5 papers
ADMM-Based Distributed MPC with Control Barrier Functions for Safe Multi-Robot Quadrupedal Locomotion
Yicheng Zeng, Ruturaj S. Sambhus, Basit Muhammad Imran +3
This paper proposes a fully decentralized model predictive control (MPC) framework with control barrier function (CBF) constraints for safety-critical trajectory planning in multi-…
Teleoperator-Aware and Safety-Critical Adaptive Nonlinear MPC for Shared Autonomy in Obstacle Avoidance of Legged Robots
Ruturaj Sambhus, Muneeb Ahmad, Basit Muhammad Imran +3
Ensuring safe and effective collaboration between humans and autonomous legged robots is a fundamental challenge in shared autonomy, particularly for teleoperated systems navigatin…
A Nonlinear MPC Framework for Loco-Manipulation of Quadrupedal Robots with Non-Negligible Manipulator Dynamics
Ruturaj Sambhus, Kapi Ketan Mehta, Ali MirMohammad Sadeghi +6
Model predictive control (MPC) combined with reduced-order template models has emerged as a powerful tool for trajectory optimization in dynamic legged locomotion. However, loco-ma…
An Integrated Visual Servoing Framework for Precise Robotic Pruning Operations in Modern Commercial Orchard
Dawood Ahmed, Basit Muhammad Imran, Martin Churuvija +1
This study presents a vision-guided robotic control system for automated fruit tree pruning applications. Traditional pruning practices are labor-intensive and limit agricultural e…
Safety-Critical and Distributed Nonlinear Predictive Controllers for Teams of Quadrupedal Robots
Basit Muhammad Imran, Jeeseop Kim, Taizoon Chunawala +2
This paper presents a novel hierarchical, safety-critical control framework that integrates distributed nonlinear model predictive controllers (DNMPCs) with control barrier functio…