Biography

Haitong Xu is a PhD researcher of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at CENTEC, IST University of Lisbon. His research interests include marine cybernetics, ship hydrodynamics, and model tests, focusing on guidance navigation and control system (GNC), nonlinear control theory, hydrodynamic coefficient estimation, mathematical maneuvering models, machine learning methods, data acquisition (DAQ) and developing prototypes. He have published 43 original scientific research papers. That consists of 23 papers published in SCI journals, 8 book chapters and 9 conference papers.

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Interests
  • Autonomous ships
  • Guidance and Control
  • Marine Robotics
  • Nonlinear Control
  • System Identification
Education

  • PhD in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Jan. 2021

    University of Lisbon

  • MSc. in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Nov. 2019

    University of Lisbon

Recent & Upcoming Talks

MARTECH 2022
6th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering, 24-26, May, Lisbon, Portugal.
May 24, 2022 — May 26, 2022 Lisbon Portugal

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon.

Responsibilities include:

  • R&D projects
  • Experiments
 
 
 
 
 
Naval Academy (Escola Naval)
Invited Researcher
Naval Academy (Escola Naval)
Feb 2020 – Feb 2020 Lisbon, Portugal
  • Carry out research in NAVAD project.
 
 
 
 
 
The Harbours and Maritime Structures Division (NPE), Hydraulics and Environment Department, National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC)
  • Carry out research in M&MSHIPS project.
 
 
 
 
 
Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (AMOS), Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Invited Researcher in Marine Technology
Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (AMOS), Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Aug 2017 – Dec 2017 Trondheim, Norway
  • Carry out joint research with IST and NTNU AMOS.
 
 
 
 
 
TECNALIA Electrical PTO Lab.
Invited Researcher in Marine Technology
TECNALIA Electrical PTO Lab.
Jun 2015 – Jun 2015 Bilbao, Spain
  • Carry out HIL test of the WEC.
 
 
 
 
 
Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon.
 
 
 
 
 
Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (BSIC)
Engineer Assistant
Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (BSIC)
Aug 2009 – Aug 2011 Qingdao, China

Projects

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All Speical Issues R&D Projects Other
Special Issue "Marine Dynamic Positioning System"
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312).
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Special Issue "Marine Dynamic Positioning System"
Special Issue "Maritime Autonomous Vessels"
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312).
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Special Issue "Maritime Autonomous Vessels"

Recent Publications

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Haitong Xu, C. Guedes Soares (2022). Adaptive nonlinear vessel steering modelling using time-sequence incremental and decremental LS-SVM. In Developments in Maritime Technology and Engineering.

Cite

Haitong Xu, C. Guedes Soares (2022). Convergence analysis of hydrodynamic coefficients estimation using regularization filter functions on free-running ship model tests with noise. In Ocean Engineering, 250, 111012.

Cite DOI

Hinostroza MA, Haitong Xu, C. Guedes Soares (2021). Motion planning, guidance and control system for autonomous surface vessel. In Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, 143(4), 041202.

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Contact

  • haitong.xu@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
  • (+351) 218 417 607
  • Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC)
  • Due to the Corona situation, I do not have regular office hours and cannot be reached reliably via phone.
    Please email me instead.