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This paper addresses the problem of navigation control of a general class of 2nd order uncertain nonlinear multi-agent systems in a bounded workspace, which is a subset of $R^3$ , with static obstacles. In particular, we propose a…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-04-25 Alexandros Filotheou , Alexandros Nikou , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

We consider the problem of cooperative motion coordination for multiple heterogeneous mobile vehicles subject to various constraints. These include nonholonomic motion constraints, constant speed constraints, holonomic coordination…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-01-19 Zhiyong Sun , Marcus Greiff , Anders Robertsson , Rolf Johansson , Brian D. O. Anderson

This paper introduces a decentralized multi-agent reinforcement learning framework enabling structurally heterogeneous teams of agents to jointly discover and acquire randomly located targets in environments characterized by partial…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-14 Gabriele Calzolari , Vidya Sumathy , Christoforos Kanellakis , George Nikolakopoulos

We introduce a novel distributed sampled-data control method tailored for heterogeneous multi-agent systems under a global spatio-temporal task with acyclic dependencies. Specifically, we consider the global task as a conjunction of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-12 Gregorio Marchesini , Siyuan Liu , Lars Lindemann , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

Cooperation of multiple connected vehicles has the potential to benefit the road traffic greatly. In this paper, we consider analysis and synthesis problems of the cooperative control of a platoon of heterogeneous connected vehicles with…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-08-06 Yang Zheng , Yougang Bian , Shen Li , Shengbo Eben Li

This paper develops a general framework for multi-agent control synthesis, which applies to a wide range of problems with convergence guarantees, including those with time-varying objective functions. The proposed framework achieves…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-04 Ruoyu Lin , Gennaro Notomista , Magnus Egerstedt

The aim of this work is to define a planner that enables robust legged locomotion for complex multi-agent systems consisting of several holonomically constrained quadrupeds. To this end, we employ a methodology based on behavioral systems…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-11-15 Randall T Fawcett , Leila Amanzadeh , Jeeseop Kim , Aaron D Ames , Kaveh Akbari Hamed

This paper addresses the problem of longitudinal platooning control of homogeneous vehicles subject to external disturbances, such as wind gusts, road slopes, and parametric uncertainties. Our control objective is to maintain the relative…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-05 Emerson A. da Silva , Leonardo A. Mozelli , Armando A. Neto , Fernando O. Souza

We introduce a distributed control architecture for a class of heterogeneous, nonlinear dynamical agents moving in the "string" formation, while guaranteeing trajectory tracking, collision avoidance and the preservation of the formation's…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-06-19 Serban Sabau , Irinel-Constantin Morarescu , Lucian Busoniu , Ali Jadbabaie

Reinforcement learning in heterogeneous multi-agent scenarios is important for real-world applications but presents challenges beyond those seen in homogeneous settings and simple benchmarks. In this work, we present an actor-critic…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-10-07 Ceyer Wakilpoor , Patrick J. Martin , Carrie Rebhuhn , Amanda Vu

Unlike the case with identical neighboring agents whose actions are mirrored, the problem of distributed formation control design with heterogeneous sensing is not straightforward. In this paper, we consider the problem of distributed…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-22 Jin Chen , Bayu Jayawardhana , Hector Garcia de Marina

Conventional distributed approaches to coverage control may suffer from lack of convergence and poor performance, due to the fact that agents have limited information, especially in non-convex discrete environments. To address this issue,…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Tatsuya Iwase , Aurélie Beynier , Nicolas Bredeche , Nicolas Maudet , Jason R. Marden

We propose a distributed control algorithm for a multi-agent network whose agents deploy over a cluttered region in accordance with a time-varying coverage density function while avoiding collisions with all obstacles they encounter. Our…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-12 Alaa Z. Abdulghafoor , Efstathios Bakolas

The safe control of multi-robot swarms is a challenging and active field of research, where common goals include maintaining group cohesion while simultaneously avoiding obstacles and inter-agent collision. Building off our previously…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-03 Brooks A. Butler , Chi Ho Leung , Philip E. Paré

As autonomous vehicle technology advances, ensuring the safety and reliability of these systems becomes paramount. Consequently, comprehensive testing methodologies are essential to evaluate the performance of autonomous vehicles in diverse…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Manuel Franco-Vivo

In this paper we present a prediction-based Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Controller for vehicles with actuation delay, applicable within heterogeneous platoons. We provide a stability analysis for the discrete-time implementation of this…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-25 Redmer de Haan , Lorenzo Redi , Tom van der Sande , Erjen Lefeber

This paper deals with solving distributed optimization problems with equality constraints by a class of uncertain nonlinear heterogeneous dynamic multi-agent systems. It is assumed that each agent with an uncertain dynamic model has limited…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-28 Mohammad Saeed Sarafraz , Mohammad Saleh Tavazoei

This paper considers the problem of autonomous multi-agent cooperative target search in an unknown environment using a decentralized framework under a no-communication scenario. The targets are considered as static targets and the agents…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-03-13 Titas Bera , Rajarshi Bardhan , Sundaram Suresh

In this paper, a distributed velocity-constrained consensus problem is studied for discrete-time multi-agent systems, where each agent's velocity is constrained to lie in a nonconvex set. A distributed constrained control algorithm is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-03-05 Peng Lin , Wei Ren , Huijun Gao

Although advanced traffic management systems can deal with the heterogeneous traffic flows approaching of intersections, their performances are compromised, when the traffic volume is not distributed uniformly. To evenly distribute the…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2017-08-03 Fabrício Barros Gonçalves