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This paper presents the development and implementation of a Model Predictive Control (MPC) framework for trajectory tracking in autonomous vehicles under diverse driving conditions. The proposed approach incorporates a modular architecture…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-06 Nitish Kumar , Rajalakshmi Pachamuthu

In this article we propose a distributed collision avoidance scheme for multi-agent unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs) based on nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC),where other agents in the system are considered as dynamic obstacles with…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-04-09 Björn Lindqvist , Pantelis Sopasakis , George Nikolakopoulos

Accurate trajectory tracking control for quadrotors is essential for safe navigation in cluttered environments. However, this is challenging in agile flights due to nonlinear dynamics, complex aerodynamic effects, and actuation constraints.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-01-05 Sihao Sun , Angel Romero , Philipp Foehn , Elia Kaufmann , Davide Scaramuzza

Motion control of underwater robotic vehicles is a demanding task with great challenges imposed by external disturbances, model uncertainties and constraints of the operating workspace. Thus, robust motion control is still an open issue for…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-09-04 Shahab Heshmati-alamdari , Alexandros Nikou , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

This paper presents an aggressive trajectory tracking method for a small lightweight nano-quadrotor using nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) based on acados. Controlling a nano quadrotor for accurate trajectory tracking at high speed…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-05 Muhammad Kazim , Hyunjae Sim , Gihun Shin , Hwancheol Hwang , Kwang-Ki K. Kim

Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) navigation in subterranean environments is gaining attention in the field of aerial robotics, however there are still multiple challenges for collision free navigation in such harsh environments. This article…

This paper introduces a Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) framework for communication-aware motion planning of Multi-Rotor Aerial Vehicles (MRAVs) using Free-Space Optical (FSO) links. The scenario involves MRAVs equipped with…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-30 Giuseppe Silano , Daniel Bonilla Licea , Hajar El Hammouti , Martin Saska

A Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) strategy aimed at controlling a small-scale car model for autonomous racing competitions is presented in this paper. The proposed control strategy is concerned with minimizing the lap time while…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-02-10 Vittorio Cataffo , Giuseppe Silano , Luigi Iannelli , Vicenç Puig , Luigi Glielmo

Nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) is a popular strategy for solving motion planning problems, including obstacle avoidance constraints, in autonomous driving applications. Non-smooth obstacle shapes, such as rectangles, introduce…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-05 Rudolf Reiter , Katrin Baumgärtner , Rien Quirynen , Moritz Diehl

Modeling error or external disturbances can severely degrade the performance of Model Predictive Control (MPC) in real-world scenarios. Robust MPC (RMPC) addresses this limitation by optimizing over feedback policies but at the expense of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-07-16 Brett T. Lopez , Jean-Jacques E. Slotine , Jonathan P. How

Recent literature in the field of machine learning (ML) control has shown promising theoretical results for a Deep Neural Network (DNN) based Nonlinear Adaptive Controller (DNAC) capable of achieving trajectory tracking for nonlinear…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-17 Zachary Lamb , Zachary I. Bell , Matthew Longmire , Jared Paquet , Prashant Ganesh , Ricardo Sanfelice

This article proposes a modular optimal control framework for local three-dimensional ellipsoidal obstacle avoidance, exemplarily applied to model predictive path-following control. Static as well as moving obstacles are considered. Central…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-31 David Leprich , Mario Rosenfelder , Markus Herrmann-Wicklmayr , Kathrin Flaßkamp , Peter Eberhard , Henrik Ebel

Approaches for stochastic nonlinear model predictive control (SNMPC) typically make restrictive assumptions about the system dynamics and rely on approximations to characterize the evolution of the underlying uncertainty distributions. For…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-14 Adam Polevoy , Marin Kobilarov , Joseph Moore

Navigating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) through cluttered and dynamic environments remains a significant challenge, particularly when dealing with fast-moving or sudden-appearing obstacles. This paper introduces a complete LiDAR-based…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-25 Huajie Wu , Wenyi Liu , Yunfan Ren , Zheng Liu , Hairuo Wei , Fangcheng Zhu , Haotian Li , Fu Zhang

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.…

Despite great successes, model predictive control (MPC) relies on an accurate dynamical model and requires high onboard computational power, impeding its wider adoption in engineering systems, especially for nonlinear real-time systems with…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-03 Amin Vahidi-Moghaddam , Kaian Chen , Kaixiang Zhang , Zhaojian Li , Yan Wang , Kai Wu

Ensuring safety and motion consistency for robot navigation in occluded, obstacle-dense environments is a critical challenge. In this context, this study presents an occlusion-aware Consistent Model Predictive Control (CMPC) strategy. To…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-12 Minzhe Zheng , Lei Zheng , Lei Zhu , Jun Ma

This paper introduces a new multi-model predictive control (MMPC) method for quadrotor attitude control with performance nearly on par with nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) and computational efficiency similar to linear model…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-06-25 Mohammadreza Izadi , Zeinab Shayan , Reza Faieghi

Employing Stochastic Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (SNMPC) for real-time applications is challenging due to the complex task of propagating uncertainties through nonlinear systems. This difficulty becomes more pronounced in…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-31 Baha Zarrouki , Chenyang Wang , Johannes Betz

Path tracking (PT) controllers capable of replicating race driving techniques, such as drifting beyond the limits of handling, have the potential of enhancing active safety in critical conditions. This paper presents a nonlinear model…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-10 Gaetano Tavolo , Pietro Stano , Davide Tavernini , Umberto Montanaro , Manuela Tufo , Giovanni Fiengo , Pietro Perlo , Aldo Sorniotti