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Generating high-quality motion plans for multiple robot arms is challenging due to the high dimensionality of the system and the potential for inter-arm collisions. Traditional motion planning methods often produce motions that are…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-08 Philip Huang , Yorai Shaoul , Jiaoyang Li

The effectiveness of a robot manipulation to a large extent is determined by the speed of making this or that movement needed for carrying out the task. Accordingly to this the problem of optimal robot control is often subdivided into two…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-01-24 Oleg Malafeyev

The control problem of the working tool movement along a predefined trajectory is considered. The integral of kinetic energy and weighted inertia forces for the whole period of motion is considered as a cost functional. The trajectory is…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-07-06 B. G. Mukanova , M. A. Akhmetzhanov , D. N. Azimova

Motion planning classically concerns the problem of accomplishing a goal configuration while avoiding obstacles. However, the need for more sophisticated motion planning methodologies, taking temporal aspects into account, has emerged. To…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-03-08 Lars Lindemann , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

The paper presents an experimental study of resilient path planning for con-tinuum robots taking into account the multi-objective optimisation problem. To do this, we used two well-known algorithms, namely Genetic algorithm and A*…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-11-06 Oxana Shamilyan , Ievgen Kabin , Zoya Dyka , Peter Langendoerfer

With the recent influx in demand for multi-robot systems throughout industry and academia, there is an increasing need for faster, robust, and generalizable path planning algorithms. Similarly, given the inherent connection between control…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-01-23 Hussein Ali Jaafar , Cheng-Hao Kao , Sajad Saeedi

Motion planning is a key aspect of robotics. A common approach to address motion planning problems is trajectory optimization. Trajectory optimization can represent the high-level behaviors of robots through mathematical formulations.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-08-21 Fatemeh Rastgar

Approaching a tumbling target safely is a critical challenge in space debris removal missions utilizing robotic manipulators onboard servicing satellites. In this work, we propose a trajectory planning method based on nonlinear optimization…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-29 Kenta Iizuka , Akiyoshi Uchida , Kentaro Uno , Kazuya Yoshida

A fundamental challenge in multi-robot motion planning is achieving sufficient coordination to avoid inter-robot conflicts without incurring the large computational expense of searching the joint configuration space of the robot group. In…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-21 Isaac Ngui , Courtney McBeth , James D. Motes , Marco Morales , Nancy M. Amato

Robot swarms navigating through unknown obstacle environments are an emerging research area that faces challenges. Performing tasks in such environments requires swarms to achieve autonomous localization, perception, decision-making,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-27 Pengda Mao , Shuli Lv , Chen Min , Zhaolong Shen , Quan Quan

Robotic systems are routinely used in the logistics industry to enhance operational efficiency, but the design of robot workspaces remains a complex and manual task, which limits the system's flexibility to changing demands. This paper aims…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-10 Peiyu Zeng , Yijiang Huang , Simon Huber , Stelian Coros

In this paper we study the problem of designing periodic orbits for a special class of hybrid systems, namely mechanical systems with underactuated continuous dynamics and impulse events. We approach the problem by means of optimal control.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-02-16 Sara Spedicato , Giuseppe Notarstefano

In this work, we propose a trajectory generation method for robotic systems with contact force constraint based on optimal control and reachability analysis. Normally, the dynamics and constraints of the contact-constrained robot are…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-03-28 Jaemin Lee , Efstathios Bakolas , Luis Sentis

An important capability of autonomous multi-robot systems is to prevent collision among the individual robots. One approach to this problem is to plan conflict-free trajectories and let each of the robots follow its pre-planned trajectory.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2014-09-09 Michal Čáp , Peter Novák , Alexander Kleiner , Martin Selecký

We consider the problem of designing a smooth trajectory that traverses a sequence of convex sets in minimum time, while satisfying given velocity and acceleration constraints. This problem is naturally formulated as a nonconvex program. To…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-29 Tobia Marcucci , Mathew Halm , Will Yang , Dongchan Lee , Andrew D. Marchese

This paper presents a novel trajectory optimization formulation to solve the robotic assembly of the belt drive unit. Robotic manipulations involving contacts and deformable objects are challenging in both dynamic modeling and trajectory…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-06-22 Shiyu Jin , Diego Romeres , Arvind Ragunathan , Devesh K. Jha , Masayoshi Tomizuka

The problem of real-time control and optimization of components' routing in discrete manufacturing plants, where distinct items must undergo a sequence of jobs, is considered. This problem features a large number of discrete control inputs…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-10 Lorenzo Fagiano , Marko Tanaskovic , Lenin Cucas Mallitasig , Andrea Cataldo , Riccardo Scattolini

Zero-order optimization techniques are becoming increasingly popular in robotics due to their ability to handle non-differentiable functions and escape local minima. These advantages make them particularly useful for trajectory optimization…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-13 Armand Jordana , Jianghan Zhang , Joseph Amigo , Ludovic Righetti

Path planning in a changing environment is a challenging task in robotics, as moving objects impose time-dependent constraints. Recent planning methods primarily focus on the spatial aspects, lacking the capability to directly incorporate…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-29 Xi Huang , Gergely Sóti , Christoph Ledermann , Björn Hein , Torsten Kröger

Motion planning is a key tool that allows robots to navigate through an environment without collisions. The problem of robot motion planning has been studied in great detail over the last several decades, with researchers initially focusing…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-07-20 Luka Petrović