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Computing Control Lyapunov-Barrier Functions: Softmax Relaxation and Smooth Patching with Formal Guarantees

Jun Liu, Maxwell Fitzsimmons · 2025

We present a computational framework for synthesizing a single smooth Lyapunov function that certifies both asymptotic stability and safety. We show that the existence of a strictly compatible pair of…

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Output Feedback Design for Parameter Varying Systems subject to Persistent Disturbances and Control Rate Constraints

Jackson G. Ernesto, Eugenio B. Castelan, Walter Lucia · 2025

This paper presents a technique for designing output feedback controllers for constrained linear parameter-varying systems that are subject to persistent disturbances. Specifically, we develop an incr…

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Ariel Explores: Vision-based underwater exploration and inspection via generalist drone-level autonomy

Mohit Singh, Mihir Dharmadhikari, Kostas Alexis · 2025

This work presents a vision-based underwater exploration and inspection autonomy solution integrated into Ariel, a custom vision-driven underwater robot. Ariel carries a $5$ camera and IMU based sensi…

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Identifying the Smallest Adversarial Load Perturbation that Renders DC-OPF Infeasible

Samuel Chevalier, William A. Wheeler · 2025

What is the globally smallest load perturbation that renders DC-OPF infeasible? Reliably identifying such "adversarial attack" perturbations has useful applications in a variety of emerging grid-relat…

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Delay Optimization of a Federated Learning-based UAV-aided IoT network

Hossein Mohammadi Firouzjaei, Javad Zeraatkar Moghaddam, Mehrdad Ardebilipour · 2025

This paper explores the integration of power splitting(PS) simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) architecture and federated learning (FL) in Internet of Things (IoT) networks. T…

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Discrete-Time Conewise Linear Systems with Finitely Many Switches

Jamal Daafouz, Jerome Loheac, Constantin Morarescu, Romain Postoyan · 2024

We investigate discrete-time conewise linear systems (CLS) for which all the solutions exhibit a finite number of switches. By switches, we mean transitions of a solution from one cone to another. Our…

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Once upon a time step: A closed-loop approach to robust MPC design

Anilkumar Parsi, Marcell Bartos, Amber Srivastava, Sebastien Gros, Roy S. Smith · 2023

A novel perspective on the design of robust model predictive control (MPC) methods is presented, whereby closed-loop constraint satisfaction is ensured using recursive feasibility of the MPC optimizat…

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Multi-FEAT: Multi-Feature Edge Alignment for Targetless Camera-LiDAR Calibration

Bichi Zhang, Holger Caesar, Raj Thilak Rajan · 2022

Multi-agent systems, e.g., automobiles and UAVs (Unmanned Ariel Vehicles), rely on the precision of onboard sensors to accurately perceive their environment, which in turn depends on the precision of …

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SafeDrones: Real-Time Reliability Evaluation of UAVs using Executable Digital Dependable Identities

Koorosh Aslansefat, Panagiota Nikolaou, Martin Walker, Mohammed Naveed Akram, Ioannis Sorokos, Jan Reich, Panayiotis Kolios, Maria K. Michael, Theocharis Theocharides, Georgios Ellinas, Daniel Schneider, Yiannis Papadopoulos · 2022

The use of Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) offers many advantages across a variety of applications. However, safety assurance is a key barrier to widespread usage, especially given the unpredictable op…

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Don't Start From Scratch: Leveraging Prior Data to Automate Robotic Reinforcement Learning

Homer Walke, Jonathan Yang, Albert Yu, Aviral Kumar, Jedrzej Orbik, Avi Singh, Sergey Levine · 2022

Reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms hold the promise of enabling autonomous skill acquisition for robotic systems. However, in practice, real-world robotic RL typically requires time consuming data…

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Data-Driven Modeling of Aggregate Flexibility under Uncertain and Non-Convex Load Models

Sina Taheri, Vassilis Kekatos, Harsha Veeramachaneni, Baosen Zhang · 2022

Bundling a large number of distributed energy resources through a load aggregator has been advocated as an effective means to integrate such resources into whole-sale energy markets. To ease market cl…

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Energy-Efficient Design for RIS-assisted UAVcommunications in beyond-5G Networks

Anay Ajit Deshpande, Cristian J. Vaca-Rubio, Salman Mohebi, Dariush Salami, Elisabeth de Carvalho, Petar Popovski, Stephan Sigg, Michele Zorzi, Andrea Zanella · 2021

The usage of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) in conjunction with Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAVs) is being investigated as a way to provide energy-efficient communication to ground users in de…

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Source Printer Identification using Printer Specific Pooling of Letter Descriptors

Sharad Joshi, Yogesh Kumar Gupta, Nitin Khanna · 2021

The digital revolution has replaced the use of printed documents with their digital counterparts. However, many applications require the use of both due to several factors, including challenges of dig…

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Competitive Driving of Autonomous Vehicles

Gabriel Hartmann, Zvi Shiller, Amos Azaria · 2021

This paper describes Ariel Team's autonomous racing controller for the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) simulation race. IAC is the first multi-vehicle autonomous head-to-head competition, reaching spe…

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CDM Based Virtual FMCW MIMO Radar Imaging at 79GHz

Shahrokh Hamidi, Safieddin Safavi-Naeini · 2020

Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radars operating at 79GHz are compact, light and cost effective devices with low peak-to-average power ratio that have …

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Visual navigation for airborne control of ground robots from tethered platform: creation of the first prototype

Ilan Ehrenfeld, Max Kogan, Oleg Kupervasser, Vitalii Sarychev, Irina Volinsky, Roman Yavich, Bar Zangbi · 2018

We propose control systems for the coordination of the ground robots. We develop robot efficient coordination using the devices located on towers or a tethered aerial apparatus tracing the robots on c…

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Wireless Transmission of Video for Biomechanical Analysis

Dr. Timur Mirzoev · 2014

When there is a possibility to wirelessly stream video over a network, a sophisticated computer analysis of the transmitted video is possible. Such process is used in biomechanics when it is important…

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