Publications

Peer-reviewed and applied research spanning roadside LiDAR & vulnerable-road-user sensing, UAV bridge inspection, non-destructive evaluation of concrete, and fractional-order flight control — the multi-sensor pipeline from field hardware to perception. This page is generated from a single data file kept in sync with Google Scholar.

34Publications
159Citations
2011–2026Active
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Journal★ 10
NDT · Concrete

Code-specified early delamination detection and quantification in a RC bridge deck: passive vs. active infrared thermography

H Zhang, Z Shi, L Li, P Jiao, B Shang, G Chen

Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, vol. 15(1) · 2025

Preprint★ 8
NDT · Concrete

Contrastive Learning for Robust Defect Mapping in Concrete Slabs Using Impact Echo

E Hoxha, J Feng, A Sengupta, D Kirakosian, Y He, B Shang, A Gjinofci, et al.

SSRN preprint 4923149 · 2024

Journal★ 3
NDT · Concrete

Aerial Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (aNDT&E)

G Chen, J Li, H Zhang, Z Shi, B Shang

Materials Evaluation · 2023

Conference★ 5
UAV Inspection

Hardware-in-the-loop and Digital Twin Enabled Autonomous Robotics-assisted Environment Inspection

J Li, B Shang, I Jayawardana, G Chen

IEEE Xplore Digital Library · 2023

Conference
NDT · Concrete

Delamination Detection of Concrete Bridge Slab Through UAV-Based Thermal Scanning

H Zhang, P Jiao, L Li, Z Shi, B Shang, G Chen

8th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring (8WCSCM) · 2022

Conference
UAV Inspection

Evaluation of User-Friendliness of Several UASs for Bridge Inspection

Z Shi, B Shang, H Zhang, L Li, G Chen

8th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring (8WCSCM) · 2022

Conference
UAV Inspection

Mixed Reality Enabled Digital Twin for Robot-Assisted Bridge Element Inspection and Maintenance

L Li, G Chen, S Bo

8th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring (8WCSCM) · 2022

Conference★ 1
UAV Inspection

The ceiling effect and flight insight of unmanned aerial vehicles during proximity inspection of bridges via computational fluid dynamics modeling and simulations

P Jiao, B Shang, L Li, G Chen

13th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring · 2022

Report★ 4
NDT · Concrete

CAAP Final Report

P Ma, TG Mondal, Y Zhuo, Z Shi, B Shang, L Li, G Chen

FAA Center of Excellence — CAAP Program Report · 2022

Poster
UAV Inspection

Drone vision-based clamping strategy for bridge inspection

B Shang, L Li, P Jiao, R Huerta, J Ressel, A Rawlings, B Scharfenberg, et al.

INSPIRE-UTC Poster · 2021

Poster
UAV Inspection

Clamping Design for Bridge Inspection Robot Deployment Systems (BIRDS) Prototype II

A Reven, P Jiao, B Shang, G Chen

INSPIRE-UTC 2020 Annual Meeting (Poster) · 2020

Poster
UAV Inspection

Vision-Based Non-GPS UAV Guidance for Bridge Inspection

B Shang, A Reven, P Jiao, B Li, G Chen

INSPIRE-UTC 2020 Annual Meeting (Poster) · 2020

Slides★ 1
UAV Inspection

Bridge Inspection Robot Deployment Systems (BIRDS) Prototype II

A Reven, P Jiao, B Shang, G Chen

INSPIRE-UTC 2020 Annual Meeting (Slides) · 2020

Conference
Flight Control

Neighborhood Optimization Method for Shaping Bode Plot With Larger Phase Margin

B Shang, C Wu, YQ Chen

ASME IDETC/CIE · 2019

Journal★ 15
Flight Control

Fractional-order flight control of quadrotor UAS on vision-based precision hovering with larger sampling period

B Shang, J Liu, Y Zhang, C Wu, YQ Chen

Nonlinear Dynamics · 2019

Conference★ 1
Flight Control

Fractional order flight control of quadrotor UAS: an OS4 benchmark environment and a case study

B Shang, Y Zhang, C Wu, YQ Chen

15th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV) · 2018

Conference★ 5
Flight Control

Fractional order flight control of quadrotor UAS: a Simscape benchmark environment and a case study

B Shang, C Wu, Y Zhang, YQ Chen

IEEE CSAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference (CGNCC) · 2018

Conference★ 4
Flight Control

Analysis of maximum possible sampling period for a real-time vision-based control system

B Shang, C Wu, Y Zhang, YQ Chen

ASME IDETC/CIE · 2017

Conference★ 44
SLAM · Mapping

SmartCaveDrone: 3D cave mapping using UAVs as robotic co-archaeologists

G Zhang, B Shang, YQ Chen, H Moyes

International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS) · 2017

Conference★ 23
Flight Control

Fractional order robust visual servoing control of a quadrotor UAV with larger sampling period

B Shang, J Liu, T Zhao, YQ Chen

International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS) · 2016

Report
SLAM · Mapping

Northeastern University Autonomous Aerial Robotics Team

Y Hu, J Yang, Y Cao, F Yang, B Shang

International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC) Symposium · 2014

Journal★ 8
SLAM · Mapping

An algorithm of visual reconnaissance path planning for UAVs in complex spaces

B Shang, C Wu, Y Hu, J Yang

Journal of Computational Information Systems, vol. 8(1) · 2014

Report
SLAM · Mapping

Northeastern University Autonomous Aerial Robotics Team

Y Hu, J Yang, B Shang, S Liu

International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC) Symposium · 2013

Thesis★ 1
SLAM · Mapping

SLAM Research Based on ROS and Indoor Quadrotor

B Shang

Northeastern University (M.S. Thesis) · 2013

Conference★ 5
Wireless Comms

A Data/Image Transmission Device Based on TCP/IP Protocol

B Shang, C Wu, T Meng, C Gao, Y Zhang

8th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing (WiCOM) · 2012

Conference★ 2
Wireless Comms

Design of point to multi-point wireless communication system based on ZigBee

T Meng, C Wu, B Shang, C Gao, Y Zhang

7th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing (WiCOM) · 2011

Journal★ 4
Wireless Comms

Research on remote image/data transmission based on TCP/IP protocol

C Gao, C Wu, Y Zhang, B Shang, T Meng

Journal of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, vol. 28(9) · 2011

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