A Tutorial on Distributed Optimization for Cooperative Robotics: from Setups and Algorithms to Toolboxes and Research Directions

A Testa, G Carnevale, G Notarstefano - arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.04257, 2023 - arxiv.org
Several interesting problems in multi-robot systems can be cast in the framework of
distributed optimization. Examples include multi-robot task allocation, vehicle routing, target …

A review of decentralized optimization focused on information flows of decomposition algorithms

IJ Jeong - Computers & Operations Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Decentralized decision-making can be represented as a connected decision network of
agents collaboratively optimizing their local objective functions over common coupling …

Multi-robot pickup and delivery via distributed resource allocation

A Camisa, A Testa… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we consider a large-scale instance of the classical pickup-and-delivery vehicle
routing problem that must be solved by a network of mobile cooperating robots. Robots must …

Distributed gossip-triggered control for robot swarms with limited communication range

Z Zhang, X Zhao, B Tao, H Ding - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robot swarms usually work in uncertain and unstructured environments. It is challenging to
control the robot swarm to accomplish multiple tasks in the shortest possible time when the …

A Distributed Algorithm for Multirobot Task Allocation via Weighted Buffered Voronoi Partition

H Cheng, B Tian, X Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes a distributed bundle algorithm for task allocation problems for
multirobot systems. Specifically, in the developed formulation of the vehicle routing problem …

Distributed Feedback Optimization of Nonlinear Uncertain Systems Subject to Inequality Constraints

Z Qin, T Liu, T Liu, ZP Jiang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article studies the distributed feedback optimization problem for nonlinear uncertain
multi-agent systems subject to inequality constraints. A new class of distributed optimization …

Distributed Large-scale Mixed-Integer Optimization with Application to Energy and Multi-robot Networks

A Camisa - 2021 - amsdottorato.unibo.it
Several decision and control tasks in cyber-physical networks can be formulated as large-
scale optimization problems with coupling constraints. In these" constraint-coupled" …

[PDF][PDF] 9. Learning and Control Methods for Autonomous Robots in Complex Industrial Scenarios–Univ. of Bologna

G Palli, G Notarstefano, L Marconi, C Melchiorri… - ROBOTICS AND … - drim.i-rim.it
The research activity proposed for this PhD position aims to develop methodological
approaches and numerical toolboxes for the control of autonomous robots in the industrial …