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This paper addresses the problem of distance- and orientation-based formation control of a class of second-order nonlinear multi-agent systems in 3D space, under static and undirected communication topologies. More specifically, we design a…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-04-07 Alexandros Nikou , Christos K. Verginis , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

Simulation plays a crucial role in assessing autonomous driving systems, where the generation of realistic multi-agent behaviors is a key aspect. In multi-agent simulation, the primary challenges include behavioral multimodality and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-01-29 Longzhong Lin , Xuewu Lin , Kechun Xu , Haojian Lu , Lichao Huang , Rong Xiong , Yue Wang

In this paper, we first propose a novel maneuvering technique compatible with displacement-consensus-based formation controllers. We show that the formation can be translated with an arbitrary velocity by modifying the weights in the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-11 Hector Garcia de Marina

In this paper, we present a new leader-follower type solution to the formation maneuvering problem for multiple, nonholonomic wheeled mobile robots. The solution is based on the graph that models the coordination among the robots being a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-12-07 Milad Khaledyan , Marcio de Queiroz

This letter presents two bearing-constrained formation tracking control protocols for multiple nonholonomic agents based respectively on the bearing vectors and displacements between the agents. The desired formation pattern of the system…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-02-15 Quoc Van Tran , Jinwhan Kim

This paper considers a novel problem of how to choose an appropriate geometry for a group of agents with only shape constraints but with a flexible scale. Instead of assigning the formation system with a specific geometry, here the only…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2015-03-18 Huang Huang , Changbin Yu , Qinghe Wu

The movement of cooperative robots in a densely cluttered environment may not be possible if the formation type is invariant. Hence, we investigate a new method for time-varying formation control for a group of heterogeneous autonomous…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2021-12-01 Vu Phi Tran , Matthew Garratt , Ian R. Petersen

This paper addresses the problem of position- and orientation-based formation control of a class of second-order nonlinear multi-agent systems in a $3$D workspace with obstacles. More specifically, we design a decentralized control protocol…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-12-07 Christos K. Verginis , Alexandros Nikou , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

Coordinating the motion of multiple agents in constrained environments is a fundamental challenge in robotics, motion planning, and scheduling. A motivating example involves $n$ robotic arms, each represented as a line segment. The…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2025-08-29 Nicolas Bousquet , Remy El Sabeh , Amer E. Mouawad , Naomi Nishimura

This note is devoted to the distributed optimization problem of multi-agent systems with nonconvex velocity constraints, nonuniform position constraints and nonuniform stepsizes. Two distributed constrained algorithms with nonconvex…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-03-03 Peng Lin , Wei Ren , Chunhua Yang , Weihua Gui

In this paper, we present a distributed optimal multiagent control scheme for quadrotor formation tracking under localization errors. Our control architecture is based on a leader-follower approach, where a single leader quadrotor tracks a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-31 Clinton Enwerem , John Baras , Danilo Romero

This article suggests ways to implement sequential, parallel and in the form of a given configuration of the movement of an ensemble (swarm) of mobile agents using the effect of chaotic phase synchronization. The possibility of controlling…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2023-12-13 E. M. Varvarin , G. V. Osipov

This paper studies the problem of multi-agent formation maneuver control where both of the centroid and scale of a formation are required to track given velocity references while maintaining the formation shape. Unlike the conventional…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2015-08-04 Shiyu Zhao , Daniel Zelazo

In this paper, we investigate the problem of coordinated path following for fixed-wing UAVs with speed constraints in 2D plane. The objective is to steer a fleet of UAVs along the path(s) while achieving the desired sequenced inter-UAV arc…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-12 Hao Chen , Yirui Cong , Xiangke Wang , Xin Xu , Lincheng Shen

This paper presents a hybrid control framework for the motion planning of a multi-agent system including N robotic agents and M objects, under high level goals. In particular, we design control protocols that allow the transition of the…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-03-28 Christos Verginis , Dimos Dimarogonas

This work addresses the problem of constrained motion control of the uncrewed surface vessels. The constraints are imposed on states/inputs of the vehicles due to the physical limitations, mission requirements, and safety considerations. We…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-06 Ram Milan Kumar Verma , Shashi Ranjan Kumar , Hemendra Arya

This note deals with the boundary control problem of a nonhomogeneous flexible wing evolving under unsteady aerodynamic loads. The wing is actuated at its tip by flaps and is modeled by a distributed parameter system consisting of two…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-02-15 Hugo Lhachemi , David Saussié , Guchuan Zhu

This paper focuses on the problem of constructing time-varying feedback laws that asymptotically stabilize a given part of the state variables for nonlinear control-affine systems. It is assumed that the class of systems under consideration…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-21 Victoria Grushkovskaya , Alexander Zuyev

In this paper, an adaptive nonlinear strategy for the motion and force control of flexible manipulators is proposed. The approach provides robust motion control until contact is detected when force control is then available--without any…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-29 Carlos R. de Cos , José Ángel Acosta

This paper introduces a decentralized estimator-based safety-critical controller designed for formation control of non-holonomic mobile robots operating in communication-constrained environments. The proposed framework integrates a robust…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-13 Vishrut Bohara , Siavash Farzan