Space Scarlet-β

Scarlet-β: Satellite Mission Autonomy

Developed mission-level autonomy for a self- and Earth-inspection payload on the Buccaneer Main Mission cubesat. Successfully integrated with orbiting satellite and secured $450k continuation funding.

Mission PlanningMCTSSmartSatDSTG
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Space ISAM

In-Orbit Servicing & Manufacturing (ISAM)

Leading R&D of mission autonomy for automated satellite rendezvous and servicing. Collaborating across sensing, perception, dynamics, and control teams. Completed CDR and presented at IAC 2025.

RendezvousTrajectory OptimizationSmartSat
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Emergency RFS

Autonomous Network-Centric Firefighting

Lead researcher integrating autonomous ground robots, drones, vehicle telemetry, and wearables for enhanced bushfire situational awareness. 15+ field trials, exhibited at RFS State Championships.

Multi-RobotFuel Load EstimationRFS
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Agriculture Ag Autonomy

Resource-Aware Agricultural Autonomy

Developed hierarchical planning framework for long-term autonomous operation with dynamic agents (people, livestock) and energy constraints. Published in IEEE Transactions on Field Robotics.

Path PlanningDynamic AgentsTFR
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Mining Dipper

Autonomous Blast Hole Inspection

Led GNC development for Rio Tinto's 'Dipper' robot, achieving centimetre-accurate positioning for blast hole inspection. Demonstrated in Pilbara, deployed in Utah. Instrumental in securing $16M continuation.

Precision ControlGNCRio Tinto
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Space Lunar sim

Intelligent Lunar Prospecting

Secured $200k ASA grant for developing intelligent prospecting algorithms for lunar rover missions. Created digital twin simulation and demonstrated on Swagbot platform.

ASA GrantActive LearningSimulation
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Agriculture Swagbot offroad

GNC for Off-Road Swerve-Steer Robots

Led development of complete guidance, navigation, and control system for omni-directional wheeled mobile robots. Created simulation-to-deployment pipeline enabling multiple concurrent projects.

GNCSensor FusionDigital Twin
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Agriculture R-ECPS

Robotics for Sustainable Smart Foraging

Developed framework for capturing and conveying environment knowledge and dynamics. Applied to pasture forage monitoring for grazing livestock. Published in Journal of Field Robotics.

Digital TwinsSmart FarmingJFR
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Agriculture Adaptive Sampling

Multivariate Active Learning and Adaptive Sampling

Developed algorithms for simultaneously modelling multiple quantities of interest, leveraging relationships to maximise information gain. Published in RA-L, actively used in industry projects.

Gaussian ProcessesActive LearningRA-L
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Agriculture Energy-aware Path Planning

Energy-Aware Planning (PhD)

Doctoral research on Efficient and safe path planning over rough terrains using terrain-dependent energy cost models and sampling-based planning techniques for long-duration autonomous missions on wheeled mobile robots.

PRM PlanningATSPEnergy-modelling
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Agriculture Swagbot offroad

Slip-compensating Control (PhD)

Doctoral research on receding horizon estimation and control strategies with structured noise blocking for accurate trajectory tracking of wheeled mobile robots operating in challenging off-road environments where wheel slip is prevalent.

MPCSlip CompensationICRA
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