Patrick Li-Yu LO
Affiliations. AIRO-LAB@PolyU. HKCRC@HKUST.
GH034
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Kowloon, Hong Kong
TL;DR: M.Phil. Student in Robotics who likes to code! Research mainly on state estimation, control systems, and control theory. Check out my latest CV here!
I am currently a M. Phil. student at Autonomous & Intelligent Robotics Lab (AIRO-Lab) at Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. My supervisors are Prof. Chih-yung Wen and Dr. Boyang Li. We are also with Research Centre of Unmanned Autonomous Systems (RCUAS). Prior to my post-graduate studies, I was a research assistant at Hong Kong Center for Construction Robotics (HKCRC), which is a research insitution under The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology led by Prof. Zexiang Li.
From a high-end perspective, I am interested in applying optimal control theories to estimators and controllers of robotic systems while studying and exploiting the underlying dynamics of robots to design algorithms. Additionally, I have a strong preference for dealing with field robotics-driven problems, where systems are subject to noises, disturbances, and other uncertainties.
I'll be graduating as Master of Philosophy in September of 2024, and with working thesis title, "On Improving the Adaptivity of Controllers and Estimators for Mobile Robots in Challenging Operational Conditions", whose research content mainly lies within the intersection of extended state observers and optimal control theory. This project is driven by the necessity to improve the applicability of controllers and estimators in field robotics scenarios via improving the adaptivity and robustness of the systems. Drop me a message if you want to discourse with me on my work!
news
| Apr 21, 2024 | In the upcoming July, I will be attending 2024 IEEE Asian Control Conference in Dalian, China, where I’ll present my work on “an Adaptive MPC for UUV”. Feel free to attend my session and have a discussion with me then! |
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| Oct 20, 2023 | My work on Non-robocentric Dynamic Landing for Quadrotors have finally come to an end! The preprint version of the manuscript will be soon published. Can’t wait to share the work with the community! |
| Aug 1, 2023 | In the upcoming September, I will be attending 2023 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation System in Bilbao, Spain, where I’ll present my work on “Non-Robocentric Dynamic Landing for Quadrotor”. Feel free to attend my session and have a discussion with me then! |
| Jun 1, 2023 | This year at the UAV Challenge of 2023 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, we obtained first runner-up. Although we did not bring back the championship, it was a good run. Me and my teammates had a blast. Thanks y’all! |
| Jul 1, 2022 | After an year at HKCRC, I’m glad to return to my alma mater and join the AIRO-Lab for postgraduate studies! My research will be funded by PolyU Presidential Post-graduate Fellowship Scheme. For any undergraduate students that wish to work on some research topics via URIS, you are welcome to contact me directly. |
| Nov 30, 2021 | I’m glad to announce that our Bachelor thesis was successfully published in Sensors Journal! |
| Jul 10, 2021 | I am happy to announce that I will be joining Hong Kong Center for Construction Robotics as a Research Assistant. I will be working with Dr. Chang on monitoring sensors at construction sites! |
| Jun 1, 2021 | I graduated from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University with 1st Honours attained with 3 Dean’s List.  |
selected publications
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Landing a Quadrotor on a Ground Vehicle without Exteroceptive Airborne Sensors: A Non-Robocentric Framework and ImplementationIn 2023 IEEE 26th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), 2023
