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Education:   2021 - Ph.D., FEE, Czech Technical University in Prague, supervisor M. Saska
    2015 - Ing. (=M.Sc.) Artificial Intelligence, FEE, Czech Technical University in Prague, supervisor M. Saska
    2013 - Ing. (=Bc.) Robotics, FEE, Czech Technical University in Prague, supervisor M. Saska
     
Current projects:   TACR-RaDron (2020-2022)
    DARPA SubT (2019-now)
    GACR-Swarms2 (2020-2022)
    Cesnet (2016-now)
    Eagle.one (2018-now)
    VZLUSAT-1 (2013-now)
     
Past projects:   MBZIRC 2020 (2018-2020)
    MBZIRC 2017 (2016-2017)
    GACR-Swarms (2017-2019)
    COLOS (2013)
     
Research Interest:   Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Multi-robot systems, Radiation imaging
     
Websites:   github.com/klaxalk
     
Research stays:   2016 - University of Pennsylvania, USA - GRASP lab
    2018 - University of Pennsylvania, USA - GRASP lab
     
Supervised Theses:  
M.Sc.:
Filip Novák - State Estimation of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle by an Unmanned Multirotor Helicopter [pdf]
Petr ŠtibingerAutonomous Localization of a Radiation Source With a Group of UAV in a 3D Environment [pdf]
Martin Jílek - Processing of Radiation Data from the Timepix Sensor on the VZLUSAT-1 Satellite [pdf]
Daniel Heřt - Autonomous Predictive Interception of a Flying Target by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle [pdf]
Jiří Horyna - Automatic control for collaborative payload carrying by a pair of unmanned helicopters[pdf]
Daniel Smrčka - Physical human-machine interaction with a small multirotor helicopter [pdf]
Bc.:
Daniel Smrčka - Controlled Interaction of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with a Wall [pdf]
Jan Machálek - Automatic Control of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Robot Operating System [pdf]
Jiří Horyna - Robotic Manipulation Onboard an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle [pdf]
Michal Werner - Control System for a Tracked Mobile Robot [pdf]
     
Preprints:  
  1. Tomas Baca, Robert Penicka, Petr Stepan, Matej Petrlik, Vojtech Spurny, Daniel Hert and Martin Saska. Autonomous Cooperative Wall Building by a Team of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the MBZIRC 2020 Competition. , December 2020. URL PDF BibTeX

    @article{baca2020autonomous,
    	author = "Baca, Tomas and Penicka, Robert and Stepan, Petr and Petrlik, Matej and Spurny, Vojtech and Hert, Daniel and Saska, Martin",
    	eprint = "arXiv: 2012.05946",
    	month = 12,
    	note = "{submitted to RAS}",
    	title = "{Autonomous Cooperative Wall Building by a Team of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the MBZIRC 2020 Competition}",
    	type = "article",
    	year = 2020,
    	url = "https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.05946",
    	pdf = "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2012.05946.pdf"
    }
    
Publications:  
  1. Jiri Horyna, Tomas Baca, Viktor Walter, Dario Albani, Daniel Hert, Eliseo Ferrante and Martin Saska. Decentralized swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles for search and rescue operations without explicit communication. Autonomous Robots, pages 1-17, 2022. PDF BibTeX

    @article{horyna2022sar,
    	author = "{Horyna}, Jiri and {Baca}, Tomas and {Walter}, Viktor and {Albani}, Dario and {Hert}, Daniel and {Ferrante}, Eliseo and {Saska}, Martin",
    	journal = "Autonomous Robots",
    	title = "{Decentralized swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles for search and rescue operations without explicit communication}",
    	year = 2022,
    	pages = "1-17",
    	publisher = "Springer",
    	pdf = "data/papers/auro2022sar.pdf"
    }
    
  2. Afzal Ahmad, Daniel Bonilla Licea, Giuseppe Silano, Tomas Baca and Martin Saska. PACNav: A Collective Navigation Approach for UAV Swarms Deprived of Communication and External Localization. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 17:1-19, November 2022. URL PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{Ahmad2022Bioinspired,
    	author = "{Ahmad}, Afzal and {Bonilla Licea}, Daniel and {Silano}, Giuseppe and {Baca}, Tomas and {Saska}, Martin",
    	journal = "Bioinspiration & Biomimetics",
    	title = "{PACNav: A Collective Navigation Approach for UAV Swarms Deprived of Communication and External Localization}",
    	year = 2022,
    	month = "November",
    	volume = 17,
    	issue = 6,
    	pages = "1-19",
    	issn = "1748-3190",
    	doi = "10.1088/1748-3190/ac98e6",
    	pdf = "data/papers/Bioinspired_Afzal.pdf",
    	url = "https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-3190/ac98e6"
    }
    
  3. Daniel Hert, Tomas Baca, Pavel Petracek, Vit Kratky, Vojtech Spurny, Matej Petrlik, Matous Vrba, David Zaitlik, Pavel Stoudek, Viktor Walter, Petr Stepan, Jiri Horyna, Vaclav Pritzl, Giuseppe Silano, Daniel Bonilla Licea, Petr Stibinger, Robert Penicka, Tiago Nascimento and Martin Saska. MRS Modular UAV Hardware Platforms for Supporting Research in Real-World Outdoor and Indoor Environments. In 2022 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS). June 2022, 1264–1273. PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @inproceedings{MRS2022ICUAS_HW,
    	author = "{Hert}, Daniel and {Baca}, Tomas and {Petracek}, Pavel and {Kratky}, Vit and {Spurny}, Vojtech and {Petrlik}, Matej and {Vrba}, Matous and {Zaitlik}, David and {Stoudek}, Pavel and {Walter}, Viktor and {Stepan}, Petr and {Horyna}, Jiri and {Pritzl}, Vaclav and {Silano}, Giuseppe and {Bonilla Licea}, Daniel and {Stibinger}, Petr and {Penicka}, Robert and {Nascimento}, Tiago and {Saska}, Martin",
    	booktitle = "2022 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)",
    	title = "{MRS Modular UAV Hardware Platforms for Supporting Research in Real-World Outdoor and Indoor Environments}",
    	year = 2022,
    	month = "June",
    	organization = "IEEE",
    	pdf = "data/papers/ICUAS22_MRS_HW.pdf",
    	pages = "1264--1273",
    	doi = "10.1109/ICUAS54217.2022.9836083"
    }
    
  4. V Walter, V Spurny, M Petrlik, T Báca, D Zaitlík, L Demkiv and M Saska. Extinguishing real fires by fully autonomous multirotor UAVs in the MBZIRC 2020 competition. Field Robotics 2:406–436, April 2022. PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{walter2022fr,
    	author = "Walter, V. and Spurny, V. and Petrlik, M. and Báca, T. and Zaitlík, D. and Demkiv, L. and and Saska, M.",
    	journal = "Field Robotics",
    	title = "{Extinguishing real fires by fully autonomous multirotor UAVs in the MBZIRC 2020 competition}",
    	year = 2022,
    	volume = 2,
    	pages = "406--436",
    	issn = "2771-3989",
    	month = "April",
    	pdf = "data/papers/walter2022fr.pdf",
    	doi = "10.55417/fr.2022015"
    }
    
  5. Matouš Vrba, Yurii Stasinchuk, Tomáš Báča, Vojtěch Spurný, Matěj Petrlík, Daniel Heřt, David Žaitlík and Martin Saska. Autonomous capture of agile flying objects using UAVs: The MBZIRC 2020 challenge. Robotics and Autonomous Systems 149:103970, March 2022. URL PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{vrba_ras2022,
    	title = "{Autonomous capture of agile flying objects using UAVs: The MBZIRC 2020 challenge}",
    	journal = "Robotics and Autonomous Systems",
    	volume = 149,
    	pages = 103970,
    	year = 2022,
    	month = "March",
    	issn = "0921-8890",
    	doi = "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2021.103970",
    	url = "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921889021002396",
    	author = "Matouš Vrba and Yurii Stasinchuk and Tomáš Báča and Vojtěch Spurný and Matěj Petrlík and Daniel Heřt and David Žaitlík and Martin Saska",
    	keywords = "Unmanned aerial systems, Machine perception, Mobile robotics, Aerial safety",
    	pdf = "data/papers/vrba_ras2022.pdf"
    }
    
  6. Filip Novák, Viktor Walter, Pavel Petráček, Tomáš Báča and Martin Saska. Fast collective evasion in self-localized swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 16(6):066025, November 2021. URL, DOI BibTeX

    @article{novak2021predator,
    	author = "Filip Nov{\'{a}}k and Viktor Walter and Pavel Petr{\'{a}}{\v{c}}ek and Tom{\'{a}}{\v{s}} B{\'{a}}{\v{c}}a and Martin Saska",
    	title = "{Fast collective evasion in self-localized swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles}",
    	journal = "Bioinspiration {\&} Biomimetics",
    	year = 2021,
    	month = "nov",
    	publisher = "{IOP} Publishing",
    	volume = 16,
    	number = 6,
    	pages = 066025,
    	doi = "10.1088/1748-3190/ac3060",
    	url = "https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ac3060"
    }
    
  7. Pavel Petracek, Vit Kratky, Matej Petrlik, Tomas Baca, Radim Kratochvil and Martin Saska. Large-Scale Exploration of Cave Environments by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 6(4):7596-7603, October 2021. PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{petracek2021caves,
    	author = "Petracek, Pavel and Kratky, Vit and Petrlik, Matej and Baca, Tomas and Kratochvil, Radim and Saska, Martin",
    	journal = "IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters",
    	title = "{Large-Scale Exploration of Cave Environments by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles}",
    	year = 2021,
    	volume = 6,
    	number = 4,
    	pages = "7596-7603",
    	month = "October",
    	doi = "10.1109/LRA.2021.3098304",
    	pdf = "data/papers/ral2021petracek/petracek2021caves.pdf"
    }
    
  8. T Baca, P Stibinger, D Doubravova, D Turecek, J Solc, J Rusnak, M Saska and J Jakubek. Gamma Radiation Source Localization for Micro Aerial Vehicles with a Miniature Single-Detector Compton Event Camera. In 2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS). June 2021, 338–346. URL PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @inproceedings{baca2021gamma,
    	author = "Baca, T. and Stibinger, P. and Doubravova, D. and Turecek, D. and Solc, J. and Rusnak, J. and Saska, M. and Jakubek, J.",
    	booktitle = "2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)",
    	title = "{Gamma Radiation Source Localization for Micro Aerial Vehicles with a Miniature Single-Detector Compton Event Camera}",
    	year = 2021,
    	month = "June",
    	pages = "338--346",
    	doi = "10.1109/ICUAS51884.2021.9476766",
    	organization = "IEEE",
    	pdf = "data/papers/ICUAS_2021_Baca.pdf",
    	url = "https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9476766"
    }
    
  9. Daniel Smrcka, Tomas Baca, Tiago Nascimento and Martin Saska. Admittance Force-Based UAV-Wall Stabilization and Press Exertion for Documentation and Inspection of Historical Buildings. In 2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS). June 2021, 552–559. PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @inproceedings{smrcka2021admittance,
    	title = "Admittance Force-Based UAV-Wall Stabilization and Press Exertion for Documentation and Inspection of Historical Buildings",
    	author = "Smrcka, Daniel and Baca, Tomas and Nascimento, Tiago and Saska, Martin",
    	booktitle = "2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)",
    	pages = "552--559",
    	year = 2021,
    	month = "June",
    	organization = "IEEE",
    	pdf = "data/papers/ICUAS_2021_Dan.pdf",
    	doi = "10.1109/ICUAS51884.2021.9476873"
    }
    
  10. Dariuz Horla, Wojciech Giernacki, Tomas Baca, Vojtech Spurny and Martin Saska. AL-TUNE: In-flight tuning of an altitude controller for UAVs. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems 103(5):1-16, August 2021. URL, DOI BibTeX

    @article{horla2021altune,
    	author = "{Horla}, Dariuz and {Giernacki}, Wojciech and {Baca}, Tomas and {Spurny}, Vojtech and {Saska}, Martin",
    	month = "August",
    	title = "{AL-TUNE: In-flight tuning of an altitude controller for UAVs}",
    	year = 2021,
    	journal = "Journal of Intelligent {\&} Robotic Systems",
    	publisher = "Springer",
    	type = "article",
    	doi = "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-021-01441-y",
    	pages = "1-16",
    	volume = 103,
    	issue = 1,
    	number = 5,
    	url = "https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10846-021-01441-y"
    }
    
  11. Jiri Horyna, Tomas Baca and Martin Saska. Autonomous Collaborative Transport of a Beam-Type Payload by a Pair of Multi-rotor Helicopters. In 2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS). June 2021, 1139–1147. PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @inproceedings{horyna2021autonomous,
    	author = "{Horyna}, Jiri and {Baca}, Tomas and {Saska}, Martin",
    	booktitle = "2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)",
    	title = "{Autonomous Collaborative Transport of a Beam-Type Payload by a Pair of Multi-rotor Helicopters}",
    	year = 2021,
    	month = "June",
    	pdf = "data/papers/ICUAS_2021_Jiri.pdf",
    	pages = "1139--1147",
    	organization = "IEEE",
    	doi = "10.1109/ICUAS51884.2021.9476789"
    }
    
  12. Viktor Walter, Vojtěch Spurný, Matěj Petrlík, Tomáš Báča, David Žaitlík and Martin Saska. Extinguishing of Ground Fires by Fully Autonomous UAVs Motivated by the MBZIRC 2020 Competition. In 2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS). June 2021, 787–793. PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @inproceedings{walter2021extinguishing,
    	author = "{Walter}, Viktor and {Spurný}, Vojtěch and {Petrlík}, Matěj and {Báča}, Tomáš and {Žaitlík}, David and {Saska}, Martin",
    	booktitle = "2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)",
    	title = "{Extinguishing of Ground Fires by Fully Autonomous UAVs Motivated by the MBZIRC 2020 Competition}",
    	year = 2021,
    	month = "June",
    	pdf = "data/papers/ICUAS_2021_Viktor.pdf",
    	pages = "787--793",
    	doi = "10.1109/ICUAS51884.2021.9476723",
    	organization = "IEEE"
    }
    
  13. Vít Krátký, Pavel Petráček, Tomáš Báča and Martin Saska. An Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System for Fast Exploration of Large Complex Indoor Environments. Journal of Field Robotics 38(8):1036-1058, May 2021. URL PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{kratky2021autonomous,
    	author = "Krátký, Vít and Petráček, Pavel and Báča, Tomáš and Saska, Martin",
    	title = "An Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System for Fast Exploration of Large Complex Indoor Environments",
    	journal = "Journal of Field Robotics",
    	year = 2021,
    	month = "May",
    	volume = 38,
    	number = 8,
    	pages = "1036-1058",
    	keywords = "aerial robotics, exploration, extreme environments, GPS-denied operation, planning",
    	doi = "https://doi.org/10.1002/rob.22021",
    	pdf = "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/rob.22021",
    	url = "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/rob.22021"
    }
    
  14. Tomas Baca, Matej Petrlik, Matous Vrba, Vojtech Spurny, Robert Penicka, Daniel Hert and Martin Saska. The MRS UAV System: Pushing the Frontiers of Reproducible Research, Real-world Deployment, and Education with Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems 102(26):1–28, May 2021. URL PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{baca2021mrs,
    	author = "Baca, Tomas and Petrlik, Matej and Vrba, Matous and Spurny, Vojtech and Penicka, Robert and Hert, Daniel and Saska, Martin",
    	month = "May",
    	title = "{The MRS UAV System: Pushing the Frontiers of Reproducible Research, Real-world Deployment, and Education with Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles}",
    	year = 2021,
    	journal = "Journal of Intelligent {\&} Robotic Systems",
    	publisher = "Springer",
    	volume = 102,
    	issue = 1,
    	number = 26,
    	pages = "1--28",
    	type = "article",
    	doi = "10.1007/s10846-021-01383-5",
    	pdf = "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2008.08050",
    	url = "https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10846-021-01383-5"
    }
    
  15. Martin Urban, Ondrej Nentvich, Tomas Baca, Ivo Vertat, Veronika Marsikova, Daniela Doubravova, Vladimir Daniel, Adolf Inneman, Ladislav Pina, Ladislav Sieger, Randall McEntaffer, Ted Schultz, Drew Miles and James Tutt. REX: X-ray experiment on the water recovery rocket. Acta Astronautica 184:1–10, July 2021. URL PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{urban2021rex,
    	title = "{REX: X-ray experiment on the water recovery rocket}",
    	journal = "Acta Astronautica",
    	volume = 184,
    	pages = "1--10",
    	year = 2021,
    	month = "July",
    	issn = "0094-5765",
    	doi = "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.03.019",
    	url = "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094576521001326",
    	author = "Urban, Martin and Nentvich, Ondrej and Baca, Tomas and Vertat, Ivo and Marsikova, Veronika and Doubravova, Daniela and Daniel, Vladimir and Inneman, Adolf and Pina, Ladislav and Sieger, Ladislav and McEntaffer, Randall and Schultz, Ted and Miles, Drew and Tutt, James",
    	pdf = "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2011.10072.pdf"
    }
    
  16. Yurii Stasinchuk, Matous Vrba, M Petrlik, T Baca, Vojtech Spurny, Daniel Hert, D Zaitlik, Tiago Nascimento and M Saska.. A Multi-UAV System for Detection and Elimination of Multiple Targets. In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). May 2021, 555–561. PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @inproceedings{stasinchuk2021ICRA,
    	author = "Yurii {Stasinchuk} and Matous {Vrba} and M. {Petrlik} and T. {Baca} and Vojtech {Spurny} and Daniel {Hert} and D. {Zaitlik} and Tiago {Nascimento} and M. {Saska}.",
    	booktitle = "2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)",
    	title = "{A Multi-UAV System for Detection and Elimination of Multiple Targets}",
    	year = 2021,
    	pdf = "data/papers/stasinchuk2021ICRA.pdf",
    	month = "May",
    	pages = "555--561",
    	organization = "IEEE",
    	doi = "10.1109/ICRA48506.2021.9562057"
    }
    
  17. A Ahmad, V Walter, P Petracek, M Petrlik, T Baca, D Zaitlik and M Saska. Autonomous Aerial Swarming in GNSS-denied Environments with High Obstacle Density. In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). June 2021, 570–576. PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @inproceedings{ahmad2021autonomous,
    	author = "A. {Ahmad} and V. {Walter} and P. {Petracek} and M. {Petrlik} and T. {Baca} and D. {Zaitlik} and M. {Saska}",
    	booktitle = "2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)",
    	title = "{Autonomous Aerial Swarming in GNSS-denied Environments with High Obstacle Density}",
    	month = "June",
    	year = 2021,
    	pages = "570--576",
    	organization = "IEEE",
    	doi = "10.1109/ICRA48506.2021.9561284",
    	pdf = "data/papers/afzal2021Icra.pdf"
    }
    
  18. A Dmytruk, T Nascimento, A Ahmad, T Báča and M Saska. Safe Tightly-Constrained UAV Swarming in GNSS-denied Environments. In 2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS). 2021, 1391–1399. PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @inproceedings{dmytruk2021safe,
    	author = "A. {Dmytruk} and T. {Nascimento} and A. {Ahmad} and T. {Báča} and M. {Saska}",
    	booktitle = "2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)",
    	title = "Safe Tightly-Constrained UAV Swarming in GNSS-denied Environments",
    	year = 2021,
    	pages = "1391--1399",
    	doi = "10.1109/ICUAS51884.2021.9476794",
    	pdf = "data/papers/dmytruk2021safe.pdf"
    }
    
  19. Giuseppe Silano, Tomas Baca, Robert Penicka, Davide Liuzza and Martin Saska. Power Line Inspection Tasks with Multi-Aerial Robot Systems via Signal Temporal Logic Specifications. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 6(2):4169–4176, April 2021. PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{silano2021powerline,
    	author = "{Silano}, Giuseppe and {Baca}, Tomas and {Penicka}, Robert and {Liuzza}, Davide and {Saska}, Martin",
    	title = "{Power Line Inspection Tasks with Multi-Aerial Robot Systems via Signal Temporal Logic Specifications}",
    	journal = "IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters",
    	year = 2021,
    	pages = "4169--4176",
    	volume = 6,
    	number = 2,
    	month = "April",
    	doi = "10.1109/LRA.2021.3068114",
    	pdf = "data/papers/Silano2021RAL.pdf"
    }
    
  20. V Spurny, V Pritzl, V Walter, M Petrlik, T Baca, P Stepan, D Zaitlik and M Saska. Autonomous Firefighting Inside Buildings by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. IEEE Access 9:15872-15890, January 2021. PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{spurny2021autonomous,
    	author = "V. Spurny and V. Pritzl and V. Walter and M. Petrlik and T. Baca and P. Stepan and D. Zaitlik and M. Saska",
    	journal = "IEEE Access",
    	title = "{Autonomous Firefighting Inside Buildings by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle}",
    	year = 2021,
    	volume = 9,
    	month = "January",
    	pages = "15872-15890",
    	doi = "10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3052967",
    	pdf = "data/papers/spurny2021autonomous.pdf"
    }
    
  21. M Saska, D Hert, T Baca, V Kratky and T Nascimento. Formation control of unmanned micro aerial vehicles for straitened environments. Autonomous Robots 44:991-1008, 2020. PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{saska2020formation,
    	author = "Saska, M. and Hert, D. and Baca, T. and Kratky, V. and Nascimento, T.",
    	doi = "10.1007/s10514-020-09913-0",
    	journal = "Autonomous Robots",
    	volume = 44,
    	issue = 6,
    	pages = "991-1008",
    	publisher = "Springer",
    	title = "{Formation control of unmanned micro aerial vehicles for straitened environments}",
    	type = "article",
    	year = 2020,
    	pdf = "data/papers/saska2020formation.pdf"
    }
    
  22. P Stibinger, T Baca and M Saska. Localization of Ionizing Radiation Sources by Cooperating Micro Aerial Vehicles With Pixel Detectors in Real-Time. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 5:3634-3641, April 2020. URL PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{stibinger2020localization,
    	author = "Stibinger, P. and Baca, T. and Saska, M.",
    	doi = "10.1109/LRA.2020.2978456",
    	issn = "2377-3766",
    	issue = 2,
    	journal = "{IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters}",
    	month = 4,
    	pages = "3634-3641",
    	title = "Localization of Ionizing Radiation Sources by Cooperating Micro Aerial Vehicles With Pixel Detectors in Real-Time",
    	type = "article",
    	url = "https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9024023",
    	volume = 5,
    	year = 2020,
    	pdf = "data/papers/stibinger2020ral.pdf"
    }
    
  23. M Petrlik, T Baca, D Hert, M Vrba, T Krajnik and M Saska. A Robust UAV System for Operations in a Constrained Environment. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 5:2169-2176, April 2020. URL PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{petrlik2020robust,
    	author = "Petrlik, M. and Baca, T. and Hert, D. and Vrba, M. and Krajnik, T. and Saska, M.",
    	doi = "10.1109/LRA.2020.2970980",
    	issn = "2169-2176",
    	issue = 2,
    	journal = "IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters",
    	month = 4,
    	title = "{A Robust UAV System for Operations in a Constrained Environment}",
    	url = "https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8979150",
    	volume = 5,
    	year = 2020,
    	pages = "2169-2176",
    	pdf = "data/papers/petrlik2020ral.pdf"
    }
    
  24. D A Saikin, T Baca, M Gurtner and M Saska. Wildfire Fighting by Unmanned Aerial System Exploiting Its Time-Varying Mass. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 5(2):2674-2681, 2020. PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{saikin2020wildfire,
    	author = "Saikin, D. A. and Baca, T. and Gurtner, M. and Saska, M.",
    	doi = "10.1109/LRA.2020.2972827",
    	journal = "IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters",
    	number = 2,
    	pages = "2674-2681",
    	title = "{Wildfire Fighting by Unmanned Aerial System Exploiting Its Time-Varying Mass}",
    	type = "article",
    	volume = 5,
    	year = 2020,
    	pdf = "data/papers/saikin_diego.pdf"
    }
    
  25. Pavel Petráček, Viktor Walter, Tomáš Báča and Martin Saska. Bio-Inspired Compact Swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles without Communication and External Localization. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 16(2):026009, December 2020. PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{petracek2020swarms,
    	author = "Pavel Petr{\'{a}}{\v{c}}ek and Viktor Walter and Tom{\'{a}}{\v{s}} B{\'{a}}{\v{c}}a and Martin Saska",
    	title = "{Bio-Inspired Compact Swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles without Communication and External Localization}",
    	journal = "Bioinspiration {\&} Biomimetics",
    	year = 2020,
    	month = "dec",
    	publisher = "{IOP} Publishing",
    	volume = 16,
    	number = 2,
    	pages = 026009,
    	doi = "https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/abc6b3",
    	pdf = "data/papers/BB20swarm.pdf"
    }
    
  26. T Roucek, M Pecka, P Cizek, T Petracek, J Bayer, V Salansky, D Hert, M Petrlik, T Baca, V Spurny, F Pomerleau, V Kubelka, J Faigl, K Zimmermann, M Saska, T Svoboda and T Krajnik. DARPA Subterranean Challenge: Multi-robotic exploration of underground environments. In Modelling and Simulation for Autonomous Systems (MESAS) 11995. 2019, 274-290. URL PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @inproceedings{roucek2019darpa,
    	author = "Roucek, T. and Pecka, M. and Cizek, P. and Petracek, T. and Bayer, J. and Salansky, V. and Hert, D. and Petrlik, M. and Baca, T. and Spurny, V. and Pomerleau, F. and Kubelka, V. and Faigl, J. and Zimmermann, K. and Saska, M. and Svoboda, T. and Krajnik, T.",
    	booktitle = "Modelling and Simulation for Autonomous Systems (MESAS)",
    	doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-43890-6_22",
    	pages = "274-290",
    	publisher = "Springer",
    	title = "{DARPA Subterranean Challenge: Multi-robotic exploration of underground environments}",
    	volume = 11995,
    	year = 2019,
    	url = "https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-43890-6_22",
    	pdf = "data/papers/mesas2019darpa.pdf"
    }
    
  27. T Baca, M Jilek, P Manek, P Stibinger, V Linhart, J Jakubek and M Saska. Timepix Radiation Detector for Autonomous Radiation Localization and Mapping by Micro Unmanned Vehicles. In 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). 2019, 1-8. PDF BibTeX

    @inproceedings{baca2019timepix,
    	author = "Baca, T. and Jilek, M. and Manek, P. and Stibinger, P. and Linhart, V. and Jakubek, J. and Saska, M.",
    	booktitle = "{2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)}",
    	organization = "IEEE",
    	pages = "1-8",
    	title = "{Timepix Radiation Detector for Autonomous Radiation Localization and Mapping by Micro Unmanned Vehicles}",
    	type = "inproceedings",
    	year = 2019,
    	pdf = "data/papers/iros_2019_timepix.pdf"
    }
    
  28. V Daniel, A Inneman, I Vertat, T Baca, O Nentvich, M Urban, V Stehlikova, L Sieger, P Skala, R Filgas, V Zadrazil, R Linhart, J Masopust, T Jamroz, L Pina, V Marsikova, L Mikulickova, E Belas, S Pospisil, Z Vykydal, Y Mora and R Pavlica. In-Orbit Commissioning of Czech Nanosatellite VZLUSAT-1 for the QB50 Mission with a Demonstrator of a Miniaturised Lobster-Eye X-Ray Telescope and Radiation Shielding Composite Materials. Space Science Reviews" 215(5):40, July 2019. URL PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{daniel2019inorbit,
    	author = "Daniel, V. and Inneman, A. and Vertat, I. and Baca, T. and Nentvich, O. and Urban, M. and Stehlikova, V. and Sieger, L. and Skala, P. and Filgas, R. and Zadrazil, V. and Linhart, R. and Masopust, J. and Jamroz, T. and Pina, L. and Marsikova, V. and Mikulickova, L. and Belas, E. and Pospisil, S. and Vykydal, Z. and Mora, Y. and Pavlica, R.",
    	title = "{In-Orbit Commissioning of Czech Nanosatellite VZLUSAT-1 for the QB50 Mission with a Demonstrator of a Miniaturised Lobster-Eye X-Ray Telescope and Radiation Shielding Composite Materials}",
    	journal = {Space Science Reviews"},
    	year = 2019,
    	month = "Jul",
    	day = 01,
    	volume = 215,
    	number = 5,
    	pages = 40,
    	issn = "1572-9672",
    	doi = "10.1007/s11214-019-0589-7",
    	url = "https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-019-0589-7",
    	pdf = "data/papers/ssr_2019_vzlusat.pdf"
    }
    
  29. W Giernacki, D Horla, T Baca and M Saska. Real-time model-free minimum-seeking autotuning method for unmanned aerial vehicle controllers based on fibonacci-search algorithm. Sensors 19(2):312, 2019. URL PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{giernacki2019realtime,
    	author = "W. Giernacki and D. Horla and T. Baca and M. Saska",
    	title = "{Real-time model-free minimum-seeking autotuning method for unmanned aerial vehicle controllers based on fibonacci-search algorithm}",
    	journal = "Sensors",
    	year = 2019,
    	volume = 19,
    	number = 2,
    	pages = 312,
    	doi = "10.3390/s19020312",
    	url = "https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/2/312",
    	pdf = "data/papers/sensors_2019_tuning.pdf"
    }
    
  30. Tomas Baca, Petr Stepan, Vojtech Spurny, Daniel Hert, Robert Penicka, Martin Saska, Justin Thomas, Giuseppe Loianno and Vijay Kumar. Autonomous Landing on a Moving Vehicle with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Journal of Field Robotics 36(5):874-891, 2019. URL PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{baca2019autonomous,
    	author = "Baca, Tomas and Stepan, Petr and Spurny, Vojtech and Hert, Daniel and Penicka, Robert and Saska, Martin and Thomas, Justin and Loianno, Giuseppe and Kumar, Vijay",
    	title = "{Autonomous Landing on a Moving Vehicle with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle}",
    	journal = "Journal of Field Robotics",
    	volume = 36,
    	number = 5,
    	pages = "874-891",
    	doi = "10.1002/rob.21858",
    	url = "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/rob.21858",
    	year = 2019,
    	pdf = "data/papers/jfr_2019_landing.pdf"
    }
    
  31. T Baca, M Jilek, I Vertat, M Urban, O Nentvich, R Filgas, C Granja, A Inneman and V Daniel. Timepix in LEO Orbit onboard the VZLUSAT-1 Nanosatellite: 1-year of Space Radiation Dosimetry Measurements. Journal of Instrumentation 13(11):C11010, 2018. URL PDF BibTeX

    @article{baca2018timepix,
    	author = "T. Baca and M. Jilek and I. Vertat and M. Urban and O. Nentvich and R. Filgas and C. Granja and A. Inneman and V. Daniel",
    	title = "{Timepix in LEO Orbit onboard the VZLUSAT-1 Nanosatellite: 1-year of Space Radiation Dosimetry Measurements}",
    	journal = "Journal of Instrumentation",
    	volume = 13,
    	number = 11,
    	pages = "C11010",
    	url = "http://stacks.iop.org/1748-0221/13/i=11/a=C11010",
    	year = 2018,
    	pdf = "data/papers/jinst_2018_vzlusat.pdf"
    }
    
  32. T Baca, D Turecek, R McEntaffer and R Filgas. Rospix: modular software tool for automated data acquisitions of Timepix detectors on Robot Operating System. Journal of Instrumentation 13(11):C11008, 2018. URL PDF BibTeX

    @article{baca2018rospix,
    	author = "T. Baca and D. Turecek and R. McEntaffer and R. Filgas",
    	title = "{Rospix: modular software tool for automated data acquisitions of Timepix detectors on Robot Operating System}",
    	journal = "Journal of Instrumentation",
    	volume = 13,
    	number = 11,
    	pages = "C11008",
    	url = "http://stacks.iop.org/1748-0221/13/i=11/a=C11008",
    	year = 2018,
    	pdf = "data/papers/jinst_2018_rospix.pdf"
    }
    
  33. V Spurny, T Baca, M Saska, R Penicka, T Krajnik, J Thomas, D Thakur, G Loianno and V Kumar. Cooperative Autonomous Search, Grasping and Delivering in a Treasure Hunt Scenario by a Team of UAVs. Journal of Field Robotics 36(1):125-148, 2019. URL PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @article{spurny2019cooperative,
    	author = "V. Spurny and T. Baca and M. Saska and R. Penicka and T. Krajnik and J. Thomas and D. Thakur and G. Loianno and V. Kumar",
    	title = "{Cooperative Autonomous Search, Grasping and Delivering in a Treasure Hunt Scenario by a Team of UAVs}",
    	journal = "Journal of Field Robotics",
    	volume = 36,
    	number = 1,
    	pages = "125-148",
    	doi = "10.1002/rob.21816",
    	url = "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/rob.21816",
    	year = 2019,
    	pdf = "data/papers/spurny2018jfr.pdf"
    }
    
  34. T Baca, D Hert, G Loianno, M Saska and V Kumar. Model Predictive Trajectory Tracking and Collision Avoidance for Reliable Outdoor Deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. In 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). 2018, 1–8. PDF BibTeX

    @inproceedings{baca2018model,
    	title = "{Model Predictive Trajectory Tracking and Collision Avoidance for Reliable Outdoor Deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles}",
    	author = "Baca, T and Hert, D and Loianno, G and Saska, M and Kumar, V",
    	booktitle = "2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)",
    	pages = "1--8",
    	year = 2018,
    	organization = "IEEE",
    	pdf = "data/papers/iros_2018_mpc.pdf"
    }
    
  35. G Loianno, V Spurny, T Baca, J Thomas, D Thakur, D Hert, R Penicka, T Krajnik, A Zhou, A Cho, M Saska and V Kumar. Localization, Grasping, and Transportation of Magnetic Objects by a team of MAVs in Challenging Desert like Environments. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 3:1576–1583, 2018. URL PDF BibTeX

    @article{loianno2018localization,
    	title = "{Localization, Grasping, and Transportation of Magnetic Objects by a team of MAVs in Challenging Desert like Environments}",
    	author = "G. Loianno and V. Spurny and T. Baca and J. Thomas and D. Thakur and D. Hert and R. Penicka and T. Krajnik and A. Zhou and A. Cho and M. Saska and V. Kumar",
    	journal = "IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters",
    	volume = 3,
    	issue = 3,
    	pages = "1576--1583",
    	year = 2018,
    	url = "http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8276269/",
    	pdf = "data/papers/ral_2018_grasping.pdf"
    }
    
  36. M Saska, V Kratky, V Spurny and T Baca. Documentation of dark areas of large historical buildings by a formation of unmanned aerial vehicles using model predictive control. In 2017 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA). 2017, 1–8. URL BibTeX

    @inproceedings{saska2017documentation,
    	author = "M. Saska and V. Kratky and V. Spurny and T. Baca",
    	booktitle = "2017 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)",
    	title = "Documentation of dark areas of large historical buildings by a formation of unmanned aerial vehicles using model predictive control",
    	year = 2017,
    	pages = "1--8",
    	url = "http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8247654/"
    }
    
  37. J Faigl, P Vana, M Saska, T Baca and V Spurny. On solution of the Dubins touring problem. In 2017 IEEE European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR). 2017, 1–6. URL BibTeX

    @inproceedings{faigl2017onsolution,
    	author = "J. Faigl and P. Vana and M. Saska and T. Baca and V. Spurny",
    	booktitle = "2017 IEEE European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR)",
    	title = "{On solution of the Dubins touring problem}",
    	year = 2017,
    	pages = "1--6",
    	url = "http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8098685/"
    }
    
  38. T Baca, P Stepan and M Saska. Autonomous Landing On A Moving Car With Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. In 2017 IEEE The European Conference on Mobile Robotics (ECMR). 2017. PDF BibTeX

    @inproceedings{baca2017autonomous,
    	author = "T. Baca and P. Stepan and M. Saska",
    	title = "{Autonomous Landing On A Moving Car With Unmanned Aerial Vehicle}",
    	booktitle = "2017 IEEE The European Conference on Mobile Robotics (ECMR)",
    	year = 2017,
    	organization = "IEEE",
    	pdf = "data/papers/ecmr_2017_landing.pdf"
    }
    
  39. M Urban, O Nentvich, V Stehlikova, T Baca, V Daniel and R Hudec. VZLUSAT-1: Nanosatellite with miniature lobster eye X-ray telescope and qualification of the radiation shielding composite for space application. Acta Astronautica 140:96–104, 2017. BibTeX

    @article{urban2017vzlusat,
    	title = "{VZLUSAT-1: Nanosatellite with miniature lobster eye X-ray telescope and qualification of the radiation shielding composite for space application}",
    	author = "M. Urban and O. Nentvich and V. Stehlikova and T. Baca and V. Daniel and R. Hudec",
    	journal = "Acta Astronautica",
    	volume = 140,
    	pages = "96--104",
    	year = 2017,
    	publisher = "Elsevier"
    }
    
  40. T Baca, M Platkevic, J Jakubek, A Inneman, V Stehlikova, M Urban, O Nentvich, M Blazek, R McEntaffer and V Daniel. Miniaturized X-ray telescope for VZLUSAT-1 nanosatellite with Timepix detector. Journal of Instrumentation 11(10):C10007, 2016. URL PDF BibTeX

    @article{baca2016miniaturized,
    	author = "T. Baca and M. Platkevic and J. Jakubek and A. Inneman and V. Stehlikova and M. Urban and O. Nentvich and M. Blazek and R. McEntaffer and V. Daniel",
    	title = "{Miniaturized X-ray telescope for VZLUSAT-1 nanosatellite with Timepix detector}",
    	journal = "Journal of Instrumentation",
    	volume = 11,
    	number = 10,
    	pages = "C10007",
    	url = "http://stacks.iop.org/1748-0221/11/i=10/a=C10007",
    	year = 2016,
    	pdf = "data/papers/iworid_2016_tomas_baca.pdf"
    }
    
  41. T Baca, G Loianno and M Saska. Embedded Model Predictive Control of Unmanned Micro Aerial Vehicles. In 2016 IEEE International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics (MMAR). 2016, 992–997. PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @inproceedings{baca2016embedded,
    	author = "Baca, T. and Loianno, G. and Saska, M.",
    	title = "{Embedded Model Predictive Control of Unmanned Micro Aerial Vehicles}",
    	booktitle = "2016 IEEE International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics (MMAR)",
    	year = 2016,
    	pages = "992--997",
    	language = "English",
    	doi = "10.1109/MMAR.2016.7575273",
    	pdf = "data/papers/mmar_2018_mpc.pdf"
    }
    
  42. V Spurny, T Baca and M Saska. Complex manoeuvres of heterogeneous MAV-UGV formations using a model predictive control. In 2016 IEEE International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics (MMAR). August 2016, 998–1003. URL PDF, DOI BibTeX

    @inproceedings{spurny2016complex,
    	author = "Spurny, V and Baca, T and Saska, M",
    	booktitle = "2016 IEEE International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics (MMAR)",
    	title = "{Complex manoeuvres of heterogeneous MAV-UGV formations using a model predictive control}",
    	year = 2016,
    	pages = "998--1003",
    	doi = "10.1109/MMAR.2016.7575274",
    	month = "Aug",
    	url = "http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7575274/",
    	pdf = "data/papers/vojtech_spurny_mmar16.pdf"
    }
    
  43. V Daniel, L Pina, A Inneman, V Zadrazil, T Baca, M Platkevic, V Stehlikova, O Nentvich and M Urban. Terrestrial gamma-ray flashes monitor demonstrator on CubeSat. In SPIE: CubeSats and NanoSats for Remote Sensing. 2016. URL, DOI BibTeX

    @inproceedings{daniel2016terrestrial,
    	author = "Daniel, V. and Pina, L. and Inneman, A. and Zadrazil, V. and Baca, T. and Platkevic, M. and Stehlikova, V. and Nentvich, O. and Urban, M.",
    	title = "{Terrestrial gamma-ray flashes monitor demonstrator on CubeSat}",
    	booktitle = "{SPIE: CubeSats and NanoSats for Remote Sensing}",
    	year = 2016,
    	address = "San Diego, California, United States",
    	language = "English",
    	url = "http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=2555713",
    	doi = "10.1117/12.2240299"
    }
    
  44. Martin Saska, Tomas Baca, Justin Thomas, Jan Chudoba, Libor Preucil, Tomas Krajnik, Jan Faigl, Giuseppe Loianno and Vijay Kumar. System for deployment of groups of unmanned micro aerial vehicles in GPS-denied environments using onboard visual relative localization. Autonomous Robots 41(4):919-944, 2017. BibTeX

    @article{saska2017system,
    	title = "{System for deployment of groups of unmanned micro aerial vehicles in GPS-denied environments using onboard visual relative localization}",
    	author = "Saska, Martin and Baca, Tomas and Thomas, Justin and Chudoba, Jan and Preucil, Libor and Krajnik, Tomas and Faigl, Jan and Loianno, Giuseppe and Kumar, Vijay",
    	journal = "Autonomous Robots",
    	volume = 41,
    	number = 4,
    	pages = "919-944",
    	year = 2017,
    	publisher = "Springer"
    }
    
  45. J Chudoba, M Kulich, M Saska, T Baca and L Preucil. Exploration and Mapping Technique Suited for Visual-features Based Localization of MAVs. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, pages 1–19, 2016. URL BibTeX

    @article{chudoba2016exploration,
    	author = "Chudoba, J. and Kulich, M. and Saska, M. and Baca, T. and Preucil, L.",
    	title = "{Exploration and Mapping Technique Suited for Visual-features Based Localization of MAVs}",
    	journal = "Journal of Intelligent \& Robotic Systems",
    	year = 2016,
    	pages = "1--19",
    	url = "http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10846-016-0358-8"
    }
    
  46. J Chudoba, M Saska, T Baca and L Preucil. Localization and stabilization of micro aerial vehicles based on visual features tracking. In 2014 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS) 1. 2014, 611–616. URL PDF BibTeX

    @inproceedings{chudoba2014localization,
    	author = "Chudoba, J. and Saska, M. and Baca, T. and Preucil, L.",
    	title = "{Localization and stabilization of micro aerial vehicles based on visual features tracking}",
    	booktitle = "2014 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)",
    	publisher = "IEEE",
    	year = 2014,
    	volume = 1,
    	pages = "611--616",
    	isbn = "978-1-4799-2376-2",
    	url = "http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=\&arnumber=6842304",
    	pdf = "data/papers/JCH_ICUAS2014.pdf"
    }
    
  47. M Saska, V Vonasek, T Baca and L Preucil. Ad-hoc Heterogeneous (MAV-UGV) Formations Stabilized Under a Top-View Relative Localization. In 2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). 2013. BibTeX

    @inproceedings{saska2013adhoc,
    	author = "Saska, M. and Vonasek, V. and Baca, T. and Preucil, L.",
    	title = "{Ad-hoc Heterogeneous (MAV-UGV) Formations Stabilized Under a Top-View Relative Localization}",
    	booktitle = "{2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)}",
    	publisher = "IEEE",
    	year = 2013,
    	language = "English"
    }