Our research
The following is a list of select research topics currently of interest
Distributed Coordination
- Topology Control for Multi-Robot Systems
- Multi-Robot Systems with Limited Field of View
Distributed Optimization
- Optimal Topology Design/Redesign for Multi-Agent Systems
- Allocation Problems for Heterogenous Multi-Robot Systems
Distributed Estimation
- Nonlinear Observers for Large-Scale Networks
- Agreement Problem for Multi-Agent Systems
Robotics and Control in Precision Agriculture
- Motion and Task Planning for Multi-Robot Systems in Outdoor and Unstructured Environments
- Plants and Soil Monitoring and Control
Human-(Multi-)Robot Collaboration
- Safe co-existence in shared workspaces
- Adaptive task allocation and scheduling with time-varying human parameters
Neural-based Robot Planning and Control
- Visual planning based on structured latent spaces
- Potential modeling using neural networks for complex settings
Collaborations
The NEWLINE Research Laboratory has a large number of ongoing national and international research collaborations. The following is a list of the most long-standing research relationships.
National
- Asst. Prof. Mauro Franceschelli, Ph.D
- Assoc. Prof. Alessandro Marino, Ph.Da
- Asst. Prof. Gabriele Oliva, Ph.D
- Prof. Lorenzo Sabattini, Ph.D
International