Dr. Weisong Wen

Dr. Weisong Wen

Assistant Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Director of TAS Lab. Embodied AI for autonomous systems: drones, self-driving vehicles, and ground robots.

Projects Overview

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We always need to ask ourself whether we are working in a efficient ways! I always try my best to maximize the utilize the resources that we have!

Projects In Submission

Project Funding Body Compacity Key Member Status
3D vision aided GNSS-RTK positioning in urban canyons Meituan, China RMB300,000 Bai Xiwei (GNSS-RTK), Runzhi Hu (sky-view image segmentation) Granted
Advanced Smart Mobility Road-Side and Edge System ITF project led by Hong Kong ASTRI 2.5 million Huang Feng and Husenyin Granted, expected to start from Sept 2023
基于智能基础设施的端云协同高精度定位研究 粤港澳科技合作项目 1.0 million Feng Huang, Jiachen Submitted and is under review
Safety-certifiable Perception for the Trustworthy Unmanned Autonomous Systems Yong Innovative Researcher Award 0.5 million Weisong Wen Submitted
Non-PAIR RC-UAS PolyU RIO 0.5 million Weisong Wen Submitted to RIO
Study of the Relationship Between the Level of Automation and the Carbon Reduction for Autonomous Driving Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality 0.25 million Dr. Jiachen Zhang Failed
基于因子图优化的协和式卫星都市定位理论研究 NSFC China 0.3 million Dr. Weisong Wen submitted (expected to announce the result by Sept 2023)
LiDAR Aided GNSS Multipath/NLOS Mitigation for Robotics Positioning in Urban Canyons General Research Fund 0.75 million Dr. Weisong Wen submitted (expected to announce the result by Jun 2023)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Aided High Accuracy Addictive Manufacturing for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Material PolyU Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM) 0.5 million Peiwen Yang Granted

Projects Working on (Short Term)

Project Funding Body Compacity Key Member Status
AI-Based Context Awareness Aided Plug-and-Play High-Precision Indoor Positioning Using Smartphones in Rail Transport MTR Research Fund 1.5 million Shiyu Bai Working on proposal

Projects Working on (Long Term)

Project Funding Body Compacity Key Member Objective Status
Campus Security Patrol with Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Technologies PolyU CFSO Carbon Neutrality, 1.8 Million from PolyU Feng Huang and Peiwen Yang (new project assistant to come) Achieve the safety patrol demonstration in PolyU campus for the smart city under discussion
Augmented Reality Positioning System ARPS Hong Kong FDB 4.0 million Max Lee and Zheng Xi Achieve the accurate indoor positioning for the visually impaired person using the smartphone sensors Under discussion
Infraustructure Aided Vehicle Positioning with 3D Mapping Information 中国通信研究院 N/A Gong Zheng and Huang Feng Improve the positioning of the system by make use of the infraustructure delivered 3D mapping information Still working on the demo for preliminary results
PPP-RTK aided by the 3D Mapping Information 华为硬件研究院合作项目 N/A Xikun Liu Improve the urban GNSS PPP-RTK positioning accuracy in urban canyons Still working on data collection and preliminary validation
High Accuracy Relative Positioning 华为黎曼实验室 N/A Yihan Zhong and Xikun Liu Improve the relative positioning accuracy in urban canyons Still working on preliminary feasibility validation
上汽数据集合作 上汽集团 N/A Feng Huang Collaborative research on the dataset using multiple vehicles with multiple sensors Still working on sample dataset
Green Tech Fund (GTF) Green Tech Fund (GTF) 1.5 million Shiyu Bai Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles for off-flavour monitoring Preparing the proposal
Smart Traffic Fund Smart Traffic Fund 2.0 million TBD Flying policeman: Safety-certifiable Perception for the Trustworthy Unmanned Autonomous Systems Preparing the proposal
空天信息研究院 Potential collaboration with Dr. Wei Dongyan, GBA joint lab 2.0 million TBD Space navigation for Unmanned Autonomous Systems working on potential collaboration

Previously Funded Projects

  • PI, Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong, Research on 3D LiDAR Aided Urban GNSS Positioning Algorithm (Project amount: RMB$100,000; Project period: Oct 1, 2021–Sept 30, 2024; Status: On-going)
  • PI, Huawei Technologies, Huawei-PolyU High-accuracy Localization Project (second phase) (Project amount: HK$2,150,000; Project period: Aug 27, 2021–Aug 28, 2022; Status: Completed)
  • PI, PolyU AAE Startup Fund, Gaussian Mixture Models for GNSS Error Noise Characterization in Urban Canyons for Autonomous Systems (Project amount: HK$50,000; Project period: Apr 26, 2021–Apr 25, 2023; Status: On-going)
  • PI, PolyU Startup Fund, Resilient GNSS Positioning for Autonomous Aerial Vehicle in Urban Scenarios (Project amount: HK$200,000; Project period: Apr 26, 2021–Apr 25, 2023; Status: On-going)
  • Co-PI, Research Funding Scheme for Supporting Intra-Faculty Interdisciplinary Projects 2021/22, Perception-based GNSS PPPRTK/LVINS integrated navigation system for unmanned autonomous systems operating in urban canyons (Project amount: HK$400,000; Project period: Apr 20, 2022– April, 2023; Status: On-going)
  • Co-PI, Huawei Technologies, Factor Graph Optimization for GNSS Positioning (Project amount: HK$1,260,000; Project period: Apr 20, 2021– Feb 20, 2022; Status: Completed)

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