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In this study, we propose a novel method that integrates Nonlinear Model Predictive Contour Control (NMPCC) with an Exponentially Stabilizing Control Lyapunov Function (ES-CLF) and Exponential Higher-Order Control Barrier Functions to…

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This paper studies control synthesis for a general class of nonlinear, control-affine dynamical systems under additive disturbances and state-estimation errors. We enforce forward invariance of static and dynamic safe sets and convergence…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-14 Kunal Garg , Dimitra Panagou

The paper revisits a Lyapunov-based feedback control to implement spacecraft orbital transfer maneuvers. The spacecraft equations of motion in the form of Gauss Variational Equations (GVEs) are used. By shaping the Lyapunov function using…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-07-24 Simone Semeraro , Ilya Kolmanovsky , Emanuele Garone

This paper presents a constraint-lifting control framework for designing stabilizing controllers that guarantee the forward invariance of a prescribed safe set. State-of-the-art safety-enforcing methods, such as control barrier functions…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-29 Jhon Manuel Portella Delgado , Ankit Goel

In this paper, a novel dual-mode robust model predictive control (MPC) approach is proposed for solving the tracking control problem of non-holonomoic mobile robots with additive bounded disturbance. To reduce the negative effect of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-02-27 Huan Meng

This paper studies the kinematic tracking control problem for aerial manipulators. Existing kinematic tracking control methods, which typically employ proportional-derivative feedback or tracking-error-based feedback strategies, may fail to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Huazi Cao , Jiahao Shen , Zhengzhen Li , Qinquan Ren , Shiyu Zhao

We propose a novel feedback controller for a class of uncertain higher-order nonlinear systems, subject to delays in both state measurement and control input signals. Building on the prescribed performance control framework, a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-11 Thomas Berger , Lampros N. Bikas , Jan Hachmeister , George A. Rovithakis

This paper deals with the problem of time-constrained navigation of a robot modeled by uncertain nonlinear non-affine dynamics in a bounded workspace of $\mathbb{R}^n$. Initially, we provide a novel class of robust feedback controllers that…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-09-04 Alexandros Nikou , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

The prevention of the loss of control in agile aircraft during the extreme maneuvers is of concern due to the nonlinear aerodynamics and flight dynamics nature of the aircraft in this study. Within this context, the primary objective is to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-03 Ege Ç. Altunkaya , Akın Çatak , Emre Koyuncu , İbrahim Özkol

This paper proposes a nonlinear control architecture for flexible aircraft simultaneous trajectory tracking and load alleviation. By exploiting the control redundancy, the gust and maneuver loads are alleviated without degrading the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-28 Xuerui Wang , Tigran Mkhoyan , Roeland De Breuker

A safe controller for multicopter is proposed using control barrier function. Multicopter dynamics are reformulated to deal with mixed-relative-degree and non-strict-feedback-form dynamics, and a time-varying safe backstepping controller is…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-09 Jinrae Kim , Youdan Kim

In this paper, we investigate the synthesis of piecewise affine feedback controllers to address the problem of safe and robust controller design in robotics based on high-level controls specifications. The methodology is based on…

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In the evolving landscape of high-speed agile quadrotor flight, achieving precise trajectory tracking at the platform's operational limits is paramount. Controllers must handle actuator constraints, exhibit robustness to disturbances, and…

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This paper investigates the position-tracking control problem for fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with a turbojet engine via an integrated flight and propulsion control scheme. To this end, a hierarchical control…

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In this paper, we focus on the problem about direct way to design a stable controller for nonlinear system. A framework of learning controller with Lyapunov-based constraint is proposed, which is intended to transform designing and analyis…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-03-11 Me Le , Chi Yanxun , Li Zhiwei , Xu Dongfu , Zhang Yulong

Due to the complexity and inconstancy of the space environment, accurate mathematical models for spacecraft rendezvous are difficult to obtain, which consequently complicates the control tasks. In this paper, a linearized time-variant plant…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-01-05 Neng Wan , Weiran Yao

A robust controller is specified, and the stability bounds of the uncertain closed-loop system are determined using the small gain, circle, positive real, and Popov criteria. A graphical approach is employed in order to demonstrate the ease…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-17 Farooq Aslam , Fatima Shoaib , Hafiz Zeeshan Iqbal Khan , Muhammad Farooq Haydar , Jamshed Riaz

This work presents the design and the corresponding stability analysis of a model based, joint position tracking error constrained, adaptive output feedback controller for robot manipulators. Specifically, provided that the initial joint…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-08 Samet Gul , Erkan Zergeroglu , Enver Tatlicioglu

We propose a two-component data-driven controller to safely perform docking maneuvers for satellites. Reinforcement Learning is used to deduce an optimal control policy based on measurement data. To safeguard the learning phase, an…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-07-30 Simon Gottschalk , Lukas Lanza , Karl Worthmann , Kerstin Lux-Gottschalk

Intercepting dynamic objects in uncertain environments involves a significant unresolved challenge in modern robotic systems. Current control approaches rely solely on estimated information, and results lack guarantees of robustness and…

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