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As robotic systems continue to address emerging issues in areas such as logistics, mobility, manufacturing, and disaster response, it is increasingly important to rapidly generate safe and energy-efficient trajectories. In this article, we…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-11-14 Logan E. Beaver , Roberto Tron , Christos G. Cassandras

Applying intelligent robot arms in dynamic uncertain environments (i.e., flexible production lines) remains challenging, which requires efficient algorithms for real time trajectory generation. The motion planning problem for robot…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-08-11 Weiye Zhao , Suqin He , Chengtao Wen , Changliu Liu

Morphing quadrotors with four external actuators can adapt to different restricted scenarios by changing their geometric structure. However, previous works mainly focus on the improvements in structures and controllers, and existing…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-13 Guiyang Cui , Ruihao Xia , Xin Jin , Yang Tang

This paper presents a novel learning-based trajectory planning framework for quadrotors that combines model-based optimization techniques with deep learning. Specifically, we formulate the trajectory optimization problem as a quadratic…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-05 Yuwei Wu , Xiatao Sun , Igor Spasojevic , Vijay Kumar

This paper proposes a novel and efficient optimization-based method for generating near time-optimal trajectories for holonomic vehicles navigating through complex but structured environments. The approach aims to solve the problem of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-04 Louis Callens , Bastiaan Vandewal , Ibrahim Ibrahim , Jan Swevers , Wilm Decré

We present DDTO--deferred-decision trajectory optimization--a framework for trajectory generation with resilience to unmodeled uncertainties and contingencies. The key idea is to ensure that a collection of candidate targets is reachable…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-02-11 Purnanand Elango , Selahattin Burak Sarsilmaz , Behcet Acikmese

Autonomous navigation requires robots to generate trajectories for collision avoidance efficiently. Although plenty of previous works have proven successful in generating smooth and spatially collision-free trajectories, their solutions…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-18 Zhefan Xu , Kenji Shimada

Safe trajectory planning for high-performance automated vehicles in an environment with both static and moving obstacles is a challenging problem. Part of the challenge is developing a formulation that can be solved in real-time while…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-01-29 Huckleberry Febbo , Paramsothy Jayakumar , Jeffrey L. Stein , Tulga Ersal

In drone racing, the time-minimum trajectory is affected by the drone's capabilities, the layout of the race track, and the configurations of the gates (e.g., their shapes and sizes). However, previous studies neglect the configuration of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-07 Chao Qin , Maxime S. J. Michet , Jingxiang Chen , Hugh H. -T. Liu

Drones have become essential in various applications, but conventional quadrotors face limitations in confined spaces and complex tasks. Deformable drones, which can adapt their shape in real-time, offer a promising solution to overcome…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-22 Yuze Wu , Zhichao Han , Xuankang Wu , Yuan Zhou , Junjie Wang , Zheng Fang , Fei Gao

Trajectory generation in confined environment is crucial for wide adoption of intelligent robot manipulators. In this paper, we propose a novel motion planning approach for redundant robot arms that uses a hybrid optimization framework to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-04-20 Yifan Sun , Weiye Zhao , Changliu Liu

In this paper we present a method for automatically generating optimal robot trajectories satisfying high level mission specifications. The motion of the robot in the environment is modeled as a general transition system, enhanced with…

Robotics · Computer Science 2010-07-16 Stephen L. Smith , Jana Tumova , Calin Belta , Daniela Rus

In this paper, we propose a time-efficient approach to generate safe, smooth and dynamically feasible trajectories for quadrotors in obstacle-cluttered environment. By using the uniform B-spline to represent trajectories, we transform the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-11-19 Lvbang Tang , Hesheng Wang , Peng Li , Yong Wang

For industrial product design, it is very important to take into account assembly/disassembly and maintenance operations during the conceptual and prototype design stage. For these operations or other similar operations in a constrained…

Robotics · Computer Science 2010-12-21 Liang Ma , Ruina Ma , Damien Chablat , Fouad Bennis

Online trajectory planners enable quadrotors to safely and smoothly navigate in unknown cluttered environments. However, tuning parameters is challenging since modern planners have become too complex to mathematically model and predict…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-07-14 Xin Zhou , Chao Xu , Fei Gao

This paper presents an optimization-based receding horizon trajectory planning algorithm for dynamical systems operating in unstructured and cluttered environments. The proposed approach is a two-step procedure that uses a motion planning…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-12-12 Kristoffer Bergman , Oskar Ljungqvist , Torkel Glad , Daniel Axehill

Time-optimal trajectories drive quadrotors to their dynamic limits, but computing such trajectories involves solving non-convex problems via iterative nonlinear optimization, making them prohibitively costly for real-time applications. In…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-18 Katherine Mao , Hongzhan Yu , Ruipeng Zhang , Igor Spasojevic , M Ani Hsieh , Sicun Gao , Vijay Kumar

The task of maneuvering a multi-steered articulated vehicle in confined environments is difficult even for experienced drivers. In this work, we present an optimization-based trajectory planner targeting low-speed maneuvers in unstructured…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-03-03 Oskar Ljungqvist , Kristoffer Bergman , Daniel Axehill

Aerial robots can enhance their safe and agile navigation in complex and cluttered environments by efficiently exploiting the information collected during a given task. In this paper, we address the learning model predictive control problem…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-01-10 Guanrui Li , Alex Tunchez , Giuseppe Loianno

The goal of this paper is to develop a continuous optimization-based refinement of the reference trajectory to 'push it out' of the obstacle-occupied space in the global phase for Multi-rotor Aerial Vehicles in unknown environments. Our…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-02-15 Geesara Kulathunga , Hany Hamed , Dmitry Devitt , Alexandr Klimchik