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Research paper

Aerial robots · Hybrid reachability for maneuvers and collision avoidance

Hybrid modes and Hamilton–Jacobi reachability support maneuver and safety-controller design. The paper presents quadrotor backflips and decentralized multi-vehicle collision avoidance with reported STARMAC flight tests.

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Original title
Applications of hybrid reachability analysis to robotic aerial vehicles
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Authors
Jeremy H. Gillula, Gabriel M. Hoffmann, Haomiao Huang, Michael P. Vitus, Claire J. Tomlin
DOI
10.1177/0278364910387173
First online publication
2011-01-17
Source language
en
Edition
The International Journal of Robotics Research; 2011; DOI 10.1177/0278364910387173
Access
Publisher abstract · restricted full text
Publication status
Published

Related resources and engineering notes

Source overview

Hybrid modes and Hamilton–Jacobi reachability support maneuver and safety-controller design. The paper presents quadrotor backflips and decentralized multi-vehicle collision avoidance with reported STARMAC flight tests.

Use and review

Checked publisher-deposited abstract and bibliography only. Maneuver and avoidance guarantees depend on hybrid models and state/disturbance assumptions; new vehicles and multi-robot settings require validation.

Sources & editions

Applications of hybrid reachability analysis to robotic aerial vehicles ↗

SAGE Publications · The International Journal of Robotics Research; 2011; DOI 10.1177/0278364910387173

IJRR publisher-deposited abstract and online-date bibliography, DOI 10.1177/0278364910387173.