STAFF PROFILE
Dr Alex Fisher
Position:
Lecturer
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Engineering
Email:
alex.fisher@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora East Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
- Panta, A.,Fisher, A.,Mohamed, A.,Marino, M.,Xu, R.,Liu, H.,Watkins, S. (2020). Low Reynolds number aerodynamics of leading-edge and trailing-edge hinged control surfaces: Part I statics In: Aerospace Science and Technology, 99, 1 - 10
- Watkins, S.,Burry, J.,Mohamed, A.,Marino, M.,Prudden, S.,Fisher, A.,Kloet, N.,Jakobi, T.,Clothier, R. (2020). Ten questions concerning the use of drones in urban environments In: Building and Environment, 167, 1 - 10
- Ravi, S.,Bertrand, O.,Siesenop, T.,Manz, L.,Doussot, C.,Fisher, A.,Egelhaaf, M. (2019). Gap perception in bumblebees In: Journal of Experimental Biology, 222, 1 - 10
- Prudden, S.,Fisher, A.,Marino, M.,Mohamed, A.,Watkins, S.,Wild, G. (2018). Measuring wind with small unmanned aircraft systems In: Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 176, 197 - 210
- Panta, A.,Mohamed, A.,Marino, M.,Watkins, S.,Fisher, A. (2018). Unconventional control solutions for small fixed wing unmanned aircraft In: Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 102, 122 - 135
- Jakobi, T.,Kolomenskiy, D.,Ikeda, T.,Watkins, S.,Fisher, A.,Liu, H.,Ravi, S. (2018). Bees with attitude: the effects of directed gusts on flight trajectories In: Biology Open, 7, 1 - 32
- Watkins, S.,Mohamed, A.,Prudden, S.,Tennent, D.,Marino, M.,Fisher, A. (2018). Upstream Wind Sensing for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles In: 2018 5th IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace), Rome, Italy, 20-22 June 2018
- Fisher, A.,Clothier, R.,MacTavish, P.,Caton, J. (2017). Next-generation RPAS ground control systems: Remote pilot or air traffic controller? In: Proceedings of the 17th Australian International Aerospace Congress (AIAC 2017), Melbourne, Australia, 26 - 29 February 2017
- Newnham, T.,Fisher, A.,Fang, L.,Clothier, R.,Palmer, J. (2017). Improving the field of regard of a time-of-flight camera for UAV mapping and collision avoidance in cluttered environments In: Proceedings of the 17th Australian International Aerospace Congress (AIAC 2017), Melbourne Australia, 26 - 29 February 2017
- Panta, A.,Petersen, P.,Marino, M.,Watkins, S.,Fisher, A.,Mohamed, A. (2017). Qualitative investigation of the dynamics of a leading edge control surfaces for MAV applications In: Proceedings of the 9th International Micro Air Vehicle Conference and Flight Competitioin (IMAV 2017), Toulouse France, 18-22 September 2017
- Swarming UAV Flight in Turbulance (PhD Candidate: Finn Sutherland). Funded by: Defence Science Institute - Scholarship from (2021 to 2024)
- Miniature Blimp Drones. Funded by: Defence Science Institute Grant 2019 onwards from (2020 to 2023)
- Improvement of soil water retention and aeration capacity using porous silica. Funded by: Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions - Competitive from (2019 to 2020)
- Cooperative simultaneous localisation and mapping for a team of unmanned defence platforms. Funded by: DST Competitive Evaluation Research Agreement (CERA) Program 2017 from (2017 to 2019)
- Turbulence Mitigation for MAVs through Noval Control Strategies. Funded by: Defence Science and Technology Group - Contract from (2017 to 2017)
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
10 PhD Current Supervisions2 PhD Completions and 1 Masters by Research Completions
Unmanned aerial systems, Micro aerial vehicles, Autonomous systems, Sensing control, Aerodynamics, Fluid mechanics