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Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is expected to bring transformative improvement to the integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system. However, due to shared spectrum resources, it is challenging to achieve a critical trade-off between…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-11-10 Kaitao Meng , Qingqing Wu , Shaodan Ma , Wen Chen , Tony Q. S. Quek

This paper focuses on automatic guided vehicle (AGV) trajectory planning in the presence of moving obstacles with known but complicated trajectories. In order to achieve good solution precision, optimality and unification, the concerned…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-04-06 Bai Li , Youmin Zhang , Yakun Ouyang , Yi Liu , Xiang Zhong , Hangjie Cen , Qi Kong

This paper presents a three-dimensional, hydrodynamics-inspired collision avoidance framework for uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) formations operating in dynamic environments. When moving obstacles enter a UAV's sensing region, they are…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Suguru Sato , Kamesh Subbarao

We propose factor graph optimization for simultaneous planning, control, and trajectory estimation for collision-free navigation of autonomous systems in environments with moving objects. The proposed online probabilistic motion planning…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-04-29 Matthew King-Smith , Panagiotis Tsiotras , Frank Dellaert

Gradient-based trajectory optimization with B-spline curves is widely used for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) due to its fast convergence and continuous trajectory generation. However, the application of B-spline curves for path-velocity…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-07 Jongseo Choi , Hyuntai Chin , Hyunwoo Park , Daehyeok Kwon , Doosan Baek , Sang-Hyun Lee

Agile trajectory planning can improve the efficiency of multi-rotor Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in scenarios with combined task-oriented and kinematic trajectory planning, such as monitoring spatio-temporal phenomena or intercepting…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-19 Atharva Ghotavadekar , František Nekovář , Martin Saska , Jan Faigl

Accurate and swift localization of the target is crucial in emergencies. However, accurate position data of a target mobile device, typically obtained from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), cellular networks, or WiFi, may not…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-18 Halim Lee , Jiwon Seo

In this article, we investigate the optimal path planning for aerial load transportation in complex, dynamic, and static environments using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). A hierarchical optimal control system is designed for a quadrotor…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-11-20 Ali Akbar Rezaei Lori

This paper investigates an efficient algorithm for trajectory planning problem of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles which fly over three-dimensional terrains. The proposed algorithm combines convex optimization with disjunctive…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-07-10 Alireza Babaei , Amirhossein Karimi

Autonomous collision avoidance requires accurate environmental perception; however, flight systems often possess limited sensing capabilities with field-of-view (FOV) restrictions. To navigate this challenge, we present a safety-aware…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-03-22 Ryan M. Bena , Chongbo Zhao , Quan Nguyen

This research investigates the efficiency of Floyd algorithm for obstacle-free path planning for autonomous aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones. Floyd algorithm is used to generate the shortest paths for UAVs to fly from any place to the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-12-30 Edward Yao

The environment of low-altitude urban airspace is complex and variable due to numerous obstacles, non-cooperative aircrafts, and birds. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) leveraging environmental information to achieve three-dimension…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-30 Chao Dong , Yifan Zhang , Ziye Jia , Yiyang Liao , Lei Zhang , Qihui Wu

Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are essential in various industries for their efficiency and adaptability. However, planning trajectories for AGVs in obstacle-dense, unstructured environments presents significant challenges due to the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-03-13 Shaoqiang Liang , Songyuan Fa , Yiqun Li

This paper presents a novel approach for collision avoidance in optimal and model predictive control, in which the environment is represented by a large number of points and the robot as a union of padded polygons. The conditions that none…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Yunfan Gao , Florian Messerer , Niels van Duijkeren , Rashmi Dabir , Moritz Diehl

In order to improve usability and safety, modern unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are equipped with sensors to monitor the environment, such as laser-scanners and cameras. One important aspect in this monitoring process is to detect…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-09-24 Boitumelo Ruf , Sebastian Monka , Matthias Kollmann , Michael Grinberg

In this article we propose a reactive constrained navigation scheme, with embedded obstacles avoidance for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), for enabling navigation in obstacle-dense environments. The proposed navigation architecture is…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-07-05 Björn Lindqvist , Sina Sharif Mansouri , Jakub Haluška , George Nikolakopoulos

Vehicle trajectory optimization is essential to ensure vehicles travel efficiently and safely. This paper presents an infrastructure assisted constrained connected automated vehicles (CAVs) trajectory optimization method on curved roads.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-18 Ran Yi , Yang Zhou , Xin Wang , Zhiyuan Liu , Xiaotian Li , Bin Ran

We consider the problem of generating a time-optimal quadrotor trajectory that attains a set of prescribed waypoints. This problem is challenging since the optimal trajectory is located on the boundary of the set of dynamically feasible…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-06-05 Gilhyun Ryou , Ezra Tal , Sertac Karaman

We present a trajectory-based optimization framework for arrival sequencing and scheduling in the terminal maneuvering area (TMA). Unlike node-link scheduling models that reduce trajectories to time-delay variables, the proposed method…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-21 Yutian Pang , Daniel Delahaye , John-Paul Clarke

This paper investigates the localization problem of high-speed high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a monocular camera and inertial navigation system. It proposes a navigation method utilizing the complementarity of vision and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-02-13 Xin-long Luo , Jia-hui Lv , Geng Sun