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This research proposes an innovative approach to detumble satellites' triple-axis angular velocities with only one single-axis magnetic torquer. Since magnetic torque is generated perpendicularly to magnetorquers, no intended control torque…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-23 Kota Kondo , Yasuhiro Yoshimura , Mai Bando , Shuji Nagasaki , Toshiya Hanada

We propose a learning-based trajectory tracking controller for autonomous robotic platforms whose motion can be described kinematically on $\mathrm{SE}(3)$. The controller is formulated in the dual quaternion framework and operates at the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-07 Omayra Yago Nieto , Alexandre Anahory Simoes , Juan I. Giribet , Leonardo Colombo

The paper develops a singularity-free backstepping-based adaptive control for stabilizing and tracking the trajectory of a bicopter system. In the bicopter system, the inertial parameters parameterize the input map. Since the classical…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-10-07 Jhon Manuel Portella Delgado , Ankit Goel

Transit timing variations - deviations from strict periodicity between successive passages of a transiting planet - can be used to probe the structure and dynamics of multiple-planet systems. In this paper, we examine prospects for…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Stefano Meschiari , Gregory Laughlin

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 paper presents a novel robust predictive controller for constrained nonlinear systems that is able to track piece-wise constant setpoint signals. The tracking model predictive controller presented in this paper extends the nonlinear…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-21 Marco Polver , Daniel Limon , Fabio Previdi , Antonio Ferramosca

Target tracking problem has many practical applications in real life. In submarines, target tracking is done using, preferably, passive sensors. These sensors measure only the bearing angles between the observed target and the ownship.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-02-24 Hasan Hüseyin Sönmez , Köksal Hocaoğlu

We present a new technique based on two-pathway optical coherent control for the sensitive detection and precise measurement of highly-forbidden transitions in atomic systems. Specifically, we show that ($\omega$, 2$\omega$) coherent…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2010-01-15 D. Antypas , D. S. Elliott

This paper addresses forward motion control for trajectory tracking and mobile formation coordination for a group of non-holonomic vehicles on SE(2). Firstly, by constructing an intermediate attitude variable which involves vehicles'…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-03-01 Xiuhui Peng , Zhiyong Sun , Kexin Guo , Zhiyong Geng

This paper presents an approach towards guaranteed trajectory tracking for nonlinear control-affine systems subject to external disturbances based on robust control contraction metrics (CCM) that aims to minimize the $\mathcal L_\infty$…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-07 Pan Zhao , Arun Lakshmanan , Kasey Ackerman , Aditya Gahlawat , Marco Pavone , Naira Hovakimyan

As an important area in computer vision, object tracking has formed two separate communities that respectively study Single Object Tracking (SOT) and Multiple Object Tracking (MOT). However, current methods in one tracking scenario are not…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-06-09 Fan Ma , Mike Zheng Shou , Linchao Zhu , Haoqi Fan , Yilei Xu , Yi Yang , Zhicheng Yan

Model-based policy optimization often struggles with inaccurate system dynamics models, leading to suboptimal closed-loop performance. This challenge is especially evident in Model Predictive Control (MPC) policies, which rely on the model…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-21 Riccardo Zuliani , Efe C. Balta , John Lygeros

Flying robots such as the quadrotor could provide an efficient approach for medical treatment or sensor placing of wild animals. In these applications, continuously targeting the moving animal is a crucial requirement. Due to the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-16 Ziying Lin , Wei Dong , Sensen Liu , Xinjun Sheng , Xiangyang Zhu

This article presents an in-depth review of the topic of path following for autonomous robotic vehicles, with a specific focus on vehicle motion in two dimensional space (2D). From a control system standpoint, path following can be…

Underactuated vehicles have gained much attention in the recent years due to the increasing amount of aerial and underwater vehicles as well as nanosatellites. Trajectory tracking control of these vehicles is a substantial aspect for an…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-15 Thomas Beckers , Leonardo Colombo , Sandra Hirche , George J. Pappas

We describe a docking mechanism and strategy to allow modular self-assembly for the Modboat: an inexpensive underactuated oscillating swimming robot powered by a single motor. Because propulsion is achieved through oscillation, orientation…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-10-29 Gedaliah Knizhnik , Mark Yim

We propose a scalable cooperative control approach which coordinates a group of rigidly connected autonomous surface vessels to track desired trajectories in a planar water environment as a single floating modular structure. Our approach…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-07-27 Wei Wang , Zijian Wang , Luis Mateos , Kuan Wei Huang , Mac Schwager , Carlo Ratti , Daniela Rus

Trajectory prediction and planning in autonomous driving are highly challenging due to the complexity of predicting surrounding agents' movements and planning the ego agent's actions in dynamic environments. Existing methods encode map and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-18 Bozhou Zhang , Nan Song , Bingzhao Gao , Li Zhang

In the field of space exploration, floating platforms play a crucial role in scientific investigations and technological advancements. However, controlling these platforms in zero-gravity environments presents unique challenges, including…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-04 Mahya Ramezani , M. Amin Alandihallaj , Andreas M. Hein

This paper presents a model-based, adaptive, nonlinear controller for the bicopter stabilization and trajectory-tracking problem. The nonlinear controller is designed using the backstepping technique. Due to the non-invertibility of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-02-07 Jhon Manuel Portella Delgado , Mohammad Mirtaba , Ankit Goel