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Flying quadrotors in tight formations is a challenging problem. It is known that in the near-field airflow of a quadrotor, the aerodynamic effects induced by the propellers are complex and difficult to characterize. Although machine…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-15 Kong Yao Chee , Pei-An Hsieh , George J. Pappas , M. Ani Hsieh

This paper presents an aggressive trajectory tracking method for a small lightweight nano-quadrotor using nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) based on acados. Controlling a nano quadrotor for accurate trajectory tracking at high speed…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-05 Muhammad Kazim , Hyunjae Sim , Gihun Shin , Hwancheol Hwang , Kwang-Ki K. Kim

Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) is a powerful approach for controlling highly dynamic robotic systems, as it accounts for system dynamics and optimizes control inputs at each step. However, its high computational complexity makes…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-27 Van Chung Nguyen , Pratik Walunj , Chuong Le , An Duy Nguyen , Hung Manh La

This paper presents a review of the design and application of model predictive control strategies for Micro Aerial Vehicles and specifically multirotor configurations such as quadrotors. The diverse set of works in the domain is organized…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-11-24 Huan Nguyen , Mina Kamel , Kostas Alexis , Roland Siegwart

In this work, the autonomous control of a quadrotor-manipulator unmanned aerial vehicle is treated using an extended dynamic model. Due to persistent aerodynamic disturbances and dynamic couplings, the control of a quadrotor-manipulator…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-10-22 Kabir Abdulmajeed

Quadrotor flight is an extremely challenging problem due to the limited control authority encountered at the limit of handling. Model Predictive Contouring Control (MPCC) has emerged as a promising model-based approach for time optimization…

Existing FPV object tracking methods heavily rely on handcrafted modular pipelines, which incur high onboard computation and cumulative errors. While learning-based approaches have mitigated computational delays, most still generate only…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Fanxing Li , Shengyang Wang , Fangyu Sun , Shuyu Wu , Dexin Zuo , Yufei Yan , Wenxian Yu , Danping Zou

We propose a high-level planner for a multirotor to chase a ground vehicle, while simultaneously respecting various state and input constraints. Assuming a minimal kinematic model for the ground vehicle, we use data collected online to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-05-24 Jaeseung Byun , Karan P. Jain , Siddharth H. Nair , Haoyun Xu , Jiaming Zha

This paper presents a novel quaternion-based nonsingular control system for underactuated vertical-take-off and landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Position and attitude tracking is challenging regarding singularity and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-16 Arezo Shevidi , Hashim A. Hashim

Quadrotors are highly nonlinear dynamical systems that require carefully tuned controllers to be pushed to their physical limits. Recently, learning-based control policies have been proposed for quadrotors, as they would potentially allow…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-02-23 Elia Kaufmann , Leonard Bauersfeld , Davide Scaramuzza

This paper provides new results for a robust adaptive tracking control of the attitude dynamics of a rigid body. Both of the attitude dynamics and the proposed control system are globally expressed on the special orthogonal group, to avoid…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-09-05 Taeyoung Lee

In this paper, an adaptive super-twisting controller is designed for an agile maneuvering quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle to achieve accurate trajectory tracking in the presence of external disturbances. A cascaded control architecture is…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-15 D. M. K. K. Venkateswara Rao , Hamed Habibi , Jose Luis Sanchez-Lopez , Prathyush P. Menon , Christopher Edwards , Holger Voos

This paper presents a novel approach to utilizing underactuated quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as assistive devices in cooperative payload transportation task through human guidance and physical interaction. The proposed system…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-24 Hussein Naser , Hashim A. Hashim , Mojtaba Ahmadi

Planning time-optimal trajectories for quadrotors in cluttered environments is a challenging, non-convex problem. This paper addresses minimizing the traversal time of a given collision-free geometric path without violating bounds on…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-26 Katherine Mao , Igor Spasojevic , M. Ani Hsieh , Vijay Kumar

Quadrotors are increasingly used in the evolving field of aerial robotics for their agility and mechanical simplicity. However, inherent uncertainties, such as aerodynamic effects coupled with quadrotors' operation in dynamically changing…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-24 Yuliang Gu , Sheng Cheng , Naira Hovakimyan

This work develops a unified optimal control framework for a Quadrotor Biplane tailsitter UAV capable of operating seamlessly across hover, transition, and cruise flight regimes. Although the tailsitter configuration enables mechanically…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-05 Animesh Kumar Shastry , Mangal Kothari

This study explores modeling and control for quadrotor acrobatics, focusing on executing flip maneuvers. Flips are an elegant way to deliver sensor probes into no-fly or hazardous zones, like volcanic vents. Successful flips require…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-02-01 Saransh Jain , Yash Shethwala , Jnaneshwar Das

Aerial transportation using quadrotors with cable-suspended payloads holds great potential for applications in disaster response, logistics, and infrastructure maintenance. However, their hybrid and underactuated dynamics pose significant…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-30 Luis F. Recalde , Mrunal Sarvaiya , Giuseppe Loianno , Guanrui Li

Enforcing safety on precise trajectory tracking is critical for aerial robotics subject to wind disturbances. In this paper, we present a learning-based safety-preserving cascaded quadratic programming control (SPQC) for safe trajectory…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-04-22 Lei Zheng , Rui Yang , Jiesen Pan , Hui Cheng

This paper presents a mathematic dynamic model of a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (QUAV) by using the symbolic regression approach and then proposes a hierarchical control scheme for trajectory tracking. The symbolic regression approach…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-10 Wei Fang , Zhiyong Chen