Novel Technologies in Navigation and Control
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Robotics and Automation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2025) | Viewed by 780
Special Issue Editors
Interests: observer-navigation algorithm; nonlinear control system; robotic systems
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) have gained significant momentum among researchers and industries. Applications such as surveillance, infrastructure inspection, delivery, or search-and-rescue greatly benefit from the time and cost efficiency of the robotic platforms. In this context, the aim of the present proposal is to address the problem of autonomous and safe robot navigation and control, which are necessary functions to perform each of the tasks described above. As the extensive literature testifies, the exploration of solutions to realize autonomous navigation and control is still an open and evolving challenge, particularly in the light of contemporary fast-paced technological development. Indeed, the cost-effectiveness of the onboard sensors and the increase in the available computational power make it possible to realize efficient strategies for accurate localization, target estimation, precise path following, and decentralized control.
This Special Issue will explore such topics by collecting papers and reviews focusing on the most recent advances regarding the following fields:
- Task decentralization and consensus-based control;
- Distributed filtering for target detection;
- Flocking, collaborative path planning and collision avoidance;
- Disturbance rejection and robust control;
- Multi-sensor fusion and GPS-denied navigation;
- Wind, ground- and wall-effect estimation;
- Machine learning-based navigation and control;
- Adaptive, optimal and robust control;
- Coordinated navigation and control of formations and swarms;
- Control under vehicle, operational and actuation constraints.
Dr. Elisa Capello
Guest Editor
Dr. Mauro Mancini
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- UAV applications
- control of multi-agent systems
- path planning and collision avoidance
- distributed estimation algorithms
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