Robotics / Perception / Autonomy
Haoyu Shen
I am an incoming Ph.D. student in Systems Engineering at Boston University, working on robotic perception, autonomous navigation, and field robotic systems. My recent work focuses on LiDAR-visual dynamic obstacle detection and tracking, GPS-denied UAV autonomy, and reliable robot platforms for real-world deployment.
Research Focus
LiDAR-visual obstacle detection, tracking, and scene understanding for autonomous robot navigation.
Planning, localization, and onboard perception for UAVs operating in GPS-denied and cluttered environments.
Reliable hardware and software integration for UAV, USV, and mobile robot platforms.
Selected Work
LV-DOT: LiDAR-Visual Dynamic Obstacle Detection and Tracking
Dynamic obstacle detection and tracking framework validated on UAV and Unitree Go2 platforms for autonomous navigation.
NavRL: Learning Safe Flight in Dynamic Environments
Learning-based safe flight policy for UAV navigation in dynamic environments, published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.
Tunnel Inspection Demo
Field deployment of UAV autonomy and dynamic mapping in a real tunnel inspection environment at Fukushima Robot Test Field.
Lightweight Autonomous UAV
GPS-denied UAV platform integrating LiDAR localization, RGB-D sensing, onboard compute, and autonomous obstacle avoidance.
News
- Incoming Ph.D. student in Systems Engineering at Boston University.
- NavRL published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.
- Intent Prediction-Driven MPC published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.
- LV-DOT preprint released for LiDAR-visual dynamic obstacle detection and tracking.
Contact
Email: haoyus@bu.edu
Last updated: 06/2026