ALBATROSS: A bio-inspired, aerially deployable, autonomous sailing sensor platform
S.K.H. Win, D. Sufiyan, B.L. Suhadi, L.S.T. Win, X. Cai, W.J. Ang, S. Foong
Science Robotics, 2026.
PUBLICATIONS
Research, in writing.
Journal articles and conference proceedings in bio-inspired robotics, flight dynamics, and autonomous systems.
Journal Articles
ATOM: Design and development of a novel two-actuator hybrid land-air robot
H. Bhardwaj, L.S.T. Win, S.K.H. Win, X. Cai, S. Foong
The International Journal of Robotics Research , Vol 45(1), 2025.
Mass distribution affects the circle or hypotrochoid trajectory of the maple seed
L. Jiang, Y.H. Pheh, S.K.H. Win, Y. Tang, Y. Yang, S. Foong
Physics of Fluids , Vol 37(4), 2025.
QuadRotary: Design and control of in-flight transition between quadcopter and rotary-wing
X. Cai, S.K.H. Win, S. Foong
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics , Vol 30(6), 2025.
Crawling, climbing, perching, and flying by FiBa soft robots
T. Ching, J.Z.W. Lee, S.K.H. Win, L.S.T. Win, D. Sufiyan, C.P.X. Lim, N. Nagaraju, Y.C. Toh, S. Foong, M. Hashimoto
Science Robotics , Vol 9, Issue 92, 2024.
Modeling, control and implementation of Adaptive Reconfigurable ROtary Wings (ARROWs)
X. Cai, S.K.H. Win, H. Bhardwaj, S. Foong
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics , Vol 28(4), 2023.
An efficient multi-modal nature-inspired unmanned aerial vehicle capable of agile maneuvers
D. Sufiyan, L.S.T. Win, S.K.H. Win, Y.H. Pheh, G.S. Soh, S. Foong
Advanced Intelligent Systems , Vol 5(1), 2200242, 2022.
Spherical Indoor Coanda Effect Drone (SpICED): A spherical blimp sUAS for Safe Indoor Use
Y.H. Pheh, S.K.H. Win, S. Foong
Drones , Vol 6(9), 260, 2022.
Design, modeling and control of a two flight mode capable single wing rotorcraft with mid-air transition capability
H. Bhardwaj, X. Cai, S.K.H. Win, S. Foong
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters , Vol 7(4), 11720-11727, 2022.
Design and control of the first foldable single-actuator rotary wing micro aerial vehicle
S.K.H. Win, L.S.T. Win, D. Sufiyan, S. Foong
Bioinspiration & Biomimetics , Vol 16(6), 2021.
An agile samara-inspired single-actuator aerial robot capable of autorotation & diving
S.K.H. Win, L.S.T. Win, D. Sufiyan, G.S. Soh, S. Foong
IEEE Transactions on Robotics , Vol 38(2), 1033-1046, 2021.
Joint Mechanical Design and Flight Control Optimization of a Nature-Inspired Unmanned Aerial Vehicle via Collaborative Co-Evolution
D. Sufiyan, L.S.T. Win, S.K.H. Win, G.S. Soh, S. Foong
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol 6(2), 2044-2051, 2021.
Dynamics and control of a collaborative and separating descent of samara autorotating wings
S.K.H. Win, L.S.T. Win, D. Sufiyan, G.S. Soh, S. Foong
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters , Vol 4(3), 3067-3074, 2019.
Design optimization of sparse sensing array for extended aerial robot navigation in deep hazardous tunnels
C.H. Tan, D. Sufiyan, W.J. Ang, S.K.H. Win, S. Foong
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters , Vol 4(2), 862-869, 2019.
Design and implementation of a compact rotation speed and air flow sensor for unmanned aerial vehicles
F. Fries, S.K.H. Win, E. Tang, J.E. Low, L.S.T. Win, P.V. Alvarado, S. Foong
IEEE Sensors Journal , Vol 19(22), 10298-10307, 2019.
Design, modelling and control of collaborative Samara Autorotating Wings (SAW)
S.K.H. Win, L.S.T. Win, G.S. Soh, S. Foong
International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications , Vol 3, 144-157, 2019.
A smart unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based imaging system for inspection of deep hazardous tunnels
C.H. Tan, M. Ng, D. Sufiyan, S.K.H. Win, W.J. Ang, S.K. Yeung, H.B. Lim, M.N. Do, S. Foong
IWA Journal of Water Practice and Technology , Vol 3(4), 991-1000, 2018.
Conference Proceedings
Wind-aware aerial deployment and control strategy for precision landing of single-actuator autorotating wing
S.K.H. Win, L.S.T. Win, D. Sufiyan, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , Vienna, Austria, June 1-5, 2026.
A data-driven approach for control and stabilization of a single actuator monocopter
D. Sufiyan, L.S.T. Win, S.K.H. Win, T.M. Tan, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , Vienna, Austria, June 1-5, 2026.
Blown Airfoil Monowing with Pneumatic Actuation (BAMPA): Samara inspired soft robotic gliding
W.J. Ang, M. Ng, S.K.H. Win, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE 9th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) , Kanazawa, Japan, April 7-11, 2026.
Integration of CTA Sensors for Resultant Velocity Measurement in Monocopter
A. Vijittunnugool, S. Paisansukhakul, A. Sornsaeng, T.M. Tan, S.K.H. Win, L.S.T. Win, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics , Hangzhou, China, July 14-18, 2025.
TenMo: Design, Analysis, and Optimisation of a Lightweight 3D Tensegrity Membrane Wing for Rotorcraft Applications
S. Paisansukhakul, A. Vijittunnugool, A. Sornsaeng, S.K.H. Win, L.S.T. Win, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics , Hangzhou, China, July 14-18, 2025.
Direct aerial visual localisation using panoramic synthetic images and domain adaptation
D. Sufiyan, L.S.T. Win, S.K.H. Win, U.X. Tan, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics , Boston, MA, USA, July 15-19, 2024.
Analyzing swimming performance using drone captured aerial videos
T. Tran, K.T.W. Choo, S. Foong, H. Bhardwaj, S.K.H. Win, W.J. Ang, K. Goh, R.K. Balan
in DroNet ‘24: Proceedings of the 10th Workshop on Micro Aerial Vehicles Networks, Systems, and Applications , June 2024.
Design and control of a ground-aerial dual actuator monocopter (G-ADAM)
B.L. Suhadi, T. Wong, S.K.H. Win, L.S.T. Win, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics , Seattle, USA, 27 June - 1 July, 2023.
Panaromic image-based aerial localization using synthetic data via photogrammetric reconstruction
D. Sufiyan, Y.H. Pheh, L.S.T. Win, S.K.H. Win, U.X. Tan, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics , Seattle, USA, 27 June - 1 July, 2023.
Novel rigid-wing bi-directional sailboat design and method of sailing
L.S.T. Win, S.K.H. Win, D. Sufiyan, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics , Seattle, USA, 27 June - 1 July, 2023.
Aerial deployment of novel gravity-assisted ground penetrating sensors using nature-inspired platform
S.K.H. Win, K. Lim, B.L. Suhadi, D. Sufiyan, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics , Seattle, USA, 27 June - 1 July, 2023.
Design and performance analysis of a Biplane-Inspired Monocopter (BIM) produced via FDM addictive manufacturing process
B.L. Suhadi, S.K.H. Win, L.S.T. Win, S. Foong
in Materials Today: Proceedings , Singapore, 23-25 August, 2022.
Cooperative modular single actuator monocopters capable of controlled passive separation
X. Cai, S.K.H. Win, L.S.T. Win, D. Sufiyan, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , Philadelphia, USA, 23-27 May, 2022.
SpICED: Design and control of a safe spherical blimp using coanda effect
Y.H. Pheh, S.K.H. Win, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics , Virtual Conference, 12-16 July, 2021.
PID based sliding mode control of asynchronous multi-actuator monocopter
H. Bhardwaj, S.K.H. Win, L.S.T. Win, D. Sufiyan, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics , Virtual Conference, 12-16 July, 2021.
Concurrent optimization of mechanical design and control for flapless samara-inspired autorotating aerial robot
S.K.H. Win, L.S.T. Win, D. Sufiyan, G.S. Soh, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics , Boston, USA, 6-10 July, 2020.
Achieving efficient controlled flight with a single actuator
L.S.T. Win, S.K.H. Win, D. Sufiyan, G.S. Soh, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics , Boston, USA, 6-10 July, 2020.
A central pattern generator-based control strategy of a nature-inspired unmanned aerial vehicle
D. Sufiyan, Y.H. Pheh, L.S.T. Win, S.K.H. Win, G.S. Soh, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics , Boston, USA, 6-10 July, 2020.
Design optimization of flap configuration in samara autorotating wing with multi-functional aerodynamic structure
S.K.H. Win, L.S.T. Win, D. Sufiyan, G.S. Soh, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics , Hong Kong, 8-12 July, 2019.
A reinforcement learning approach for control of a nature-inspired aerial vehicle
D. Sufiyan, L.S.T. Win, S.K.H. Win, G.S. Soh, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , Montreal, Canada, 20-24 May, 2019.
Direction controlled descent of Samara Autorotating Wings (SAW) with n-wings
S.K.H. Win, T.H. Goh, J.E. Low, D.S.B. Shaiful, L.T.S. Win, G.S. Soh, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , Brisbane, Australia, 21-25 May, 2018.
Optimized transition path of a Transformable HOvering Rotorcraft (THOR)
D. Sufiyan, L.S.T. Win, J.E. Low, S.K.H. Win, G.S. Soh, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics , Auckland, New Zealand, 9-12 July, 2018.
The effects of chordwise wing optimization of single-winged samara in autorotation
S.K.H. Win, C.H. Tan, D. Sufiyan, J.E. Low, G.S. Soh, S. Foong
in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics , Munich, Germany, 3-7 July, 2017.