Neural NMPC through signed distance field encoding for collision avoidance
The International Journal of Robotics Research
Published online on December 13, 2025
Abstract
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This paper introduces a neural nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) framework for mapless, collision-free navigation in unknown environments with Aerial Robots, using onboard range sensing. We leverage deep neural networks to encode a single range ...
This paper introduces a neural nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) framework for mapless, collision-free navigation in unknown environments with Aerial Robots, using onboard range sensing. We leverage deep neural networks to encode a single range ...