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We consider a track selection problem for multi-target tracking in a multifunction radar network from a game-theoretic perspective. The problem is formulated as a non-cooperative game. The radars are considered to be players in this game…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2017-04-17 Nikola Bogdanovic , Hans Driessen , Alexander Yarovoy

Several interesting problems in multi-robot systems can be cast in the framework of distributed optimization. Examples include multi-robot task allocation, vehicle routing, target protection, and surveillance. While the theoretical analysis…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-03 Andrea Testa , Guido Carnevale , Giuseppe Notarstefano

Cooperatively planning for multiple agents has been proposed as a promising method for strategic and motion planning for automated vehicles. By taking into account the intent of every agent, the ego agent can incorporate future interactions…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-10-01 Tobias Kessler , Klemens Esterle , Alois Knoll

This paper investigates a fully distributed cooperation scheme for networked mobile manipulators. To achieve cooperative task allocation in a distributed way, an adaptation-based estimation law is established for each robotic agent to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-01-31 Yi Ren , Sandra Hirche

Despite many distributed resource allocation (DRA) algorithms have been reported in literature, it is still unknown how to allocate the resource optimally over multiple interacting coalitions. One major challenge in solving such a problem…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-24 Jialing Zhou , Guanghui Wen , Yuezu Lv , Tao Yang , Guanrong Chen

We design a distributed feedback optimization strategy, embedded into a modular ROS 2 control architecture, which allows a team of heterogeneous robots to cooperatively monitor and encircle a target while patrolling points of interest.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-01 Lorenzo Pichierri , Guido Carnevale , Lorenzo Sforni , Giuseppe Notarstefano

An optimization problem is at the heart of many robotics estimating, planning, and optimum control problems. Several attempts have been made at model-based multi-robot localization, and few have formulated the multi-robot collaborative…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-10-05 Ehsan Latif , Ramviyas Parasuraman

To enable safe and efficient use of multi-robot systems in everyday life, a robust and fast method for coordinating their actions must be developed. In this paper, we present a distributed task allocation and scheduling algorithm for…

We present DisCo, a distributed algorithm for contact-rich, multi-robot tasks. DisCo is a distributed contact-implicit trajectory optimization algorithm, which allows a group of robots to optimize a time sequence of forces to objects and to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-31 Ola Shorinwa , Matthew Devlin , Elliot W. Hawkes , Mac Schwager

This paper addresses the problem of event-based distributed Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) control for multirobot coordination under localization uncertainty. An event-triggered LQG rendezvous control strategy is proposed to ensure…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-07 Tohid Kargar Tasooji , Sakineh Khodadadi

This paper proposes a dynamic game formulation for cooperative human-robot navigation in shared workspaces with obstacles, where the human and robot jointly satisfy shared safety constraints while pursuing a common task. A key contribution…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-10 Mark Pustilnik , Francesco Borrelli

Dynamic games are powerful tools to model multi-agent decision-making, yet computing Nash (generalized Nash) equilibria remains a central challenge in such settings. Complexity arises from tightly coupled optimality conditions, nested…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2026-02-06 Mahdis Rabbani , Navid Mojahed , Shima Nazari

This work addresses the coordination problem of multiple robots with the goal of finding specific hazardous targets in an unknown area and dealing with them cooperatively. The desired behaviour for the robotic system entails multiple…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-03-29 Nunzia Palmieri , Xin-She Yang , Floriano De Rango , Amilcare Francesco Santamaria

Distributed optimization consists of multiple computation nodes working together to minimize a common objective function through local computation iterations and network-constrained communication steps. In the context of robotics,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-25 Trevor Halsted , Ola Shorinwa , Javier Yu , Mac Schwager

This paper focuses on a time-varying Nash equilibrium trajectory tracking problem, that is applicable to a wide range of non-cooperative game applications arising in dynamic environments. To solve this problem, we propose a distributed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-12-15 Ziqin Chen , Ji Ma , Peng Yi , Yiguang Hong

We present a differentiable, decision-oriented learning framework for cost prediction in a class of multi-robot decision-making problems, in which the robots need to trade off the task performance with the costs of taking actions when they…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-03-27 Guangyao Shi , Chak Lam Shek , Nare Karapetyan , Pratap Tokekar

This paper investigates a distributed formation control problem for networked robots, with the global objective of achieving predefined time-varying formations in an environment with obstacles. A novel fixed-time behavioral approach is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-08-19 Ning Zhou , Xiaodong Cheng , Yuanqing Xia , Yanjun Liu

Dynamic games are an effective paradigm for dealing with the control of multiple interacting actors. This paper introduces ALGAMES (Augmented Lagrangian GAME-theoretic Solver), a solver that handles trajectory-optimization problems with…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-06-01 Simon Le Cleac'h , Mac Schwager , Zachary Manchester

In shared autonomy, a critical tension arises when an automated assistant must choose between obeying a human's instruction and deliberately overriding it to prevent harm. This safety-critical behavior is known as intelligent disobedience.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Benedikt Hornig , Reuth Mirsky

This paper presents a distributed, optimal, communication-aware trajectory planning algorithm for multi-robot systems. Building on prior work, it addresses the multi-robot communication-aware trajectory planning problem using a general…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-08-12 Jeppe Heini Mikkelsen , Roberto Galeazzi , Matteo Fumagalli