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Multi Agent Path Finding (MAPF) requires identification of conflict free paths for agents which could be point-sized or with dimensions. In this paper, we propose an approach for MAPF for spatially-extended agents. These find application in…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2021-06-10 Shyni Thomas , M. Narasimha Murty

Multi-Agent Path-Finding (MAPF) focuses on the collaborative planning of paths for multiple agents within shared spaces, aiming for collision-free navigation. Conventional planning methods often overlook the presence of other agents, which…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-04 S Nordström , Y Bai , B Lindqvist , G Nikolakopoulos

Multi-agent pathfinding (MAPF) is a common abstraction of multi-robot trajectory planning problems, where multiple homogeneous robots simultaneously move in the shared environment. While solving MAPF optimally has been proven to be NP-hard,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-07-01 Anton Andreychuk , Konstantin Yakovlev , Aleksandr Panov , Alexey Skrynnik

We address the problem of coordination and control of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) in the presence of imperfect observations in mixed traffic environment. A commonly used approach is learning-based decision-making, such as…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-25 Zhili Zhang , H M Sabbir Ahmad , Ehsan Sabouni , Yanchao Sun , Furong Huang , Wenchao Li , Fei Miao

Robotic collaborative carrying could greatly benefit human activities like warehouse and construction site management. However, coordinating the simultaneous motion of multiple robots represents a significant challenge. Existing works…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-25 Francesca Bray , Simone Tolomei , Andrei Cramariuc , Cesar Cadena , Marco Hutter

Autonomous spacecraft control for mission phases such as launch, ascent, stage separation, and orbit insertion remains a critical challenge due to the need for adaptive policies that generalize across dynamically distinct regimes. While…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-17 Amit Jain , Victor Rodriguez-Fernandez , Richard Linares

In the field of precision manufacturing in complex constrained environments, the role of soft robots is increasingly prominent, and the realization of anti-winding control based on multi-intelligent body reinforcement learning has become a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Haoyang Le , Shengxuan Wang , Mohan Chen , Shuo Feng

In multi-agent safety-critical scenarios, traditional autonomous driving frameworks face significant challenges in balancing safety constraints and task performance. These frameworks struggle to quantify dynamic interaction risks in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-10 Kaifeng Wang , Yinsong Chen , Qi Liu , Xueyuan Li , Xin Gao

The multi-agent path finding (MAPF) problem is a combinatorial search problem that aims at finding paths for multiple agents (e.g., robots) in an environment (e.g., an autonomous warehouse) such that no two agents collide with each other,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-09-20 Aysu Bogatarkan

Robotic systems are nowadays capable of solving complex navigation tasks. However, their capabilities are limited to the knowledge of the designer and consequently lack generalizability to initially unconsidered situations. This makes deep…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-05-24 Christopher Gebauer , Nils Dengler , Maren Bennewitz

In multi UAV scenarios,the traditional Artificial Potential Field (APF) method often leads to redundant flight paths and frequent abrupt heading changes due to unreasonable obstacle avoidance path planning,and is highly prone to inter UAV…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-24 Yendo Hu , Yiliang Wu , Weican Chen

Multi-Agent Path Finding has been widely studied in the past few years due to its broad application in the field of robotics and AI. However, previous solvers rely on several simplifying assumptions. They limit their applicability in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-01-06 Licheng Wen , Zhen Zhang , Zhe Chen , Xiangrui Zhao , Yong Liu

In this paper, we propose a novel Deep Reinforcement Learning approach to address the mapless navigation problem, in which the locomotion actions of a humanoid robot are taken online based on the knowledge encoded in learned models.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-08-10 Andre Brandenburger , Diego Rodriguez , Sven Behnke

Robust motion planning is a well-studied problem in the robotics literature, yet current algorithms struggle to operate scalably and safely in the presence of other moving agents, such as humans. This paper introduces a novel framework for…

This paper considers the integration of gap-based local navigation methods with artificial potential field (APF) methods to derive a local planning module for hierarchical navigation systems that has provable collision-free properties.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-23 Ruoyang Xu , Shiyu Feng , Patricio A. Vela

Multi-Agent Path Finding (MAPF) finds conflict-free paths for multiple agents from their respective start to goal locations. MAPF is challenging as the joint configuration space grows exponentially with respect to the number of agents.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-10-01 Lakshay Virmani , Zhongqiang Ren , Sivakumar Rathinam , Howie Choset

We study the problem of multi-agent navigation in static environments when no centralized controller is present. Each agent is controlled individually and relies on three algorithmic components to achieve its goal while avoiding collisions…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-08-05 Stepan Dergachev , Konstantin Yakovlev , Ryhor Prakapovich

Reinforcement learning (RL) has recently been used for solving challenging decision-making problems in the context of automated driving. However, one of the main drawbacks of the presented RL-based policies is the lack of safety guarantees,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-07-16 Danial Kamran , Yu Ren , Martin Lauer

Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) have recently gained prominence in traffic research due to advances in communication technology and autonomous driving. Various longitudinal control strategies for CAVs have been developed to enhance…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-25 Jingyuan Zhou , Longhao Yan , Kaidi Yang

Recent advances in robotics and large language models (LLMs) have sparked growing interest in human-robot collaboration and embodied intelligence. To enable the broader deployment of robots in human-populated environments, socially-aware…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-14 Weizheng Wang , Ike Obi , Byung-Cheol Min