Prof. Bradley E. Bishop

Professional Experience

• Associate Dean of Engineering and Weapons, United States Naval Academy, 2020 - present
• Chair, Department of Weapons, Robotics, and Control Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 2015 - 2020
• Professor, Department of Weapons, Robotics, and Control Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 2008 - present
• Associate Professor, Department of Weapons, Robotics, and Control Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 2002 - 2008
• Assistant Professor, Department of Weapons, Robotics, and Control Engineering, United States Naval Academy,  1997 - 2002

Honors and Awards

• USNA Professor Theodore J. Benac Civilian Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2008
• Raouf Ali Raouf Award for Excellence in Teaching Engineering, 2005
• Merle K. Miller Award for best ASEE Computers in Education Journal paper on Educational Methods, 2003
• Best Video Award, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 1999

Significant Publications

• Stamm, W. and Bishop, B. E., “Search and Rescue Swarm Generation by Genetic Algorithms,” in Proceedings of AUVSI Xponential, 2018.
• Rensvold, J. and Bishop, B. E., “Intelligent Chaff,” in Proceedings of AUVSI Xponential, 2018.
• Bradford, E. and Bishop, B. E., “System Identification and Control of a Micro Autonomous Surface Vessel,” in Proceedings of AUVSI Xponential 2016.
• Keegan, C., Manoliu, F., Reese, K., and Bishop, B. E. “Design and Development of the Aquamonkey: An Autonomous, Amphibious Climbing Robot for Marine Applications,” in Proceedings of AUVSI Unmanned Systems, 2015.
• Bishop, B. E. and Tang, G. Y. K., “Cooperative Control of a Heterogeneous Fleet of Autonomous Surface and Underwater Vehicles,” in Proceedings of AUVSI Unmanned Systems, 2015.
• Gerbino, J. R. and Bishop, B. E., “Reactive Swarm Formation Control Using Realistic Surface Vessel Dynamics and Environmental Effects,” in Proceedings of AUVSI Unmanned Systems, 2013.
• Bishop, B. E., “Formation Control of Underactuated Autonomous Surface Vessels using Redundant Manipulator Analogs,” in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 2012.
• Honan, S. and Bishop, B. E., “Low-Cost Salinity Sensor Increases Economic Yields and Environmental Sustainability for Small Plot Shrimp Farmers,” IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, Seattle, WA, Oct. 2011.
• Bishop, B. E., “Teaching Emerging Technologies using a Sociotechnological Development Model,” in Proc. of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2009.
• Bishop, B. E., “Swarm-Based Object Manipulation Using Redundant Manipulator Analogs,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, April 2008, pp. 1495 - 1500.
• Keegan, C. and Bishop, B. E., “AquaMonkey:  A Novel Multi-Mode Robotic Vehicle,” in Proceedings of the Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Nov 2007, pp. 2557 - 2558.
• Stilwell, D.J., Bishop, B. E. and Sylvester, C.A., “Redundant Manipulator Techniques for Partially Decentralized Path Planning and Control of a Platoon of Autonomous Vehicles,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics Part B, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 842-848, Aug. 2005.