Finite-time velocity-free observer-based consensus tracking for heterogeneous uncertain AUVs via adaptive sliding mode control

B Chen, J Hu, Y Zhao, BK Ghosh - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a finite-time velocity-free position consensus tracking control method is
investigated for multiple autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) systems with …

Cooperative formation control for multiple surface vessels based on barrier Lyapunov function and self-structuring neural networks

H Liu, G Chen, X Tian - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper studies the cooperative formation control problem of multiple surface vessels
based on the barrier Lyapunov function and self-structuring neural networks with …

Game Theory for Unmanned Vehicle Path Planning in the Marine Domain: State of the Art and New Possibilities

M Cococcioni, L Fiaschi, PFJ Lermusiaux - Journal of Marine Science …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thanks to the advent of new technologies and higher real-time computational capabilities,
the use of unmanned vehicles in the marine domain has received a significant boost in the …

A distributed passivity approach to AUV teams control in cooperating potential games

F Fabiani, D Fenucci, A Caiti - Ocean Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The paper proposes a general framework to manage a team of Autonomous Underwater
Vehicles (AUVs), while kee** the communication constraints, during missions execution …

Nash equilibrium seeking in potential games with double-integrator agents

F Fabiani, A Caiti - 2019 18th European Control Conference …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we show the equivalence between a constrained, multi-agent control problem,
modeled within the port-Hamiltonian framework, and an exact potential game. Specifically …

A passivity-based framework for coordinated distributed control of auv teams: Guaranteeing stability in presence of range communication constraints

F Fabiani, D Fenucci, T Fabbri… - OCEANS 2016 MTS/IEEE …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a cooperative, distance-based, distributed control law for multiple
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) executing a mission while meeting mutual …

Three-dimensional robust formation control for multiple uncrewed underwater vehicles based on Port-Hamiltonian theory under external disturbance

Z Jia, H Wang, Z Sun, D Guo… - … Conference on Intelligent …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article studies the formation control problem of multiple uncrewed underwater vehicles
(UUVs) under time-varying external disturbances. The formation system is composed of a …

Distributed cooperative deployment of heterogeneous autonomous agents: a Pareto suboptimal approach

G Franzini, M Innocenti - Robotica, 2018 - cambridge.org
The paper presents a distributed cooperative control law for autonomous deployment of a
team of heterogeneous agents. Deployment problems deal with the coordination of groups …

Distributed task-priority based control in area coverage & adaptive sampling

T Fabbri, E Simetti, G Casalino… - OCEANS 2017 …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The paper presents the first simulative results and algorithmic developments of the task-
priority based control applied to a distributed sampling network in an area coverage or …

Assessing the potential of autonomous multi-agent surveillance in asset protection from underwater threats

T Fabbri, S Nardi, L Isgró, L Pallottino… - Modelling and Simulation …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract A Serious Game (SG) system for the assessment of the potential of the multi-vehicle
surveillance is presented. The SG system is applied to the problem of protection of strategic …