Distributed MPC for multi-vehicle systems moving in formation

R Van Parys, G Pipeleers - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2017 - Elsevier
This work presents a novel distributed model predictive control (DMPC) strategy for
controlling multi-vehicle systems moving in formation. The vehicles' motion trajectories are …

Application of distributed predictive control to motion and coordination problems for unicycle autonomous robots

M Farina, A Perizzato, R Scattolini - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a Distributed Predictive Control (DPC) approach for the solution of a
number of motion and coordination problems for autonomous robots. The proposed scheme …

Online distributed motion planning for multi-vehicle systems

R Van Parys, G Pipeleers - 2016 European Control Conference …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work presents an online distributed motion planning strategy for cooperating vehicles.
The motion planning is formulated as an optimization problem that returns smooth …

Distributed nonlinear trajectory optimization for multi-robot motion planning

L Ferranti, L Lyons, RR Negenborn… - … on Control Systems …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work presents a method for multi-robot coordination based on a novel distributed
nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) formulation for trajectory optimization and its …

A swarm-based distributed model predictive control scheme for autonomous vehicle formations in uncertain environments

A Bono, G Fedele, G Franze - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, a novel distributed model predictive control architecture is proposed for the
coordination and control of multivehicle formations moving within uncertain environments …

Model predictive formation control using branch-and-bound compatible with collision avoidance problems

H Fukushima, K Kon, F Matsuno - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a model predictive control (MPC) approach for multivehicle formation
taking into account collision avoidance and velocity limitation with reduced computational …

Distributed model predictive formation control with inter-vehicle collision avoidance

R Van Parys, G Pipeleers - 2017 11th Asian Control …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work presents a distributed model predictive control strategy for generating collision-
free point-to-point motions for a formation of multiple vehicles. It extends a synchronous …

Decentralized hybrid model predictive control of a formation of unmanned aerial vehicles

A Bemporad, C Rocchi - IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a hierarchical MPC strategy for autonomous navigation of a formation
of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of quadcopter type under obstacle and collision …

Incorporating control barrier functions in distributed model predictive control for multi-robot coordinated control

C Jiang, Y Guo - IEEE Transactions on Control of Network …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multirobot motion planning and control has been investigated for decades and is still an
active research area due to the growing demand for both performance optimality and safety …

Model predictive control for autonomous ground vehicles: a review

S Yu, M Hirche, Y Huang, H Chen… - Autonomous Intelligent …, 2021 - Springer
This paper reviews model predictive control (MPC) and its wide applications to both single
and multiple autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs). On one hand, MPC is a well-established …