A novel safety-aware energy tank formulation based on control barrier functions

Y Michel, M Saveriano, D Lee - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we propose a novel formulation for energy tanks based on Control Barrier
Functions (CBF). Our approach is able to handle simultaneously energy constraints to …

Passivity and control barrier functions: Optimizing the use of energy

B Capelli, C Secchi, L Sabattini - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Passivity-based control ensures the implementation of a desired behavior in a controlled
system, while preserving robust stability. In this letter, we propose a new method to …

An optimization approach for a robust and flexible control in collaborative applications

F Benzi, C Secchi - 2021 IEEE International Conference on …, 2021‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Human-Robot Collaboration, the robot operates in a highly dynamic environment. Thus, it
is pivotal to guarantee the robust stability of the system during the interaction but also a high …

Energy autonomy for robot systems with constrained resources

H Fouad, G Beltrame - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One of the key factors for extended autonomy and resilience of battery-powered multirobot
systems is their ability to maintain energy sufficiency by recharging when needed. In …

Passivity-preserving safety-critical control using control barrier functions

F Califano - IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter we propose a holistic analysis merging the techniques of passivity-based control
(PBC) and control barrier functions (CBF). We constructively find conditions under which …

Coordination of robot teams over long distances: From Georgia tech to Tokyo tech and back-an 11,000-km multirobot experiment

R Funada, X Cai, G Notomista… - IEEE Control …, 2020‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One reason why multirobot systems are preferred, in some contexts, over their single-robot
counterparts is that they admit a larger spatial footprint. With multiple robots, it is possible to …

Optimization-Based Controllers for Passivity and Safety Constraints

HM Sweatland, A Isaly, EJ Griffis… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Though historically regarded as unrelated concepts, passivity-based control (PBC) and
control barrier functions (CBFs) are methods used to establish the safety of control systems …

Stable, Safe, and Passive Teleoperation of Multi-Robot Systems

G Notomista - 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics …, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we present a unified framework to ensure the stability, safety, and passivity of a
multi-robot teleoperation system in a holistic fashion. The proposed approach consists of …

A safety and passivity filter for robot teleoperation systems

G Notomista, X Cai - Human-Friendly Robotics 2020: 13th International …, 2021‏ - Springer
In this paper, we present a way of enforcing safety and passivity properties of robot
teleoperation systems, where a human operator interacts with a dynamical system modeling …

Reinforcement learning based distributed control of dissipative networked systems

KC Kosaraju, S Sivaranjani, W Suttle… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider the problem of designing distributed controllers to stabilize a class of
networked systems, where each subsystem is dissipative and designs a reinforcement …