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Backward reachable tubes (BRTs), computed via viscous Hamilton-Jacobi (HJ) partial differential equations, provide principled safety certificates for learned controllers and planning algorithms in trustworthy machine learning. However,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-19 Lekan Molu , Venkatraman Renganathan , Namhoon Cho

The Hamilton Jacobi Bellman Equation (HJB) provides the globally optimal solution to large classes of control problems. Unfortunately, this generality comes at a price, the calculation of such solutions is typically intractible for systems…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-09-23 Matanya B. Horowitz , Anil Damle , Joel W. Burdick

We unify Hamilton-Jacobi (HJ) reachability and Reinforcement Learning (RL) through a proposed running cost formulation. We prove that the resultant travel-cost value function is the unique bounded viscosity solution of a time-dependent…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-12 Prashant Solanki , Isabelle El-Hajj , Jasper van Beers , Erik-Jan van Kampen , Coen de Visser

The Intelligent decision of the unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) has long been a challenging problem. The conventional search method can hardly satisfy the real-time demand during high dynamics air combat scenarios. The reinforcement…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-12-03 Yiwen Zhu , Zhou Fang , Yuan Zheng , Wenya Wei

In this paper we propose a numerical method to obtain an approximation of Nash equilibria for multi-player non-cooperative games with a special structure. We consider the infinite horizon problem in a case which leads to a system of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-02-19 Simone Cacace , Emiliano Cristiani , Maurizio Falcone

Ensuring safe, robust, and scalable motion planning for multi-agent systems in dynamic and uncertain environments is a persistent challenge, driven by complex inter-agent interactions, stochastic disturbances, and model uncertainties. To…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-18 Wenbin Mai , Minghui Liwang , Xinlei Yi , Xiaoyu Xia , Seyyedali Hosseinalipour , Xianbin Wang

This paper studies the collision avoidance problem for autonomous multiple fixedwing UAVs in the complex integrated airspace. By studying and combining the online path planning method, the distributed model predictive control algorithm, and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-06-01 Yajing Wang , Xiangke Wang , Shulong Zhao , Lincheng Shen

Accurate, real-time collision detection is essential for ensuring player safety and effective refereeing in high-contact sports such as rugby, particularly given the severe risks associated with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Traditional…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Yu Cheng , Harun Šiljak

This paper investigates the problem of maintaining the safe operation of Waste-to-Energy (WtE) systems under operational constraints and uncertain waste inflows. We model this as a robust viability problem, formulated as a zero-sum…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-02 Achraf Bouhmady , Othman Cherkaoui Dekkaki

This paper addresses the trajectory planning for multiple autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) in strong waves that can disturb the AUVs' trajectory tracking ability and cause obstacle and inter-vehicle collisions. A novel approach based…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-30 Shuhao Zhang , Yujia Yang , Seth Siriya , Ye Pu

This paper investigates the localization problem of high-speed high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a monocular camera and inertial navigation system. It proposes a navigation method utilizing the complementarity of vision and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-02-13 Xin-long Luo , Jia-hui Lv , Geng Sun

In this paper, a deep structured tracking problem is introduced for a large number of decision-makers. The problem is formulated as a linear quadratic deep structured team, where the decision-makers wish to track a global target…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-22 Jalal Arabneydi , Amir G. Aghdam

In Bansal et al. (2019), a novel visual navigation framework that combines learning-based and model-based approaches has been proposed. Specifically, a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) predicts a waypoint that is used by the dynamics…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-05-19 Anjian Li , Somil Bansal , Georgios Giovanis , Varun Tolani , Claire Tomlin , Mo Chen

Hamilton-Jacobi (HJ) reachability provides formal safety guarantees for nonlinear systems. However, it becomes computationally intractable in high-dimensional settings, motivating learning-based approximations that may introduce unsafe…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-27 Ebonye Smith , Sampada Deglurkar , Jingqi Li , Gechen Qu , Claire J. Tomlin

Safety is a primary concern when applying reinforcement learning to real-world control tasks, especially in the presence of external disturbances. However, existing safe reinforcement learning algorithms rarely account for external…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-12 Zeyang Li , Chuxiong Hu , Shengbo Eben Li , Jia Cheng , Yunan Wang

Integration of reinforcement learning with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to achieve autonomous flight has been an active research area in recent years. An important part focuses on obstacle detection and avoidance for UAVs navigating…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-03-12 Jeremy Roghair , Kyungtae Ko , Amir Ehsan Niaraki Asli , Ali Jannesari

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are indispensable for infrastructure inspection, surveillance, and related tasks, yet they also introduce critical security challenges. This survey provides a wide-ranging examination of the anti-UAV domain,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Yifei Dong , Fengyi Wu , Sanjian Zhang , Guangyu Chen , Yuzhi Hu , Masumi Yano , Jingdong Sun , Siyu Huang , Feng Liu , Qi Dai , Zhi-Qi Cheng

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) offer significant potential in dynamic, perception-intensive tasks such as search and rescue and environmental monitoring; however, their effectiveness is severely restricted by conventional pre-planned…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-04-16 Yuhan Hu , Yirong Sun , Yanjun Chen , Xinghao Chen , Xiaoyu Shen , Wei Zhang

Recent advances in robotics have enabled the widespread deployment of autonomous robotic systems in complex operational environments, presenting both unprecedented opportunities and significant security problems. Traditional shepherding…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-11 Wenqing Wang , Ye Zhang , Haoyu Li , Jingyu Wang

An operational relevant conflict between teams of autonomous vehicles in the Beyond Visual Range domain is addressed in this paper. Optimal strategies are designed in order for a team of air interceptors to protect a high value asset and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-09-23 Eloy Garcia , David W. Casbeer , Dzung Tran , Meir Pachter