Dr Zi Wang
School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Dr Zihao Wang is an associate lecturer at The University of Sydney, researching Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering. He completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours Class 1) in 2014, and then a PhD in Intelligent UAVs for Pest Bird Control in Vineyards in 2021. He is interested in autonomous systems and their applications. His current focus is to develop an autonomous UAV system for bird damage management in agriculture.
| Project title | Research student |
|---|---|
| Development and Iteration of 3D Printing Molding Equipment (additive manufacturing technology) for Pan-Space Specialty Environments | Lucien LI |
Publications
Journals
- Chen, X., Bettens, A., Xie, Z., Wang, Z., Wu, X. (2024). Kalman filter and neural network fusion for fault detection and recovery in satellite attitude estimation. Acta Astronautica, 217, 48-61. [More Information]
- Zhao, Y., Butcher, K., Ang, T., Ju, A., Zhang, Y., Nasser, A., Hong, T., Wang, Z., Sun, A., Moldovan, L., Passam, F., et al (2023). Movable typing of full-lumen personalized Vein-Chips to model cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Aggregate, 4(6), e386. [More Information]
- Trethowan, J., Wang, Z., Wong, K. (2023). The Viability of a Grid of Autonomous Ground-Tethered UAV Platforms in Agricultural Pest Bird Control. Machines: Machinery and Automation, 11(3). [More Information]
Conferences
- Eun, Y., Wang, Z., Wu, X. (2023). Parametric Study on the Magnetic Properties of the Electropermanent Magnetorquer. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, : Springer Verlag.
- Wang, Z., Wong, K. (2019). Autonomous Pest Bird Deterring for Agricultural Crops Using Teams of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. 12th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2019), Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
- Wang, Z., Wong, K. (2018). Autonomous Bird Deterrent System for Vineyards using Multiple Bio-inspired Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. 10th International Micro-Air Vehicles Conference and Competition, Melbourne: International Micro-Air Vehicles Conference and Competition.
2024
- Chen, X., Bettens, A., Xie, Z., Wang, Z., Wu, X. (2024). Kalman filter and neural network fusion for fault detection and recovery in satellite attitude estimation. Acta Astronautica, 217, 48-61. [More Information]
2023
- Zhao, Y., Butcher, K., Ang, T., Ju, A., Zhang, Y., Nasser, A., Hong, T., Wang, Z., Sun, A., Moldovan, L., Passam, F., et al (2023). Movable typing of full-lumen personalized Vein-Chips to model cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Aggregate, 4(6), e386. [More Information]
- Eun, Y., Wang, Z., Wu, X. (2023). Parametric Study on the Magnetic Properties of the Electropermanent Magnetorquer. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, : Springer Verlag.
- Trethowan, J., Wang, Z., Wong, K. (2023). The Viability of a Grid of Autonomous Ground-Tethered UAV Platforms in Agricultural Pest Bird Control. Machines: Machinery and Automation, 11(3). [More Information]
2020
- Wang, Z., Fahey, D., Lucas, A., Griffin, A., Chamitoff, G., Wong, K. (2020). Bird damage management in vineyards: Comparing efficacy of a bird psychology-incorporated unmanned aerial vehicle system with netting and visual scaring. Crop Protection, 137, 105260. [More Information]
2019
- Wang, Z., Wong, K. (2019). Autonomous Pest Bird Deterring for Agricultural Crops Using Teams of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. 12th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2019), Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
- Yu, P., Wang, Z., Wong, K. (2019). Exploring aerial perching and grasping with dual symmetric manipulators and compliant end-effectors. International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, 11, 1-11. [More Information]
- Wang, Z., Griffin, A., Lucas, A., Wong, K. (2019). Psychological warfare in vineyard: Using drones and bird psychology to control bird damage to wine grapes. Crop Protection, 120, 163-170. [More Information]
2018
- Wang, Z., Wong, K. (2018). Autonomous Bird Deterrent System for Vineyards using Multiple Bio-inspired Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. 10th International Micro-Air Vehicles Conference and Competition, Melbourne: International Micro-Air Vehicles Conference and Competition.
2017
- Wang, Z., Lucas, A., Wong, K., Chamitoff, G. (2017). Biomimetic Design for Pest Bird Control UAVs: A Survey. 17th Australian International Aerospace Congress (AIAC 2017), Melbourne: Engineers Australia. [More Information]
Selected Grants
2022
- Accelerating Australia's Space Innovation: Enhancements to the VR Flight Simulator, Wang Z, Groom M, Lawson N, Wong K, James N Kirby Foundation/Research Grant
In the media
-Vineyards unleash high-tech drone to protect grapes from hungry birds
The Newcastle Herald
MARAUDING birds can be a curse at wine vintage time, but a new counter measure in the form of a high-tech drone is being trialled in Hunter, Hilltops and Orange vineyards.
Led by Sydney University School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering PhD candidate Zi Wang, the trial uses an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that mimics bird behaviour...
-Playing birds at their own game
Wine Australia
Playing birds at their own game in the vineyard – albeit with a hi-tech twist – is showing early promise for grapegrowers in regional New South Wales.
The NSW Regional Program has been trialling an innovative bird control method, using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that mimics bird behaviour across three separate wine-growing regions in NSW...
-Drone system shows promise in frightening pest birds
Daily Democrat
Drones properly equipped to scare the heck out of pest birds may prove to be an effective and economical way to protect winegrapes from European starlings in the final days before harvest.
In a trial on three commercial vineyards, drones blaring out the sounds of a bird in distress, and carrying taxidermy that looks to the bird’s eye like a dead starling, proved almost as effective as the costly alternative of protecting the vines with nets...