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Recently, a theory for stochastic optimal control in non-linear dynamical systems in continuous space-time has been developed (Kappen, 2005). We apply this theory to collaborative multi-agent systems. The agents evolve according to a given…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2012-07-02 Wim Wiegerinck , Bart van den Broek , Hilbert Kappen

Trajectory planning involving multi-agent interactions has been a long-standing challenge in the field of robotics, primarily burdened by the inherent yet intricate interactions among agents. While game-theoretic methods are widely…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-17 Zhenmin Huang , Yusen Xie , Benshan Ma , Shaojie Shen , Jun Ma

The integration of autonomous vehicles (AVs) into the existing transportation infrastructure offers a promising solution to alleviate congestion and enhance mobility. This research explores a novel approach to traffic optimization by…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-05-13 Lu Liu , Maonan Wang , Man-On Pun , Xi Xiong

Safety is a core challenge of autonomous robot motion planning, especially in the presence of dynamic and uncertain obstacles. Many recent results use learning and deep learning-based motion planners and prediction modules to predict…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-19 Sleiman Safaoui , Tyler H. Summers

Motion planning for merging scenarios accounting for measurement and prediction uncertainties is a major challenge on the way to autonomous driving. Classical methods subdivide the motion planning into behavior and trajectory planning, thus…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-11-06 Johannes Müller , Michael Buchholz

We present a decentralized minimum-time trajectory optimization scheme based on learning model predictive control for multi-agent systems with nonlinear decoupled dynamics and coupled state constraints. By performing the same task…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-21 Edward L. Zhu , Yvonne R. Stürz , Ugo Rosolia , Francesco Borrelli

Complex scheduling problems require a large amount computation power and innovative solution methods. The objective of this paper is the conception and implementation of a multi-agent system that is applicable in various problem domains.…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-04-21 Peter Hillmann , Tobias Uhlig , Gabi Dreo Rodosek , Oliver Rose

In this paper, we address the trajectory planning problem in uncertain nonconvex static and dynamic environments that contain obstacles with probabilistic location, size, and geometry. To address this problem, we provide a risk bounded…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-06-06 Ashkan Jasour , Weiqiao Han , Brian Williams

Existing work in multi-agent collision prediction and avoidance typically assumes discrete-time trajectories with Gaussian uncertainty or that are completely deterministic. We propose an approach that allows detection of collisions even…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2014-05-13 Jan-Peter Calliess , Michael Osborne , Stephen Roberts

In multi-agent navigation, agents need to move towards their goal locations while avoiding collisions with other agents and static obstacles, often without communication with each other. Existing methods compute motions that are optimal…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2017-10-13 Julio Godoy , Tiannan Chen , Stephen J. Guy , Ioannis Karamouzas , Maria Gini

Safe navigation is essential for autonomous systems operating in hazardous environments, especially when multiple agents must coordinate using only high-dimensional visual observations. While recent approaches successfully combine…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Viraj Parimi , Brian C. Williams

Uncertainty is prevalent in robotics. Due to measurement noise and complex dynamics, we cannot estimate the exact system and environment state. Since conservative motion planners are not guaranteed to find a safe control strategy in a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-22 Laura Lützow , Yue Meng , Andres Chavez Armijos , Chuchu Fan

Balancing safety and efficiency when planning in dense traffic is challenging. Interactive behavior planners incorporate prediction uncertainty and interactivity inherent to these traffic situations. Yet, their use of single-objective…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-02-08 Julian Bernhard , Alois Knoll

This paper presents a motion planning and risk analysis framework for enhancing human-robot collaboration with a Multi-Rotor Aerial Vehicle. The proposed method employs Signal Temporal Logic to encode key mission objectives, including…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-13 Giuseppe Silano , Amr Afifi , Martin Saska , Antonio Franchi

Manoeuvring in the presence of emergency vehicles is still a major issue for vehicle autonomy systems. Most studies that address this topic are based on rule-based methods, which cannot cover all possible scenarios that can take place in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-11-01 Leandro Parada , Eduardo Candela , Luis Marques , Panagiotis Angeloudis

In this paper, we present an on-board vision-based approach for avoidance of moving obstacles in dynamic environments. Our approach relies on an efficient obstacle detection and tracking algorithm based on depth image pairs, which provides…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-02-14 Jiahao Lin , Hai Zhu , Javier Alonso-Mora

Obstacle avoidance for multi-robot navigation with polytopic shapes is challenging. Existing works simplify the system dynamics or consider it as a convex or non-convex optimization problem with positive distance constraints between robots,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-06-11 Jihao Huang , Jun Zeng , Xuemin Chi , Koushil Sreenath , Zhitao Liu , Hongye Su

With the rapid development of autonomous driving, the attention of academia has increasingly focused on the development of anti-collision systems in emergency scenarios, which have a crucial impact on driving safety. While numerous…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-04-24 Guoying Chen , Xinyu Wang , Min Hua , Wei Liu

This paper studies a distributed multi-agent convex optimization problem. The system comprises multiple agents in this problem, each with a set of local data points and an associated local cost function. The agents are connected to a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-08-20 Kushal Chakrabarti , Nirupam Gupta , Nikhil Chopra

Collision-free navigation in cluttered environments with static and dynamic obstacles is essential for many multi-robot tasks. Dynamic obstacles may also be interactive, i.e., their behavior varies based on the behavior of other entities.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-21 Baskın Şenbaşlar , Gaurav S. Sukhatme