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We study a simple motion differential game of many pursuers and one evader in the plane. We give a nonempty closed convex set in the plane, and the pursuers and evader move on this set. They cannot leave this set during the game. Control…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-05-04 Idham Arif Alias , Gafurjan Ibragimov , Massimiliano Ferrara , Mehdi Salimi , Mansor Monsi

This paper explores a multi-agent containment problem, where a fast evader, modeled having constant speed and using constant heading, attempts to escape a circular containment region that is orbited by a slower pursuer with a nonzero…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-10-03 Braulio Mora , Alexander Von Moll , Isaac Weintraub , David Casbeer , Animesh Chakravarthy

This paper develops an analytical strategy for solving the linear quadratic pursuit-evasion game in arbitrary Keplerian reference orbits. The motion of the pursuer and evader is described using the controlled Tschauner-Hempel equations, and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-02 Shuyue Fu , Shengping Gong , Peng Shi

This paper investigates a partial-information pursuit evasion game in which the Pursuer has a limited-range sensor to detect the Evader. Given a fixed final time, we derive the optimal evasion strategy for the Evader to maximize its…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-24 Dipankar Maity , Alexander Von Moll , Daigo Shishika , Michael Dorothy

In this article the pursuit problem of objects that moves with different accelerations and initial speeds is studied. Initially, the situation in which the escaping object moves in a straight line is considered. Under this condition, and if…

Classical Physics · Physics 2025-08-07 Luis Rozas

We model and analyze a herding problem, where the drivers try to steer the evaders' trajectories while the evaders always move away from the drivers. This problem is motivated by the guidance-by-repulsion model [Escobedo, R., Iba\~nez, A.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-11-05 Dongnam Ko , Enrique Zuazua

In classical works on a planar differential pursuit-evasion game with a faster pursuer, the intercept point resulting from the equilibrium strategies lies on the Apollonius circle. This property was exploited for the construction of the…

We introduce a new dynamical system model called the shadowing problem, where a shadower chases after an escaper by always staring at and keeping the distance from him. When the escaper runs along a planar closed curve, we associate to the…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2022-08-30 Qiaoling Wei , Meirong Zhang

This paper investigates the application of game-theoretic principles combined with advanced Kalman filtering techniques to enhance maritime target tracking systems. Specifically, the paper presents a two-player, imperfect information,…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-18 Daniel Leal , Ngoc Hung Nguyen , Alex Skvortsov , Sanjeev Arulampalam , Mahendra Piraveenan

This paper studies a multi-robot visibility-based pursuit-evasion problem in which a group of pursuer robots are tasked with detecting an evader within a two dimensional polygonal environment. The primary contribution is a novel formulation…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-09-21 Trevor Olsen , Nicholas M. Stiffler , Jason M. O'Kane

This paper investigates obstacle-free simple motion pursuit-evasion problems where the pursuer is faster and game termination is point capture. It is well known that the interior of the Apollonius Circle (AC) is the evader's dominance…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-03-24 Michael Dorothy , Dipankar Maity , Daigo Shishika , Alexander Von Moll

The equations of motion of a secularly precessing ellipse are developed using time as the independent variable. The equations are useful when integrating numerically the perturbations about a reference trajectory which is subject to secular…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Stefano Casotto , Massimo Bardella

The value of cooperation in pursuit-evasion games is investigated. The considered setting is that of three pursuers chasing one evader in a planar environment. The optimal evader trajectory for a well-known decentralized pursuer strategy is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-01-27 Marco Casini , Andrea Garulli

Suppose an escaping player ("human") moves continuously at maximum speed $1$ in the interior of a region, while a pursuing player ("zombie") moves continuously at maximum speed $r$ outside the region. For what $r$ can the first player…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2025-10-21 Zachary Abel , Hugo Akitaya , Erik D. Demaine , Martin L. Demaine , Adam Hesterberg , Jason S. Ku , Jayson Lynch

The evader's dominance region is an important concept and the foundation of geometric methods for pursuit-evasion games. This article mainly reveals the relevant properties of the evader's dominance region, especially in non-anticipative…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-02-06 Weiwen Huang , Li Liang , Ningsheng Xu , Fang Deng

A new surveillance-evasion differential game is posed and solved in which an agile pursuer (the prying pedestrian) seeks to remain within a given surveillance range of a less agile evader that aims to escape. In contrast to previous…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-13 Philipp Braun , Timothy L. Molloy , Iman Shames

We consider a class of pursuit-evasion differential games in which the evader has continuous access to the pursuer's location, but not vice-versa. There is an immobile sensor (e.g., a ground radar station) that can sense the evader's…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-06 Dipankar Maity

Solar system, exoplanet and stellar science rely on transits, eclipses and occultations for dynamical and physical insight. Often, the geometry of these configurations are modelled by assuming a particular viewpoint. Here, instead, I derive…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-05 Dimitri Veras

The pursuit-evasion problem is widespread in nature, engineering, and societal applications. It is commonly observed in nature that predators often exhibit faster speeds than their prey but have less agile maneuverability. Over millions of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-10 Panpan Zhou , Sirui Li , Benyun Zhao , Bo Wahlberg , Xiaoming Hu

The classic Homicidal Chauffeur game is a pursuit-evasion game played in an unbounded planar environment between a pursuer constrained to move with fixed speed on curves with bounded curvature, and a slower evader with fixed speed but with…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-26 Shreesh Mahapatra , Bhargav Jha , Michael R. Dorothy , Shaunak D. Bopardikar