Lingling Chu

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Dr. Lingling Chu is a leading researcher in autonomous systems and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology, with a particular focus on the challenges of shipborne operations in deep-sea environments. Her most impactful work addresses a critical bottleneck in fixed-wing UAV deployment: the safe, fully automated release and recovery of drones from moving vessels. In her highly cited 2021 paper, Dr. Chu developed a control system that eliminates the need for human assistance in these complex maneuvers, a breakthrough that directly enables efficient swarm applications of UAVs at sea. By solving the core problem of autonomous recovery—a task that has long limited the operational range and scalability of maritime drone systems—her research has laid the groundwork for next-generation ocean surveillance, search-and-rescue, and environmental monitoring missions. With 4 citations on this foundational work alone, Dr. Chu’s contributions are shaping the future of autonomous maritime aviation, making her a key figure in the intersection of robotics, control theory, and naval engineering.