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In this paper we present a vision based hardware-software control system enabling autonomous landing of a multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). It allows the detection of a marked landing pad in real-time for a 1280 x 720 @ 60 fps video…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-03-30 Krzysztof Blachut , Hubert Szolc , Mateusz Wasala , Tomasz Kryjak , Marek Gorgon

This paper presents a reinforcement learning-based quadrotor navigation method that leverages efficient differentiable simulation, novel loss functions, and privileged information to navigate around large obstacles. Prior learning-based…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-06 Jonathan Lee , Abhishek Rathod , Kshitij Goel , John Stecklein , Wennie Tabib

In this work, we utilize discrete geometric mechanics to derive a 2nd-order variational integrator so as to simulate rigid body dynamics. The developed integrator is to simulate the motion of a free rigid body and a quad-rotor. We…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-05-18 Mahmoud Abdelgalil , Asmaa Eldesoukey , Esraa Elshabrawy , Mostafa Abdalla

This work introduces a self-supervised neuro-analytical, cost efficient, model for visual-based quadrotor control in which a small 1.7M parameters student ConvNet learns automatically from an analytical teacher, an improved image-based…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Sebastian Mocanu , Sebastian-Ion Nae , Mihai-Eugen Barbu , Marius Leordeanu

This paper presents an image-based visual servo control (IBVS) method for a first-person-view (FPV) quadrotor to conduct aggressive aerial tracking. There are three major challenges to maneuvering an underactuated vehicle using IBVS: (i)…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-12-20 Chao Qin , Qiuyu Yu , Hugh H. T. Liu

With the advent of intelligent transport, quadrotors are becoming an attractive solution while lifting or dropping payloads during emergency evacuations, construction works, etc. During such operations, dynamic variations in (possibly…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-09-02 Viswa Narayanan Sankaranarayanan

This paper addresses the problem of distributed coordination control for multi-robot systems (MRSs) in the presence of localization uncertainty using a Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) approach. We introduce a stochastic LQG control strategy…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-07 Tohid Kargar Tasooji , Sakineh Khodadadi

Bolting operations are critical in industrial assembly and in the maintenance of scientific facilities, requiring high precision and robustness to faults. Although robotic solutions have the potential to improve operational safety and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-14 Lorenzo Pagliara , Violeta Redondo , Enrico Ferrentino , Manuel Ferre , Pasquale Chiacchio

Advances in software and hardware technologies have facilitated the production of quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Nowadays, people actively use quadrotor UAVs in essential missions such as search and rescue, counter-terrorism,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-08 Mehmet Karahan

In this paper, we introduce a learning-based vision dynamics approach to nonlinear model predictive control for autonomous vehicles, coined LVD-NMPC. LVD-NMPC uses an a-priori process model and a learned vision dynamics model used to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-05-28 Sorin Grigorescu , Cosmin Ginerica , Mihai Zaha , Gigel Macesanu , Bogdan Trasnea

The problem of PID type controller tuning has been addressed in this paper. In particular, a method of selection of PD settings based on the solution of linear-quadratic optimisation problem using the energy criterion has been investigated.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-26 Krzysztof Laddach , Mateusz Czyżniewski , Rafał Łangowski

In this paper, we study the use of state-of-the-art nonlinear system identification techniques for the optimal control of nonlinear systems. We show that the nonlinear systems identification problem is equivalent to estimating the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-10-23 Aayushman Sharma , Suman Chakravorty

Visual imitation learning frameworks allow robots to learn manipulation skills from expert demonstrations. While existing approaches mainly focus on policy design, they often neglect the structure and capacity of visual encoders, limiting…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-24 Shijia Ge , Yinxin Zhang , Shuzhao Xie , Weixiang Zhang , Mingcai Zhou , Zhi Wang

Improving sampling efficiency and generalization capability is critical for the successful data-driven control of quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are inherently unstable. While various reinforcement learning (RL) approaches…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-03 Beomyeol Yu , Taeyoung Lee

Grey-box methods for system identification combine deep learning with physics-informed constraints, capturing complex dependencies while improving out-of-distribution generalization. Despite the growing importance of floating-base systems…

Iterative linear quadratic regulator (iLQR) has gained wide popularity in addressing trajectory optimization problems with nonlinear system models. However, as a model-based shooting method, it relies heavily on an accurate system model to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-09-16 Zilong Cheng , Yulin Li , Kai Chen , Jun Ma , Tong Heng Lee

The article explores the intersection of computer vision technology and robotic control, highlighting its importance in various fields such as industrial automation, healthcare, and environmental protection. Computer vision technology,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-02 Chang Che , Haotian Zheng , Zengyi Huang , Wei Jiang , Bo Liu

The ultimate research goal for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is to facilitate autonomy of operation. Research in the last decade has highlighted the potential of vision sensing in this regard. Although vital for accomplishment of missions…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-04-28 Shoaib Ehsan , Klaus D. McDonald-Maier

In this paper, a combination of fuzzy clustering estimation and sliding mode control is used to control a quadrotor system, whose mathematical model is complex and has unknown elements, including structure, parameters, and so on. In…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-15 Moufid Bouhentala , Mouna Ghanai , Kheireddine Chafaa

This paper is focused on tracking control for a rigid body payload, that is connected to an arbitrary number of quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles via rigid links. A geometric adaptive controller is constructed such that the payload…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-03-05 Taeyoung Lee