External Control
External control research focuses on developing methods to precisely manipulate and regulate the behavior of complex systems, ranging from robots and large language models to physical processes and biological systems. Current research emphasizes the development of robust and efficient control algorithms, often leveraging deep reinforcement learning, model predictive control, and generative models, alongside novel architectures like hybrid systems and multi-agent approaches. These advancements are crucial for improving the performance, safety, and adaptability of autonomous systems across diverse applications, from robotics and manufacturing to healthcare and environmental monitoring. The development of more efficient and generalizable control methods remains a key focus.
Papers
AnCoGen: Analysis, Control and Generation of Speech with a Masked Autoencoder
Samir Sadok, Simon Leglaive, Laurent Girin, Gaël Richard, Xavier Alameda-Pineda
Design and Control of a Bipedal Robotic Character
Ruben Grandia, Espen Knoop, Michael A. Hopkins, Georg Wiedebach, Jared Bishop, Steven Pickles, David Müller, Moritz Bächer
Quantitative Predictive Monitoring and Control for Safe Human-Machine Interaction
Shuyang Dong, Meiyi Ma, Josephine Lamp, Sebastian Elbaum, Matthew B. Dwyer, Lu Feng
Learning Visuotactile Estimation and Control for Non-prehensile Manipulation under Occlusions
Juan Del Aguila Ferrandis, João Moura, Sethu Vijayakumar
Task-Parameter Nexus: Task-Specific Parameter Learning for Model-Based Control
Sheng Cheng, Ran Tao, Yuliang Gu, Shenlong Wang, Xiaofeng Wang, Naira Hovakimyan
What Matters in Learning A Zero-Shot Sim-to-Real RL Policy for Quadrotor Control? A Comprehensive Study
Jiayu Chen, Chao Yu, Yuqing Xie, Feng Gao, Yinuo Chen, Shu'ang Yu, Wenhao Tang, Shilong Ji, Mo Mu, Yi Wu, Huazhong Yang, Yu Wang
Efficient Avoidance of Ellipsoidal Obstacles with Model Predictive Control for Mobile Robots and Vehicles
Mario Rosenfelder, Hendrik Carius, Markus Herrmann-Wicklmayr, Peter Eberhard, Kathrin Flaßkamp, Henrik Ebel