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A Control- Theoretic Framework for Voronoi-like Space Partitioning in Multi-Agent Drone Systems with Second-Order Costs
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Intelligent systems, Robotics, Perception and Learning, RPL.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9768-2340
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Intelligent systems, Robotics, Perception and Learning, RPL.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7714-928X
2025 (English)In: 2025 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2025, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2025, p. 1049-1056Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

We present a framework for space partitioning, where the Regions of Influence (ROIs) of the agents are defined based on proximity metrics derived from the cost of optimal control problems. Efficient space partitioning in multi-agent systems, particularly in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operations, is critical for coverage, load balancing, and task allocation. However, traditional methods, such as the standard Voronoi Diagrams (VDs) based solely on distances, often fail to account for the dynamic behavior and capabilities of UAV s. We generalize the VD concept by replacing distance-based metrics with transition costs obtained from optimal control formulations. This allows the resulting partitions to incorporate UAV dynamics, including initial states and control effort, in defining regions where one agent is more suitable than another for a given task. We show that for a broad class of problems with second-order optimal costs, the boundaries between ROIs are given by either hyperplanes or quadratic surfaces. This includes, as special cases, classical VDs based on distance, minimum-time problems for single integrators, the fixed-final-state (FFS) optimal transfer problem, and Linear Quadratic Regulators (LQR). Overall, the proposed framework bridges geometric and control-theoretic space partitioning, enabling dynamic and context-aware task allocation in multi-agent systems.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2025. p. 1049-1056
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Control Engineering Computer Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-368607DOI: 10.1109/ICUAS65942.2025.11007927ISI: 001548686600139Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105007599848OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-368607DiVA, id: diva2:1992160
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2025 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2025, Charlotte, United States of America, May 14 2025 - May 17 2025
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Available from: 2025-08-26 Created: 2025-08-26 Last updated: 2025-12-05Bibliographically approved

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