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Fields of interest:

• Map deformation metrics
• Path planning in deformable maps
• The Action Selection Problem with dense data
• Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs)
• Cooperation between MAVs and UGVs
• Indoor localisation and mapping using MAVs
  
  
  
  

Recent publications:

Jose Guivant, Mark Whitty and Alicia Robledo:
Robust Global Urban Localization Based on Road Maps,
Robot Localization, InTech Education and Publishing, ISBN 978-953-7619-38-1, in print

Lin Chi Mak, Makoto Kumon, Mark Whitty, Jayantha Katupitiya and Tomonari Furukawa:
Design and development of the Micro Aerial Vehicles and their Cooperative Systems for Target Search and Tracking,
International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles (IJMAV), Multi-Science, UK, 22 pages, in print

Lin Chi Mak, Mark Whitty and Tomonari Furukawa:
A localisation system for an indoor rotary-wing MAV using blade mounted LEDs,
Sensor Review, Emerald, Vol. 28, Issue 2, pp. 125-131, 2008

Mark Whitty, Jose Guivant:
Efficient path planning in deformable maps,
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, St Louis, 2009

Mark Whitty, Lin Chi Mak, et al.:
Development of the MAVSTAR Micro Aerial Vehicle and Base Station for IMAV09,
4th US - European workshop and flight competition for micro air vehicles (IMAV09), Pensacola, USA, Jun. 1-5 June, 2009. (Best Paper Award) [View online]