “Robotic Localization and Power-Efficient Wireless Networking by Using Multiple Antennas”, Special issue on robotics, Journal of Sandong Univeristy (Engineering Science), Vol. 40, No. 4, pp29~35, Aug. 2010.  
  • Xiaohai Li and Jizhong Xiao, “A Biologically Inspired Controller for Swarms in Dynamic Environments”, Special Issue on Swarm Robotics, International Journal of Intelligent Control and Systems, pp 154-162, Vol. 11, No. 3, Sept. 2006.  
  • Xiaohai Li and Jizhong Xiao, “Robot Formation Control in Leader-Follower Motion Using Direct Lyapunov Method”, International Journal of Intelligent Control and Systems, pp244-250, Vol. 10, No. 3, Sept., 2005.  
  • Jizhong Xiao, Jun Xiao, Ning Xi, Hans Dulimarta, R. L. Tummala, Mark Minor, R. Mukherjee, “Modeling, Control, and Motion Planning of a Climbing Micro-robot”, Journal of Integrated Computer-aided Engineering, pp 289-307, Vol. 11, No. 4, 2004. (SCI Index)  
  • Jun Xiao, Jizhong Xiao, Ning Xi, R. Lal Tummala, Ranjan Mukherjee, “Fuzzy Controller for Wall-climbing Micro-robots”, IEEE Transaction on Fuzzy Systems, pp 466-480, Vol. 12, No. 4, Aug., 2004. (SCI Index)  
  • Jizhong Xiao, Jun Xiao, Ning Xi, “Intelligent Control of a Miniature Climbing Robot”, Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, pp 260-268, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2004.  
  • R.L. Tummala , R. Mukherjee, Ning Xi, D. Aslam, H. Dulimarta, Jizhong Xiao, M. Minor, G. Dangi, “Climbing the Walls”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp10-19, Dec. 2002. (SCI Index)  
  • Qing Song, Jizhong Xiao, “Design of a robust adaptive neural tracking controller”, Journal of Intelligent and Robotics Systems, 27 (4), pp 363-377, Apr. 2000. (SCI Index)  
  • Qing Song, Jizhong Xiao, Yeng Chai Soh, “Robust Back propagation Training Algorithm for Multi-layered Neural Tracking Controller”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp 1133-1141, 1999. (SCI Index)  
  • Qing Song, Jizhong Xiao, Yeng Chai Soh, “On the Convergence Performance of Multilayered Neural Network Tracking Controller”, Neural, Parallel & Scientific Computations, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp459-468, 1997.  
  • Jizhong Xiao, Yalou Huang, Xiangqiu Zeng, Guizhang Lu, “A New Approach to the Adaptive Force Control of Industrial Robot”, Robot, A Journal of Chinese Association of Automation, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp193-200, 1996.  

    • Papers under review:

  • Jinglun Feng, Liang Yang, Jiang Biao, Jizhong Xiao, "Towards 3D Metric GPR Imaging Based on DNN Noise Removal and Dielectric Estimation", Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 2021  

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Book Chapters

  • Liang Yang, Yuqing He, Jizhong Xiao, Bing Li and Zhaoming Liu, “A Random Multi-Trajectory Generation Method for Online Emergency Threat Management (Analysis and Application in Path Planning Algorithm)
”, Chapter 12, Kinematics, Editor: Dr. Efren Gorrostieta-Hurtado, ISBN: 978-953-51-3688-0, Print ISBN: 978-953-51-3687-3 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.68259, In-Tech open.
  • R.G. Valenti, I. Dryanovski, and Jizhong Xiao, “The Algebraic Quaternion Algorithm: Analysis and Application in Sensor Fusion Algorithms” Recent Advances on Multisensor Attitude Estimation: Fundamental Concepts and Applications, ed. CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), 2016.
  • Jizhong Xiao, Hongguang Wang, Contemporary Issues in Systems Science and Engineering, Chapter 22: Advances in Climbing Robots, Edited by M. C. Zhou, H-X Li and M. Weijnen, IEEE Press/Wiley, 2014.
  • Ronggang Yue and Jizhong Xiao, Kai Li, Jun Du and Shaoping Wang, A Field Robot with Rotated-claw-wheels, Chapter 2, Mobile Robots --- State of the Art in Land, Sea, Air, and Collaborative Missions, In-Tech Education and Publishing, ISBN 978-3-902613-39-4, Vienna, Austria, 2009.
  • Jizhong Xiao, and Ali Sadegh, City-Climber: a new generation of wall-climbing robots, Chapter 18, Climbing and Walking Robots--- Towards New Applications, pp383-402, In-Tech Education and Publishing, ISBN 978-3-902613-16-5, Vienna, Austria, Oct. 2007.

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Refereed Conference Publications

  • Jinglun Feng, Liang Yang, Ejup Hoxha, Stanislav Sotnikov, Diar Sanakov, Jizhong Xiao*, “GPR-based Model Reconstruction System for Underground Utilities Using GPRNet”, 2021 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2021), (to appear).
  • Jinglun Feng, Hua Xiao, Ejup Hoxha, Haiyan Wang, Yifeng Song, Liang Yang, Jizhong Xiao, “Automatic Impact-sounding Acoustic Inspection of Concrete Structure”, 10th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure Advanced Research and Real-world Applications (SHMII-10), 30 June – 2 July 2021, Porto, Portugal (to appear).
  • Jinglun Feng, Liang Yang, Haiyan Wang, Yingli Tian and Jizhong Xiao, “Subsurface Pipes Detection Using DNN-based Back Projection on GPR Data”, Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WCACV2021), Jan 5~9, 2021, pp. 266-275.
  • Jinglun Feng, Liang Yang, Haiyan Wang, Yifeng Song, Jizhong Xiao, “GPR-based Subsurface Object Detection and Reconstruction Using Random Motion and DepthNet”, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2020), pp7035~7041, May 31 – August 31 (online conference due to covin-19 pandemic), 2020.
  • Liang Yang, Bing Li, Guoyong Yang, Yong Chang, Zhaoming Liu, Biao Jiang, Jizhong Xiao, “Deep Neural Network based Visual Inspection with 3D Metric Measurement of Concrete Defects using Wall-climbing Robot ”, 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp2849~2854, Macau, China, November 4-8, 2019.
  • Liang Yang, Yong Chang, Biao Jiang, Jizhong Xiao, “Visual SHM for Concrete Infrastructure Using a Wall-climbing Robot”, International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-9), Aug. 3~8, 2019.
  • Liang Yang, Yong Chang, Stanislav Sotnikov, Jinglun Feng, Bingbing Li and Jizhong Xiao, “Automated Wind-turbine Blade Inspection Using Acoustic Sensors and Visual SLAM”, IEEE International Conference on CYBER Technology in Automation, Control, and Intelligent Systems (IEEE-CYBER 2019), July 29~Aug. 1, 2019.
  • Liang Yang, Bing Li, Wei Li, Biao Jiang, and Jizhong Xiao, “Semantic Metric 3D Reconstruction for Concrete Inspection”, Int. workshop on visual odometry and computer vision applications based on location clues, in conjunction with CVPR2018, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR2018), Salt Lake City, June 22, 2018.
  • Liang Yang, Guoyong Yang, Zhaoming Liu, Yong Chang, Biao Jiang, Youssef Awad, and Jizhong Xiao, “Wall-Climbing Robot for Visual and GPR Inspection”, The 13th IEEE Int. Conf. on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA 2018), Wuhan, May 31~June 2.
  • Bingbing Li, Jianda Han, Jizhong Xiao, “Real-time Trajectory Planning for Autonomous Parafoil in Obstacle-Rich Environment”, Proceedings of 8th IEEE Int. Conf. on Cyber technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, Hawaii, July 19~ 23, 2018.
  • J. Pablo Munoz, Bing Li, Xuejian Rong, Jizhong Xiao, Yingli Tian, and Aries Arditi, “An Assistive Indoor Navigation System for the Visually Impaired in Multi-Floor Environments”, 7th IEEE Int. Conf. on Cyber technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, Hawaii, July 31~ Aug. 4, 2017. (Cyber2017 Best Conference Paper Award)
  • Qingtian Chen, Muhammad Khan, Christina Tsangouri, Christopher Yang, Bing Li1, Jizhong Xiao, and Zhigang Zhu, “CCNY SmartCane”, 7th IEEE Int. Conf. on Cyber technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, Hawaii, July 31~ Aug. 4, 2017.
  • Bingbing Li, Liying Yang, Yuqing He, Jianda Han, Jizhong Xiao, “System Identification and Control of PPUAV”, 7th IEEE Int. Conf. on Cyber technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, Hawaii, July 31~ Aug. 4, 2017.
  • B. Li, JP. Muñoz, X. Rong, J. Xiao, Y. Tian, A. Arditi. “ISANA: Wearable context-aware indoor assistive navigation with obstacle avoidance for the blind”. The European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), pp. 448-462, 2016. Final demo video: http://tinyurl.com/ISANAECCV
  • X. Rong, B. Li, JP. Munoz, J. Xiao, A. Arditi, Y. Tian. “Guided Text Spotting for Assistive Blind Navigation in Unfamiliar Indoor Environments”, The International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC’2016), pp. 11-22, 2016.
  • J. Pablo Mu˜noz, Bing Li, Xuejian Rong, Jizhong Xiao, Yingli Tian, Aries Arditi “Demo: Assisting Visually Impaired People Navigate Indoors”, Twenty-Fifth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-2016), New York, pp4260-4261.
  • Roberto G. Valenti, Yong-Dian Jian, Kai Ni and Jizhong Xiao, “An Autonomous Flyer Photographer “, 6th IEEE Int. Conf. on Cyber technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, Chengdu, China, June 19~22, 2016. Pp273~278.
  • Guoyong Yang, Hongguang Wang, Jizhong Xiao, Fan Yang, “Similarity Analysis of Antenna Pointing Mechanism Running States in Space and on the Micro-gravity Simulator”, 6th IEEE Int. Conf. on Cyber technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, Chengdu, China, June 19~22, 2016. Pp77~81.
  • Jizhong Xiao, Bing Li, Kenshin Ushiroda, Qiang Song, “Rise-Rover: A Wall-Climbing Robotwith High Reliability and Load-Carrying Capacity”, Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics (Robio2015), Zhuhai, China, December 6-9, 2015, pp2072~2077.
  • Bing Li, Xiaochen Zhang, J. Pablo Muñoz, Jizhong Xiao, Xuejian Rong, Yingli Tian, “Assisting Blind People to Avoid Obstacles: An Wearable Obstacle Stereo Feedback System Based on 3D Detection”, Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics (Robio2015), Zhuhai, China, December 6-9, 2015, pp2307~2311.
  • Xiaochen Zhang, Jizhong Xiao, “A SLAM based Semantic Indoor Navigation System for Visually Impaired Users", IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC2015), Hong Kong, Oct. 9~12, 2015, pp1458~1463.
  • Liang Yang, Juntong Qi, Jianda Han, Jizhong Xiao*, “Generation of Dynamically Feasible and Collision Free Trajectory by Applying Six-order Bezier Curve and Local Optimal Reshaping”, 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2015), Hamburg, Germany, Sept. 28 – Oct. 02, 2015.
  • Bing Li, Jizhong Xiao, Kenshin Ushiroda, Qiang Song, “Rise-Rover: A Wall-climbing Robot with High Reliability and Load Carrying Capacity”, 2015 Int. Conf. on Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR 2015), Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, September 6-9, 2015. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Industrial Robot Innovation Award 2015 – For practical innovation in the field of robotics).
  • Matthew Klingensmith, Ivan Dryanovski, Sidd Srinivasa, and Jizhong Xiao, “Chisel: Real-time Dense Reconstruction on a Mobile Device using Spatially Hashed Truncated Signed Distance Fields”, Robotics: Science and Systems Conference (RSS2015), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, July 13~17, 2015, (Best System Paper Award).
  • Liang Yang, Juntong Qi, Jianda Han, Jizhong Xiao*, “UAV Path Planning Framework Under Kinodynamic Constraints In Cluttered Environments”, Cyber2015.
  • Jingdu Gao, Yan Zhuang, Jizhong Xiao, Yiwen Zhao, “Attitude Tracking Control of a Quadrotor Based on Linear Active Disturbance Rejective Control”, 2015 IEEE Int.l Conf. on CYBER Technology in Autonomation, Control, and Intelligent Systems, 2015. pp. 287-292.
  • Flavio Cabrera-Mora, Jizhong Xiao, “Fleet Size of Multi-Robot Systems for Exploration of Structured Environments”, 2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2014), Chicago, Illinois, USA, Sept. 14~18, 2014, pp370-375.
  • Liang Yang, Juntong Qi, Ziya Jiang, Dalei Song, Jianda Han, and Jizhong Xiao, “Guiding Attraction based Random Tree Path Planning under Uncertainty: Dedicate for UAV”, IEEE Int. Conf. on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA2014), Tianjin, China, Aug.3~6, 2014, pp1182~1187. (Best Student Paper Award).
  • Liang Yang, Juntong Qi, Jizhong Xiao, Xia Yong, “A literature Review of UAV 3D path Planning”, Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, Shenyang, China, June 29~July 4, 2014, pp2376~2381.
  • Bing Li, Jing Cao, Jizhong Xiao, Xiaochen Zhang, Hongfan Wang, “Robotic Impact-echo Non-Destructive Evaluation based on FFT and SVM”, Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, Shenyang, China, June 29~July 4, 2014, pp2854~2859.
  • Samleo L. Joseph, Jizhong Xiao, Bhupesh Chawda, Kanika Narang, “A Blind user-centered Navigation system with crowdsourced situation awareness”, Proceedings IEEE Int. Conf. on Cyber Technology in Automation Control and Intelligent Systems (IEEE-Cyber2014), Hong Kong, June 4~7, 2014, pp186-191.
  • Roberto G. Valenti, Ivan Dryanovski, Carlos Jaramillo, Daniel Perea Strom, Jizhong Xiao∗, “Autonomous Quadrotor Flight Using Onboard RGB-D Visual Odometry”, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2014), HongKong, May 31~June 7, pp5233~5238.
  • Carlos Jaramillo, Ivan Dryanovski, Roberto G. Valenti, and Jizhong Xiao*, “6-DoF Pose Localization in 3D Point-Cloud Dense Maps Using a Monocular Camera”, Proceeding of the 2013 IEEE 
International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO2013) Shenzhen, China, Dec., 2013, pp1747~1752.
  • Roberto G. Valenti, Ivan Dryanovski, Jizhong Xiao∗, “A Non-inertial Acceleration Suppressor for Low Cost Inertial Measurement Unit Attitude Estimation”, Proceeding of the 2013 IEEE 
International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO2013) Shenzhen, China, Dec., 2013, pp639~644.
  • Weiguang Dong, Hongguang Wang, Zhenhui Li, Yong Jiang, Jizhong Xiao, “Development of a Wall-climbing Robot with Biped-Wheel Hybrid Locomotion Mechanism”, 2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2013), November 3-8, 2013, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Samleo L. Joseph, Xiaochen Zhang, Ivan Dryanovski, Jizhong Xiao*, Chucai Yi, YingLi Tian, “Semantic indoor navigation with a blind-user oriented augmented reality”, 2013 IEEE International Conference on System, Man and Cybernetics, pp3585-3591.
  • Samleo L Joseph, Chucai Yi, Fei Yan, Jizhong Xiao, YingLi Tian, Fei Yan, “Visual Semantic Parameterization – To Enhance Blind User Perception for Indoor Navigation”, IEEE Workshop on Multimodal and Alternative Perception for Visually Impaired People, in conjunction with IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, July 15~19, 2013, San Jose, USA.
  • Carlos Jaramillo, Ling Guo, Jizhong Xiao, “A Single-Camera Omni-Stereo Vision System for 3D Perception of Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs)”, The 8th International Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA2013), Melbourne, Australia, June 19~21, 2013.
  • Jizhong Xiao, Kevin Ramdath, Manor Iosilevish, Dharmdeo Sigh, Anastasis Tsakas, “A low Cost Outdoor Assistive Navigation System for Blind People”, The 8th International Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA2013), Melbourne, Australia, June 19~21, 2013.
  • Ivan Dryanovski, Roberto Valenti and Jizhong Xiao, “Fast Visual Odometry and Mapping from RGB-D Data”, 2013 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2013), p2297~2302, Karlsruhe, Germany, May 6~10, 2013.
  • Fei Yan, Yan Zhuang, Jizhong Xiao, “PRM-based Real-time 3D Path Planning for UAV in Complex Environment”, 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2012), Dec. 11-14, 2012, in Guangzhou, China.
  • Ivan Dryanovski, William Morris, Ravi Kaushik, Jizhong Xiao, “Real-Time Pose Estimation with RGB-D Camera”, 2012 IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Information Integration, September 13-15, 2012, University of Hamburg, Germany. (MFI2012 Best Paper Award Finalist).
  • Xiaohai Li, Flavio Cabrera-Mora, Jizhong Xiao, “Signal Strength Differentiation Based Navigation of Mobile Robot in a Wireless Sensor Network”, The 7th IEEE Conf. on Industrial Electronics and Applications, July 18~20, 2012, Singapore, accepted.
  • Ivan Dryanovski, Carlos Jaramillo, Jizhong Xiao, “Incremental Registration of RGB-D Images”, 2012 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2012), May 14~18, St Paul, Minnesota, USA, pp1685-1690.
  • Xuejun Yan, Chunxia Zhao, Jizhong Xiao, “A novel FastSLAM Algorithm based on Iterated Unscented Kalman Filter”, Proceedings of 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (Robio2011), Phuket, Tailand, Dec. 2011, pp. 1906~1911.
  • Ali G. Ozkil, Zhun Fan, Jizhong Xiao, Jens K. Kristensen, Kim H. Christensen, Steen Dawids, Henrik Aanæs, “Mapping of Multi-Floor Buildings: A Barometric Approach”, Proceedings of 2011 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2011), pp847~852.
  • Ozkil,A.G.,FanZ.,Xiao,J.,Kristensen,J.K.,Dawids,S.,Christensen,K.H.,Aanæs,H., “Practical Indoor Mobile Robot Navigation Method Using Hybrid Maps”, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, Istanbul-Turkey, pp475-480, 2011
  • Rex Wong, Jizhong Xiao, Samleo Loseph, “An Adaptive Data Association for Robotic SLAM in Search and Rescue Operation”, Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE Int. Conf. on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA2011), p997~1003.
  • Xiaochen Zhang, Yi Sun, Jizhong Xiao, “Radio Source Search Using Force Field Vectors Weighted by Received Signal Strength Gradients”, Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE Int. Conf. on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA2011), p531~536.
  • John Finkbeiner, Jamal Ahmad, William Santosa, and Guo Y. Xu, Jizhong Xiao, “Biomimetic Fish Actuated by Shape Memory Alloy”, Proceedings of 6th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA 2011), p2133~2138.
  • Heping Chen, Jizhong Xiao, “Robust Compliant Assembly Automation Using an Industrial Robot”, Proceedings of 6th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA 2011), p1155~1160. (Best Paper award finalist)
  • Ivan Dryanovski, William Morris, Jizhong Xiao, “An Open-Source Pose Estimation System for Micro-Air Vehicles”, Proceedings of 2011 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2011), pp4449-4454.
  • William Morris, Ivan Dryanovski, Jizhong Xiao, “CityFlyer: Progress Toward Autonomous MAV Navigation and 3D Mapping”, Video, 2011 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2011), pp2972-2973.
  • Xiaochen Zhang ,Yi Sun, Jizhong Xiao and Flavio Cabrera-Mora, “Theseus gradient guide: An indoor transmitter searching approach using received signal strength”, Proceedings of 2011 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2011), pp2560-2565.
  • Igor Labutov, Carlos Jaramillo, Jizhong Xiao, “Fusing Optical Flow and Stereo in a Spherical Depth Panorama Using a Single-Camera Folded Catadioptric Rig”, Proceedings of 2011 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2011), pp3092-3097. (ICRA2011 Best Vision Paper Award Finalist)
  • Ravi Kaushik, Jizhong Xiao, Samleo L. Joseph, William Morris, “Polygon-based Laser Scan Registration by Heterogeneous Robots”, Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (Robio2010), pp1618~1623, Tianjin, Dec. 2010.
  • Rex Wong, Jizhong Xiao, Samleo L. Joseph, and Zeyong Shan, “Data Association for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping in Robotic Wireless Sensor Networks”, Proceedings of 2010 IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, pp459~464, Montréal, Canada, July 6-9, 2010
  • Ling Guo, Igor Labutov, Jizhong Xiao, “Design and calibration of single-camera catadioptric omnistereo system for Miniature Aerial Vehicles (MAVs)”, Proceedings of 2010 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2010), pp622~627, Taipei, Oct. 18~22, 2010.
  • Ivan Dryanovski, William Morris，Jizhong Xiao, “Multi-Volume Occupancy Grids: an Efficient Probabilistic 3D Mapping Model for Micro Aerial Vehicles”, Proceedings of 2010 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2010), pp1553~1559, Taipei, Oct. 18~22, 2010.
  • Ali G. Ozkil, Zhun Fan, Jizhong Xiao, Jens K. Kristensen, Kim H. Christensen, Steen Dawids, Henrik Aanæs, “Empirical Evaluation of a Practical Indoor Mobile Robot Navigation Method Using Hybrid Maps”, 2010 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2010) Video proceedings, pp2521~2522, Taipei, Oct. 18~22, 2010.
  • Rex Wong, Jizhong Xiao, Samleo L. Joseph, “Clutter-sensitive Data Association for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping in Robotic Wireless Sensor Networks”, Proceedings of 2010 IEEE Int. Conf. on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA 2010), p1976~1981, August 4-7, 2010, in Xi'an, China.
  • Ravi Kaushik, Jizhong Xiao, Samleo L. Joseph, William Morris, “Fast Planar Clustering and Polygon Extraction from Noisy Range Images Acquired in Indoor Environments”, Proceedings of 2010 IEEE Int. Conf. on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA 2010), pp483~488, August 4-7, 2010, in Xi'an, China.
  • William Morris, Ivan Dryanovski and Jizhong Xiao, “3D Indoor Mapping for Micro-UAVs Using Hybrid Range Finders and Multi-Volume Occupancy Grids”, the workshop on RGB-D: Advanced Reasoning with Depth Cameras, on June 27, 2010, in conjunction with 2010 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference (RSS’2010), held at the Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain June 27~30, 2010.
  • Igor Labutov, Carlos Jaramillo, Jizhong Xiao, “Generating near-spherical probabilistic range panoramas using a low-cost, single-camera catadioptric-stero rig”, the workshop on Omnidirectional Vision, Camera Networks and Non-classical Cameras (Omnivis’2010) on June 27, 2010, in conjunction with 2010 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference (RSS’2010), held at the Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain June 27~30, 2010. (Best Presentation Award).
  • Rex Wong, Jizhong Xiao, Samleo Joseph, “A Robust Data Association for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping in Dynamic Environments”, Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation (ICIA2010), pp470~475, June 20~23, 2010. (ICIA’2010 best paper award finalist.)
  • Flavio Cabrea-Mora, Jizhong Xiao, Peter Brass, “Flooding Algorithm for the Exploration of Unknown Indoor Environments Modeled as Trees”, Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2010), pp5478-5483, Anchorage, Alaska, May 3-8, 2010.
  • Ronggang Yue, Jizhong Xiao, Shaoping Wang, Samleo Joseph, “Modeling and Path Planning of the City-Climber Robot – Part I: Dynamic Modeling”, Proceedings of 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (Robio2009), pp2385-2390, Guilin, China, Dec. 19~23, 2009.
  • Ronggang Yue, Jizhong Xiao, Shaoping Wang, Samleo Joseph, “Modeling and Path Planning of the City-Climber Robot – Part II: 3D Path Planning Using Mixed Integer Linear Programming”, Proceedings of 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (Robio2009), pp2391-2396, Guilin, China, Dec. 19~23, 2009.
  • Ravi Kaushik, Jizhong Xiao, William Morris, Zhigang Zhu, “3D Laser Scan Registration of Dual-Robot System Using Vision”, Proceedings of 2009 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2009), pp4148~ 4153, St. Louis, MO, USA, Oct. 11~15, 2009.
  • Hao Tang, Zhigang Zhu, Jizhong Xiao, “Stereovision-Based 3D Planar Surface Estimation for Wall-Climbing Robots”, Proceedings of 2009 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2009), pp97~102, St. Louis, MO, USA, Oct. 11~15, 2009.
  • Yi Sun, Jizhong Xiao, Flavio Cabrera-Mora, “Robot Localization and Energy-Efficient Wireless Communications by Multiple Antennas”, Proceedings of 2009 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2009), pp377~ 381, St. Louis, MO, USA, Oct. 11~15, 2009.
  • Peter Brass, Andrea Gasparri, Flavio Cabrera-Mora, Jizhong Xiao, “Multi-robot Tree and Graph Exploration”, Proceedings of 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA’2009), pp2332~2337, May 12-17, 2009.
  • Ravi Kaushik, Yi Feng, William Morris, Jizhong Xiao, Zhigang Zhu, “3D Map Construction Using Heterogeneous Robots”, Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, ICRACV’2008, pp1230-1235, Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 17~20, 2008.
  • Igor Labutov, Ravi Kaushik, Marek Marcinkiewicz, Jizhong Xiao, Simon Parsons, Theodore Raphan, “Combinning Linear Vestibulo-Ocular and Opto-Kinetic Reflex in a Humanoid Robot”, Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, ICRACV’2008, pp132-137, Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 17~20, 2008.
  • Xiaohai Li, Jizhong Xiao and Zhijun Cai, “Stable Swarming by Mutual Interactions of Attraction/Alignment/Repulsion”, Proceedings of 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC’2008), pp1036-1041, Cancun, Mexico, Dec. 9~11, 2008.
  • Yi Sun, Jizhong Xiao, Xiaohai Li, and Flavio Cabrera-Mora, "Adaptive Source Localization Using Signal Strength by a Mobile Robot in Sensor Networks", Proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conference, pp1-5, New Orleans, USA, Nov. 30~Dec. 4, 2008.
  • Xiaohai Li, Zhijun Cai and Jizhong Xiao, “Stable Swarming by Mutual Interactions of Attraction/Alignment/Repulsion: Fixed Topology”, Proceedings of the 17th World Congress of International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC’08), pp5143-5148, Seoul, Korea, July 6~12, 2008.
  • Rex Wong, Sheng Hu, Flavio Cabrera-Mora, Jizhong Xiao and Jindong Tan, “A Distributed Algorithm for Mobile Robot Navigation and Mapping in Wireless Sensor Networks”, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation (ICIA’2008), pp560~566, June 20~23, Hunan, China, 2008.
  • Flavio Cabrera-Mora, Jizhong Xiao, “Preprocessing Technique to Signal Strength Data of Wireless Sensor Network for Real-time Distance Estimation”, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA’2008), pp1537-1542, May 19~23, 2008.
  • Parisa Saboori, William Morris, Jizhong Xiao, Ali Sadgeh, “Aerodynamic Analysis of City-Climber Robot”, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (Robio 2007), pp1855-1860, Sanya, China, Dec. 15~18, 2007.
  • Xiaohai Li, Zhijun Cai and Jizhong Xiao, “Biologically Inspired Flocking of Swarms with Dynamic Topology in Uniform Environments”, Proceedings of the 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC’07), pp2522-2527, Dec. 12-14, 2007.
  • Ibrahim Hoklek, Jianping Zou, Umit Uyar, Ahmed Abdelal, Jizhong Xiao, Narashiman Chakravarthy, Mariusz A. Fecko, and Sunil Samtani, “Testbed Experiments of Dynamic Survivable Resource Pooling Using FPGA-based Robot”, Third IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications, WiMOB 2007, pp65-73, Oct 8-10, 2007.
  • Yi Feng, Zhigang Zhu, Jizhong Xiao, “Self-localization of a Heterogeneous Multi-robot Team in Constrained 3D Space”, 2007 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2007), pp1343-1350, San Diego, Oct. 29~Nov. 2, 2007.
  • Igor Labutoy “Development of a Low-cost Wireless Data Glove for Remote Robot Hand Operation”, the 3rd ASME/IEEE Intern. Conf. on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA’2007), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Sept. 4~7, 2007.
  • Ravi Kaushik, Marek Marcinkiewicz, Jizhong Xiao, Simon Parsons, Theodore Raphan, “Implementation of Bio-Inspired Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex in a Qudrupedal Robot”, 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp4861-4866, April 10-14, Roma, Italy, 2007.
  • Matthew Elliott, Jizhong Xiao, William Morris, Angel Calle, “City-Climbers at Work”, Video proceedings of 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp2764-2765, April 10-14, Roma, Italy, 2007.
  • Flavio Cabrera-Mora, Jizhong Xiao and Yi Sun, “Effects of Communication on Mobile Sensor Networks”, Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp1452~1457, Beijing, China, Oct.9-15, 2006.
  • Narashiman Chakravarthy, Jizhong Xiao, “FPGA-based Control System for Miniature Robots”, Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp3399-3404, Beijing, China, Oct. 9~15, 2006.
  • Yi Feng, Zhigang Zhu, Jizhong Xiao, “Heterogeneous Multi-robot Localization in Unknown 3D Space”, Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp4533~4538, Beijing, China, Oct. 9-15, 2006.
  • Matthew Elliot, William Morris, Jizhong Xiao, “City-Climber, a new generation of wall-climbing robots”, in Video Proceedings of 2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 15-19, 2006, Orlando, USA, (ICRA2006 BEST VIDEO AWARD finalist)
  • Jizhong Xiao, William Morris, Narashiman Chakravarthy, Angel Calle, “City-climber: a New Generation of Mobile Robot with Wall-climbing Capability”, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 6230-56, 2006, SPIE Defense & Security Symposium, UNMANNED SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY VIII, 17-21 April 2006, Orlando, Florida, USA.
  • Xiaohai Li, Jizhong Xiao, and Zijun Cai, “Stable Flocking of Swarms by Local Information”, Int. Conf. on Systems, Man and cybernetics, pp3921-3926, Oct. 2005.
  • Jizhong Xiao, Ali Sadegh, Matthew Elliot, Angel Calle, Avinash Persad, Ho Ming Chiu, “Design of Mobile Robots with Wall Climbing Capability”, Proc. of the 2005 IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM2005), pp438~443, July 24-28, 2005.
  • Jun Xiao, Shi Zhang, Jizhong Xiao, Ning Xi, “Motion Mode Control in Double Inverted Pendulum System”, Proc. of the 2005 IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, pp831~836, July 24-28, 2005.
  • Jun Xiao, Jizhong Xiao, Xinhe Xu, Ning Xi, “An Adaptive Fuzzy-Neural Controller for Multivariable System”, Proc. of the 2005 IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, pp1221-1226, July 24-28, 2005.
  • Jizhong Xiao, Angel Calle, Ali Sadegh, Matthew Elliot, “Modular Wall Climbing Robots with Transition Capability”, Proc. 2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE ROBIO), pp246-250, 2005.
  • Xiaohai Li, Jizhong Xiao, and Zijun Cai, “Backstepping Based Multiple Robots Formation Control” Proc. 2005 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp1313-1318, 2005.
  • Xiaohai Li, Jizhong Xiao, Jindong Tan, "Modeling and Controller Design for Multiple Mobile Robots Formation Control", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, pp838-843, Aug, 22-26, 2004.
  • Jizhong Xiao, Angel Calle, Jing Ye, Zhigang Zhu, "A Mobile Robot Platform with DSP-based Controller and Omnidirectional Vision System", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, pp844-848, Aug. 22-26, 2004.
  • Jun Xiao, Jizhong Xiao, Ning Xi, Weihua Sheng, “Fuzzy System Approach for Task Planning and Control of Micro Wall-climbing Robots”, 2004 IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Automation,ICRA’2004, pp5033-503, New Orleans, April 27-May ,1, 2004.
  • Jun Xiao, Jizhong Xiao, Ning Xi, “Fuzzy Logic System for Miniature Climbing Robots”, 2004 8th IEEE Intl. Conf. on Control Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV’2004), pp2094-2099, Dec. 6-9, 2004.
  • Jindong Tan, Ning Xi, Weihua Sheng, Jizhong Xiao, “Modeling Multiple Robot Systems for Area Coverage and Cooperation”, 2004 IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, ICRA’2004, pp2568-2573, New Orleans, April 27-May 1, 2004.
  • Yantao Shen, Ning Xi, U.C. Wejinya, Wen J. Li, Jizhong Xiao, “Infinite Dimension System Approach for Hybrid Force/Position Control in Micromanipulation”, 2004 IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, ICRA’2004, pp2912-2917, New Orleans, April 26-May 1, 2004.
  • Jizhong Xiao, Jun Xiao, Ning Xi, Jindong Tan, “Multi-sensor Referenced Gait Control of a Miniature Climbing Robot”, IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS’2003, pp3656-p3661, Las Vegas, Oct. 27-31, 2003.
  • Zhigang Zhu, Jizhong Xiao, "Omni Stereo Vision of Cooperative Mobile Robots", Invited talk, IROS'03 workshop on Control and Cooperation of Intelligent Miniature Robots, Las Vegas, Oct. 31, 2003.
  • Jizhong Xiao, Jun Xiao, Ning Xi, “Minimal Power Control of a Miniature Climbing Robot”, IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2003, pp616-621, July 20-24, 2003.
  • Jizhong Xiao, Hans Dulimarta, Ning Xi, R. Lal Tummala, “Motion Planning of a Bipedal Miniature Crawling Robot in Hybrid Configuration Space”, IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2002, Vol. 3, pp 2407-2412, 2002.
  • Jizhong Xiao, Hans Dulimarta, Ning Xi, R. Lal Tummala, “Modeling and Control of an Under-actuated Miniature Crawler Robot”, Proc. of 2001 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS’01, Hawaii, USA, pp1546-1551, 2001.
  • Jizhong Xiao, Hans Dulimarta, Zenyu Yu, Ning Xi, R. Lal Tummala, “DSP Solution for Wall-climber Micro-robot Control Using TMS320LF2407 Chip”, 43rd Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Vol. 3, pp1348-1351, 2000.
  • Jizhong Xiao, Qing Song, Danwei Wang, “A Learning Control Scheme Based on Neural Network for Repeatable Robot Trajectory Tracking”, 14th IEEE Symposium on Intelligent Control/Intelligent Systems and Semiotics, ISIC/ISAS’99, pp 102-107, 1999.
  • Qing Song, Jizhong Xiao, Yeng Chai Soh, “On the Convergence of Neural Tracking Controller for Robotics”, Proc. of 37th IEEE Conf. on Decision and Control, CDC’98, Vol. 2, pp 1593-1598, 1998.
  • Jizhong Xiao, Qing Song, “A Neural Network Approach for Robot Learning Control with Dead-Zone Technique”, Proc. of Fifth International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, ICARCV’98, pp 345-349, 1998.
  • Bing Qiao, Jianying Zhu, Jizhong Xiao, Danwei Wang, “Fuzzy Force/Position Control of Robotic Manipulator Based on Force Feedback”, Proc. of Fifth International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, ICARCV’98, pp 757-760, 1998.
  • Jizhong Xiao, Xiangqiu Zeng, Yalou Huang, Guizhang Lu, “Adaptive Force Control for Position-controlled Robot Manipulators”, Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Computer, Communication, Control and Power Engineering”, TENCON’93, Vol. 4, p94-98, 1993.

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On-line Papers

  • Jizhong Xiao, Hans Dulimarta, Zenyu Yu, Ning Xi, R. Lal Tummala, “Controller Design for an Autonomous Wall-climbing Micro-robot Based on TI 320LF2407 DSP Chip”, Digital Control Systems Applications Symposia, DSPSFEST’2000, Houston, Texas, August 2-4, 2000.
    (First Paper on TMS320LF2407 DSP applications, listed on TI website)

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Technical Report

  • Jizhong Xiao, Zhigang Zhu, Myung Lee, and George Wolberg, “Shaping the PRISM Center”, the 1st year report, 2006 NSF-CRI PI workshop, Snowbird, Utah, June 19~June 21, 2006.
  • Z. Zhu, Jizhong Xiao, “PRISM: Planning a Center for Perceptual Robotics, Intelligent Sensors and Machines at the City College of New York”, 2005 NSF CISE/CNS Infrastructure PI Meeting, Siebel Center for Computer Science, Urbana, Illinois, July 25, 2005.
  • Jizhong Xiao, Xiangqiu Zeng, Yalou Huang, Guizhang Lu, “A Self-adjusting Algorithm for Manipulator Force Control -- Analysis and Experiment”, Technical Report of National Laboratory of Intelligent Robot Control, Nankai University, China, Vol. 1, p100-104, 1994.

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Theses and Dissertation

  • “Development of Miniature Climbing Robots ---- Modeling, Control and Motion Planning”,
    Ph.D. Dissertation, Michigan State University, USA, August 2002.
  • “A Study of Neural Network and Its Application in Robot Manipulator Control”,
    Master Thesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 1999.
  • “Robot Force Control”, Master Thesis, East China Institute of Technology,
    P. R. China, 1993.

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