26 papers
Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Trajectory Tracking of Differentially Flat Fixed-Wing Aerial Systems
Nishanth Bobbili, Pratyaksh Rao, Luca Morando +2
Planning and control of fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are challenging due to nonlinear dynamics, aerodynamic limits, and environmental disturbances. Differential flatn…
Minimum Time Dubins Airplane Paths with Asymmetric Climb Rates
Jaeyoung Lim, Giuseppe Loianno
Dubins airplane paths approximate the limited maneuverability of fixed-wing vehicles with minimum curvature and climb rate constraints. However, the symmetric climb rate constraint…
SkyJEPA: Learning Long-Horizon World Models for Zero-Shot Sim-to-Real Control of Quadrotors
Pratyaksh Rao, Wancong Zhang, Randall Balestriero +2
Accurate dynamics models are critical for informed decision-making in robotic systems, particularly for agile aerial vehicles operating under uncertainty. Neural network dynamics m…
Safe and Generalizable Hierarchical Multi-Agent RL via Constraint Manifold Control
Zihao Guo, Jianing Zhao, Ling Li +3
Multi-agent systems are widely used in safety-critical applications that require coordinated behavior under strict safety constraints. Existing approaches face a fundamental trade-…
HUNT: High-Speed UAV Navigation and Tracking in Unstructured Environments via Instantaneous Relative Frames
Alessandro Saviolo, Jeffrey Mao, Giuseppe Loianno
Search and rescue operations require unmanned aerial vehicles to both traverse unknown unstructured environments at high speed and track targets once detected. Achieving both capab…
HoLoArm: Deformable Arms for Collision-Tolerant Quadrotor Flight
Quang Ngoc Pham, Jonas Eschmann, Yang Zhou +3
The increasing use of drones in human-centric applications highlights the need for designs that can survive collisions and recover rapidly, minimizing risks to both humans and the…