Publications
2020
Towards Software Based Optical Communication Methods for the Assistance of Docking Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Grindley, J., McAree, O., Ateeq, M., Abdullah, B., & Bezombes, F. (2020). Towards Software Based Optical Communication Methods for the Assistance of Docking Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. ELECTRONICS, 9(4). doi:10.3390/electronics9040655
Glacier algae accelerate melt rates on the south-western Greenland Ice Sheet
Cook, J. M., Tedstone, A. J., Williamson, C., McCutcheon, J., Hodson, A. J., Dayal, A., . . . Tranter, M. (2020). Glacier algae accelerate melt rates on the south-western Greenland Ice Sheet. CRYOSPHERE, 14(1), 309-330. doi:10.5194/tc-14-309-2020
2019
Requirements and Limitations of Thermal Drones for Effective Search and Rescue in Marine and Coastal Areas
Burke, C., McWhirter, P. R., Veitch-Michaelis, J., McAree, O., Pointon, H. A. G., Wich, S., & Longmore, S. (2019). Requirements and Limitations of Thermal Drones for Effective Search and Rescue in Marine and Coastal Areas. DRONES, 3(4). doi:10.3390/drones3040078
Successful observation of orangutans in the wild with thermal-equipped drones
Burke, C., Rashman, M. F., Longmore, S. N., McAree, O., Glover-Kapfer, P., Ancrenaz, M., & Wich, S. A. (2019). Successful observation of orangutans in the wild with thermal-equipped drones. Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems, 7(3), 235-257. doi:10.1139/juvs-2018-0035
Thermal Infrared Imaging from Drones Offers a Major Advance for Spider Monkey Surveys
Spaan, D., Burke, C., McAree, O., Aureli, F., Rangel-Rivera, C. E., Hutschenreiter, A., . . . Wich, S. A. (n.d.). Thermal Infrared Imaging from Drones Offers a Major Advance for Spider Monkey Surveys. Drones, 3(2), 34. doi:10.3390/drones3020034
Thermal-Drones as a Safe and Reliable Method for Detecting Subterranean Peat Fires
Burke, C., Wich, S., Kusin, K., McAree, O., Harrison, M. E., Ripoll, B., . . . Longmore, S. (2019). Thermal-Drones as a Safe and Reliable Method for Detecting Subterranean Peat Fires. DRONES, 3(1). doi:10.3390/drones3010023
2018
Addressing environmental and atmospheric challenges for capturing high-precision thermal infrared data in the field of astro-ecology
Burke, C., Rashman, M. F., McAree, O., Hambrecht, L., Longmore, S. N., Piel, A. K., & Wich, S. A. (2018). Addressing environmental and atmospheric challenges for capturing high-precision thermal infrared data in the field of astro-ecology. In HIGH ENERGY, OPTICAL, AND INFRARED DETECTORS FOR ASTRONOMY VIII Vol. 10709. doi:10.1117/12.2311673
Quantifying situation awareness for small unmanned aircraft
McAree, O., Aitken, J. M., & Veres, S. M. (2018). Quantifying situation awareness for small unmanned aircraft. The Aeronautical Journal, 122(1251), 733-746. doi:10.1017/aer.2018.14
2017
Formal Verification of Autonomous Vehicle Platooning
Kamali, M., Dennis, L. A., McAree, O., Fisher, M., & Veres, S. M. (2017). Formal Verification of Autonomous Vehicle Platooning. Science of Computer Programming, 148, 88-106. doi:10.1016/j.scico.2017.05.006
A ROS-integrated API for the KUKA LBR iiwa collaborative robot
Mokaram, S., Aitken, J. M., Martinez-Hernandez, U., Eimontaite, I., Cameron, D., Rolph, J., . . . Law, J. (2017). A ROS-integrated API for the KUKA LBR iiwa collaborative robot. In IFAC-PapersOnLine Vol. 50 (pp. 15859-15864). Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.2331
Towards artificial situation awareness by autonomous vehicles
McAree, O., Aitken, J. M., & Veres, S. M. (2017). Towards artificial situation awareness by autonomous vehicles. In IFAC-PapersOnLine Vol. 50 (pp. 7038-7043). Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.1349
2016
A model based design framework for safety verification of a semi-autonomous inspection drone
McAree, O., Aitken, J. M., & Veres, S. M. (2016). A model based design framework for safety verification of a semi-autonomous inspection drone. In 2016 UKACC 11th International Conference on Control (CONTROL) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. doi:10.1109/control.2016.7737551
Symbiotic relationship between robots — a ROS ARDrone/YouBot library
Aitken, J. M., McAree, O., & Veres, S. M. (2016). Symbiotic relationship between robots — a ROS ARDrone/YouBot library. In 2016 UKACC 11th International Conference on Control (CONTROL) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. doi:10.1109/control.2016.7737516
Lateral control of vehicle platoons with on-board sensing and inter-vehicle communication
McAree, O., & Veres, S. M. (2016). Lateral control of vehicle platoons with on-board sensing and inter-vehicle communication. In 2016 European Control Conference (ECC) (pp. 2465-2470). IEEE. doi:10.1109/ecc.2016.7810660
Towards formal verification of small and micro UAS
Veres, S. M., McAree, O., & Aitken, J. M. (2016). Towards formal verification of small and micro UAS. In 2016 European Control Conference (ECC) (pp. 433-440). IEEE. doi:10.1109/ecc.2016.7810323
2015
Floor Determination in the Operation of a Lift by a Mobile Guide Robot
McAree, O., Aitken, J. M., Boorman, L., Cameron, D., Chua, A., Collins, E. C., . . . Martinez-Hernandez, U. (2015). Floor Determination in the Operation of a Lift by a Mobile Guide Robot. In 2015 EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON MOBILE ROBOTS (ECMR). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Help! I Can't Reach the Buttons: Facilitating Helping Behaviors Towards Robots
Cameron, D., Collins, E. C., Chua, A., Fernando, S., McAree, O., Martinez-Hernandez, U., . . . Law, J. (2015). Help! I Can't Reach the Buttons: Facilitating Helping Behaviors Towards Robots. In BIOMIMETIC AND BIOHYBRID SYSTEMS, LIVING MACHINES 2015 Vol. 9222 (pp. 354-358). doi:10.1007/978-3-319-22979-9_35
ROBO-GUIDE: Towards Safe, Reliable, Trustworthy, and Natural Behaviours in Robotic Assistants
Law, J., Aitken, J. M., Boorman, L., Cameron, D., Chua, A., Collins, E. C., . . . McAree, O. (2015). ROBO-GUIDE: Towards Safe, Reliable, Trustworthy, and Natural Behaviours in Robotic Assistants. In TOWARDS AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC SYSTEMS (TAROS 2015) Vol. 9287 (pp. 149-154). doi:10.1007/978-3-319-22416-9_17
2014
Development of a generic network enabled autonomous vehicle system
Coombes, M., Eaton, W., McAree, O., & Chen, W. -H. (2014). Development of a generic network enabled autonomous vehicle system. In 2014 UKACC International Conference on Control (CONTROL) (pp. 621-627). IEEE. doi:10.1109/control.2014.6915211
Bridging the skills gap in STEM industries
Mohtadi, C., McAree, O., & Schlosser, J. (2014). Bridging the skills gap in STEM industries. In SEFI Annual Conference 2014.
2013
Path‐following control for small fixed‐wing unmanned aerial vehicles under wind disturbances
Liu, C., McAree, O., & Chen, W. (2013). Path‐following control for small fixed‐wing unmanned aerial vehicles under wind disturbances. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 23(15), 1682-1698. doi:10.1002/rnc.2938
Artificial Situation Awareness for Increased Autonomy of Unmanned Aerial Systems in the Terminal Area
McAree, O., & Chen, W. -H. (2013). Artificial Situation Awareness for Increased Autonomy of Unmanned Aerial Systems in the Terminal Area. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 70(1-4), 545-555. doi:10.1007/s10846-012-9738-x
2012
Building an electric model vehicle with obstacle avoidance system
Fenesan, A., Mcaree, O., Chen, W. H., Pana, T., & Bamber, T. (2012). Building an electric model vehicle with obstacle avoidance system. In ICAC 12 - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Automation and Computing: Integration of Design and Engineering (pp. 358-362).
Development of an autopilot system for rapid prototyping of high level control algorithms
Coombes, M., McAree, O., Chen, W. -H., & Render, P. (2012). Development of an autopilot system for rapid prototyping of high level control algorithms. In Proceedings of 2012 UKACC International Conference on Control (pp. 292-297). IEEE. doi:10.1109/control.2012.6334645
Path following for small UAVs in the presence of wind disturbance
Liu, C., McAree, O., & Chen, W. -H. (2012). Path following for small UAVs in the presence of wind disturbance. In Proceedings of 2012 UKACC International Conference on Control (pp. 613-618). IEEE. doi:10.1109/control.2012.6334700
2011
Artificial situation awareness for autonomous terminal area operations of unmanned aerial systems
McAree, O., & Chen, W. H. (2011). Artificial situation awareness for autonomous terminal area operations of unmanned aerial systems. In AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America Conference 2011 Vol. 2 (pp. 1128-1142).
2010
Development of an Autonomous control system for a small fixed pitch helicopter
McAree, O., Clarke, J., & Chen, W. -H. (2010). Development of an Autonomous control system for a small fixed pitch helicopter. In 2010 2nd International Conference on Advanced Computer Control (pp. 13-17). IEEE. doi:10.1109/icacc.2010.5486728