Nonlinear observability of unicycle multi-robot teams subject to nonuniform environmental disturbances

L Heintzman, RK Williams - Autonomous Robots, 2020 - Springer
In this work, we consider the problem of localizing a team of robots, without access to direct
pose measurements, under the influence of nonuniform environmental disturbances and …

Moving path following control of constrained underactuated vehicles: A nonlinear model predictive control approach

RPK Jain, AP Aguiar, A Alessandretti… - 2018 AIAA Information …, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper addresses the design of a stabilizing continuous time sampled-data Nonlinear
Model Predictive Control (NMPC) law to solve the Moving Path Following (MPF) motion …

Sparse and constrained stochastic predictive control for networked systems

PK Mishra, D Chatterjee, DE Quevedo - Automatica, 2018 - Elsevier
This article presents a novel class of control policies for networked control of Lyapunov-
stable linear systems with bounded inputs. The control channel is assumed to have iid …

A nonlinear model predictive control for an auv to track and estimate a moving target using range measurements

RP Jain, A Alessandretti, AP Aguiar… - Iberian Robotics …, 2017 - Springer
In this paper, we propose a Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) approach that is
employed by an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to track and estimate a moving …

Nonlinear observability of unicycle multi-agent teams subject to sensor bias and environmental disturbance

L Heintzman, RK Williams - 2018 IEEE Conference on Decision …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we consider the problem of localizing a team of unicycle agents with
collaborative ranging, onboard compass measurements, and access to a subset of agent …

A nonlinear model predictive control scheme for sensor fault tolerance in observation processes

BR Knudsen, A Alessandretti… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This article addresses the problem of designing a sensor fault‐tolerant controller for an
observation process where a primary, controlled system observes, through a set of …

A model predictive control scheme with ultimate bound for economic optimization

A Alessandretti, AP Aguiar… - 2015 American Control …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a Model Predictive Control (MPC) scheme for nonlinear continuous-
time systems where an economic stage cost, which is not a measure of the distance to a …

A set-theoretic approach to observability and its application to process control

E López, LM Gómez, H Alvarez - Journal of Process Control, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, a new approach to the observability of dynamical systems with uncertain
sensors is developed. This approach is based on the redefinition of indistinguishability to …

Observability-based approach to design, analysis and optimization of dynamical systems

A Alaeddini - 2016 - digital.lib.washington.edu
The present dissertation aims to use the coupling between actuation and sensing in
nonlinear systems to alternatively design a set of feasible control policies, to find the …

Sensor fault tolerance in output feedback nonlinear model predictive control

BR Knudsen, A Alessandretti… - 2016 3rd Conference on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an active output feedback fault-tolerant model predictive control (MPC)
scheme for systems with sensor faults. The proposed control scheme actively steers the …