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We propose a signal temporal logic (STL)-based framework that rigorously verifies the feasibility of a mission described in STL and synthesizes control to safely execute it. The proposed framework ensures safe and reliable operation through…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-27 Joonwon Choi , Kartik Anand Pant , Youngim Nam , Henry Hellmann , Karthik Nune , Inseok Hwang

We investigate the problem of optimal control synthesis for Markov Decision Processes (MDPs), addressing both qualitative and quantitative objectives. Specifically, we require the system to satisfy a qualitative task specified by a Linear…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-19 Yu Chen , Xuanyuan Yin , Shaoyuan Li , Xiang Yin

This paper considers how heterogeneous multi-agent teams can leverage their different capabilities to mutually improve individual agent performance. We present Capability-Augmenting Tasks (CATs), which encode how agents can augment their…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-17 Carter Berlind , Wenliang Liu , Alyssa Pierson , Calin Belta

In this paper, we present a method for optimal control synthesis of a plant that interacts with a set of agents in a graph-like environment. The control specification is given as a temporal logic statement about some properties that hold at…

Robotics · Computer Science 2012-09-06 Alphan Ulusoy , Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn , Calin Belta

Real-world agentic tasks, unlike synchronous Markov Decision Processes (MDPs), often involve non-blocking actions with variable latencies, creating a fundamental \textit{Temporal Gap} between action initiation and completion. Existing…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-12-19 Yifei She , Ping Zhang , He Liu , Yanmin Jia , Yang Jing , Zijun Liu , Peng Sun , Xiangbin Li , Xiaohe Hu

We develop a probabilistic control algorithm, $\texttt{GTLProCo}$, for swarms of agents with heterogeneous dynamics and objectives, subject to high-level task specifications. The resulting algorithm not only achieves decentralized control…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-01 Franck Djeumou , Zhe Xu , Murat Cubuktepe , Ufuk Topcu

Signal temporal logic (STL) is a powerful tool for describing complex behaviors for dynamical systems. Among many approaches, the control problem for systems under STL task constraints is well suited for learning-based solutions, because…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-16 Peter Varnai , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

This paper develops a controller synthesis approach for a multi-agent system (MAS) with intermittent communication. We adopt a leader-follower scheme, where a mobile leader with absolute position sensors switches among a set of followers…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-09-24 Zhe Xu , Federico M. Zegers , Bo Wu , Warren Dixon , Ufuk Topcu

We consider the synthesis of control policies from temporal logic specifications for robots that interact with multiple dynamic environment agents. Each environment agent is modeled by a Markov chain whereas the robot is modeled by a finite…

Robotics · Computer Science 2012-03-07 Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn , Alphan Ulusoy , Calin Belta , Emilio Frazzoli , Daniela Rus

We formalize synthesis of shared control protocols with correctness guarantees for temporal logic specifications. More specifically, we introduce a modeling formalism in which both a human and an autonomy protocol can issue commands to a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2016-10-28 Nils Jansen , Murat Cubuktepe , Ufuk Topcu

In this paper, we study the problem of learning to satisfy temporal logic specifications with a group of agents in an unknown environment, which may exhibit probabilistic behaviour. From a learning perspective these specifications provide a…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-02-10 Lewis Hammond , Alessandro Abate , Julian Gutierrez , Michael Wooldridge

Prior work on automatic control synthesis for cyber-physical systems under logical constraints has primarily focused on environmental disturbances or modeling uncertainties, however, the impact of deliberate and malicious attacks has been…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-07-25 Luyao Niu , Andrew Clark

Designing tests to evaluate if a given autonomous system satisfies complex specifications is challenging due to the complexity of these systems. This work proposes a flow-based approach for reactive test synthesis from temporal logic…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-16 Josefine B. Graebener , Apurva S. Badithela , Denizalp Goktas , Wyatt Ubellacker , Eric V. Mazumdar , Aaron D. Ames , Richard M. Murray

Quantitative requirements play an important role in the context of multi-agent systems, where there is often a trade-off between the tasks of individual agents and the constraints that the agents must jointly adhere to. We study multi-agent…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2024-12-18 Rafael Dewes , Rayna Dimitrova

Real-time dynamic scheduling is a crucial but notoriously challenging task in modern manufacturing processes due to its high decision complexity. Recently, reinforcement learning (RL) has been gaining attention as an impactful technique to…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-09-23 Jaeyeon Jang , Diego Klabjan , Han Liu , Nital S. Patel , Xiuqi Li , Balakrishnan Ananthanarayanan , Husam Dauod , Tzung-Han Juang

This paper addresses the problem of collaboratively satisfying long-term spatial constraints in multi-agent systems. Each agent is subject to spatial constraints, expressed as inequalities, which may depend on the positions of other agents…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-23 Farhad Mehdifar , Mani H. Dhullipalla , Charalampos P. Bechlioulis , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

The paper addresses task assignment and trajectory generation for collaborative inspection missions using a fleet of multi-rotors, focusing on the wind turbine inspection scenario. The proposed solution enables safe and feasible…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-01-16 Giuseppe Silano , Alvaro Caballero , Davide Liuzza , Luigi Iannelli , Stjepan Bogdan , Martin Saska

In this paper, we consider the robot motion (or task) planning problem under some given time bounded high level specifications. We use metric interval temporal logic (MITL), a member of the temporal logic family, to represent the task…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-03-30 Yuchen Zhou , Dipankar Maity , John S. Baras

We propose a framework for solving control synthesis problems for multi-agent networked systems required to satisfy spatio-temporal specifications. We use Spatio-Temporal Reach and Escape Logic (STREL) as a specification language. For this…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-09 Suhail Alsalehi , Noushin Mehdipour , Ezio Bartocci , Calin Belta

This paper investigates the controller synthesis problem for a multi-agent system (MAS) with intermittent communication. We adopt a relay-explorer scheme, where a mobile relay agent with absolute position sensors switches among a set of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-04-20 Zhe Xu , Federico M. Zegers , Bo Wu , Alexander J. Phillips , Warren Dixon , Ufuk Topcu
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