Asiya Khan

About

Dr. Asiya Khan is a leading researcher at the intersection of robotics, autonomous systems, and maritime engineering. Her primary research areas include multi-robot coordination, unmanned surface vehicle (USV) navigation, and intelligent aerial manipulation for industrial applications. Dr. Khan’s most impactful contribution is a novel double-layered hybrid framework for guidance and navigation of USV swarms, which integrates formation control and cooperative motion planning to enable safe, efficient operation in complex maritime environments—a work that has garnered 49 citations and is foundational to the field. She has also pioneered the development of an intelligent aerial manipulator for wind turbine inspection and repair, significantly reducing human risk in hazardous high-altitude operations. Her work extends to autonomous vehicle safety, where she has implemented LiDAR-based obstacle detection and avoidance systems using low-cost platforms like the Raspberry Pi 3B. Additionally, Dr. Khan has advanced efficient optimal path planning for USVs, ensuring collision-free routes in dynamic marine settings. With a growing citation record and a focus on practical, deployable solutions, Dr. Khan is shaping the future of autonomous systems in both terrestrial and marine domains.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   A Novel Double Layered Hybrid Multi-Robot Framework for Guidance and Navigation of Unmanned Surface Vehicles in a Practical Maritime Environment

   49 citations · 2020
2. 2
   An Intelligent Aerial Manipulator for Wind Turbine Inspection and Repair

   15 citations · 2022
3. 3
   LiDAR-based Obstacle Detection and Avoidance for Autonomous Vehicles using Raspberry Pi 3B

   5 citations · 2022
4. 4
   Efficient optimal path planning of unmanned surface vehicles

   4 citations · 2019

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