Geometrically constrained trajectory optimization for multicopters

Z Wang, X Zhou, C Xu, F Gao - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we present an optimization-based framework for multicopter trajectory
planning subject to geometrical configuration constraints and user-defined dynamic …

The MIT humanoid robot: Design, motion planning, and control for acrobatic behaviors

M Chignoli, D Kim, E Stanger-Jones… - 2020 IEEE-RAS 20th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Demonstrating acrobatic behavior of a humanoid robot such as flips and spinning jumps
requires systematic approaches across hardware design, motion planning, and control. In …

A two-stage reinforcement learning approach for multi-UAV collision avoidance under imperfect sensing

D Wang, T Fan, T Han, J Pan - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unlike autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have a
higher dimensional configuration space, which makes the motion planning of multi-UAVs a …

Unmanned aerial vehicle navigation in underground structure inspection: A review

R Zhang, G Hao, K Zhang, Z Li - Geological Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Many years after construction, a number of existing old tunnels and underground structures
are deteriorating with time as evidenced by cracks, large deformations, water leakage and …

Robust autonomous navigation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for warehouses' inventory application

W Kwon, JH Park, M Lee, J Her… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The inventory inspection using autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is beneficial
in terms of cost, time, and safety of human workers. However, in typical warehouses, it is …

RSPT: reconstruct surroundings and predict trajectory for generalizable active object tracking

F Zhong, X Bi, Y Zhang, W Zhang… - Proceedings of the AAAI …, 2023 - ojs.aaai.org
Abstract Active Object Tracking (AOT) aims to maintain a specific relation between the
tracker and object (s) by autonomously controlling the motion system of a tracker given …

Putn: A plane-fitting based uneven terrain navigation framework

Z Jian, Z Lu, X Zhou, B Lan, A Xiao… - 2022 IEEE/RSJ …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous navigation of ground robots has been widely used in indoor structured 2D
environments, but there are still many challenges in outdoor 3D unstructured environments …

A survey of visual navigation: From geometry to embodied AI

T Zhang, X Hu, J Xiao, G Zhang - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2022 - Elsevier
The capacity to extract information and comprehend an unseen environment is critical for
mobile robots to navigate. Few surveys has mentioned the combinatorial-non-optimality …

Particle filtering for three-dimensional TDoA-based positioning using four anchor nodes

M Khalaf-Allah - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this article, the four-anchor time difference of arrival (TDoA)-based three-dimensional (3D)
positioning by particle filtering is addressed. The implemented particle filter uses 1000 …

An Efficient Framework for Autonomous UAV Missions in Partially-Unknown GNSS-Denied Environments

M Mugnai, M Teppati Losé, EP Herrera-Alarcón… - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, multirotors are versatile systems that can be employed in several scenarios,
where their increasing autonomy allows them to achieve complex missions without human …