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Reactive collision avoidance is essential for agile robots navigating complex and dynamic environments, enabling real-time obstacle response. However, this task is inherently challenging because it requires a tight integration of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-06 Alessandro Saviolo , Niko Picello , Jeffrey Mao , Rishabh Verma , Giuseppe Loianno

In this paper, we present an on-board vision-based approach for avoidance of moving obstacles in dynamic environments. Our approach relies on an efficient obstacle detection and tracking algorithm based on depth image pairs, which provides…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-02-14 Jiahao Lin , Hai Zhu , Javier Alonso-Mora

This paper addresses the challenge of human-guided navigation for mobile collaborative robots under simultaneous proximity regulation and safety constraints. We introduce Adaptive Reinforcement and Model Predictive Control Switching (ARMS),…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-26 Ning Liu , Sen Shen , Zheng Li , Matthew D'Souza , Jen Jen Chung , Thomas Braunl

In this paper, a risk map-based path planning algorithm is introduced for autonomous vehicles. Multivariate B-splines are implemented to generate a risk map, which measures the risk of colliding with different objects. In the following…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-03-09 Qiannan Wang , Matthias Gerdts

Understanding the probabilistic traffic environment is a vital challenge for the motion planning of autonomous vehicles. To make feasible control decisions, forecasting future trajectories of adjacent cars is essential for intelligent…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-01-18 Yufei Huang , Mohsen A. Jafari

Autonomous agents such as self-driving cars or parcel robots need to recognize and avoid possible collisions with obstacles in order to move successfully in their environment. Humans, however, have learned to predict movements intuitively…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-11-30 Carsten Hahn , Sebastian Feld , Hannes Schroter

An approach to resilient planning and control of autonomous vehicles in multi-vehicle traffic scenarios is proposed. The proposed method is based on model predictive control (MPC), where alternative predictions of the surrounding traffic…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-21 Victor Fors , Björn Olofsson , Erik Frisk

Achieving rapid and effective active collision avoidance in dynamic interactive traffic remains a core challenge for autonomous driving. This paper proposes REACT (Runtime-Enabled Active Collision-avoidance Technique), a closed-loop…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-19 Heye Huang , Hao Cheng , Zhiyuan Zhou , Zijin Wang , Qichao Liu , Xiaopeng Li

Trajectory planning for autonomous driving is challenging because the unknown future motion of traffic participants must be accounted for, yielding large uncertainty. Stochastic Model Predictive Control (SMPC)-based planners provide…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-31 Tommaso Benciolini , Michael Fink , Nehir Güzelkaya , Dirk Wollherr , Marion Leibold

For an autonomous vehicle to operate reliably within real-world traffic scenarios, it is imperative to assess the repercussions of its prospective actions by anticipating the uncertain intentions exhibited by other participants in the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-06-21 Khaled A. Mustafa , Daniel Jarne Ornia , Jens Kober , Javier Alonso-Mora

In this paper, a novel closed-loop control framework for autonomous obstacle avoidance on a curve road is presented. The proposed framework provides two main functionalities; (i) collision free trajectory planning using MPC and (ii) a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-20 Shayan Taherian , Shilp Dixit , Umberto Montanaro , Saber Fallah

Ensuring safe driving while maintaining travel efficiency for autonomous vehicles in dynamic and occluded environments is a critical challenge. This paper proposes an occlusion-aware contingency safety-critical planning approach for…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Lei Zheng , Rui Yang , Minzhe Zheng , Zengqi Peng , Michael Yu Wang , Jun Ma

Robotic manipulators are essential for precise industrial pick-and-place operations, yet planning collision-free trajectories in dynamic environments remains challenging due to uncertainties such as sensor noise and time-varying delays.…

Uncertainty in the behavior of other traffic participants is a crucial factor in collision avoidance for automated driving; here, stochastic metrics could avoid overly conservative decisions. This paper introduces a Stochastic Model…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-15 Leila Gharavi , Azita Dabiri , Jelske Verkuijlen , Bart De Schutter , Simone Baldi

This paper presents a systematic verification and validation (V\&V) framework for the Evasive Minimum Risk Maneuver (EMRM) feature in autonomous vehicles, addressing a critical gap in existing safety assessment methods. We introduce the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-30 Aliasghar Arab , Milad Khaleghi , Koorosh Aslansefat

Balancing safety and efficiency when planning in crowded scenarios with uncertain dynamics is challenging where it is imperative to accomplish the robot's mission without incurring any safety violations. Typically, chance constraints are…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-02-22 Khaled A. Mustafa , Oscar de Groot , Xinwei Wang , Jens Kober , Javier Alonso-Mora

Risk assessment is a crucial component of collision warning and avoidance systems in intelligent vehicles. To accurately detect potential vehicle collisions, reachability-based formal approaches have been developed to ensure driving safety,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-06-02 Xinwei Wang , Zirui Li , Javier Alonso-Mora , Meng Wang

The recent advancement in vehicular networking technology provides novel solutions for designing intelligent and sustainable vehicle motion controllers. This work addresses a car-following task, where the feedback linearisation method is…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-28 Sheng Yu , Xiao Pan , Anastasis Georgiou , Boli Chen , Imad M. Jaimoukha , Simos A. Evangelou

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) procedures benefit significantly from robotic systems due to their improved precision and dexterity. However, ensuring safety in these dynamic and cluttered environments is an ongoing challenge. This paper…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-25 Jacinto Colan , Ana Davila , Khusniddin Fozilov , Yasuhisa Hasegawa

In this paper, a novel and innovative methodology for feasible motion planning in the multi-agent system is developed. On the basis of velocity obstacles characteristics, the chance constraints are formulated in the receding horizon control…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-25 Xiaoxue Zhang , Jun Ma , Zilong Cheng , Sunan Huang , Tong Heng Lee