2026 · In press
Socially Compatible Decision-Making of Autonomous Vehicles: A Probabilistic Rationally Bounded Game-Theoretic ApproachNegash, N. M., Yang, Y., & Yang, J. · Automotive Innovation, in press, 2026.
Selected work · 2024 onward
Publications
Journal articles and peer-reviewed conference papers on interactive autonomy, safety-critical control, vehicle systems, aerial robotics, and advanced air mobility.
Journal Articles
2024–20262026
Dual-Layer Safety Projection for Model Predictive Path Integral Control Using Control Barrier Functions in Autonomous Driving ↗Negash, N. M., Yang, Y., Tang, S., Yang, J., & Sun, L. · IEEE Open Journal of Control Systems, 5, 666–682, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1109/OJCSYS.2026.3740020
2026
Autonomous Vehicle Lane-Changing Decision-Making via Social Value Orientation and Cumulative Prospect Theory: Development, Parameter Identification, and Validation ↗Yang, Y., Negash, N. M., & Yang, J. · ASME Journal of Autonomous Vehicles and Systems, 6(1), 011003, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4070633
2025
Recent Advances in Interactive Driving of Autonomous Vehicles: Comprehensive Review of Approaches ↗Yang, Y., Negash, N. M., & Yang, J. · Automotive Innovation, 8, 304–334, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42154-024-00332-w
2024
Prescribed Performance Backstepping and Sliding Mode Control for Automated Platoons With Internal Type-2 Fuzzy Logic and Exponential Spacing PolicyNegash, N. M., Tang, S., & Yang, J. · ASME Journal of Autonomous Vehicles and Systems, 4(3), 2024.
Conference Papers
2025–20262026
A Decision-Making Framework for Autonomous Aerial Vehicles in Responding to GPS Loss ↗Sun, L., Prell, R., Rubio, R., Soughtout, J., & Negash, N. M. · AIAA SciTech 2026 Forum, AIAA 2026-1992, Orlando, Florida, 2026.
2026
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Energy-Aware Path Planning of Multicopters in 3D Dynamic Environments ↗Aranda Rocha, S., Negash, N. M., & Sun, L. · AIAA SciTech 2026 Forum, AIAA 2026-1589, Orlando, Florida, 2026.
2026
Parameter Estimation for Flight Energy Consumption Models Using Kalman Filtering ↗Ochoa, S. C., Negash, N. M., & Sun, L. · AIAA SciTech 2026 Forum, AIAA 2026-1994, Orlando, Florida, 2026.
2026
Synergistic Skies: Distributed Optimization for eVTOL Dispatching and Charging in Advanced Air Mobility ↗Negash, N. M., & Sun, L. · AIAA SciTech 2026 Forum, AIAA 2026-2366, Orlando, Florida, 2026.
2025
Energy-Efficient Path Planning for Multicopters in Dynamic Wind Conditions Through Deep Reinforcement Learning ↗Aranda Rocha, S., Negash, N. M., & Sun, L. · 2025 AIAA DATC/IEEE 44th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2025.
2025
Review of Wildfire Detection, Fighting, and Technologies: Future Prospects and Insights ↗Negash, N. M., Sun, L., Fan, C., Shi, D., & Wang, F. · AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND 2025, AIAA 2025-3469, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2025.
2025
Flight Energy Consumption Modeling and Analysis for Advanced Air Mobility ↗Ochoa, S. C., Negash, N. M., Sun, L., & Gorospe, G. · AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND 2025, AIAA 2025-3310, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2025.
2025
Human-Like Lane-Changing Decision-Making Using Cumulative Prospect Theory and Social Value OrientationYang, Y., Negash, N. M., & Yang, J. · ASME IDETC/CIE, AVT-02/07, Anaheim, California, August 2025.
2025
Influence of Prediction Horizon on Trajectory Optimization for Autonomous Vehicle Maneuvers ↗Yang, Y., Negash, N., & Yang, J. · SAE WCX World Congress Experience, Technical Paper 2025-01-8309, 2025.
2025
Energy-Efficient Control for Multicopters in the Presence of Wind for Advanced Air Mobility ↗Aranda Rocha, S., Negash, N. M., & Sun, L. · AIAA SciTech 2025 Forum, AIAA 2025-2281, Orlando, Florida, 2025.