Hongjun Yu

Research Interests

Control Systems Network engineering Field robotics

Dr Hongjun Yu

Int Grant-Funded Researcher A

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

College of Sciences

I am an Electrical Engineer specialising in intelligent electronic systems, distributed sensing networks, and real-time control. I received my PhD in Electrical Engineering from The University of Adelaide and have held academic appointments in Australia and internationally.
My research integrates control theory, embedded systems, signal processing, and machine learning to develop scalable sensing and decision-making systems for complex environments. I design and implement end-to-end engineering solutions, from algorithm development and modelling to hardware integration and field deployment.
I have published in leading international journals, including IEEE Transactions and IEEE Sensors Journal. My work aims to bridge theory and practical implementation, delivering robust, data-driven engineering solutions with real-world impact.

Year Citation
2025 Liu, Y., Shi, P., Su, X., Yu, H., & Yang, Y. (2025). Distributed Self-Triggered Formation Control for Multiple Mobile Robots With Dynamic Mappings. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 35(15), 6444-6462.
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2025 Chang, J., Zhang, L., Tan, Y., Fu, X., & Yu, H. (2025). Hierarchical Adaptive Fixed-Time Formation Control for Multiple Underactuated Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Under Uncertain Disturbances and Input Saturation. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 13(6), 23 pages.
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2025 Yu, H., & Zhang, L. (2025). Cooperative path following and collision avoidance of multiple robots. Engineering Computations Swansea Wales, 42(8), 3036-3052.
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2025 Yu, H., Muller, E., McBratney, A., & Sukkarieh, S. (2025). Radio-Based Soil Moisture Sensing and Estimation Based on Optimized GPR. IEEE Sensors Journal, 25(24), 44643-44652.
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2025 Nguyen, T. H., Yu, H., Muller, E., Askey, S., van der Markt, M., & Sukkarieh, S. (2025). A heterogeneous sensing system for soil moisture mapping in agricultural environments. COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE, 239, 16 pages.
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2025 Yu, H., Muller, E., Mcbratney, A., & Sukkarieh, S. (2025). Real-time soil moisture mapping using scalable RF sensor networks. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 239, 8 pages.
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2025 Yu, H., & Zhang, L. (2025). Geometric Path Planning and Synchronization for Multiple Vehicles. ROBOTICS, 14(4), 25 pages.
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2024 Yu, H., Moylan, E., Bambach, M., Levinson, D., & Ramezani, M. (2024). Scheduling optimisation of alcohol test sites. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 14(1), 19 pages.
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2022 Liu, Y., Shi, P., Yu, H., & Lim, C. C. (2022). Event-triggered probability-driven adaptive formation control for multiple elliptical agents. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 52(1), 645-654.
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2021 Yu, H., Liang, L., Shi, P., & Jiang, Q. (2021). A direct approach of path planning using environmental contours. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 101(1), 3-1-3-14.
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2021 Yu, H., Wang, Y., Liang, L., & Shi, P. (2021). Coordinated collision avoidance for multi-vehicle systems based on collision time. IET Control Theory and Applications, 15(11), 1439-1450.
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2021 Yu, H., Liu, Y., & Liang, L. (2021). Stochastic control and time scheduling for irregular robots. Journal of the Franklin Institute, 358(7), 3678-3700.
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2021 Liu, Y., Shi, P., Lim, C. C., & Yu, H. (2021). A new approach of formation control formulti-agent systems with environmental changes. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Part 1: Regular Papers, 68(8), 3449-3459.
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2020 Yu, H., Shi, P., Lim, C. C., & Liu, Y. (2020). Probability-triggered formation control with adaptive roles. International Journal of Control, 93(8), 1989-2000.
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2020 Yu, H., Lim, C. C., Hunjet, R., & Shi, P. (2020). Flocking and topology manipulation based on space partitioning. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 124, 1-11.
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2019 Yu, H., Shi, P., Lim, C. C., & Wang, D. (2019). Formation control for multi-robots systems with collision avoidance. International Journal of Control, 92(10), 2223-2234.
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2017 Liu, Y., Yu, H., Lim, C. -C., & Shi, P. (2017). Steady formation analysis on multi-robot systems. Journal of Control and Decision, 4(1), 12-31.
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2017 Yu, H., Shi, P., & Lim, C. (2017). Scalable formation control in stealth with limited sensing range. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 27(3), 410-433.
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2016 Yu, H., Shi, P., & Lim, C. (2016). Robot formation control in stealth mode with scalable team size. International Journal of Control, 89(11), 2155-2168.
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2013 Yu, H., Yang, X., Wu, C., & Zeng, Q. (2013). Stability analysis for delayed neural networks: Reciprocally convex approach. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2013, 1-12.
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Year Citation
2021 Yu, H. (2021). Steering Control and Path Planning of Two-Wheel Vehicle with Hazard Avoidance. In Conference Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Systems Man and Cybernetics (pp. 2037-2042). IEEE.
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2019 Yu, H., Lim, C. C., & Hunjet, R. (2019). Enabling energy efficient data ferrying. In 2018 28th International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC) (pp. 1-6). online: IEEE.
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2018 Yu, H., Lim, C., Shi, P., Damp, L., & Kim, J. (2018). Collision-free path control in contest environment using circular geometric attributes. In Control Conference (ASCC), 2017 11th Asian Vol. 2018-January (pp. 250-255). Gold Coast, QLD, Australia: IEEE.
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2016 Yu, H., Shi, P., & Lim, C. (2016). Formation control of arbitrary shape with no communication. In Proceedings of the World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation Vol. 2016-September (pp. 356-359). Guilin, China: IEEE.
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2015 Yu, H., Shi, P., & Lim, C. (2015). Matching based formation control and analysis of large-scale multi-agent systems. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (pp. 173-178). Hong Kong, China: IEEE.
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2015 Yu, H., Shi, P., & Lim, C. (2015). Distributed formation control with limited sensing ranges and scalability. In IEEE (pp. 318-321). Gold Coast, QLD: IEEE.

Year Citation
2025 Yu, H., McBratney, A., & Sukkarieh, S. (2025). Multi-Robot Systems for Collective Sampling.
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