Mahdis Bisheban

University of Calgary

Papers

3

Total Citations

17

H-Index

2

About

Mahdis Bisheban is a researcher advancing the frontiers of autonomous aerial robotics, with a focus on control systems and intelligent decision-making for unmanned aerial manipulators (UAMs). Her work addresses critical challenges in dynamic environments, particularly the real-time estimation and adaptation to changing inertial properties—such as when a UAM picks up an unknown object mid-flight. Her most cited paper (2024, 11 citations) introduces an adaptive incremental nonlinear dynamic inversion (INDI) controller that enables UAMs to handle these inertia variations robustly, a key step toward practical manipulation tasks. Complementing this, her 2023 work (4 citations) develops a method for estimating time-varying inertia parameters during manipulation, laying groundwork for safer, more reliable aerial interactions. More recently, Bisheban has ventured into deep reinforcement learning, proposing a risk-sensitive exploration strategy (2025, 2 citations) that minimizes fuel consumption in unknown environments. By bridging adaptive control with learning-based autonomy, her research holds promise for applications in search-and-rescue, logistics, and infrastructure inspection. Her growing citation record reflects the timeliness and utility of her contributions to the robotics community.

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Key Achievements

2
H-Index
3
Papers
17
Total Citations
6
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Adaptive Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion Control for Aerial Manipulators
11 citations · 2024
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2024 (1 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 3
🏛 Institutions: University of Calgary

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