The MRS UAV system: Pushing the frontiers of reproducible research, real-world deployment, and education with autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles

T Baca, M Petrlik, M Vrba, V Spurny, R Penicka… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2021 - Springer
We present a multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) control and estimation system for
supporting replicable research through realistic simulations and real-world experiments. We …

MPC-based distributed formation control of multiple quadcopters with obstacle avoidance and connectivity maintenance

S Vargas, HM Becerra, JB Hayet - Control Engineering Practice, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, a distributed model predictive control (MPC) scheme based on consensus
theory is proposed for the formation control of a group of quadcopters. The MPC scheme …

Gamma radiation source localization for micro aerial vehicles with a miniature single-detector compton event camera

T Baca, P Stibinger, D Doubravova… - 2021 International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel method for localization and estimation of compact sources of gamma radiation for
Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) is presented in this paper. The method is developed for a …

Distributed control for a robotic swarm to pass through a curve virtual tube

Q Quan, Y Gao, C Bai - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2023 - Elsevier
To guide a robotic swarm in a cluttered environment, a curve virtual tube is designed in this
paper. There is no obstacle within the curve virtual tube, and the area inside can be seen as …

UVDAR-COM: UV-based relative localization of UAVs with integrated optical communication

J Horyna, V Walter, M Saska - 2022 International Conference …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An optical inter-agent communication integrated into a relative localization system designed
for the stabilization of teams of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is introduced in this …

Self-organized uav flocking based on proximal control

T Amorim, T Nascimento, P Petracek… - 2021 international …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we address the problem of achieving cohesive and aligned flocking (collective
motion) with a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). We propose a method that …

A multi-layer software architecture for aerial cognitive multi-robot systems in power line inspection tasks

G Silano, J Bednar, T Nascimento… - 2021 international …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a multi-layer software architecture to perform cooperative missions with
a fleet of quad-rotors providing support in electrical power line inspection operations. The …

Frequency domain consensus control analysis of the networked multi-agent system with controller area network bus–induced delay

M Nasir, MF Hayat, A Jamal… - Journal of Vibration and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This article describes the consensus control issue of networked multi-agent system with
controller area network bus–induced delay in the frequency domain. Initially, causes of the …

Controlling a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles using full-body k-nearest neighbor based action classifier

A Chaudhary, T Nascimento… - … on Unmanned Aircraft …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The intuitive control of robot swarms becomes crucial when humans are working in close
proximity with the swarm in unknown environments. In such operations, it is necessary to …

A Distributed Autonomous System for Multi-UAVs with Limited Visualization: Employing Dual-Horizon NMPC Controller

Y Wan, J Tang, S Lao, Z Zhao - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous cooperative flight of multiple UAVs in complex and unknown environments
such as jungles poses significant challenges. Existing approaches often rely on wireless …