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Journal Articles
[J4] Q. Tao, J. Wang, Z. Xu, T. X. Lin, F. Zhang
       Swing Reducing Flight Control System for an Underactuated Indoor Miniature Autonomous Blimp
       IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, in press
[J4] Q. Tao, T.J. Tan, J. Cha, Y. Yuan, F. Zhang
       Modeling and Control of Swing Oscillation of Underactuated Indoor Miniature Autonomous Blimps
       Unmanned Systems Journal, in press
[J3] S. Zheng, F. Tong, B. Li, Q. Tao, A. Song, F. Zhang
       Design and Evaluation of an Acoustic Modem for a Small Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle
       Sensors Journal, 2019
[J2] N. Yao, Q. Tao, W. Liu, Z. Liu, Y. Tian, P. Wang, T. Li, F. Zhang
       Autonomous Flying Blimp Interaction with Human in an Indoor Space
       Springer FITEE, 2019
[J1] Q. Tao, Y. Zhou, F. Tong, A. Song, F. Zhang
       Evaluating Acoustic Communication Performance of Micro Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in Confined Space
       Springer FITEE, 2018

Conference Proceedings
[C13] Q. Tao, M. Hou, F. Zhang
          Modeling and Identification of Coupled Translational and Rotational Motion of Underactuated Indoor Miniature Autonomous Blimps
          IEEE International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV), in press
[C12] L. Seguin, J. Zheng, A. Li, Q. Tao*, F. Zhang
          A Deep Learning Approach to Localization for Navigation on a Miniature Autonomous Blimp
          IEEE International Conference on Control & Automation (ICCA), 2020
[C11] T. Lin, Q. Tao, F. Zhang,
          Planning for Fish Net Inspection with an Autonomous OSV
          IEEE International Conference on System Science and Engineering (ICSSE), 2020
[C10] D. Chen, B. Li, F. Tong, Q. Tao, F. Zhang
          R&D of a Low-Complexity OFDM Modem for Micro-AUV
          ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems (WUWNET), 2019
[C9] Q. Tao, J. Lobley, Y. Yu, Y. M. Aung, F. Zhang, Y. Zhou, F. Tong, A. Song
        Omnidirectional Surface Vehicle for Evaluating Underwater Acoustic Communication Performance in Confined Space
        ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems (WUWNET), 2019
[C8] Q. Fu, A. Song, Q. Tao, F. Zhang, M. Pan
        Virtual MIMO for Multiuser Underwater Acoustic communications with Moving Platforms
        ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems (WUWNET), 2019
[C7] M. Hou, Q. Tao, P. Varnell, F. Zhang
        Modeling Pointing Tasks in Human-Blimp Interactions
        IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), 2019
[C6] X. Wang, S. Zheng, Q. Tao, F. Zhang, A. Song, F. Tong
        Doppler Correction of Mobile Acoustic Communication via Adjustable AD Sampling Rate
        ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems (WUWNET), 2018
[C5] Q. Tao, J. Cha, M. Hou, F. Zhang
        Parameter Identification of Blimp Dynamics through Swinging Motion
        IEEE International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV), 2018
[C4] Q. Tao, K. Huang, C. Qin, B. Guo, R. Lam, F. Zhang
        Omnidirectional Surface Vehicle for Fish Cage Inspection
        MTS/IEEE OCEANS Conference - Charleston, 2018
[C3] Q. Tao, Y. Zhou, F. Tong, A. Song, F. Zhang
        Evaluating Acoustic Communication Performance of Micro AUV in Confined Space
        MTS/IEEE OCEANS Conference - Kobe, 2018
[C2] S. Cho, V. Mishra, Q. Tao, P. Varnell, M. King-Smith, A. Muni, W. Smallwood, F. Zhang 
        Autopilot Design for a Class of Miniature Autonomous Blimps
        IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), 2017
[C1] N. Yao, E. Anaya, Q. Tao, S. Cho, H. Zheng, F. Zhang
        Monocular Vision-based Human Following on Miniature Robotic Blimp
        IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2017
Patents
[P8] Q. Tao, F. Zhang, Z. Xu, T. Lin, J. Wang
        Lightweight Flight Control System for Miniature Indoor Aerial Robots
        U.S. Provisional Patent App., submitted
[P7] Q. Tao, F. Zhang, T. Lin, Z. Xu
        Active Motion Capture Marker for Miniature Indoor Aerial Robots
        U.S. Provisional Patent App., 63/060,836, 2020
[P6] J. Wei, Q. Tao, C. Zhou, Y. Zhang, J. Zhang, W. Zhang,
        Tri-Axial Coreless Search Coil for Magnetic Field Direction Measurement
        CN Patent App. 202020048401.5, 2020
[P5] J. Wei, Q. Tao, C. Zhou, Y. Zhang, J. Zhang, W. Zhang, C. Shang, R. Hu,
        Electromagnetic Line-Following Guidance System for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
        CN Patent App. 333,333,795, 2019
[P4] F. Zhang, Q. Tao, T.J. Tan, P.S.T Cheng, S. Cho, V. Mishra, J.P. Varnell
        Miniature Autonomous Robotic Blimp
        U.S. Utility Patent App. 16/280,579, 2019
[P3] Q. Tao, S. Maxon, L. Seguin, J. Zheng, J. Cha, C. Qin, X. Chen, H. Xie, F. Zhang
        Miniature Underwater Robot for Research and Education
        U.S. Provisional Patent, 62/669,571, 2018
[P2] Q. Tao, V. Mishra, P.S.T. Cheng, S. Cho, J.P. Varnell, F. Zhang
        Autonomous Indoor Robotic Blimps for Research and Education
        U.S. Provisional Patent 62/632,624, 2018.
[P1] Q. Tao, V. Mishra, P.S.T. Cheng, S. Cho, J.P. Varnell, F. Zhang
        Autonomous Indoor Robotic Blimps for Research and Education
        U.S. Provisional Patent 62/462,790, 2017.
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