Professor

Robert Mahony

FAA FTSE

Robert Mahony
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Professor Robert Mahony pioneered the application of the principles of symmetry to address practical challenges in systems theory and robotics. Identifying and solving key scientific roadblocks by leveraging the intrinsic geometry and symmetry of the problem domain, Professor Mahony spearheaded the development of advanced algorithms for state estimation and optimisation. These contributions have yielded profound societal impacts. The 'Mahony filter' was crucial to the initial wave of commercial drones and is a design cornerstone of the contemporary multi-billion dollar drone industry, delivering one of the most substantial advances in the design of inertial navigation systems witnessed in half-a-century.

Fields of research

40 ENGINEERING
  • 4001 AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
    • 400103 Aircraft Performance and Flight Control Systems
46 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES
  • 4602 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
    • 460205 Intelligent robotics

For full list of research codes, please visit the ARC Website .

Expertise type

  • Control Systems
  • ICT
  • Computer Vision
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Robotics
  • Control Theory

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