Control and Navigation Design for Robotic Systems

Dear Colleagues,

The last few years have seen a growing interest in the development of intelligent vehicles capable of moving autonomously in space and being aware of their surroundings. Their great potential makes them ideal for the most varied fields of application: agriculture, manufacturing, land and aerial surveillance, naval operations, commercial transport, and space exploration. Despite the significant results achieved in terms of accuracy in the real-time implementation of on-board algorithms for small autonomous systems, assessed solutions are not available, and complex technical challenges still need to be addressed.

The scope of this Special Issue is to present the latest methodological and applied developments for control and navigation algortihms for robotic systems. The topics for this Special Issue involve new advances in observer and nonlinear navigation algorithms, multi-agent control and navigation systems, and cooperative control. Applications should include aerospace, robotics, and agriculture, as examples.

Dr. Elisa Capello
Dr. Hyeongjun Park
Dr. Stefano Primatesta
Guest Editors

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