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This paper presents a scalable online algorithm to generate safe and kinematically feasible trajectories for quadrotor swarms. Existing approaches rely on linearizing Euclidean distance-based collision constraints and on axis-wise…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-03-10 Vivek K. Adajania , Siqi Zhou , Arun Kumar Singh , Angela P. Schoellig

In this work, we propose a trajectory optimization approach for robot navigation in cluttered 3D environments. We represent the robot's geometry as a semialgebraic set defined by polynomial inequalities such that robots with general shapes…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-08-27 Yulin Li , Chunxin Zheng , Kai Chen , Yusen Xie , Xindong Tang , Michael Yu Wang , Jun Ma

Swarm trajectory optimization problems are a well-recognized class of multi-agent optimal control problems with strong nonlinearity. However, the heuristic nature of needing to set the final time for agents beforehand and the time-consuming…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Xiaobo Zheng , Pan Tang , Defu Lin , Shaoming He

With much research has been conducted into trajectory planning for quadrotors, planning with spatial and temporal optimal trajectories in real-time is still challenging. In this paper, we propose a framework for generating large-scale…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-02-26 Zhepei Wang , Xin Zhou , Chao Xu , Jian Chu , Fei Gao

Multi robot systems have the potential to be utilized in a variety of applications. In most of the previous works, the trajectory generation for multi robot systems is implemented in known environments. To overcome that we present an online…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-12-04 Vijay Arvindh , Govind Aadithya R , Shravan Krishnan , Sivanathan K

Safe swarm navigation in cluttered indoor environment requires long-horizon planning, reactive obstacle avoidance, and adaptive compliance. We propose ImpedanceDiffusion, a hierarchical framework that leverages image-conditioned…

Multicopter swarms with decentralized structure possess the nature of flexibility and robustness, while efficient spatial-temporal trajectory planning still remains a challenge. This report introduces decentralized spatial-temporal…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-06-28 Xin Zhou , Zhepei Wang , Xiangyong Wen , Jiangchao Zhu , Chao Xu , Fei Gao

This paper proposes a decentralized trajectory planning framework for the collision avoidance problem of multiple micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) in environments with static and dynamic obstacles. The framework utilizes spatiotemporal…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-25 Siyuan Wu , Gang Chen , Moji Shi , Javier Alonso-Mora

Swarm robotic systems utilize collective behaviour to achieve goals that might be too complex for a lone entity, but become attainable with localized communication and collective decision making. In this paper, a behaviour-based distributed…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2023-09-06 Akshaya C S , Karthik Soma , Visweswaran B , Aditya Ravichander , Venkata Nagarjun PM

This paper introduces a novel numerical approach to achieving smooth lane-change trajectories in autonomous driving scenarios. Our trajectory generation approach leverages particle swarm optimization (PSO) techniques, incorporating Neural…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-02-05 Lin Song , David Isele , Naira Hovakimyan , Sangjae Bae

Autonomous drone racing is becoming an excellent platform to challenge quadrotors' autonomy techniques including planning, navigation and control technologies. However, most research on this topic mainly focuses on single drone scenarios.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-03-03 Yuyang Shen , Jinming Xu , Jin Zhou , Danzhe Xu , Fangguo Zhao , Jiming Chen , Shuo Li

Autonomous aerial tracking with drones offers vast potential for surveillance, cinematography, and industrial inspection applications. While single-drone tracking systems have been extensively studied, swarm-based target tracking remains…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-02 Longji Yin , Yunfan Ren , Fangcheng Zhu , Liuyu Shi , Fanze Kong , Benxu Tang , Wenyi Liu , Ximin Lyu , Fu Zhang

This paper presents a distributed method for robots moving in rigid formations while ensuring probabilistic collision avoidance between the robots. The formation is parametrised through the transformation of a base configuration. The robots…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-08-28 Jeppe Heini Mikkelsen , Vit Kratky , Roberto Galeazzi , Martin Saska , Matteo Fumagalli

This paper presents a decentralized and asynchronous systematic solution for multi-robot autonomous navigation in unknown obstacle-rich scenes using merely onboard resources. The planning system is formulated under gradient-based local…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-05-06 Xin Zhou , Jiangchao Zhu , Hongyu Zhou , Chao Xu , Fei Gao

With advancements in technology, commercial aircraft formation flying is becoming increasingly feasible as an efficient and environmentally friendly flight method. However, gaps remain in practical implementation, particularly in collision…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-02 Songqiying Yang , Ania Adil , Eric Feron

This paper presents a novel method for efficiently solving a trajectory planning problem for swarm robotics in cluttered environments. Recent research has demonstrated high success rates in real-time local trajectory planning for swarm…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-11-08 Pengda Mao , Rao Fu , Quan Quan

This paper presents a new online multi-agent trajectory planning algorithm that guarantees to generate safe, dynamically feasible trajectories in a cluttered environment. The proposed algorithm utilizes a linear safe corridor (LSC) to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-01-04 Jungwon Park , Dabin Kim , Gyeong Chan Kim , Dahyun Oh , H. Jin Kim

Bearing measurements,as the most common modality in nature, have recently gained traction in multi-robot systems to enhance mutual localization and swarm collaboration. Despite their advantages, challenges such as sensory noise, obstacle…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-01-17 Yingjian Wang , Xiangyong Wen , Fei Gao

This research addresses the increasing demand for advanced navigation systems capable of operating within confined surroundings. A significant challenge in this field is developing an efficient planning framework that can generalize across…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-09 Jiayu Fan , Nikolce Murgovski , Jun Liang

In this paper, we address the problem of collision avoidance for a swarm of UAVs used for continuous surveillance of an urban environment. Our method, LSwarm, efficiently avoids collisions with static obstacles, dynamic obstacles and other…