Haichao Hong
Principal Investigator·Associate Professor
Flight MechanicsTrajectory OptimizationGuidance and ControlLow-Altitude Operations and Safety
Team
We are the team of Flight Mechanics led by Prof. Haichao Hong, part of the broader research group headed by Prof. Shiqiang Hu.
Faculty
1Haichao Hong
PhD Students
3Yue Liu
Yue Liu
Publications
3 publications- 2025Liu, Y., Hong, H., Piprek, P., Chudý, P., & Hu, S. 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.
- 2025Liu, Y., Steinert, A., Hong, H., Li, H., & Hu, S. Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion with Generalized Actuator Dynamics: Performance and Stability. Aerospace Science and Technology, 162, 110218.
- 2025Cheng, Z., Chen, X., Liu, Y., Hu, S., & Hong, H. Smooth Dubins Path Planning Based on Convolution Parameterization. International Conference on Aerospace System Science and Engineering (ICASSE) 2025.
Shiqi Gao
Shiqi Gao
Publications
3 publications- 2026Gao, S., Hong, H., Luo, L., & Hu, S. Dynamical Feasibility of End Effector based on Differential Flatness of Aerial Manipulators. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics.
- 2026Huang, T., Lu, Z., Zhang, J., Gao, S., Holzapfel, F., Srigrarom, S., Hu, S., & Hong, H. Rotor configuration optimization for enhanced control authority in eVTOL aircraft. Aerospace Systems.
- 2024Gao, S., Hong, H., Sun, S., Luo, L., & Hu, S. Uncertainty Modeling Enabled Meta Adaptive Control for Aerial Manipulators. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 47(10), 2148-2163.
Xuanyu Chen
Xuanyu Chen
Publications
4 publications- 2026Chen, X., Shen, Z., Zwenig, A., Liu, L., Holzapfel, F., & Hong, H. Deriving Dynamic Soaring Strategies from Optimal Patterns: An Investigation with Nocturnal Low-Level Jets. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems.
- 2026Chen, X., Zwenig, A., Zhang, X., Holzapfel, F., & Hong, H. Dynamic Soaring Without Wind Speed Variation: Energy Harvesting Formula in Vector Form. AIAA Journal, 64(5), 2852-2863.
- 2026Chen, X., Shen, Z., Zwenig, A., Liu, L., Holzapfel, F., & Hong, H. Energy-Optimal Patterns of Dynamic Soaring in Nocturnal Low-Level Jets. AIAA SciTech 2026 Forum.
- 2025Cheng, Z., Chen, X., Liu, Y., Hu, S., & Hong, H. Smooth Dubins Path Planning Based on Convolution Parameterization. International Conference on Aerospace System Science and Engineering (ICASSE) 2025.
Master's Students
4Shengqing Wang
Shengqing Wang
Publications
0 publicationsNo publications are currently linked to this member.
Zijian Cheng
Zijian Cheng
Publications
1 publication- 2025Cheng, Z., Chen, X., Liu, Y., Hu, S., & Hong, H. Smooth Dubins Path Planning Based on Convolution Parameterization. International Conference on Aerospace System Science and Engineering (ICASSE) 2025.
Jiangzhou Xie
Research interests to be updated
Jiangzhou Xie
Research interests to be updatedPublications
0 publicationsNo publications are currently linked to this member.
Yuanyuan Hao
Yuanyuan Hao
Publications
0 publicationsNo publications are currently linked to this member.
Alumni
2Tingyu HuangM.Eng.
After GraduationPhD student in the team
Tingyu HuangM.Eng.
After GraduationPhD student in the team
Publications
1 publication- 2026Huang, T., Lu, Z., Zhang, J., Gao, S., Holzapfel, F., Srigrarom, S., Hu, S., & Hong, H. Rotor configuration optimization for enhanced control authority in eVTOL aircraft. Aerospace Systems.
Zhouyang YangM.Eng.
After GraduationCOMAC
Zhouyang YangM.Eng.
After GraduationCOMAC
Publications
1 publication- 2024Yang, Z., Li, H., Hong, H., & Hu, S. Methods of Efficiently Solving the Pseudo-Inverse of Matrix in Adaptive Control Allocation. International Conference on Aerospace System Science and Engineering (ICASSE) 2024.