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In this paper, we propose a model-free reinforcement learning method to synthesize control policies for motion planning problems with continuous states and actions. The robot is modelled as a labeled discrete-time Markov decision process…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-10-01 Chuanzheng Wang , Yinan Li , Stephen L. Smith , Jun Liu

We present Stratified Metric Temporal Logic (SMTL), a novel formalism for specifying and verifying properties of complex cyber-physical systems that exhibit behaviors across multiple temporal and abstraction scales. SMTL extends existing…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-13 Ali Baheri , Peng Wei

This paper considers robot motion planning under temporal logic constraints in probabilistic maps obtained by semantic simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM). The uncertainty in a map distribution presents a great challenge for…

Robotics · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Jie Fu , Nikolay Atanasov , Ufuk Topcu , George J. Pappas

We propose algorithms for performing model checking and control synthesis for discrete-time uncertain systems under linear temporal logic (LTL) specifications. We construct temporal logic trees (TLT) from LTL formulae via reachability…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-07 Yulong Gao , Alessandro Abate , Frank J. Jiang , Mirco Giacobbe , Lihua Xie , Karl H. Johansson

Automatic synthesis from linear temporal logic (LTL) specifications is widely used in robotic motion planning, control of autonomous systems, and load distribution in power networks. A common specification pattern in such applications…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2018-04-03 Rayna Dimitrova , Mahsa Ghasemi , Ufuk Topcu

This paper investigates continuous-time motion planning under Signal Temporal Logic (STL) specifications. The goal is to generate smooth robot trajectories that satisfy high-level logical and timing requirements while respecting low-level…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-25 Yu Chen , Ancheng Hou , Mingyang Feng , Xiao Yu , Xiang Yin

This paper presents an incremental replanning algorithm, dubbed LTL-D*, for temporal-logic-based task planning in a dynamically changing environment. Unexpected changes in the environment may lead to failures in satisfying a task…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-02 Jiming Ren , Haris Miller , Karen M. Feigh , Samuel Coogan , Ye Zhao

We investigate the task and motion planning problem for Signal Temporal Logic (STL) specifications in robotics. Existing STL methods rely on pre-defined maps or mobility representations, which are ineffective in unstructured real-world…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Bowen Ye , Junyue Huang , Yang Liu , Xiaozhen Qiao , Xiang Yin

We study the problem of policy optimization (PO) with linear temporal logic (LTL) constraints. The language of LTL allows flexible description of tasks that may be unnatural to encode as a scalar cost function. We consider LTL-constrained…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-10-21 Cameron Voloshin , Hoang M. Le , Swarat Chaudhuri , Yisong Yue

Despite large advances in recent years, real-time capable motion planning for autonomous road vehicles remains a huge challenge. In this work, we present a decision module that is based on set-based reachability analysis: First, we identify…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-22 Niklas Kochdumper , Stanley Bak

Runtime monitoring of autonomous systems traditionally relies on mapping continuous sensor observations to discrete logical propositions defined over low-dimensional state variables. This abstraction breaks down in perception-driven…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-15 Parv Kapoor , Abigail Hammer , Ashish Kapoor , Karen Leung , Eunsuk Kang

Linear temporal logic (LTL) is a specification language for finite sequences (called traces) widely used in program verification, motion planning in robotics, process mining, and many other areas. We consider the problem of learning LTL…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-01-22 Ritam Raha , Rajarshi Roy , Nathanaël Fijalkow , Daniel Neider

Predicting the motion of surrounding vehicles is key to safe autonomous driving, especially in unstructured environments without prior information. This paper proposes a novel online method to accurately predict the occupancy sets of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-24 Alvaro Carrizosa-Rendon , Jian Zhou , Erik Frisk , Vicenc Puig , Fatiha Nejjari

In this paper, we propose a data-driven reachability analysis approach for unknown system dynamics. Reachability analysis is an essential tool for guaranteeing safety properties. However, most current reachability analysis heavily relies on…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-14 Amr Alanwar , Anne Koch , Frank Allgöwer , Karl Henrik Johansson

Safety verification for autonomous vehicles (AVs) and ground robots is crucial for ensuring reliable operation given their uncertain environments. Formal language tools provide a robust and sound method to verify safety rules for such…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-01-24 Aditya Parameshwaran , Yue Wang

Hybrid systems play a crucial role in modeling real-world applications where discrete and continuous dynamics interact, including autonomous vehicles, power systems, and traffic networks. Safety verification for these systems requires…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-18 Peng Xie , Johannes Betz , Davide M. Raimondo , Amr Alanwar

This article presents MAPS$^2$ : a distributed algorithm that allows multi-robot systems to deliver coupled tasks expressed as Signal Temporal Logic (STL) constraints. Classical control theoretical tools addressing STL constraints either…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-17 Mayank Sewlia , Christos K. Verginis , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

This paper proposes a specification-guided framework for control of nonlinear systems with linear temporal logic (LTL) specifications. In contrast with well-known abstraction-based methods, the proposed framework directly characterizes the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-03 Yinan Li , Zhibing Sun , Jun Liu

In environments like offices, the duration of a robot's navigation between two locations may vary over time. For instance, reaching a kitchen may take more time during lunchtime since the corridors are crowded with people heading the same…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-03-07 Alexis Linard , Anna Gautier , Daniel Duberg , Jana Tumova

This work considers the path planning problem for a team of identical robots evolving in a known environment. The robots should satisfy a global specification given as a Linear Temporal Logic (LTL) formula over a set of regions of interest.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-11-09 Sofia Hustiu , Cristian Mahulea , Marius Kloetzer , Jean-Jacques Lesage