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A novel dynamic model-based trajectory tracking control law is proposed for a four-wheel differentially driven mobile robot using a backstepping technique that guarantees the Lyapunov stability. The present work improves the work of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-09-19 Jae-Yun Jun , Minh-Duc Hua , Faïz Benamar

This paper presents a novel approach for optical flow control of Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs). The task is challenging due to the nonlinearity of optical flow observables. Our proposed Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion (INDI) control…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-07 Hann Woei Ho , Ye Zhou

In this work we present the optimization-based design and control of a fully-actuated omnidirectional hexarotor. The tilt angles of the propellers are designed by maximizing the control wrench applied by the propellers. This maximizes (a)…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-09-19 Ramy Rashad , Petra Kuipers , Johan Engelen , Stefano Stramigioli

Automating drone-assisted processes is a complex task. Many solutions rely on trajectory generation and tracking, whereas in contrast, path-following control is a particularly promising approach, offering an intuitive and natural approach…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-21 David Leprich , Mario Rosenfelder , Mario Hermle , Jingshan Chen , Peter Eberhard

A novel quadcopter capable of changing shape mid-flight is presented, allowing for operation in four configurations with the capability of sustained hover in three. This is accomplished without requiring actuators beyond the four motors…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-12-21 Nathan Bucki , Jerry Tang , Mark W. Mueller

In this paper, we design a reliable Heliquad and develop an intelligent controller to handle one actuators complete failure. Heliquad is a multi-copter similar to Quadcopter, with four actuators diagonally symmetric from the center. Each…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-27 Eeshan Kulkarni , Suresh Sundaram

Differential flatness has been used to provide diffeomorphic transformations for non-linear dynamics to become a linear controllable system. This greatly simplifies the control synthesis since in the flat output space, the dynamics appear…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-20 Huu-Thinh Do , Ionela Prodan

With quadrotor use seeing extensive growth in recent years, the autonomous control of these Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is an increasing relevant and intersting field. In this paper a linear state-space approach at designing a stable…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2014-10-03 Graeme N. Wilson , Alejandro Ramirez-Serrano , Qiao Sun

In this paper, we present a full attitude control of an efficient quadrotor tail-sitter VTOL UAV with flexible modes. This control system is working in all flight modes without any control surfaces but motor differential thrusts. This paper…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-03-18 Wei Xu , Haowei Gu , Youming Qing , Jiarong Lin , Fu Zhang

This paper presents a mathematic dynamic model of a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (QUAV) by using the symbolic regression approach and then proposes a hierarchical control scheme for trajectory tracking. The symbolic regression approach…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-10 Wei Fang , Zhiyong Chen

The complex nonlinear dynamics of hydraulic excavators, such as time delays and control coupling, pose significant challenges to achieving high-precision trajectory tracking. Traditional control methods often fall short in such applications…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Ziqing Zou , Cong Wang , Yue Hu , Xiao Liu , Bowen Xu , Rong Xiong , Changjie Fan , Yingfeng Chen , Yue Wang

This paper addresses the three-dimensional path-following guidance problem for unmanned aerial vehicles under explicit actuator constraints. Unlike conventional approaches that assume unbounded control inputs or handle saturation…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-31 Vinay Kathiriya , Saurabh Kumar , Shashi Ranjan Kumar

Prior correlation filter (CF)-based tracking methods for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have virtually focused on tracking in the daytime. However, when the night falls, the trackers will encounter more harsh scenes, which can easily lead…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-06-07 Bowen Li , Changhong Fu , Fangqiang Ding , Junjie Ye , Fuling Lin

Trajectory tracking control for quadrotors is important for applications ranging from surveying and inspection, to film making. However, designing and tuning classical controllers, such as proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-07-21 Qiyang Li , Jingxing Qian , Zining Zhu , Xuchan Bao , Mohamed K. Helwa , Angela P. Schoellig

This paper presents a cascaded control architecture, based on nonlinear dynamic inversion (NDI), for rigid body attitude control. The proposed controller works directly with the rotation matrix parameterization, that is, with elements of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-06 Hafiz Zeeshan Iqbal Khan , Farooq Aslam , Muhammad Farooq Haydar , Jamshed Riaz

Recent literature in the field of machine learning (ML) control has shown promising theoretical results for a Deep Neural Network (DNN) based Nonlinear Adaptive Controller (DNAC) capable of achieving trajectory tracking for nonlinear…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-17 Zachary Lamb , Zachary I. Bell , Matthew Longmire , Jared Paquet , Prashant Ganesh , Ricardo Sanfelice

It has recently been shown that all physical parameters of an Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion (INDI) controller can be estimated onboard a multirotor within half a second, which is fast enough to do the full identification during a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Tom Aantjes , Till M. Blaha , Spilios Theodoulis , Ewoud J. J. Smeur

This paper presents a framework for controlled emergency landing of a quadcopter, experiencing a rotor failure, away from sensitive areas. A complete mathematical model capturing the dynamics of the system is presented that takes the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-09-26 Mojtaba Hedayatpour , Mehran Mehrandezh , Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi

This paper presents a robust tracking controller for tracking curvature-constrained paths by vehicles/robots with uncertain Dubins dynamics. Although Dubins paths have been widely used in vehicular and robotic applications, robust and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-26 Xingjian Xue , Sze Zheng Yong

Given the evolving application scenarios of current fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), it is necessary for UAVs to possess agile and rapid 3-dimensional flight capabilities. Typically, the trajectory of a tail-sitter is generated…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-01-22 Mingyue Fan , Fangfang Xie , Tingwei Ji , Yao Zheng