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Autonomous systems must solve motion planning problems subject to increasingly complex, time-sensitive, and uncertain missions. These problems often involve high-level task specifications, such as temporal logic or chance constraints, which…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-28 Junyang Cai , Weimin Huang , Brendan Long , Matthew Cleaveland , Jyotirmoy V. Deshmukh , Lars Lindemann , Bistra Dilkina

This paper proposes a new reactive temporal logic planning algorithm for multiple robots that operate in environments with unknown geometry modeled using occupancy grid maps. The robots are equipped with individual sensors that allow them…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-12-16 Yiannis Kantaros , Matthew Malencia , George J. Pappas

In this paper, we investigate the problem of linear temporal logic (LTL) path planning for multi-agent systems, introducing the new concept of \emph{ordering constraints}. Specifically, we consider a generic objective function that is…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-09 Bowen Ye , Jianing Zhao , Shaoyuan Li , Xiang Yin

Temporal task structure is fundamental for bimanual manipulation: a robot must not only know that one action precedes or overlaps another, but also when each action should occur and how long it should take. While symbolic temporal relations…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-09 Christian Dreher , Patrick Dormanns , Andre Meixner , Tamim Asfour

Robotic manipulators are essential for future autonomous systems, yet limited trust in their autonomy has confined them to rigid, task-specific systems. The intricate configuration space of manipulators, coupled with the challenges of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-08-13 Itamar Mishani , Hayden Feddock , Maxim Likhachev

In this paper, we present a novel RRT*-based strategy for generating kinodynamically feasible paths that satisfy temporal logic specifications. Our approach integrates a robustness metric for Linear Temporal Logics (LTL) with the system's…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-12 Saksham Gautam , Ratnangshu Das , Pushpak Jagtap

This paper presents a solution for the problem of optimal planning for a robot in a collaborative human-robot team, where the human supervisor is intermittently available to assist the robot in completing tasks more quickly. Specifically,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-11 Abhinav Dahiya , Stephen L. Smith

Task and motion planning represents a powerful set of hybrid planning methods that combine reasoning over discrete task domains and continuous motion generation. Traditional reasoning necessitates task domain models and enough information…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-06-14 Tianyang Pan , Rahul Shome , Lydia E. Kavraki

We investigate the task and motion planning problem for Signal Temporal Logic (STL) specifications in robotics. Existing STL methods rely on pre-defined maps or mobility representations, which are ineffective in unstructured real-world…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Bowen Ye , Junyue Huang , Yang Liu , Xiaozhen Qiao , Xiang Yin

Timed Automata (TA) are a very popular modeling formalism for systems with time-sensitive properties. A common task is to verify if a network of TA satisfies a given property, usually expressed in Linear Temporal Logic (LTL), or in a subset…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-04-27 Robert L. Smith , Marcello M. Bersani , Matteo Rossi , Pierluigi San Pietro

Temporal logic task planning for robotic systems suffers from state explosion when specifications involve large numbers of discrete locations. We provide a novel approach, particularly suited for tasks specifications with universally…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-01-23 Sebastián Zudaire , Martín Garrett , Sebastián Uchitel

Human awareness in robot motion planning is crucial for seamless interaction with humans. Many existing techniques slow down, stop, or change the robot's trajectory locally to avoid collisions with humans. Although using the information on…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-10-24 Marco Faroni , Manuel Beschi , Nicola Pedrocchi

Planning in robotics is often split into task and motion planning. The high-level, symbolic task planner decides what needs to be done, while the motion planner checks feasibility and fills up geometric detail. It is known however that such…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-06-22 Jonathan Ferrer-Mestres , Guillem Francès , Hector Geffner

This paper addresses a new semantic multi-robot planning problem in uncertain and dynamic environments. Particularly, the environment is occupied with non-cooperative, mobile, uncertain labeled targets. These targets are governed by…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-03-07 Samarth Kalluraya , George J. Pappas , Yiannis Kantaros

Symbolic motion planning for robots is the process of specifying and planning robot tasks in a discrete space, then carrying them out in a continuous space in a manner that preserves the discrete-level task specifications. Despite progress…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-12-04 Yue Wang , Laura R. Humphrey , Zhanrui Liao , Huanfei Zheng

Multi-robot assembly systems are becoming increasingly appealing in manufacturing due to their ability to automatically, flexibly, and quickly construct desired structural designs. However, effectively planning for these systems in a manner…

One clock alternating timed automata (OCATA) have been introduced as natural extension of (one clock) timed automata to express the semantics of MTL. In this paper, we consider the application of OCATA to the problems of model-checking and…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2014-06-18 Thomas Brihaye , Morgane Estiévenart , Gilles Geeraerts

This paper addresses a multi-robot planning problem in environments with partially unknown semantics. The environment is assumed to have known geometric structure (e.g., walls) and to be occupied by static labeled landmarks with uncertain…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-01-14 Yiannis Kantaros , Samarth Kalluraya , Qi Jin , George J. Pappas

Human drivers naturally balance the risks of different concerns while driving, including traffic rule violations, minor accidents, and fatalities. However, achieving the same behavior in autonomous driving systems remains an open problem.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-06 Shuhao Qi , Zengjie Zhang , Zhiyong Sun , Sofie Haesaert

Linear temporal logic was introduced in order to reason about reactive systems. It is often considered with respect to infinite words, to specify the behaviour of long-running systems. One can consider more general models for linear time,…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2011-01-11 Julien Cristau