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Progress is progress, even if it ends with a crash

Curiosity, creativity, and hands-on engineering in action! Izyan Ali showcases talent in the IDCL as student ideas come to life, even if progress ends with a crash. Video by Izyan Ali.

Nabeel Khan: Award Winner

Congratulations to IDCL intern Nabeel Khan for winning the Schulich School of Engineering Research Award at the November 2025 Undergraduate Student Union Symposium!

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Nabeel was featured on the UofC’s official website

Nabeel Khan, a summer intern at the IDCL, was featured on the UofC's official website for demonstrating innovation and hands-on engineering skills.

IDCL Teams Continue Capstone Award-Wining Tradition

This academic year, the Intelligent Dynamics and Control Lab (IDCL) proudly hosted two exceptional undergraduate teams from the Schulich School of Engineering. One team designed and prototyped an aerial manipulation system, while the other enhanced our existing Bicopter VTOL platform.

Excited to Share Our Latest MDPI Publication

Thrilled to share our latest publication, "Adaptive Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion Control with Guaranteed Stability for Aerial Manipulators" in MDPI Aerospace. This study introduces an adaptive control strategy for aerial manipulators, ensuring stability and responsiveness under challenging conditions like fast arm movements and shifting payloads.

Proud to Share Our New Publication in Springer Nature

Our latest work, "Risk-Sensitive Autonomous Exploration of Unknown Environments: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Perspective", is now published in Springer Nature, which propose a risk-sensitive deep reinforcement learning framework for autonomous exploration, reducing both fuel use and mission time.