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In this paper, a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) method is proposed to address the problem of UAV navigation in an unknown environment. However, DRL algorithms are limited by the data efficiency problem as they typically require a huge…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-08-07 Lei He , Nabil Aouf , James F. Whidborne , Bifeng Song

This paper proposes an end-to-end deep reinforcement learning approach for mobile robot navigation with dynamic obstacles avoidance. Using experience collected in a simulation environment, a convolutional neural network (CNN) is trained to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-02-12 Guangda Chen , Lifan Pan , Yu'an Chen , Pei Xu , Zhiqiang Wang , Peichen Wu , Jianmin Ji , Xiaoping Chen

Deep neural networks (DNN) are increasingly being used to learn controllers due to their excellent approximation capabilities. However, their black-box nature poses significant challenges to closed-loop stability guarantees and performance…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-13 Jiajun Qian , Liang Xu , Xiaoqiang Ren , Xiaofan Wang

One approach to designing decision making logic for an aircraft collision avoidance system frames the problem as a Markov decision process and optimizes the system using dynamic programming. The resulting collision avoidance strategy can be…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-03-05 Kyle D. Julian , Mykel J. Kochenderfer , Michael P. Owen

Collision avoidance systems play a vital role in reducing the number of vehicle accidents and saving human lives. This paper extends the previous work using evolutionary neural networks for reactive collision avoidance. We are proposing a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-04-13 Hesham M. Eraqi , Mena Nagiub , Peter Sidra

The decision logic for the ACAS X family of aircraft collision avoidance systems is represented as a large numeric table. Due to storage constraints of certified avionics hardware, neural networks have been suggested as a way to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-07 Kyle D. Julian , Mykel J. Kochenderfer

In this paper, we present a deep reinforcement learning method for quadcopter bypassing the obstacle on the flying path. In the past study, the algorithm only controls the forward direction about quadcopter. In this letter, we use two…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-11-13 Tung-Cheng Wu , Shau-Yin Tseng , Chin-Feng Lai , Chia-Yu Ho , Ying-Hsun Lai

The next generation of aircraft collision avoidance systems frame the problem as a Markov decision process and use dynamic programming to optimize the alerting logic. The resulting system uses a large lookup table to determine advisories…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-03-05 Kyle D. Julian , Shivam Sharma , Jean-Baptiste Jeannin , Mykel J. Kochenderfer

This paper presents a comparative study of the applicability and accuracy of optimal control methods and neural network-based estimators in the context of porkchop plots for preliminary asteroid rendezvous mission design. The scenario…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-19 Zhong Zhang , Niccolò Michelotti , Gonçalo Oliveira Pinho , Yilin Zou , Francesco Topputo

Insect flight is a strongly nonlinear and actuated dynamical system. As such, strategies for understanding its control have typically relied on either model-based methods or linearizations thereof. Here we develop a framework that combines…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2023-01-11 Olivia Zahn , Jorge Bustamante , Callin Switzer , Thomas Daniel , J. Nathan Kutz

Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) are a promising tool for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning in the presence of multipath and non-line-of-sight errors, owing to their ability to model complex errors using data. However,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-06-23 Ashwin V. Kanhere , Shubh Gupta , Akshay Shetty , Grace Gao

In recent years, deep learning techniques have been introduced into the field of trajectory optimization to improve convergence and speed. Training such models requires large trajectory datasets. However, the convergence of low thrust (LT)…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-02-11 Ruida Xie , Andrew G. Dempster

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have attracted great interest in the last few years owing to their ability to cover large areas and access difficult and hazardous target zones, which is not the case of traditional systems relying on direct…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-05-25 Mohammed Jouhari , Abdulla Al-Ali , Emna Baccour , Amr Mohamed , Aiman Erbad , Mohsen Guizani , Mounir Hamdi

Obstacle avoidance for small unmanned aircraft is vital for the safety of future urban air mobility (UAM) and Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM). There are many techniques for real-time robust drone guidance, but many…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-11-16 Jueming Hu , Xuxi Yang , Weichang Wang , Peng Wei , Lei Ying , Yongming Liu

Integration of reinforcement learning with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to achieve autonomous flight has been an active research area in recent years. An important part focuses on obstacle detection and avoidance for UAVs navigating…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-03-12 Jeremy Roghair , Kyungtae Ko , Amir Ehsan Niaraki Asli , Ali Jannesari

Obstacle avoidance is crucial for mobile robots' navigation in both known and unknown environments. This research designs, trains, and tests two custom Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), using color and depth images from a depth camera…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-14 Lamiaa H. Zain , Hossam H. Ammar , Raafat E. Shalaby

How can a robot navigate successfully in rich and diverse environments, indoors or outdoors, along office corridors or trails on the grassland, on the flat ground or the staircase? To this end, this work aims to address three challenges:…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-06-01 Bo Ai , Wei Gao , Vinay , David Hsu

Autonomous UAV racing has recently emerged as an interesting research problem. The dream is to beat humans in this new fast-paced sport. A common approach is to learn an end-to-end policy that directly predicts controls from raw images by…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-04-19 Matthias Müller , Guohao Li , Vincent Casser , Neil Smith , Dominik L. Michels , Bernard Ghanem

In the face of growing urban populations and the escalating number of vehicles on the roads, managing transportation efficiently and ensuring safety have become critical challenges. To tackle these issues, the development of intelligent…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-08-08 Badr Ben Elallid , Amine Abouaomar , Nabil Benamar , Abdellatif Kobbane

We propose a differentiable optimization framework for flip-and-landing trajectory design of reusable spacecraft, exemplified by the Starship vehicle. A deep neural network surrogate, trained on high-fidelity CFD data, predicts aerodynamic…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Liwei Chen , Tong Qin , Zhenhua Huangfu , Li Li , Wei Wei