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Semi-discrete optimal transport (SOT), which maps a continuous probability measure to a discrete one, is a fundamental problem with wide-ranging applications. Entropic regularization is often employed to solve the SOT problem, leading to a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-08-01 Moaad Khamlich , Francesco Romor , Gianluigi Rozza

Multi-Object Tracking MOT encompasses various tracking scenarios, each characterized by unique traits. Effective trackers should demonstrate a high degree of generalizability across diverse scenarios. However, existing trackers struggle to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-06-04 Zheng Qin , Le Wang , Sanping Zhou , Panpan Fu , Gang Hua , Wei Tang

We propose a novel framework for learning stabilizable nonlinear dynamical systems for continuous control tasks in robotics. The key contribution is a control-theoretic regularizer for dynamics fitting rooted in the notion of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-08-01 Sumeet Singh , Spencer M. Richards , Vikas Sindhwani , Jean-Jacques E. Slotine , Marco Pavone

Correlation filter (CF) based trackers have aroused increasing attentions in visual tracking field due to the superior performance on several datasets while maintaining high running speed. For each frame, an ideal filter is trained in order…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-07-24 Yuqi Han , Chenwei Deng , Zengshuo Zhang , Jinghong Nan , Baojun Zhao

Traditional multiple object tracking methods divide the task into two parts: affinity learning and data association. The separation of the task requires to define a hand-crafted training goal in affinity learning stage and a hand-crafted…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-08-07 Han Shen , Lichao Huang , Chang Huang , Wei Xu

Motion planning for multi-jointed robots is challenging. Due to the inherent complexity of the problem, most existing works decompose motion planning as easier subproblems. However, because of the inconsistent performance metrics, only…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-10-11 Yu Zhao , Hsien-Chung Lin , Masayoshi Tomizuka

This article addresses the problem of data-driven numerical optimal control for unknown nonlinear systems. In our scenario, we suppose to have the possibility of performing multiple experiments (or simulations) on the system. Experiments…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-19 Marco Borghesi , Lorenzo Sforni , Giuseppe Notarstefano

In this paper, we present a randomized version of the finite set statistics (FISST) Bayesian recursions for multi-object tracking problems. We propose a hypothesis level derivation of the FISST equations that shows that the multi-object…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2016-03-15 W. Faber , S. Chakravorty , Islam I. Hussein

We consider the problem of tracking a target whose dynamics is modeled by a continuous It\=o semi-martingale. The aim is to minimize both deviation from the target and tracking efforts. We establish the existence of asymptotic lower bounds…

Probability · Mathematics 2015-10-16 Jiatu Cai , Mathieu Rosenbaum , Peter Tankov

Given a graph $G$, and terminal vertices $s$ and $t$, the TRACKING PATHS problem asks to compute a minimum number of vertices to be marked as trackers, such that the sequence of trackers encountered in each s-t path is unique. TRACKING…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-02-19 Pratibha Choudhary

We study a pointwise tracking optimal control problem for the stationary Navier--Stokes equations; control constraints are also considered. The problem entails the minimization of a cost functional involving point evaluations of the state…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-09-27 Francisco Fuica , Enrique Otárola

In this paper, we investigate the optimal output tracking problem for linear discrete-time systems with unknown dynamics using reinforcement learning and robust output regulation theory. This output tracking problem only allows to utilize…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2021-01-22 Ci Chen , Lihua Xie , Yi Jiang , Kan Xie , Shengli Xie

Pure Pursuit (PP) is widely used in autonomous racing for real-time path tracking due to its efficiency and geometric clarity, yet performance is highly sensitive to how key parameters-lookahead distance and steering gain-are chosen.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-23 Mohamed Elgouhary , Amr S. El-Wakeel

Non-linear Trajectory Optimisation (TO) methods require good initial guesses to converge to a locally optimal solution. A feasible guess can often be obtained by allocating a large amount of time for the trajectory to complete. However for…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-03-16 Steve Tonneau

We propose a sampling-based trajectory optimization methodology for constrained problems. We extend recent works on stochastic search to deal with box control constraints,as well as nonlinear state constraints for discrete dynamical…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-11-13 George I. Boutselis , Ziyi Wang , Evangelos A. Theodorou

The Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) is a well-known combinatorial optimization problem that aims to find the shortest possible route that visits each city exactly once and returns to the starting point. This paper explores the application…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-01-28 Kael Silva Araújo , Francisco Márcio Barboza

Trajectory prediction of aerial vehicles is a key requirement in applications ranging from missile guidance to UAV collision avoidance. While most prediction methods assume deterministic target motion, real-world targets often exhibit…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-19 Marc Schneider , Renato Loureiro , Torbjørn Cunis , Walter Fichter

The goal of this paper is to present a method for simultaneous trajectory and local stabilizing policy optimization to generate local policies for trajectory-centric model-based reinforcement learning (MBRL). This is motivated by the fact…

The process of association and tracking of sensor detections is a key element in providing situational awareness. When the targets in the scenario are dense and exhibit high maneuverability, Multi-Target Tracking (MTT) becomes a challenging…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-11-20 Rishabh Verma , R Rajesh , MS Easwaran

Trajectory following is one of the complicated control problems when its dynamics are nonlinear, stochastic and include a large number of parameters. The problem has significant difficulties including a large number of trials required for…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-02-14 Ali Lenjani