Mobile Manipulation


  1. Aerial physical interaction with robust stability guarantee against sudden collision and contact‑loss
    D. Lee, J. Byun, and H. J. Kim
  2. Autonomous aerial manipulation at Arbitrary Pose in SE(3) with Robust Control and Whole-body Planning
    D. Lee*, B. Kim*, and H. J. Kim
    The International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), 2026
    Featured on the cover of IJRR
  3. Autonomous Heavy Object Pushing Using a Coaxial Tiltrotor
    S. Hwang*, D. Lee*, C. Kim, and H. J. Kim
    IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE), 2025
  4. A hybrid controller enhancing transient performance for an aerial manipulator extracting a wedged object
    J. Byun, I. Jang, D. Lee, and H. J. Kim
    IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE), 2024
  5. Image‑Based Time‑Varying Contact Force Control of Aerial Manipulator using Robust Impedance Filter
    J. Byun, J. Kim, D. Eom, D. Lee, C. Kim, and H. J. Kim
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RAL), 2024
  6. Aerial manipulator pushing a movable structure using a DOB-based robust controller
    D. Lee, H. Seo, I. Jang, S. J. Lee, and H. J. Kim
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RAL), 2021
    ICRA 2021 Best Paper Award on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  7. UMI-on-Air: Embodiment-Aware Guidance for Embodiment-Agnostic Visuomotor Policies
    H. Gupta, X. Guo, H. Ha, C. Pan, M. Cao, D. Lee, S. Scherer, S. Song, and G. Shi
    In 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2026
  8. Safety-Critical Control for Aerial Physical Interaction in Uncertain Environment
    J. Byun, Y. Kim, D. Lee, and H. J. Kim
    In 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2025
  9. Globally Defined Dynamic Modelling and Geometric Tracking Controller Design for Aerial Manipulator
    B. Kim, D. Lee, J. Byun, and H. J. Kim
    In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2023
  10. Stability and robustness analysis of plug-pulling using an aerial manipulator
    J. Byun, D. Lee, H. Seo, I. Jang, J. Choi, and H. J. Kim
    In 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2021
  11. Aerial manipulation using model predictive control for opening a hinged door
    D. Lee, H. Seo, D. Kim, and H. J. Kim
    In 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2020