Publications

[J13] R. Lowe, A. Maheshwari, M. D.M. Kutzer, L. DeVries, V. Mwaffo, and D. Costello. Precise Ranging to an Aerial Refueling Coupler Using a DNN-Based Detection Method Based on Monocular Camera Data. IEEE Access. Accepted 3/17/2026.

[J12] C. Civetta, L. DeVries, D. Costello, and M. D.M. Kutzer. Uncertainty Informed Position Estimation Using Multi-view Cameras. Journal of Intelligent & Robotics Systems. April 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-025-02241-4

[J11] L. DeVries, L. Luznik, and S. Malek. Modeling, system identification, and friction compensation of an actuator system for heave and surge wave energy converter experiments. Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy. July 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40722-024-00336-y

[J10] D. Costello, L. DeVries, C. Mauldin, and B. Ross. DNN Based Ranging in Support of Autonomous Aerial Refueling. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems. 109(49), Oct. 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-023-01969-1

[J9] L. DeVries, M. D.M. Kutzer, R. Richmond, and A. Bass.  Hull Shape Actuation for Speed Regulation in an Underwater Vehicle. ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. 12(1), Feb. 2020. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045038

[J9] J. Gainer, L. DeVries, J. Dawkins, and M. D.M. Kutzer. Persistent Multi-Agent Search and Tracking with Flight Endurance Constraints. Robotics - Special Issue on Advances in Control, Automation and Robotics, 8(1), 2019.

[J8] J. Dawkins and L. DeVries. Modelling, Steady Flight Analysis, and Trajectory Control of a Micro-Quadrotor with Wings. Drones, 2(2) 21, 2018. 

[J7] L. DeVries, A. Sims, and M. D.M. Kutzer. Kernel Design and Distributed, Self-triggered Control for Coordination of Autonomous Multi-agent Configurations. Robotica, 1-21. 2018. doi:10.1017/S0263574718000231

[J6] M. D.M. Kutzer and L. DeVries. Testbed for Multilayer Conformal Additive Manufacturing. Technologies, Special Issue on Additive Manufacturing Technologies and Applications. 5(2) 25, 2017. doi: 10.3390/technologies5020025

[J5] L. DeVries, D. A. Paley.  Wake Sensing and Estimation for Control of Autonomous Aircraft in Formation Flight. AIAA J. Guidance, Control, and Dynamics. 39(1) 32-41, 2016. doi: http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/1.J051609

[J4] L. DeVries, F. D. Lagor, H. Lei, X. Tan, and D. A. Paley. Distributed flow estimation and closed-loop control of an underwater vehicle with a multi-modal artificial lateral line. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 10(2):025002, 2015. doi:10.1088/1748-3190/10/2/025002

[J3] F. D. Lagor, L. DeVries, K. Waychoff, and D. A. Paley. Bio-inspired flow sensing and control: Autonomous rheotaxis using distributed pressure measurements. J. Unmanned System Technologies, 1(3):78–88, 2013.

[J2] L. DeVries, S. J. Majumdar, and D. A. Paley. Observability-based optimization of coordinated sampling trajectories for recursive estimation of a strong, spatially varying flowfield. J. Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 67(3-4):527–544, 2012.

[J1] L. DeVries and D. A. Paley. Multivehicle control in a strong flowfield with application to hurricane sampling. AIAA J. Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 35(3):794–806, 2012.

[C22] A. Bernas, N. Jess, L. DeVries, J. McConnell, and D. Costello, "Relative Pose Estimation of an Unmanned Aerial System to a Naval Vessel Using Gaussian Splatting," in Proceedings of the 2026 AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, USA, doi: https://doi.org/10.2514/6/6.2026-1123, Jan. 2026.

[C21] M. McClelland, Z. Cohen, M. Kutzer, and L. DeVries, "Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Emulator for Test and Evaluation of Flight Controller Performance," in Proceedings of the International Conference on Unmanned Aerial Systems (ICUAS), Charlotte, NC, USA, pp. 565-571, doi: 10.1109/ICUAS65942.2025.11007919, May 2025.

[C20] R. Lowe, A. Maheshwari, V. Mwaffo, M. Kutzer, L. DeVries, and D. Costello, "Precise Ranging to an Aerial Refueling Coupler Using a DNN and a Monocular Camera System," in Proceedings of the International Conference on Unmanned Aerial Systems (ICUAS), Charlotte, North Carolina, pp. 579-586, doi: 10.1109/ICUAS65942.2025.11007783, May 2025.

[C19] B.A. Todd, L.D. DeVries, and M.D.M. Kutzer, "Toward Support-free, Zero Degree Overhang Additive Manufacturing using a Wandering Center of Motion," in Proceedings of the ASME 2024 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 2024.

[C18] C.D. Kim, L.D. DeVries, and M.D.M. Kutzer, "A Slicing Method for Spherical Additive Manufacturing," in Proceedings of the ASME 2023 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 2023.

[C17] M.D.M. Kutzer, L.D. DeVries, and T.A. Severson, "A Tale of Two Turrets: Transitioning Hands-On, Project-Based Learning to a Remote Environment," in Proceedings of the ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conference & Computers and Information Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE), Aug. 2023.

[C16] C.D. Kim, L.D. DeVries, and M.D.M. Kutzer, "Design of a Robotic Testbed for Spherical Additive Manufacturing," in Proceedings of the ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conference & Computers and Information Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE), Aug. 2023.

[C15] C. Smith, A. Laun, L. DeVries, D. Fredriksson, and M. Murray, Design and Development of a Bioinspired Lateral Line Sensor for Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle Operations, OCEANS 2022, Hampton Roads, VA, pp. 1-10, doi: 10.1109/OCEANS47191.2022.9977279.

[C14] M.D. Kutzer, L.D. DeVries, and C.D. Blas, Part Monitoring and Quality Assessment of Conformal Additive Manufacturing using Image Reconstruction, In Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference & Computers and Information Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE), August 2018.

[C13] L. DeVries, M.D.M. Kutzer, R. Richmond, and A. Bass, Design, Modeling, and Experimental Drag Characterization of a Bio-inspired, Shape-adapting Underwater Vehicle, In Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference & Computers and Information Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE), August 2018.

[C12] J. J. Gainer, L. DeVries, and M. D. M. Kutzer. Persistent Target Detection and Tracking by an Autonomous Swarm,  In Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference & Computers and Information Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE), August 2018.

[C11] L. DeVries, and J.Dawkins. Multi-vehicle Target Tracking and Formation Control in Non-inertial Reference Frames, In Proceedings of the American Control Conference (ACC), Milwaukee WI, June 2018.

[C10] S. Johnson, R. Stroup, J.J. Gainer, L. DeVries, and M. D. M. Kutzer. Design of a Robotic Catch and Release Manipulation Architecture (CARMA), in Proceedings of the ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 2017.

[C9] M. Heaton, L. DeVries, and M. D. M. Kutzer. Randomized Path Optimization for the Mitigated Counter-Detection of UAVs. 2017 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), Miami, FL, 2017, pp. 72-78.

[C8] K. S. Galloway and L. DeVries. State Observation and Parameter Estimation in Cyclic Pursuit Systems. 2016 IEEE 55th Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Las Vegas, NV, 2016, pp. 1781-1786.

[C7] L. DeVries and M. D. M. Kutzer. Kernel design for coordination of autonomous, time-varying multi-agent configurations. American Control Conference (ACC), Boston, MA, 2016, pp. 1975-1980.

[C6] L. DeVries and D. A. Paley. Wake Estimation and Dynamic Control for Autonomous Aircraft in Formation Flight. In Proc. AIAA Conf. Guidance, Navigation, and Control, number AIAA-2013-4705, Boston, Massachusetts, August 2013.

[C5] F. D. Lagor, L. DeVries, K. Waychoff, and D. A. Paley. Bio-inspired flow sensing and control for autonomous underwater navigation using distributed pressure measurements. In Proc. 18th Int. Symp. Unmanned Untethered Submersible Tech., Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 2013.

[C4] L. DeVries and D. A. Paley. Observability-based optimization for flow sensing and control of an underwater vehicle in a uniform flowfield. In Proc. American Control Conf., pages 1388–1393, Washington, District of Columbia, June 2013. Invited session on “Vehicle Control and Estimation in the Undersea Environment”.

[C3] L. DeVries and D. A. Paley. Dynamic Altitude Control for Motion Coordination in an Estimated Shear Flow. In Proc. AIAA Conf. Guidance, Navigation, and Control, number AIAA-2012-4696, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 2012.

[C2] L. DeVries, S. Majumdar, and D. A. Paley. Observability-based Optimization of Coordinated Sampling Trajectories for Flowfield Estimation. In Proc. Int. Conf. Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 2012.

[C1] L. DeVries and D. A. Paley. Multi-vehicle control in a strong flowfield with application to hurricane sampling. In Proc. AIAA Conf. Guidance, Navigation, and Control, number AIAA-2011-6478, Portland, Oregon, August 2011.

[D1] L. DeVries, Observability-based Sampling and Estimation of Flowfields Using Multi-Sensor Systems, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Maryland, 2014