Vision-aided UAV Navigation and Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance using Gradient-based B-spline Trajectory Optimization. - Zhefan Xu; Yumeng Xiu; Xiaoyang Zhan; Baihan Chen; Kenji Shimada (ICRA, 2023)

A real-time dynamic obstacle tracking and mapping system for UAV navigation and collision avoidance with an RGB-D camera. - Zhefan Xu; Xiaoyang Zhan; Baihan Chen; Yumeng Xiu; Chenhao Yang; Kenji Shimada (ICRA, 2023)

A Vision-Based Autonomous UAV Inspection Framework for Unknown Tunnel Construction Sites With Dynamic Obstacles. - Zhefan Xu; Baihan Chen; Xiaoyang Zhan; Yumeng Xiu; Christopher Suzuki; Kenji Shimada (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2023)

Heuristic-based Incremental Probabilistic Roadmap for Efficient UAV Exploration in Dynamic Environments. - Zhefan Xu; Christopher Suzuki; Xiaoyang Zhan; Kenji Shimada (ICRA, 2024)

Onboard Dynamic-Object Detection and Tracking for Autonomous Robot Navigation With RGB-D Camera. - Zhefan Xu; Xiaoyang Zhan; Yumeng Xiu; Christopher Suzuki; Kenji Shimada (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2024)

Semantic Exploration and Dense Mapping of Complex Environments using Ground Robots Equipped with LiDAR and Panoramic Camera. - Xiaoyang Zhan; Shixin Zhou; Qianqian Yang; Yixuan Zhao; Hao Liu; Srinivas Chowdary Ramineni; Kenji Shimada (CoRR, 2025)