Research Output

Publications & Patents

Peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, and patents from my graduate research.

IEEE RAL 2026

Trajectory and Morphology Planning for Morphing Quadrotors in Ultra-Narrow Passages using Limited Perception

H. Modi, X. Liang, M. Zheng. Under review, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.

IEEE/ASME TMECH 2025

MorphoCopter: Design, Modeling, and Control of a New Transformable Quad–Bi Copter

H. Modi, H. Su, X. Liang, M. Zheng. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.

DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2025.3643609 PDF

Patent Pending 2025

Transformable Multicopters

Harsh Modi, Minghui Zheng. United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 2025.

MECC 2024 2024

Robust Iterative Learning for Collaborative Road Profile Estimation and Active Suspension Control in Connected Vehicles

Harsh Modi, Mohammad R Hajidavalloo, Zhaojian Li, Minghui Zheng. Modeling, Estimation and Control Conference, Chicago 2024.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2024.12.040 PDF

IEEE RAL 2024

Improving Disturbance Estimation and Suppression via Learning among Systems with Mismatched Dynamics

H. Modi, Z. Chen, X. Liang, M. Zheng. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.

DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2024.3391026 PDF

Springer 2021

Development and Demonstration of a Wheat Harvester for Small Farms of India

Modi, H., Vashista, V. In: Sen, D., Mohan, S., Ananthasuresh, G. (eds) Mechanism and Machine Science. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore.

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4477-4_32