Huayong Zhu

National University of Defense Technology

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Huayong Zhu is a researcher whose work spans robotics, autonomous systems, and multi-agent coordination, with particular expertise in mathematical representations for spatial transformations and swarm control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). His most influential contribution, "On the Comparisons of Unit Dual Quaternion and Homogeneous Transformation Matrix" (2013), has garnered 59 citations and provides a rigorous comparative analysis of two fundamental mathematical frameworks used in robotics and computer graphics — a resource that has proven invaluable to engineers and researchers navigating the trade-offs between computational approaches to rigid body motion. Building on a strong theoretical foundation, Zhu has also made meaningful strides in multi-UAV systems, developing and refining artificial physics (AP)-based methods for formation control, flocking, and reconfiguration. His work addresses a critical challenge in swarm robotics: avoiding local optimal solutions that can trap decentralized systems. By modifying conventional AP frameworks, he has advanced the reliability and flexibility of autonomous UAV coordination. Collectively, his research bridges mathematical rigor and practical autonomous systems design, offering tools and methodologies that support the growing field of intelligent, cooperative aerial robotics.