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Motion control is essential for all autonomous mobile robots, and even more so for spherical robots. Due to the uniqueness of the spherical robot, its motion control must not only ensure accurate tracking of the target commands, but also…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-10-20 Tao Hu , Xiaoqing Guan , Yixu Wang , Yifan Liu , Bixuan Zhang , Boyu Lin , You Wang , Guang Li

We present a model predictive controller (MPC) that automatically discovers collision-free locomotion while simultaneously taking into account the system dynamics, friction constraints, and kinematic limitations. A relaxed barrier function…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-26 Magnus Gaertner , Marko Bjelonic , Farbod Farshidian , Marco Hutter

We propose a shared semantic map architecture to construct and configure Model Predictive Controllers (MPC) dynamically, that solve navigation problems for multiple robotic agents sharing parts of the same environment. The navigation task…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-24 K. de Vos , E. Torta , H. Bruyninckx , C. A. Lopez Martinez , M. J. G. van de Molengraft

Model Predictive Control (MPC) is an enabling technology in applications requiring controlling physical processes in an optimized way under constraints on inputs and outputs. However, in MPC closed-loop performance is pushed to the limits…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-05-06 Dario Piga , Marco Forgione , Simone Formentin , Alberto Bemporad

A comprehensive approach addressing identification and control for learningbased Model Predictive Control (MPC) for linear systems is presented. The design technique yields a data-driven MPC law, based on a dataset collected from the…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-10-31 Enrico Terzi , Lorenzo Fagiano , Marcello Farina , Riccardo Scattolini

Tracking controllers enable robotic systems to accurately follow planned reference trajectories. In particular, reinforcement learning (RL) has shown promise in the synthesis of controllers for systems with complex dynamics and modest…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-05 Jake Welde , Nishanth Rao , Pratik Kunapuli , Dinesh Jayaraman , Vijay Kumar

The complex tasks such as surveillance, construction, search and rescue can benefit of the maneuverability of multirotor Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) to obtain robust, cooperative system behavior and formation control is a prominent…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-04-09 I. Kagan Erunsal , Rodrigo Ventura , Alcherio Martinoli

The robust balancing capability of humanoids is essential for mobility in real environments. Many studies focus on implementing human-inspired ankle, hip, and stepping strategies to achieve human-level balance. In this paper, a robust…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-06 Myeong-Ju Kim , Daegyu Lim , Gyeongjae Park , Kwanwoo Lee , Jaeheung Park

Online collision-free trajectory generation within a shared workspace is fundamental for most multi-robot applications. However, many widely-used methods based on model predictive control (MPC) lack theoretical guarantees on the feasibility…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-10 Yuda Chen , Meng Guo , Zhongkui Li

We address the challenge of enabling bipedal robots to traverse rough terrain by developing probabilistically safe planning and control strategies that ensure dynamic feasibility and centroidal robustness under terrain uncertainty.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-10 Kasidit Muenprasitivej , Ye Zhao , Glen Chou

Many robotic systems allow independent control of position and orientation (pose), including omnidirectional aerial vehicles, underwater robots, and manipulator end-effectors. In many applications, these systems must follow a continuous…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-27 Felipe Bartelt , Luciano C. A. Pimenta , Weijia Yao , Vinicius M. Gonçalves

Dynamic maneuvers for legged robots present a difficult challenge due to the complex dynamics and contact constraints. This paper introduces a versatile trajectory optimization framework for continuous-time multi-phase problems. We…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-20 Ethan Chandler , Akshay Jaitly , Mahdi Agheli

Model predictive control (MPC) is a powerful, optimization-based approach for controlling dynamical systems. However, the computational complexity of online optimization can be problematic on embedded devices. Especially, when we need to…

MPC (Model predictive control)-based motion planning and trajectory generation are essential in applications such as unmanned aerial vehicles, robotic manipulators, and rocket control. However, the real-time implementation of such…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-11 Haotian Tan , Yuan-Hua Ni

Legged robots have shown remarkable advantages in navigating uneven terrain. However, realizing effective locomotion and manipulation tasks on quadruped robots is still challenging. In addition, object and terrain parameters are generally…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Mohsen Sombolestan , Quan Nguyen

Multi-axle Swerve-drive Autonomous Mobile Robots (MS-AGVs) equipped with independently steerable wheels are commonly used for high-payload transportation. In this work, we present a novel model predictive control (MPC) method for MS-AGV…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-06 Tianxin Hu , Xinhang Xu , Thien-Minh Nguyen , Fen Liu , Shenghai Yuan , Lihua Xie

Achieving both target accuracy and robustness in dynamic maneuvers with long flight phases, such as high or long jumps, has been a significant challenge for legged robots. To address this challenge, we propose a novel learning-based control…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-10 Chuong Nguyen , Abdullah Altawaitan , Thai Duong , Nikolay Atanasov , Quan Nguyen

We propose a model predictive control (MPC) based approach to a flock control problem with obstacle avoidance capability in a leader-follower framework, utilizing the future trajectory prediction computed by each agent. We employ the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-30 Aneek Nag , Shuo Huang , Andreas Themelis , Kaoru Yamamoto

The computational power of mobile robots is currently insufficient to achieve torque level whole-body Model Predictive Control (MPC) at the update rates required for complex dynamic systems such as legged robots. This problem is commonly…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-08-12 Ruben Grandia , Farbod Farshidian , René Ranftl , Marco Hutter

Even though mobile robots have been around for decades, trajectory optimization and continuous time collision avoidance remain subject of active research. Existing methods trade off between path quality, computational complexity, and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-03-03 Tobias Schoels , Luigi Palmieri , Kai O. Arras , Moritz Diehl