Sampling-based algorithms for optimal motion planning using closed-loop prediction

O Arslan, K Berntorp, P Tsiotras - 2017 IEEE international …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Motion planning under differential constraints is one of the canonical problems in robotics.
State-of-the-art methods evolve around kinodynamic variants of popular sampling-based …

Motion planning of autonomous road vehicles by particle filtering

K Berntorp, T Hoang… - IEEE transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes a probabilistic method for realtime decision making and motion
planning for autonomous vehicles. Our approach relies on the fact that driving on road …

Dynamic programming guided exploration for sampling-based motion planning algorithms

O Arslan, P Tsiotras - 2015 IEEE International Conference on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Several sampling-based algorithms have been recently proposed that ensure asymptotic
optimality. The convergence of these algorithms can be improved if sampling is guided …

Biased-MPPI: Informing Sampling-Based Model Predictive Control by Fusing Ancillary Controllers

E Trevisan, J Alonso-Mora - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Motion planning for autonomous robots in dynamic environments poses numerous
challenges due to uncertainties in the robot's dynamics and interaction with other agents …

Discrete-Time Stochastic LQR via Path Integral Control and Its Sample Complexity Analysis

A Patil, GA Hanasusanto… - IEEE Control Systems …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we derive the path integral control algorithm to solve a discrete-time stochastic
Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) problem and carry out its sample complexity analysis …

Topology-guided path integral approach for stochastic optimal control in cluttered environment

JS Ha, SS Park, HL Choi - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper addresses planning and control of robot motion under uncertainty that is
formulated as a continuous-time, continuous-space stochastic optimal control problem, by …

Solving Feynman-Kac Forward Backward SDEs Using McKean-Markov Branched Sampling

KP Hawkins, A Pakniyat, E Theodorou… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a new method for the numerical solution of the forward-backward stochastic
differential equations (FBSDE) appearing in the Feynman-Kac representation of the value …

A topology-guided path integral approach for stochastic optimal control

JS Ha, HL Choi - 2016 IEEE International Conference on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work presents an efficient method to solve a class of continuous-time, continuous-space
stochastic optimal control problems of robot motion in a cluttered environment. The method …

Improving the Accuracy of Sample-based Model Predictive Control via Sample-based Newton-like method with Approximated Hessian and Gradient by Quadratic …

S Nakatani, H Date - 2021 60th Annual Conference of the …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Model predictive control (MPC) is garnering attention in various fields owing to its attractive
characteristics such as its direct use in non-linear dynamic models, and application in …

Forward-backward rapidly-exploring random trees for stochastic optimal control

KP Hawkins, A Pakniyat, E Theodorou… - 2021 60th IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a numerical method for the computation of the forward-backward stochastic
differential equations (FBSDE) appearing in the Feynman-Kac representation of the value …