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This paper addresses the problem of active information gathering for multi-robot systems. Specifically, we consider scenarios where robots are tasked with reducing uncertainty of dynamical hidden states evolving in complex environments. The…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-07-26 Mariliza Tzes , Yiannis Kantaros , George J. Pappas

Car following (CF) models are fundamental to describing traffic dynamics. However, the CF behavior of human drivers is highly stochastic and nonlinear. As a result, identifying the best CF model has been challenging and controversial…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-12-19 Jiwan Jiang , Yang Zhou , Xin Wang , Soyoung Ahn

A crucial challenge in decentralized systems is state estimation in the presence of unknown inputs, particularly within heterogeneous sensor networks with dynamic topologies. While numerous consensus algorithms have been introduced, they…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-13 Zida Wu , Ankur Mehta

Deep reinforcement learning is becoming increasingly popular for robot control algorithms, with the aim for a robot to self-learn useful feature representations from unstructured sensory input leading to the optimal actuation policy. In…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-03-16 Steven Bohez , Tim Verbelen , Elias De Coninck , Bert Vankeirsbilck , Pieter Simoens , Bart Dhoedt

The set-membership information fusion problem is investigated for general multisensor nonlinear dynamic systems. Compared with linear dynamic systems and point estimation fusion in mean squared error sense, it is a more challenging…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-02-20 Zhiguo Wang , Xiaojing Shen , Yunmin Zhu

Combining the outputs of multiple classifiers or experts into a single probabilistic classification is a fundamental task in machine learning with broad applications from classifier fusion to expert opinion pooling. Here we present a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-11-24 Susanne Trick , Constantin A. Rothkopf

Collaborative object localization aims to collaboratively estimate locations of objects observed from multiple views or perspectives, which is a critical ability for multi-agent systems such as connected vehicles. To enable collaborative…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-03-09 Peng Gao , Rui Guo , Hongsheng Lu , Hao Zhang

We develop a robust data fusion algorithm for field reconstruction of multiple physical phenomena. The contribution of this paper is twofold: First, we demonstrate how multi-spatial fields which can have any marginal distributions and…

Methodology · Statistics 2019-06-11 Pengfei Zhang , Gareth W. Peters , Ido Nevat , Keng Boon Teo , Yixin Wang

Assessing the degradation state of an industrial asset first requires evaluating its current condition and then to project the forecast model trajectory to a predefined prognostic threshold, thereby estimating its remaining useful life…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-10-06 Edgar Jaber , Emmanuel Remy , Vincent Chabridon , Mathilde Mougeot , Didier Lucor

Multi-robot systems require scalable and federated methods to model complex environments under computational and communication constraints. Gaussian Processes (GPs) offer robust probabilistic modeling, but suffer from cubic computational…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-02-13 Sanket A. Salunkhe , George P. Kontoudis

Monitoring networks contain monitoring nodes which observe an area of interest to detect any possible existing object and estimate its states. Each node has characteristics such as probability of detection and clutter density which may have…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-04-24 Abolghasem Daeichian , Elham Honarvar

Effective collective decision-making in swarm robotics often requires balancing exploration, communication and individual uncertainty estimation, especially in hazardous environments where direct measurements are limited or costly. We…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Gabriel Aguirre , Simay Atasoy Bingöl , Heiko Hamann , Jonas Kuckling

Shared autonomy functions as a flexible framework that empowers robots to operate across a spectrum of autonomy levels, allowing for efficient task execution with minimal human oversight. However, humans might be intimidated by the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Yingke Li , Fumin Zhang

Multi-fidelity modeling and calibration are data fusion tasks that ubiquitously arise in engineering design. In this paper, we introduce a novel approach based on latent-map Gaussian processes (LMGPs) that enables efficient and accurate…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2022-01-17 Nicholas Oune , Jonathan Tammer Eweis-Labolle , Ramin Bostanabad

Federated Learning (FL) involves training a model over a dataset distributed among clients, with the constraint that each client's dataset is localized and possibly heterogeneous. In FL, small and noisy datasets are common, highlighting the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-01-11 Mohsin Hasan , Guojun Zhang , Kaiyang Guo , Xi Chen , Pascal Poupart

This paper presents a multi-sensor fusion strategy for a novel road-matching method designed to support real-time navigational features within advanced driving-assistance systems. Managing multihypotheses is a useful strategy for the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2007-09-10 Cherif Smaili , Maan El Badaoui El Najjar , François Charpillet

Heterogeneous multi-robot systems feature significant adaptability for complex environments. However, effective collaboration that fully exploits the robots' potential remains a core challenge. This paper proposes a decentralized…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Yuxiang Li , Kun Chen , Jiancheng Wang , Shihao Fang , Haoyao Chen , Yunhui Liu

Bayesian Federated Learning (FL) has been recently introduced to provide well-calibrated Machine Learning (ML) models quantifying the uncertainty of their predictions. Despite their advantages compared to frequentist FL setups, Bayesian FL…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-12 Luca Barbieri , Stefano Savazzi , Monica Nicoli

This paper develops a probabilistic anticipation algorithm for dynamic objects observed by an autonomous robot in an urban environment. Predictive Gaussian mixture models are used due to their ability to probabilistically capture continuous…

Robotics · Computer Science 2013-09-04 Frank Havlak , Mark Campbell

Multimodal fusion is crucial in joint decision-making systems for rendering holistic judgments. Since multimodal data changes in open environments, dynamic fusion has emerged and achieved remarkable progress in numerous applications.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-06 Bing Cao , Yinan Xia , Yi Ding , Changqing Zhang , Qinghua Hu