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2027

  1. Zwenig, A., Hong, H., & Holzapfel, F. (2027). Trajectory Parameterization for Loitering Dynamic Soaring: an Open- and Closed-Loop Analysis. AIAA SciTech 2027 Forum.

2026

  1. Gao, S., Hong, H., Luo, L., & Hu, S. (2026). Dynamical Feasibility of End Effector based on Differential Flatness of Aerial Manipulators. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics.

  2. Chen, X., Shen, Z., Zwenig, A., Liu, L., Holzapfel, F., & Hong, H.✶ (2026). Deriving Dynamic Soaring Strategies from Optimal Patterns: An Investigation with Nocturnal Low-Level Jets. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems.

  3. Zhang, W., Guo, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, X., & Hong, H. (2026). Physics-informed Gaussian Process-based Attitude Stabilization Control for Liquid-filled Spacecraft. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 62, 6153-6165.

  4. Chen, X., Zwenig, A., Zhang, X., Holzapfel, F., & Hong, H.✶ (2026). Dynamic Soaring Without Wind Speed Variation: Energy Harvesting Formula in Vector Form. AIAA Journal, 64(5), 2852-2863.

  5. Huang, T., Lu, Z., Zhang, J., Gao, S., Holzapfel, F., Srigrarom, S., Hu, S., & Hong, H.✶ (2026). Rotor configuration optimization for enhanced control authority in eVTOL aircraft. Aerospace Systems.

  6. Zwenig, A., Hong, H., & Holzapfel, F. (2026). Controller-in-the-Loop Trajectory Optimization for Loitering Dynamic Soaring. Aerospace Science and Technology.

  7. Chen, X., Shen, Z., Zwenig, A., Liu, L., Holzapfel, F., & Hong, H. (2026). Energy-Optimal Patterns of Dynamic Soaring in Nocturnal Low-Level Jets. AIAA SciTech 2026 Forum.

2025

  1. Li, H., Hafner, S., Myschik, S., Hong, H., & Holzapfel, F. (2025). Rank One Update-based Efficient Recursive Least Square Filter for Adaptive Control Allocation. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 48(9), 2118-2127.

  2. Nie, X., Zwenig, A., Piprek, P., Holzapfel, F., & Hong, H.✶ (2025). Dynamic Soaring Trajectory Optimization Considering the Path Following Performance. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 61(4), 9184-9201.

  3. Liu, Y., Hong, H.✶, Piprek, P., Chudý, P., & Hu, S. (2025). Data-based Modeling and Control of Nonlinear Aircraft Systems Using Extended Implicit Sparse Identification. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 61(3), 6928-6940.

  4. Liu, Y., Steinert, A., Hong, H.✶, Li, H., & Hu, S. (2025). Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion with Generalized Actuator Dynamics: Performance and Stability. Aerospace Science and Technology, 162, 110218.

  5. Steinert, A., Hafner, S., Raab, S., Holzapfel, F., & Hong, H. (2025). From Fundamentals to Applications of Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion: A Survey on INDI – Part I. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 38(11), 103553.

  6. Steinert, A., Hafner, S., Raab, S., Holzapfel, F., & Hong, H. (2025). Advancements in Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion and its Components: A Survey on INDI – Part II. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 38(11), 103591.

  7. Sachs, G., Hong, H., & Zwenig, A. (2025). Fuel Saving for Flapping Wing Vehicles by Powered-Gliding/Climbing Flight. AIAA SciTech 2025 Forum.

  8. Zwenig, A., Beyer, Y., Hong, H., & Holzapfel, F. (2025). Trajectory Optimization of Dynamic Soaring Considering Rigid Body and Actuator Dynamics Using Warmstarting. AIAA SciTech 2025 Forum.

  9. Cheng, Z., Chen, X., Liu, Y., Hu, S., & Hong, H. (2025). Smooth Dubins Path Planning Based on Convolution Parameterization. International Conference on Aerospace System Science and Engineering (ICASSE) 2025.

  10. Zwenig, A., Layer-Reiss, S., Holzapfel, F., & Hong, H. (2025). Reinforcement Learning Based Trajectory Planning for Autonomous Dynamic Soaring. International Conference on Aerospace System Science and Engineering (ICASSE) 2025.

2024

  1. Gao, S., Hong, H., Sun, S., Luo, L., & Hu, S. (2024). Uncertainty Modeling Enabled Meta Adaptive Control for Aerial Manipulators. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 47(10), 2148-2163.

  2. Schweighofer, F., Krammer, C., Hong, H., & Holzapfel, F. (2024). Efficient Convolution-Based Representation of Smooth Reference Trajectories for Urban Air Mobility. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 47(10), 2120-2132.

  3. Lu, Z., Hong, H.✶, Schweighofer, F., & Holzapfel, F. (2024). Controllability Evaluation for VTOL Aircraft in the Velocity Envelope: A Distance-based Metric. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 47(8), 1620-1633.

  4. Erer, K.S., Tekin, R., & Hong, H.✶ (2024). Computational Impact-Time Guidance with Biased Proportional Navigation. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 47(6), 1249-1255.

  5. Lu, Y., Liu, C., Hong, H., Huang, Y., Ji, T., & Xie, F. (2024). An Online Data-Driven Method for Accurate Detection of Thermal Updrafts Using SINDy. Aerospace, 11(10), 858.

  6. Zhang, X. & Hong, H.✶ (2024). Enhanced Computational Biased Proportional Navigation with Neural Networks for Impact Time Control. Aerospace, 11(8), 670.

  7. Lu, Z., Hong, H., & Holzapfel, F. (2024). Multi-Phase Vertical Take-Off and Landing Trajectory Optimization with Feasible Initial Guesses. Aerospace, 11(1), 39.

  8. Zwenig, A., Gücker, F., Hong, H., Holzapfel, F., Steen, M., & Hecker, P. (2024). Smooth Parameterized Trajectory Planning and Control for Autonomous Dynamic Soaring. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum.

  9. Li, H., Myschik, S., Hong, H., & Holzapfel, F. (2024). Rank One Update-based Efficient Adaptive Control Allocation for Multicopter. EuroGNC 2024.

  10. Lu, Z., Hong, H., & Holzapfel, F. (2024). Flight Trajectory Generation through a Collocation Approach with Successive Linear Programming. EuroGNC 2024.

  11. Yang, Z., Li, H., Hong, H., & Hu, S. (2024). Methods of Efficiently Solving the Pseudo-Inverse of Matrix in Adaptive Control Allocation. International Conference on Aerospace System Science and Engineering (ICASSE) 2024.

2023

  1. Lu, Z., Hong, H.✶, Diepolder, J., & Holzapfel, F. (2023). Maneuverability Set Estimation and Trajectory Feasibility Evaluation for eVTOL Aircraft. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 46(6), 1184-1196.

  2. Hong, H.✶, Liu, L., Holzapfel, F., & Sachs, G. (2023). Dynamic Soaring Under Different Atmospheric Stability Conditions. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 46(5), 970-977.

  3. Hong, H., Liu, L., Zwenig, A., & Sachs, G. (2023). Maximum Travel Speed of Dynamic Soaring Considering Atmospheric Stability Condition. AIAA SciTech 2023 Forum.

  4. Sachs, G., Grüter, B., & Hong, H. (2023). Periodic Optimal Control for Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Flapping Wing Vehicles. AIAA SciTech 2023 Forum.

  5. Zwenig, A., Hong, H., & Holzapfel, F. (2023). Sensitivity of the Energy Balance of Dynamic Soaring. MMSC 2022.

2022

  1. Piprek, P., Hong, H., & Holzapfel, F. (2022). Optimal Trajectory Design Accounting for Robust Stability of Path-following Controller. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 45(8), 1385-1398.

  2. Lu, Z., Hong, H.✶, Gerdts, M., & Holzapfel, F. (2022). Flight Envelope Prediction via Optimal Control-based Reachability Analysis. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 45(1), 185-195.

  3. Hong, H.✶, Piprek, P., Hu, S., & Holzapfel, F. (2022). Transition trajectory generation with time-scaled trigonometric series control parameterization. Aerospace Systems, 5, 523-530.

  4. Hong, H.✶, Grüter, B., Piprek, P., & Holzapfel, F. (2022). Smooth free-cycle dynamic soaring in unspecified shear wind via quadratic programming. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 35(7), 19-29. (featured as Cover Paper)

  5. Piprek, P., Hong, H.✶, & Holzapfel, F. (2022). Optimal trajectory design accounting for the stabilization of linear time-varying error dynamics. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 35(7), 55-66.

  6. Wang, Y., Shang, W., & Hong, H.✶ (2022). Sub-optimal fixed-finite-horizon spacecraft configuration control on SE(3). Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 35(6), 250-261.

  7. Sachs, G., Grüter, B., & Hong, H. (2022). Performance Enhancement of Upwind Dynamic Soaring by Thrust Augmentation. AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum.

  8. Sachs, G., Grüter, B., & Hong, H. (2022). Flight Performance Advantages of Electric Aircraft. AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum.

  9. Lu, Z., Hong, H., & Holzapfel, F. (2022). Directional Flight Envelope Prediction based on Convex Optimization. AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum.

  10. Krammer, C., Schweighofer, F., Gierszewski, D., Scherer, S., Akman, T., Hong, H., & Holzapfel, F. (2022). Requirements-Based Generation of Optimal Vertical Takeoff and Landing Trajectories for Electric Aircraft. 33rd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2022.

  11. Hong, H., Piprek, P., Lu, Z., & Holzapfel, F. (2022). A Nonlinear Trigonometric Series Parameterization Approach for Smooth Trajectory Generation. EuroGNC 2022.

  12. Zwenig, A., Hong, H., & Holzapfel, F. (2022). On the Initial Relative Wind Direction of Dynamic Soaring. DLRK 2022.

2021

  1. Hong, H., Piprek, P., Gerdts, M., & Holzapfel, F. (2021). Computationally Efficient Trajectory Generation for Smooth Aircraft Flight Level Changes. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 44(8), 1532-1540.

  2. Hong, H.✶, Tekin, R., & Holzapfel, F. (2021). Guaranteed Smooth Trajectory Generation for Field-of-View Constrained Impact-time Control. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 44(4), 898-904.

  3. Hong, H.✶, Maity, A., & Holzapfel, F. (2021). Free Final-Time Constrained Sequential Quadratic Programming–Based Flight Vehicle Guidance. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 44(1), 181-189.

  4. Hong, H.✶, Piprek, P., Afonso, R.J.M., & Holzapfel, F. (2021). Hierarchical Parameterization for Seamless Transition Trajectory Generation. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 57(5), 2878-2888.

  5. Hong, H.✶, Piprek, P., Afonso, R.J.M., & Holzapfel, F. (2021). Trigonometric Series-Based Smooth Flight Trajectory Generation. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 57(1), 721-728.

  6. Pashupashy, P., Maity, A., Hong, H.✶, & Holzapfel, F. (2021). Unspecified final-time nonlinear suboptimal guidance of aerobatic aircraft in air race. Aerospace Science and Technology, 116, 106817.

  7. Sachs, G., Grüter, B., & Hong, H. (2021). Performance Enhancement by Wing Sweep for High-Speed Dynamic Soaring. Aerospace, 8(8), 229.

  8. Sachs, G., Grüter, B., & Hong, H. (2021). Wing Sweep Effects on the Maximum Speed Performance in High-Speed Dynamic Soaring. AIAA SciTech 2021 Forum.

  9. Sachs, G., Grüter, B., & Hong, H. (2021). Dynamic Soaring Supported by Engine Power in Poor Wind Conditions. AIAA SciTech 2021 Forum.

2020

  1. Wang, Y., Hong, H., Guo, J., Wang, X., & Shang, W. (2020). Configuration error function design and application to fixed-time geometric terminal sliding-mode control on SE(3). Acta Astronautica, 174, 61-71.

  2. Zheng, H., Piprek, P., Hong, H., Holzapfel, F., & Tang, S. (2020). Smooth Sub-optimal Trajectory Generation for Transition Maneuvers. IEEE Access, 8, 61035-61042.

2019

  1. Hong, H., Maity, A., Holzapfel, F., Tang, S., & Wang, M. (2019). Smooth Interpolation-Based Fixed-Final-Time Command Generation. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 55(6), 3039-3049.

  2. Hong, H., Maity, A., Holzapfel, F., & Tang, S. (2019). Model Predictive Convex Programming for Constrained Vehicle Guidance. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 55(5), 2487-2500.

  3. Hong, H., Maity, A., Holzapfel, F., & Tang, S. (2019). Adaptive trajectory generation based on real-time estimated parameters for impaired aircraft landing. International Journal of Systems Science, 50(15), 2733-2751.

  4. Wang, Y., Hong, H., & Tang, S. (2019). Geometric control with model predictive static programming on SO(3). Acta Astronautica, 159, 471-479.

  5. Pashupashy, P., Maity, A., Hong, H., Bittner, M., & Holzapfel, F. (2019). Aerobatic Aircraft Guidance Design for Air-Race Scenario. 2019 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), 795-800.

  6. Hong, H., Zheng, H., Holzapfel, F., & Tang, S. (2019). Dynamic Soaring in Unspecified Wind Shear: A Real-time Quadratic-programming Approach. 2019 27th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), 600-605.

  7. Zheng, H., Hong, H., & Tang, S. (2019). An Optimal L1 Navigation Design Framework for Constrained Heading Control and Coordination. 2019 12th Asian Control Conference (ASCC), 610-615.

  8. Zheng, H., Hong, H., & Tang, S. (2019). Model Predictive Static Programming Rendezvous Trajectory Generation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. 2019 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems (ICUS), 415-420.

2018

  1. Hong, H., Wang, M., Holzapfel, F., & Tang, S. (2018). Wind Estimation for Fixed-wing Aircraft using Command Tracking Approach. 2018 26th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), 879-884.

2017

  1. Hong, H., Wang, M., Holzapfel, F., & Tang, S. (2017). Fast real-time three-dimensional wind estimation for fixed-wing aircraft. Aerospace Science and Technology, 69, 674-685.

  2. Wang, M., Zhang, S., Holzapfel, F., & Hong, H. (2017). L1 augmentations for a fixed gain controller on a Large Transport Aircraft. AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference.