This talk summarizes my research
activities during the
sabbatical year I spent at the School of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. The
research activities
include nonlinear control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),
thermoacoustic
oscillations, and higher-order nonholonomic systems, including
robotic systems
that are subject to jerk and snap constraints. The research
collaborations with
NTU faculty and postdocs have resulted in several scholarly
publications, which
will be briefly mentioned.