The following list contains our recent publications. Please don’t hesitate to contact the authors if any questions arise. We welcome discussion and collaboration and, where possible, will share our datasets and analyses.

Recent publications

• D. Schütz and J. H. Hepworth, ‘uArm Swift simulation and control’, MATEC Web Conf., vol. 406, p. 04014, 2024, doi: 10.1051/matecconf/202440604014.
• W. de Ronde, P. Bosscha, S. Marais, and A. Pretorius, ‘Manufacture and testing of ARGUS: A pole climbing surveillance robot’, MATEC Web Conf., vol. 406, p. 04015, 2024, doi: 10.1051/matecconf/202440604015.
• Z. Meyer and A. Pretorius, ‘Design of a low-cost optical motion capture system using a multi-camera configuration and an asynchronous extended Kalman filter’, MATEC Web Conf., vol. 406, p. 04010, 2024, doi: 10.1051/matecconf/202440604010.
• L. McAlpine, A. Pretorius, “A Compact Set of Closed-form Equations for the Set of Dubins and Reeds-Shepp Paths”, Control Conference Africa, 2024
• W. de Ronde, P. Bosscha, S. Marais, A. Pretorius, “ARGUS: a pole climbing surveillance robot,” presented at the RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-AMI Conference, 2023
• R. A. Verrinder et al., “An array of in situ ice-tethered waves-in-ice instruments deployed during targeted observational experiment in winter 2022 in the Antarctic MIZ in support of Southern Hemisphere climate predictions,” presented at the Southern Ocean Observing System Symposium, 2023
• A. Spriakis, R. A. Verrinder, and J. H. Hepworth, “In-situ static sea ice imaging using LiDAR and depth camera technology,” presented at the Southern Ocean Observing System Symposium, 2023.
• A. Spirakis, J. Hepworth, and R. Verrinder, ‘3D Reconstruction of Pancake Sea Ice Using Lidar and Cameras’, in IGARSS 2023 - 2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Jul. 2023, pp. 60–63. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS52108.2023.10282250.
• J. H. Hepworth and A. K. Mishra, ‘Analysis of Arctic Buoy Dynamics using the Discrete Fourier Transform and Principal Component Analysis’, in 2023 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), May 2023, pp. 1–6. doi: 10.1109/I2MTC53148.2023.10176076.
• M. Vichi et al., “An observational network for synoptic observations in the Antarctic marginal ice zone,” presented at the 13th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (ICSHMO2022).
• A. Pretorius and E. Boje, “A refinement approach to the multivariable tracking error problem,” Int. J. Robust Nonlinear Control, vol. 32, no. 12, pp. 7016–7038, Aug. 2022.
• A. Pretorius and E. Boje, “A complementary quantitative feedback theory solution to the 2 × 2 tracking error problem,” Int. J. Robust Nonlinear Control, vol. 30, no. 16, pp. 6569–6584, Nov. 2020.
• L. Raw, C. Fisher, and A. Patel, “Effects of limb morphology on transient locomotion in quadruped robots,” in 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), IEEE, Nov. 2019.
• A. Pretorius and E. Boje, “Robust plant by plant control design using model‐error tracking sets,” Int. J. Robust Nonlinear Control, vol. 29, no. 11, pp. 3330–3340, Jul. 2019.
• J. H. Hepworth and H. D. Mouton, “Systems Development of a Two-Axis Stabilised Platform to Facilitate Astronomical Observations from a Moving Base,” in Proceedings - 2019 Southern African Universities Power Engineering Conference/Robotics and Mechatronics/Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa, SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA 2019, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., May 2019, pp. 49–55.
• E. Boje et al., “A Review of Robotics Research in South Africa,” R & D Journal of the South African Institution of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 35, pp. 75–97, 2019.
• A. Pretorius and E. Boje, “Shutter delay estimation for a low-cost stand-alone visual tracking system,” IFAC-PapersOnLine, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 11441–11446, Jul. 2017.
• A. Pretorius and E. Boje, “Design and Modelling of a Quadrotor Helicopter with Variable Pitch Rotors for Aggressive Manoeuvres,” IFAC Proceedings Volumes, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 12208–12213, Jan. 2014.