A survey of optimization-based task and motion planning: from classical to learning approaches

Z Zhao, S Cheng, Y Ding, Z Zhou… - IEEE/ASME …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Task and motion planning (TAMP) integrates high-level task planning and low-level motion
planning to equip robots with the autonomy to effectively reason over long-horizon, dynamic …

From Variance to Veracity: Unbundling and Mitigating Gradient Variance in Differentiable Bundle Adjustment Layers

S Gurumurthy, K Ram, B Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - openaccess.thecvf.com
Various pose estimation and tracking problems in robotics can be decomposed into a
correspondence estimation problem (often computed using a deep network) followed by a …

Learning Differentiable Tensegrity Dynamics using Graph Neural Networks

N Chen, K Wang, WR Johnson III… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Tensegrity robots are composed of rigid struts and flexible cables. They constitute an
emerging class of hybrid rigid-soft robotic systems and are promising systems for a wide …

Adaptive Contact-Implicit Model Predictive Control with Online Residual Learning

WC Huang, A Aydinoglu, W Jin… - 2024 IEEE International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The hybrid nature of multi-contact robotic systems, due to making and breaking contact with
the environment, creates significant challenges for high-quality control. Existing model …

Addressing Stiffness-Induced Challenges in Modeling and Identification for Rigid-Body Systems With Friction and Impacts

M Halm - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Imperfect, useful dynamical models have enabled significant progress in planning and
controlling robotic locomotion and manipulation. Traditionally, these models have been …

Learning Deep Dynamical Systems using Stable Neural ODEs

A Sochopoulos, M Gienger, S Vijayakumar - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Learning complex trajectories from demonstrations in robotic tasks has been effectively
addressed through the utilization of Dynamical Systems (DS). State-of-the-art DS learning …

Differentiable Discrete Elastic Rods for Real-Time Modeling of Deformable Linear Objects

Y Chen, Y Zhang, Z Brei, T Zhang, Y Chen… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This paper addresses the task of modeling Deformable Linear Objects (DLOs), such as
ropes and cables, during dynamic motion over long time horizons. This task presents …

Instance-Agnostic Geometry and Contact Dynamics Learning

M Sun, B Jiang, B Bianchini, CJ Taylor… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
This work presents an instance-agnostic learning framework that fuses vision with dynamics
to simultaneously learn shape, pose trajectories and physical properties via the use of …