Dr Christopher Renton
Senior Lecturer
School of Engineering
- Email:christopher.renton@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:(02) 4921 7464
Career Summary
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics)(Honours), University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Bayesian estimation
- Differential geometry
- Lie group filter
- Machine vision
- Numerical optimisation
- Simultaneous localisation and mapping
- Variational calculus
- Variational free energy
- Visual odometry
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 490105 | Dynamical systems in applications | 60 |
| 400709 | Medical robotics | 40 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|
| Senior Lecturer | University of Newcastle School of Engineering Australia |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Chapter (1 outputs)
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| 2012 |
Perez T, Donaire AG, Renton CP, 'Port-Hamiltonian control of fully-actuated underwater vehicles', Further Advances in Unmanned Marine Vehicles, The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), London, UK 129-147 (2012) [B1]
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Journal article (1 outputs)
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| 2020 |
Bartlett NJ, Renton C, Wills AG, 'A Closed-Form Prediction Update for Extended Target Tracking Using Random Matrices', IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 68 2404-2418 (2020) [C1]
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Conference (8 outputs)
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| 2020 | Gregg AWT, O'Dell N, Farnworth T, Renton C, 'Automatic Assignment Marking using MATLAB Grader and Offline Unit Testing Code', 31st Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2020), Online (2020) [E1] | Nova | |||||||||
| 2018 |
Balenzuela MP, Dahlin J, Bartlett N, Wills AG, Renton C, Ninness B, 'Accurate Gaussian Mixture Model Smoothing using a Two-Filter Approach', 2018 IEEE CONFERENCE ON DECISION AND CONTROL (CDC), Miami Beach, FL (2018) [E1]
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| 2016 |
Thoeni K, Renton C, Giacomini A, 'A multirotor platform for mapping and inspecting sub-vertical rock faces', Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vienna (2016)
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| 2013 |
Renton C, Perez T, 'Energy-based positioning control of underactuated vehicles using manifold regulation', 8th IFAC Symposium on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles, 2013, Gold Coast, Australia (2013) [E1]
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| 2012 |
Renton CP, Teo YR, Donaire AG, Perez T, 'Active control of car suspension systems using IDA-PBC', Australian Control Conference 2012, Sydney, Australia (2012) [E1]
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| 2012 |
Renton CP, Teo YR, Perez T, 'Total energy shaping of a class of underactuated Port-Hamiltonian Systems using a new set of closed-loop potential shape variables', Proceedings of the 51st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Maui, Hawaii (2012) [E1]
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| 2011 |
Donaire AG, Perez T, Renton CP, 'Manoeuvring control of fully-actuated marine vehicles. A Port-Hamiltonian system approach to tracking', Proceedings of the 2011 Australian Control Conference, AUCC 2011, Melbourne, VIC (2011) [E1]
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| 2009 |
Rojas AJ, Goodwin GC, Renton CP, 'Short or long memory estimators?', Proceedings of the 15th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, Saint-Malo, France (2009) [E1]
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Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 5 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $612,183 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20171 grants / $158,701
GPS Compromised Navigation$158,701
Funding body: Boeing Defence Australia Ltd
| Funding body | Boeing Defence Australia Ltd |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Christopher Renton |
| Scheme | Project Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | G1601299 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
20151 grants / $5,840
Algorithm for Line of Bearing Fusion Project$5,840
Funding body: Boeing Defence Australia Ltd
| Funding body | Boeing Defence Australia Ltd |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Christopher Renton |
| Scheme | Project Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2015 |
| Funding Finish | 2015 |
| GNo | G1501154 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
20143 grants / $447,642
Robust Autonomous Systems$411,299
Funding body: Boeing Defence Australia Ltd
| Funding body | Boeing Defence Australia Ltd |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Christopher Renton |
| Scheme | Project Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2014 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | G1600526 |
| Type Of Funding | Grant - Aust Non Government |
| Category | 3AFG |
| UON | Y |
Maritime RobotX Challenge - University of Newcastle$26,654
Funding body: U.S. Office of Naval Research
| Funding body | U.S. Office of Naval Research |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Christopher Renton |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2014 |
| Funding Finish | 2014 |
| GNo | G1400577 |
| Type Of Funding | International - Competitive |
| Category | 3IFA |
| UON | Y |
Sponsorship to assist the RobotX$9,689
Funding body: Department of Defence
| Funding body | Department of Defence |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Christopher Renton |
| Scheme | Research Project |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2014 |
| Funding Finish | 2014 |
| GNo | G1400496 |
| Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Commonwealth |
| Category | 2OPC |
| UON | Y |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Completed4
Current2
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PhD | The Development of a Bayesian Estimation Algorithm for Statistically Robust State Estimation using Global Navigation Satellite System | PhD (Engineering), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2024 | PhD | Infinite-Dimensional Non-Parametric Mapping for Online Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping | PhD (Engineering), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
Past Supervision
| Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | PhD | Towards Bayesian Optical Flow | PhD (Mechanical Engineering), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2021 | PhD | State and Parameter Estimation for Nonlinear State-Space Models using Variational Inference | PhD (Mechanical Engineering), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2021 | PhD | State and Parameter Estimation for Jump Markov Linear Systems | PhD (Mechanical Engineering), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2020 | PhD | Bayesian Methodologies for Extended Target Tracking | PhD (Mechanical Engineering), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
Dr Christopher Renton
Position
Senior Lecturer
School of Engineering
College of Engineering, Science and Environment
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