Zhuo An - Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Systems and Control


๐Ÿ‘ค About Me

I am Zhuo An (ๅ“ๅฎ‰), a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Systems and Control at Peking Universityโ€™s College of Engineering. My research focuses on decision-making and control of multi-agent systems, with particular expertise in drone algorithm development and robotics. I am proficient in ROS platform and PX4-based drone development, and have extensive experience with simulation platforms like Gazebo.


๐ŸŽ“ Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical Systems and Control
College of Engineering, Peking University (PKU)
September 2024 - Present (Expected: 2029)

  • Research Focus: Decision-Making and Control in Multi-Agent Systems
  • Advisor: Prof. Zhongkui Li
  • Relevant Coursework: Control Theory, Robotics, Optimization, Artificial Intelligence
  • Research Interests: Multi-agent systems, UAV control, Robotics, Decision-making algorithms

Bachelor of Engineering in Automation
College of Intelligence Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology (NUDT)
September 2020 - July 2024

  • Advisor: Prof. Xiangke Wang
  • GPA: 3.80
  • Relevant Coursework: Control Systems, Robotics, Computer Vision, Machine Learning

๐Ÿš€ Research Projects

XTDrone: A Comprehensive UAV Simulation Platform
Lead Developer and Community Maintainer
[GitHub] [Gitee]

  • Led version upgrade and plugin development initiatives
  • Achieved Gitee Most Valuable Open Source Project (GVP) status
  • Maintained active community with 1.1k+ stars on both GitHub and Gitee
  • Developed and integrated new features for multirotors, fixed wings, and VTOLs
  • Facilitated seamless transition from simulation to real UAV deployment

๐Ÿ† Awards & Honors

Scholarships

  • National Scholarship (2021, 2022)
  • China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Scholarship (2023)
  • Wu Yundong Scholarship from Northwest Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (2022)

Competitions

  • First Prize, Drone Challenge Competition, 2024 China Robot Competition and RoboCup Robot World Cup China Competition (2023)
  • First Place Award, 7th International Competition of Military Technical College Lt. General Ibrahim Selim Award (ICMTC2023), Cairo, Egypt (2023)
  • Special Prize, 6th Military Modeling Competition (2022)

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