The AutoSOAR autonomous soaring aircraft part 2: Hardware implementation and flight results. - Nathan T. Depenbusch; John J. Bird; Jack W. Langelaan (J. Field Robotics, 2018)

The AutoSOAR autonomous soaring aircraft, part 1: Autonomy algorithms. - Nathan T. Depenbusch; John J. Bird; Jack W. Langelaan (J. Field Robotics, 2018)

Estimating the Vertical Structure of Weather-Induced Mission Costs for Small UAS. - John J. Bird; Scott J. Richardson; Jack W. Langelaan (Sensors, 2019)

Integrated Planning, Decision-Making, and Weather Modeling for UAS Navigating Complex Weather. - John J. Bird; Katherine Glasheen; Eric W. Frew (DDDAS, 2020)

An Autonomous Uncrewed Aircraft System Performing Targeted Atmospheric Observation for Cloud Seeding Operations. - C. Alexander Hirst; John J. Bird; Roelof Burger; Henno Havenga; Gerhardt Botha; Darrel Baumgardner; Tom Defelice; Duncan Axisa; Eric W. Frew (Field Robotics, 2023)

Experimental Assessment of Chance-Constrained Motion Planning for Small Uncrewed Aircraft. - Katherine Glasheen; John J. Bird; Eric W. Frew (Field Robotics, 2024)

Graph Percolation as Decision Threshold for Risk Management in Cross-Country Thermal Soaring. - John J. Bird (CoRR, 2025)